linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] tty/vt/keyboard: reset the LEDs state at each console change

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Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:31:50 +0100
From:   Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>
To:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] tty/vt/keyboard: reset the LEDs state at each
 console change

Hello,

Benjamin Tissoires, on Fri 27 Jan 2017 18:13:17 +0100, wrote:
> When switching back from Gnome, the VT is not aware of the
> current state of the LEDs. So if Gnome changes them, the
> kernel still bellieves they are off, and it won't turn them
> off when switching to a new TTY.

I'm not getting that issue, please detail which graphical stack you are
using (Xorg/Wayland? input-libinput?)

Samuel