linux-kernel - Re: [regression] 2.6.30 leaking keys on console switch

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Message-ID: <20090708065325.GE3309@dtor-d630.eng.vmware.com>
Date:	Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:53:25 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, rjw@...k.pl,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [regression] 2.6.30 leaking keys on console switch

On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 10:50:01AM +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> 
> [added Dmitry to CC]
> 
> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> > One new issue I see in 2.6.30 (I think I saw it in some rc*s) too is 
> > that console switch often leaks the Fkey of the console switch into the 
> > target console.
> > 
> > The symptome is that e.g. firefox if it was active and you're switching
> > into X displays its help screen (F1 = help). It happens on non X 
> > consoles too, but of course the symptoms are different here.
> > 
> > That's a regression against 2.6.29; I don't remember it in .29
> > 
> > Haven't investigated code.
> 
> Are you seeing with a specific keyboard type(s), or is this a general 
> problem? Could you confirm whether it is specific either 
> to PS2 or USB keyboards only, or it does happen for both?
> 

Can't think of any input chnages in this timeftrame that would cause
such effect. Maybe TTY changes?

-- 
Dmitry
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