Re: USB keyboard occasional key stuck

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Peter, Dmitry et al,

This is a real bug that dents the usability of Linux against Windows
or MacOS. We can enable model-specific workarounds, but what approach
would catch phantom stuck keys in the input stack?

On 18 February 2014 10:21, Peter Stuge <peter@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Clinton Sprain wrote:
>> I noticed your examples are both fn combos. I'm seeing something like
>> this and it seems specifically related to the fn key. Reproducible on a
>> Macbook (3,1) and a Lenovo Yoga 13. Sequence is simple:
>>
>> Press key
>> Press fn
>> Release key
>> Release fn
>>
>> The key will be 'stuck' until you press another key. It seems to only
>> apply to keys that are part of a fn combo
>
> Fn is handled by the embedded controller (H8 as per Intel reference
> design in case of Macbook or Thinkpad) which has its own closed
> firmware which is rarely perfectly bug-free.
>
>
> //Peter



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