Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:09:33 -0500 | From | "Dmitry Torokhov" <> | Subject | Re: Suppressing softrepeat |
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On 2/22/06, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 12:00:47PM -0800, Pete Zaitcev wrote: > > On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:08:00 +0100, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> wrote: > > > > > A much simpler workaround for the DRAC3 is to set the softrepeat delay > > > to at least 750ms, using kbdrate(8), which will call the proper console > > > ioctl, resulting in updating the softrepeat parameters. > > > > > > I prefer workarounds for problematic hardware done outside the kernel, > > > if possible. > > > > I agree with the sentiment when posed in the abstract way, but let me > > tell you why this case is different. > > > > Firstly, there's nothing "problematic" about this. It's just how it is. > > The only problematic thing here is our code. Currently, the situation is > > assymetric. It is possible to force softrepeat on, but not possible to > > force softrepeat off. Isn't it broken? > > > > Secondly, 750ms may be not enough. Stuart is being shy here and posting > > explanations to Bugzilla for some reason. > > > > Lastly, it's such a PITA to add these things into the userland, that > > it's completely impractical. Console is needed the most when things go > > wrong. In such case, that echo(1) may not be reached before the single > > user shell. And stuffing it into the initrd is for Linux weenies only, > > unless automated by mkinitrd. > > > > I think you're being unreasonable here. I am not asking for NFS root > > or IP autoconfiguration and sort of complicated process which ought to > > be done in userland indeed. > > I'm definitely not intending to be unreasonable, and I understand your > need to have the keyboard working all the way from the grub/lilo prompt. > > I just don't like adding more module options to one that already has so > many it's hard to understand what they're used for. > > How about simply this patch instead? > > Setting autorepeat will not be possible on 'dumb' keyboards anymore by > default, but since these usually are special forms of hardware anyway, > like the DRAC3, this shouldn't be an issue for most users. Using > 'softrepeat' on these keyboards will restore the behavior for users that > need it. >
I am not keen on changing the default behaviour... How many dumb keybaords are out there? I'd rather turn atkbd.softrepeat into a 3-state switch...
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