Re: PC keyboard rate/delay

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Tue Jun 12 2001 - 11:02:39 EST


> In file include/linux/kd.h was declared KDKBDREP ioctl number
> to tune up keyboard rate/delay with struct kbd_repeat.
> But in 2.4.x kernel there is only m68k version for that.
> I wrote some code for implement this feature on x86 machines.
> Gzipped and uuencoded patch for kernel 2.4.5 is attached.
> To setup keyboard rate/delay on x86 you should use code like that:
>
> struct kbd_repeat kbd_rep={
> 1000, /* delay in ms */
> 30 /* repeat rate in cps */
> };
> ioctl(0,KDKBDREP,&kbd_rep);
>
> After that ioctl kbd_rep is filled with previous values.
> I hope it will be useful for someone.

You must have been reading my mind. Yesterday I traced at least one X11
hang down to the kernel and X server both frobbing with the port at the same
time and crashing the microcontroller on my PC110.

Alan

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 15 2001 - 21:00:15 EST