Thanks,
Andrei
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From: Andrei Pitis <pink@roedu.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: Toshiba Satellite 2595XDVD
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 06:22:41 +0200 (EET)
Hi everybody,
I am not sure to whom should I address this, it's about a buggy
keyboard controller (I guess) found on <subj> laptops that has a
peculiar behavior with some key sequences. Specifically, when you
press a shift (ctrl, alt, shift) and a key - (mostly when you play a
lot with shifts, like in emacs :-)) - sometimes the controller ignores
the repeat delay and repeats the key, sending very close (tens of
miliseconds) key_down interrups (kbd MAKEs).
Since this become very frustrating in time (imagine an emacs where
meta or control sequences get out of hand) I have modified the
handle_scancode function in drivers/char/keyboard.c to ack like a
forced kbd delay. In other words, for each new (different from the
previous one) scancode it sets up a delay (of 200 ms) in which it
ignores the same scancode, if received within this window.
I think this may as well be left there, I cannot think of things that
might be broken by it, the second aparition of a scancode being
always protected by the kdb delay (min 250 ms on PC kbds) - on sane PC
kbds, at least... therefore the 200 ms does not do any harm to the
normal kbds :-)
Anyway, I would be grateful if the person in charge (Linus?) would be
so kind to accept this patch, so I will not be doomed to patch by hand
each and every kernel from now on :-))
The code is as follows, and should be placed immediately after the
variable declarations in the abovementioned function:
/*
* Begin patch for Toshiba Satellite 2595XDVD. Under some
* circumstances, its keyboards behaves like ignoring the
* kbd repeat delay. This happens in conjunction with shift
* keys (ctrl, alt, shift) and leads to undesirable repeat
* of a key even if pressed briefly. Fix it by ignoring any
* subsequent occurence of the second identical scancode for
* 200 ms. IMO, this doesn't break anything on a good keyboard.
*/
static int prev_scancode = 0;
static int stop_jiffies = 0;
/* new scancode, trigger delay */
if (scancode != prev_scancode)
stop_jiffies = jiffies;
/* same scancode, accept only after the delay */
else if (jiffies - stop_jiffies >= 20)
stop_jiffies = 0;
/* glitch! bail out... */
else
return;
prev_scancode = scancode;
/* End Toshiba patch. */
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