linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] tty/vt/keyboard: Fix Caps Lock LED on major distributions

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Message-ID: <7BA8EE40-6F85-450A-AAAA-F39485D2F30E@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:29:00 -0800
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
CC:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] tty/vt/keyboard: Fix Caps Lock LED on major distributions

On January 27, 2017 9:25:14 AM PST, Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org> wrote:
>Benjamin Tissoires, on Fri 27 Jan 2017 18:13:16 +0100, wrote:
>> +static bool caps_as_controlllock;
>
>Really, we don't want these.  Userspace could invent using another
>modifier, so it's really not the way forward.  Please have a look at
>what I suggested.

Completely agree.


Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry