lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1999]   [May]   [7]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: [patch] minor fix of MAGIC SYS RQ key [was RE: MAGIC SYS RQ Key]
On Fri, 7 May 1999, Fagerburg, Eric D wrote:

> When using the magic sysrq key, if you release Alt before you release SysRq
> the Alt key gets stuck down. The root cause is that the up/down state of
> Alt is updated correctly in key_down but NOT in k_down. This persists until
> compute_shiftstate gets called (when you switch virtual consoles or press
> Ctrl-Alt-Shift together or ... probably other scenarios).
>
> The "mini" patch included at the bottom of this message fixes the problem.
> The patch is against 2.2.7.
>
> I would appreciate feedback from anyone that has experienced this glitch
> (and/or also from the maintainer of drivers/char/keyboard.c).
>
> This is my very first patch. Be kind. :-)

Buglet appears to be dead (poke poke poke).. yup, it's dead.

-Mike



-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:51    [W:2.249 / U:0.024 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site