linux-kernel - Re: First kernel patch (optimization)

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Date:	Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:51:53 -0400
From:	Austin S Hemmelgarn <ahferroin7@...il.com>
To:	Eric Curtin <ericcurtin17@...il.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Valentina Manea <valentina.manea.m@...il.com>,
	Shuah Khan <shuah.kh@...sung.com>,
	USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: First kernel patch (optimization)

On 2015-09-26 09:28, Eric Curtin wrote:
> Hi Dimitry,
>
>> Is it Debian-derivative by any chance? Their capslock setup is wonky
>> because CapsLock key does no actually set up as a CapsLock but another
>> modifier. Also is it in X or is it on text console? Because X handles
>> led state on its own...
>
> I'm on Fedora 22. Yeah, you're correct X is handling this, the led does
> not turn on at all in text console. Tried Wayland also for the first time
> to see if it occurred there also, it does. Does this mean I should not be
> looking at kernel code all to fix this issue and I should be looking at
> X/Wayland?
If the led doesn't turn on on the console either, then it may be worth 
looking at kernel code, but it may be in the console driver instead of 
the input layer driver.


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