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author | Arthur Taylor <art@ified.ca> | 2012-01-06 07:21:37 +0000 |
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committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2012-01-09 13:09:48 -0800 |
commit | ff891bbf68caefc22cabb541b6b56af086ac2280 (patch) | |
tree | a41a30e441d58dc4a934d7cb00d1e2706f1ad7d6 /dix | |
parent | 0b113f7cdf5228dccd51a749a339c8669e3f20ff (diff) |
linux: Use K_OFF VT KB mode over K_RAW if available.
Linux kernels since 2.6.38 (March 2011) have an VT KB mode K_OFF in
which special keys (like Ctrl+C) are not interpreted and input is not
buffered. Use of this mode over K_RAW removes the need for a
xf86ConsoleHandler to drain the VT input buffer, removing the grief it
causes when it goes wrong or is (de)initialized out-of-order. (This
also saves a few needless context switches per key event.)
If K_OFF is not defined or not understood by the kernel, K_RAW and the
previous method is used as a fall-back.
Reviewed-by: Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Arthur Taylor <art@ified.ca>
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
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