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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@insightbb.com>
To: Giel de Nijs <giel@caffeinetrip.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/2] [PATCH] input: correctly handle keys without hardware release event
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 23:44:18 -0400
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Hi Giel,

On Friday 11 May 2007 13:23, Giel de Nijs wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This patch adds a soft release key mask to input_dev, to enable keyboard
> drivers to determine which keys never generate a hardware release event and
> hence add a release event after every press event of such keys. The mask is
> controlled by ioctls.

I don't think we want to add all the infrastructure for the benefit of single
driver. Can we add a quirk to atkbd and activate it based on DMI?

-- 
Dmitry