Re: 2.6.0-test6: keyboard rate is slow and can't be changed with kbdrate

[Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>]

On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 09:05:12AM +0200, Jurriaan wrote:
> On booting 2.6.0-test6, my keyboard rate is slow, and kbdrate won't
> change it.

Can you check if it is better with atkbd_softrepeat=1?

Also, could you please add #define ATKBD_DEBUG to atkbd.c and send me
the trace of what it prints to 'dmesg' when you run the kbdrate program
(without the atkbd_softrepeat option, of course).

Vojtech

> CONFIG_INPUT=y
> CONFIG_SOUND_GAMEPORT=y
> CONFIG_SERIO=y
> CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y
> CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT=y
> CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
> CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y
> CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
> CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=y
> 
> Just a normal PS/2 keyboard. Worked fine in 2.6.0-test5
> 
> execve("/sbin/kbdrate", ["/sbin/kbdrate", "-r", "30", "-d", "250"], [/* 23 vars */]) = 0
> uname({sys="Linux", node="middle", ...}) = 0
> brk(0)                                  = 0x804b000
> old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40015000
> open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY)    = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
> fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=41394, ...}) = 0
> old_mmap(NULL, 41394, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x40016000
> close(3)                                = 0
> open("/lib/libctutils.so.0", O_RDONLY)  = 3
> read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0 \26\0\000"..., 512) = 512
> fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=18288, ...}) = 0
> old_mmap(NULL, 17456, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x40021000
> old_mmap(0x40025000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x4000) = 0x40025000
> close(3)                                = 0
> open("/lib/libconsole.so.0", O_RDONLY)  = 3
> read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\360Z\0"..., 512) = 512
> fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=60188, ...}) = 0
> old_mmap(NULL, 63256, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x40026000
> old_mmap(0x40033000, 12288, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0xc000) = 0x40033000
> close(3)                                = 0
> open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY)        = 3
> read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\200^\1"..., 512) = 512
> fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1230832, ...}) = 0
> old_mmap(NULL, 1236260, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x40036000
> old_mmap(0x4015d000, 20480, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x127000) = 0x4015d000
> old_mmap(0x40162000, 7460, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40162000
> close(3)                                = 0
> munmap(0x40016000, 41394)               = 0
> brk(0)                                  = 0x804b000
> brk(0x806c000)                          = 0x806c000
> brk(0)                                  = 0x806c000
> ioctl(0, 0x4b52, 0xbffffc18)            = 0
> ioctl(0, 0x4b52, 0xbffffc18)            = 0
> fstat64(1, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0600, st_size=2178, ...}) = 0
> old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40016000
> write(1, "Typematic Rate set to 33.3 cps ("..., 48Typematic Rate set to 33.3 cps (delay = 250 ms)
> ) = 48
> munmap(0x40016000, 4096)                = 0
> exit_group(0)                           = ?
> 
> It says the rate is set to 33.3 cps, but it isn't. Nothing has changed.
> This is the kbdrate from debian unstable, updated this morning.
> 
> I searched the lkml-archives, and found no mention of the word
> 'kbdrate'. I did see some keyboard changes in 2.6.0-test6. I even
> noticed the results :-)
> 
> Good luck,
> Jurriaan
> -- 
> This, said Renie at last, is really, really strange.
> 	Tad Williams - Otherland II River of Blue Fire
> Debian (Unstable) GNU/Linux 2.6.0-test5 4276 bogomips 0.28 0.65

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Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR