linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: atkbd: Fix release quirk for Dell models

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Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2015 19:00:50 +0200
From:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: atkbd: Fix release quirk for Dell models

On Thursday 09 April 2015 18:57:19 Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 10:54:20PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > On Monday 06 April 2015 18:20:56 Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 06, 2015 at 10:06:10AM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > 
> > >
> > > Ah, indeed. Sorry, at this time I completely forgot that
> > > we are controlling this from userspace nowadays.
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > No, this is not a kernel regression because it would mean
> > > that your laptop worked properly with then current kernel
> > > and then stopped working. Given that the change went in
> > > in 2008 and your laptop is a bit newer than that you
> > > can't claim kernel regression here; as far as I can see
> > > the change was reasonable for the lineage we had back
> > > then, or at least noone notified us for about 6 years.
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > So please do adjust udev rules, there are quite a bit for
> > > tweaks for Dell and other manufacturer's laptop keyboards
> > > there).
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Ok, thanks for information. Maybe you can add some comment
> > to  source code or documentation, that this part of code is
> > now handled by userspace. So other people send patches to
> > correct place/projects in future.
> 
> Fair enough. How about below?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry
> 
> Input: atkbd - document "no new force-release quirks" policy
> 
> From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> 
> To save people some time let's document that we do not want
> new quirks for "force-release" keys in the kernel and that
> they should patch userspace (udev) instead.
> 
> Suggested-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> ---

Looks good for me.

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com

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