Re: [PATCH] Detect key modifier status in 'sleep --interruptible'

[Robert Millan]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 02:58:50PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> 2009/8/24 Robert Millan <address@hidden>:
> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:11:10AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> >> > But in at_keyboard it's definitely possible (check how we handle e.g. 
> >> > CTRL
> >> > or SHIFT keys).
> >>
> >> No, that code only spots make scan codes arriving after GRUB's terminal
> >> starts up. AFAICS it has no way to tell whether e.g. Shift was held down
> >> already when GRUB started
> >
> > Ah, you're right on this..
> >
> >> (except through the vagaries of key repeat),
> >
> > ..but on this too.  Why not check for key repeat?  The controller generates
> > them for all keys AFAIK.
> 
> ..unless turned off in the BIOS (which some seem to allow).

It's still hardware, so we can turn it back on.  I guess we should be?

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