linux-kernel - Re: 6.5-rc2: keys autorepeating when they should not

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Message-ID: <ZL4PWiinZbeOcvFE@google.com>
Date:   Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:42:50 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 6.5-rc2: keys autorepeating when they should not

Hi Pavel,

On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 02:24:30PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I updated to 6.5-rc2, and now I see keyboard problems (in X). ~ once
> in two days I get keyboard "stuck", autorepeating. It is USB keyboard,
> hitting another key cancels the autorepeat.

Sounds like keys are not released because autorepeat handled by X and
not the kernel. I am not sure what would cause this, there were no
changes to the input core recently... Maybe HID?

>From which kernel did you update to 6.5-rc2? Any chance you could try
bisecting?

Thanks.


-- 
Dmitry