Bug 10163

Summary: sporadic keyboard auto-repeat
Product: Timers Reporter: Stephen Hemminger (stephen)
Component: OtherAssignee: john stultz (john.stultz)
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: bunk, jikos, tglx
Priority: P1    
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Kernel Version: 2.6.25-rc3 Subsystem:
Regression: Yes Bisected commit-id:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 9832    
Attachments: Kernel cofnig
System messages

Description Stephen Hemminger 2008-03-03 10:55:43 UTC
Latest working kernel version: 2.6.24?
Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.25-rc1?
Distribution: Ubuntu Hardy
Hardware Environment: Intel Q6600 desktop
Software Environment: Gnome
Problem Description:

Started seeing keyboard input get into autorepeat for no reason.
Since keyboard repeat is done by timers, this is often an indication of something screwy with kernel timers.
Comment 1 Stephen Hemminger 2008-03-03 10:56:54 UTC
Created attachment 15124 [details]
Kernel cofnig
Comment 2 Stephen Hemminger 2008-03-03 10:58:50 UTC
Created attachment 15125 [details]
System messages
Comment 3 Jiri Kosina 2008-03-05 08:11:10 UTC
Please try to reproduce with CONFIG_GROUP_SCHED disabled.
Comment 4 Rafael J. Wysocki 2008-03-05 15:44:58 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 10012 ***