Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:06:20 +0200 | From | Hans de Bruin <> | Subject | Re: 4.0.0-rc mouse/keyboard events get stuck |
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On 04/08/2015 05:29 PM, Hans de Goede wrote: > Hi, > > On 08-04-15 12:59, Hans de Bruin wrote: >> On 04/06/2015 11:23 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: >>> Hi Hans, >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Hans de Bruin <jmdebruin@xmsnet.nl> >>> wrote: >>>> Since 4.0.0-rc something mu laptop has some mouse /keyboard problems. >>>> When I play KDE kpatience, a card game, card stick to my >>>> mousepointer: left >>>> mouse button down on a card, move mouse pointer and card to another >>>> place. >>>> left mouse button up to drop the card. This should drop the card, >>>> but often >>>> the mouse button up events gets stuck somewhere until I move he mouse >>>> pointer a little bit. >>>> In web based mail clients something similar happens when I drag mail to >>>> another folder. >>>> Sometime after I start a xterm and start typing, the letters don't >>>> appear >>>> until move the mouse pointer. >>>> >>>> Bisecting is out of the question. This kernel realease was so >>>> dramatic I was >>>> glad to have functioning kde screen when rc4 arrived. >>>> >>>> My laptop is a Dell Latitude D430, it has a touchpad and a pointer >>>> an two >>>> sets of buttons. >>>> >>>> dmesg >>>> [ 0.636492] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as >>>> /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4 >>>> [ 0.633108] mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice >>>> [ 80.543044] input: PS/2 ALPS Mouse as >>>> /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8 >>> >>> Linus just merged 2 fixes to ALPS driver that might help you. Could >>> you please try compiling tip of the tree and telling me if it fixes >>> your issue? >>> >> >> I am at rc.7 and the problem is still there. But maybe you can get >> away with "user error". Here is a picture of the layout of my laptop: >> >> http://img.clubic.com/000000DC00604500-photo-dell-latitude-d430-4.jpg >> >> Lets call the blue thing ts. The buttons directly beneath the keys >> ts-l and ts-r. For the touchpad tp, tp-l and tp-r. And because one can >> never have to many input devices um, um-l and um-r for a usb mouse. >> >> When I play kpatience and stick to one device ts or ts-l or mp and >> mp-l no problems arise. I can also mix devices for example um and >> tp-l. There are several combinations. Only one of these ts and tp-l >> show the problematic behavior. This is the way i use my laptop (user >> error?) > > Ok, this one is a regression which is caused by: > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/input/mouse/alps.c?id=04aae283ba6a8cd4851d937bf9c6d6ef0361d794 > > > I've attached a fix which I will formally send / submit upstream in a > few minutes too. >
This patch fixes the regression on my laptop. Thanks for the quick response.
-- Hans
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