Re: [PATCH] module 'dell-laptop': quirk for laptop Dell Inspiron 3179: problem with keyboard controller for keys: Home, End, PgUp, PgDn

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On Saturday 07 January 2017 21:52:40 Andrei Antonov wrote:
> +	/*
> +	 * kbd_missing_release_interrupts=1 means bug in keyboard
> controller for additional keys: +	 * Home, End, PgUp, PgDn. These
> four keys only -- from all keyboard. +	 * These keys does not send
> key-release interrupts (send key-press interrupts only). +	 *
> kbd_missing_release_interrupts=<...> (!=0) -- for other variations
> of similar issues +	 */

NACK. There is "no new force-release quirks" policy in linux kernel.

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a518ef16be2de27207991e32fc32b0475c767

"force release" quirks are handled by userspace e.g. by udev rule. There 
is hwdb database where can be put DMI of problematic/broken machines 
together with keys which should be force-released.

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx

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