[PATCH v3] Input: xen-kbdfront - drop keys to shrink modalias

Jason Andryuk
2023-10-11T19:34:58Z

xen kbdfront registers itself as being able to deliver *any* key since
it doesn't know what keys the backend may produce.

Unfortunately, the generated modalias gets too large and uevent creation
fails with -ENOMEM.

This can lead to gdm not using the keyboard since there is no seat
associated [1] and the debian installer crashing [2].

Trim the ranges of key capabilities by removing some BTN_* ranges.
While doing this, some neighboring undefined ranges are removed to trim
it further.

An upper limit of KEY_KBD_LCD_MENU5 is still too large. Use an upper
limit of KEY_BRIGHTNESS_MENU.

This removes:
BTN_DPAD_UP(0x220)..BTN_DPAD_RIGHT(0x223)
Empty space 0x224..0x229

Empty space 0x28a..0x28f
KEY_MACRO1(0x290)..KEY_MACRO30(0x2ad)
KEY_MACRO_RECORD_START 0x2b0
KEY_MACRO_RECORD_STOP 0x2b1
KEY_MACRO_PRESET_CYCLE 0x2b2
KEY_MACRO_PRESET1(0x2b3)..KEY_MACRO_PRESET3(0xb5)
Empty space 0x2b6..0x2b7
KEY_KBD_LCD_MENU1(0x2b8)..KEY_KBD_LCD_MENU5(0x2bc)
Empty space 0x2bd..0x2bf
BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY(0x2c0)..BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY40(0x2e7)
Empty space 0x2e8..0x2ff

The modalias shrinks from 2082 to 1550 bytes.

A chunk of keys need to be removed to allow the keyboard to be used.
This may break some functionality, but the hope is these macro keys are
uncommon and don't affect any users.

[1] https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/22944
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/87o8dw52jc.fsf@vps.thesusis.net/T/

Cc: Phillip Susi <phill@thesusis.net>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jason Andryuk <jandryuk@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@baylibre.com>
---
v3:
Add Mattijs R-b
Put /* and */ on separate lines
---
drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c b/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
index 67f1c7364c95..d59ba8f9852e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
@@ -256,7 +256,16 @@ static int xenkbd_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
__set_bit(EV_KEY, kbd->evbit);
for (i = KEY_ESC; i < KEY_UNKNOWN; i++)
__set_bit(i, kbd->keybit);
- for (i = KEY_OK; i < KEY_MAX; i++)
+ /*
+ * In theory we want to go KEY_OK..KEY_MAX, but that grows the
+ * modalias line too long. There is a gap of buttons from
+ * BTN_DPAD_UP..BTN_DPAD_RIGHT and KEY_ALS_TOGGLE is the next
+ * defined. Then continue up to KEY_BRIGHTNESS_MENU as an upper
+ * limit.
+ */
+ for (i = KEY_OK; i < BTN_DPAD_UP; i++)
+ __set_bit(i, kbd->keybit);
+ for (i = KEY_ALS_TOGGLE; i <= KEY_BRIGHTNESS_MENU; i++)
__set_bit(i, kbd->keybit);

ret = input_register_device(kbd);
--
2.41.0