linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.31-rc6 (yeah, I know...): weird tty / X.org state currently

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Message-Id: <20090910165837.50544526EC9@mailhub.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:25:00 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.31-rc6 (yeah, I know...): weird tty / X.org state currently

On Thursday 10 September 2009 03:31:26 am Andreas Mohr wrote:
> Possibly the kernel's control key state got stuck in a weird state,
> perhaps due to some input layer race conditions or so.
>
> Or is it X.org's input handling which is responsible for Ctrl-Alt-F1
> etc. combos? I wouldn't think so...

X is solely responsible for handling input when active. It switches
console in RAW mode which bypasses kernel processing) and does it's
own thing. This includes switching VTs upon Ctrl-ALt-Fx.

-- 
Dmitry
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