linux-kernel - Re: keyboard leds not restored after s2ram in 2.6.32-rc6-00166-g799dd75

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Date:	Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:14 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Mikko Vinni <mmvinni@...oo.com>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: keyboard leds not restored after s2ram in
	2.6.32-rc6-00166-g799dd75

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:05:42PM -0800, Mikko Vinni wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> 
> > > my laptop shows the caps lock and scroll lock leds as being on after s2ram
> > > (and resume), even though they are off. If I press the caps lock key, the caps
> > > lock led stays on, the num lock led turns off, and the screen unlock screen
> > > warns about the caps lock being on.
> > > 
> > 
> > Thank you for the report. Could youplease tell me if the patch below
> > fixes the problem?
> 
> Yes, it does. Thanks, now my HP-dv5 is happy.
> 
> I did some tests suspending with the caps lock actually on, and it seems that
> in that case the user might still be confused (caps lock is on but led is off).
> At least on this machine this patch doesn't affect this theoretical problem
> either way (2.6.31 behaves similarly), so it is ok.
> 

Umm... so you are saying that even with .31 if you suspend with capslock
on it is off when you resume? Does it happen only in X or in console as
well?

-- 
Dmitry
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