Re: Linux Kernel cfs scheduler and xorg kbd

["Indan Zupancic" <indan@nul.nu>]

On Wed, August 1, 2007 13:01, Rene Herman wrote:
> On 08/01/2007 01:31 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
>> Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> writes:
>
>>> another reaction below in this thread reported kbd problems in vanilla
>>> 2.6.22.1 as well. What is the X versions, etc.? Does the problem go away
>>> if the X kbd driver selection is tweaked to a simpler model, say:
>>
>> Or perhaps just test with CFS reverted? It really sounds more like something
>> independent from the scheduler. Perhaps someone could put a CFS-revert-for-testing patch
>> on ftp somewhere. It's only a few git changesets so shouldn't be too difficult to
>> do.
>
> Teresa was already using 2.6.22.1, with CFS (v19.1) patched in, so reverting
> that would be a matter of patching it out again. She said she wasn't seeing
> trouble on other kernels though.
>
> I was the one who also saw keyboard trouble on 2.6.22.1 without CFS by the
> way -- and haven't (yet) seen any anymore since patching _in_ CFS v19.1...

Could the people who had or have keyboard problems try out Dmitry's
input locking patches, and see if those help: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/24/17
And if it does, report it to him, either there or here after CCing him.

Greetings,

Indan


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