[PATCH] do not feed keyboard device path in X devd backend

[Robert Millan]

On 13/02/2014 16:28, Alex Kozlov wrote:

>> [  1002.547] (EE) Keyboard: cannot open "/dev/ukbd0"
>> [  1002.547] (EE) PreInit returned 8 for "Keyboard"
>> [  1002.547] (II) UnloadModule: "kbd"
> This should be worked around by the next code:
> 
> 269 +    if (attrs.flags & ATTR_KEYBOARD) {
> 270 +      /*
> 271 +       * Don't pass device option if keyboard is attached to console (open fails),
> 272 +       * thus activating special logic in xf86-input-keyboard.
> 273 +       */
> 274 +       fd = open(path, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK | O_EXCL);
> 275 +       if (fd > 0) {
> 276 +          close(fd);
> 277 +          options = input_option_new(options, "device", path);
> 278 +       }
> 279 +    } else {
> 280 +          options = input_option_new(options, "device", path);
> 281 +    }

Where's this code? I can't see it in x11-servers/xorg-server/files/extra-config_devd.c

>> [  1002.547] (II) config/devd: Adding input device Keyboard (/dev/atkbd0)
>> [  1002.547] (**) Keyboard: Applying InputClass "kbd catchall"
>> [  1002.547] (II) Using input driver 'kbd' for 'Keyboard'
>> [  1002.547] (**) Keyboard: always reports core events
>> [  1002.547] (**) Keyboard: always reports core events
>> [  1002.547] (**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
>> [  1002.547] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/atkbd0"
>> [  1002.547] (EE) Keyboard: cannot open "/dev/atkbd0"
>> [  1002.547] (EE) PreInit returned 8 for "Keyboard"
>> [  1002.547] (II) UnloadModule: "kbd"
> Btw, why both your keyboards are attached to console?

I only have one keyboard (USB). I have no idea why does atkbd0 exist (but luckily
its presence doesn't harm).

-- 
Robert Millan