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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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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