linux-kernel - Re: patch pty-quickfix-for-the-pty-enxio-timing-problems.patch added to 2.6.31-stable tree

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.01.0910151502020.6146@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:02:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
cc:	Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@...il.com>, alan@...ux.intel.com,
	stable@...nel.org, stable-commits@...r.kernel.org,
	fredlwm@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: patch pty-quickfix-for-the-pty-enxio-timing-problems.patch added
 to 2.6.31-stable tree



On Thu, 15 Oct 2009, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> Hm, ok, Marcin asked that I include this patch as it fixed his keyboard
> problems with X on 2.6.31.
> 
> Marcin, any ideas?

Get current -git, I think it shoul be fixed there properly.

Marking the pty's "low_latency" works around the problem, but will break 
at least ppp.

		Linus
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