linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.35-rc2,3 -- Problem with PS2 keyboard and mouse driver

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Message-ID: <4C37BDFC.2090909@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:25:32 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
CC:	werner@...-linux.yi.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.35-rc2,3 -- Problem with PS2 keyboard and mouse driver

On 07/09/2010 04:24 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Friday, July 09, 2010 04:02:24 pm H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 07/08/2010 04:22 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>>> On Thursday, July 08, 2010 12:44:55 pm werner@...-linux.yi.org wrote:
>>>> For produce dmesg files, I rebooted with 2.6.26.2 , 2.6.35-rc4-git2 ,
>>>> 2.6.35-rc1 ; only the second case had the problem that the PS2 keyboard
>>>> and mouse dont work.
>>>>
>>>> Below the dmesg files.
>>>>
>>>> Added is also the config file for all 3 kernels, incl. 2.6.35-rc4-git2
>>>> (unchanged since -rc3-git1).  Its this whats now in /boot , so that it
>>>> was used during all these 3 boots (although the original configuration
>>>> of the two other kernels was different)
>>>
>>> OK, here is your problem:
>>>> CONFIG_X86_MRST=y
>>>
>>> Disable it for now (you do not have Moorestown platfrom) and PS/2
>>> subsystem should be back.
>>
>> The recent patchset from Feng should take care of this, right?
> 
> Right, but Werner is not on Moorestown anyway so disabling X86_MRST should
> be acceptable workaround for him.
> 

Yes, but it would be nice to know if it got fixed properly as opposed to
worked around, so Werner, if you're willing to test it it would be great.

	-hpa

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