Re: Re:Re: Linux 2.6.0-test4

[Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>]

* Chris Heath <chris@heathens.co.nz>:
> > Aug 27 18:53:41 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
> > Aug 27 19:15:14 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xb9, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
> > Aug 27 19:42:50 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
> > Aug 28 10:14:14 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
> > 
> > Basically, CTRL was stuck. Even when I switched to X11.
> 
> Well, this completely baffles me.  I thought X11 maintains its own
> keydown array.
> 
> Anyway, I've included a patch that should hopefully give us better
> debugging information.  When you get an unknown key error, it will also
> dump the last 16 bytes that were sent from the keyboard.  Be careful
> with this one.  If you post any errors to the list, make sure it doesn't
> contain any sensitive passwords. :-)

I got some more events, and today I even was able to reproduc the
"CTRL-is-stuck" problem.

I was able to get the key unstuck by switching back and forth between
dirrerent FB consoles and by pushing and releaseing CTRL in them...

Sep  2 09:10:01 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9c, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
Sep  2 09:10:01 hummus2 kernel: i8042 history: e0 d0 1c 9c 2e ae 10 90 e0 50 e0 d0 e0 d0 1c 9c

Sep  2 09:10:06 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xa0, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
Sep  2 09:10:06 hummus2 kernel: i8042 history: 1c 9c 1c 9c e0 50 e0 d0 e0 50 e0 d0 e0 d0 20 a0

Sep  2 09:14:54 hummus2 kernel: input: AT Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0

Sep  2 09:25:44 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
Sep  2 09:25:44 hummus2 kernel: i8042 history: e0 50 e0 d0 e0 50 e0 d0 e0 d0 1d 2d ad 1f 9f 9d

Sep  2 09:30:34 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xb9, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
Sep  2 09:30:34 hummus2 kernel: i8042 history: e0 48 e0 c8 39 b9 e0 38 56 d6 e0 b8 e0 b8 39 b9

Sep  2 09:35:51 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xb9, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
Sep  2 09:35:51 hummus2 kernel: i8042 history: a0 20 a0 9d e0 4d e0 cd e0 4d e0 cd e0 cd 39 b9

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