Re: git: 1685192ea1fa - main - hkbd: remove erorr detection in KDSKBSTATE ioctl

From: ShengYi Hung <aokblast_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:27:23 UTC
Hello:

I only submit two patches. What is the third patch you have mentioned? 
Is the one setting "sysctl usbhid=1"?

On 8/23/25 13:10, Cy Schubert wrote:
> In message <m2frdicwrx.fsf@FreeBSD.org>, ShengYi Hung writes:
>> Hello, thanks for the reminder. I compile the standalone module to test so
>> didn't discover that. Fix it right now.
>> Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> writes:
>>
>>
>>> Hi ShengYi,
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 04:50:59AM +0000, ShengYi Hung wrote:
>>>> The branch main has been updated by aokblast:
>>>>
>>>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=1685192ea1faac28f2d4feede53e7
>> 0b6a380500f
>>>> commit 1685192ea1faac28f2d4feede53e70b6a380500f
>>>> Author:     ShengYi Hung <aokblast@FreeBSD.org>
>>>> AuthorDate: 2025-08-21 17:59:15 +0000
>>>> Commit:     ShengYi Hung <aokblast@FreeBSD.org>
>>>> CommitDate: 2025-08-23 04:50:09 +0000
>>>>
>>>>      hkbd: remove erorr detection in KDSKBSTATE ioctl
>>>>      
>>>>      The KDSKBSTATE ioctl brings the LED up. However, some keyboards (like
>> qemu
>>>>      keyboard) may not have LED or failed to set the LED due to unexpected
>> reason.
>>>>      Therefore, removing the error check as ukbd(4) does allow the keyboard
>>   works
>>>>      correctly with kbdcontrol(4).
>>>>      
>>>>      Also move hw.hid.hkbd.no_leds sysctl out of HID_BUG thus users can
>>>>      disable setting LEDs
>>>>      
>>>>      PR:             288968
>>>>      Reviewed by:    wulf
>>>>      Tested by:      trashcan@ellael.org, marklmi26-fbsd@yahoo.com, trkelle
>> rs@gmail.coom
>>>>      Approved by:    lwsu (mentor), markj (mentor)
>>>>      MFC after       1 week
>>>>      Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
>>>>      Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52101
>>>>      
>>>>      mvalsmva
>>>> ---
>>> I am not sure how this is related, but since that commit, buildkernel of GE
>> NERIC is broken both
>>> on amd64 and aarch64. The following error is from an amd64 build, aarch64 i
>> s the same.
>>> -----------------------------
>>>    /storage/freebsd/src/current/sys/dev/hid/hkbd.c:1831:10: error: called ob
>> ject type 'char[5]' is not a function or function pointer
>>>     1831 |         DPRINTF(("error %d", error));
>>>          |         ~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>    /storage/freebsd/src/current/sys/dev/hid/hid.h:212:34: note: expanded fro
>> m macro 'DPRINTF'
>>>      212 | #define DPRINTF(...)    DPRINTFN(1, __VA_ARGS__)
>>>          |                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>    /storage/freebsd/src/current/sys/dev/hid/hid.h:208:17: note: expanded fro
>> m macro 'DPRINTFN'
>>>      208 |                 printf("%s: " fmt,                      \
>>>          |                        ~~~~~~ ^
>>>    1 error generated.
>>>    --- hkbd.o ---
>>>    *** [hkbd.o] Error code 1
>>> -----------------------------
>>>
>>> --Gordon
>> -- 
>> Best Regards.
>> ShengYi Hung.
>>
> My machines running X (laptops),
>
> - the right mouse key no longer works under X, I can no longer use X,
> - the caps-lock light will not display under X
> - on the text console works, X does not.
>
> The three commits related have bee reverted locally, functionality has
> returned.
>
>
Best Regards.

ShengYi Hung.