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Date:      Mon, 4 Sep 2023 12:10:56 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>, Alexander Motin <mav@freebsd.org>,  FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 14.0-CURRENT boots fine but keyboard does not work
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfre5vW%2BQinsUXuwrROS_70iR%2Bpyz9Y7BWcWXxYuZEakxQ@mail.gmail.com>
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References:  <ZPYVKL74wlue%2BOuu@c720-r368166> <58E9D0C9-747F-4DEB-9DC7-5A2E8C54EABF@freebsd.org>

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On Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 11:40 AM Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org> wrote:

>
>
> On 4. Sep 2023, at 19:34, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BFEl d=C3=ADa lunes, septiembre 04, 2023 a las 07:29:41p. m. +0200=
, Michael
> Gmelin escribi=C3=B3:
>
>
>
> On 4. Sep 2023, at 19:23, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote:
>
>
> =EF=BB=BF
>
> Added Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> to To: as the origin of the CI;
>
>
> Neither hw.atkbd.hz=3D1 nor hw.atkbd.hz=3D10 makes the keyboard working o=
n
>
> my beloved Acer C720. Should I file a new PR?
>
>
>
> Filing a PR makes sense, could you please Cc me on it?
>
>
> Do you know which version of FreeBSD was the last that worked for you?
>
>
> I'm actually using (and typing this on it) r368166. Will file a PR
> tomorrow. Thanks
>
>
> This could also be related:
>
>
> https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=3D319d2bf407b3762da6f1c67ffe8dce2=
fee587aaf
>
> You could try to undo that patch and build a new kernel.
>

It shouldn't make a difference... but I may have been given bad advice if
it did... if it's this one, I'll help sort it out.

Warner

Best
> Michael
>
>
>
>    matthias
>
> El d=C3=ADa lunes, septiembre 04, 2023 a las 06:55:52p. m. +0200, Michael
> Gmelin escribi=C3=B3:
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2023 18:43:11 +0200
>
> Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote:
>
>
> I have a 14.0-CURRENT compiled from sources of head from August 4,
>
> which boots fine from a produced USB key, but the keyboard does not
>
> work on an Acer C720 (amd64), on other laptops the keyboard is fine.
>
>
> The keyboard works during the boot menu (for example to enable verbose
>
> boot messages) but not on the login: prompt of the booted system.
>
>
> I've enabled SSH access into the C720 (if someone need more
>
> information) and I'm attaching /var/log/messages of the booted system.
>
>
> Hi Matthias,
>
>
> The C720 required special patches for the keyboard to work, which I
>
> originally added here:
>
>
> https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=3D6c176113bbdd598231ec47d161d4c37=
14997169b
>
>
> I assume that something in that area changed recently.
>
>
> Without digging into it, this looks like a possible cause:
>
>
>
> https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/sys/dev/atkbdc/atkbd.c?id=3Dce8811700=
88c4c98c036fe561f8ee8413c2e2585
>
>
> atkbd: Disable periodic polling by default.
>
> It is one of the few remaining Giant-locked callouts.  It would be
>
> good to remove it, not mentioning that polling itself is not good.
>
>
> If this cause keyboard/mouse freezes on some hardware, please set
>
> loader tunable hw.atkbd.hz=3D1 as workaround and report the issue.
>
>
> So you could try to set hw.atkbd.hz=3D1 (or hw.atkbd.hz=3D10) in
>
> /boot/loader.conf, then reboot and see if it helps.
>
>
> Best
>
> Michael
>
>
> --
>
> Michael Gmelin
>
>
>
> --
>
> Matthias Apitz, =E2=9C=89 guru@unixarea.de, http://www.unixarea.de/
> +49-176-38902045
>
> Public GnuPG key: http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub
>
>
>
>
> --
> Matthias Apitz, =E2=9C=89 guru@unixarea.de, http://www.unixarea.de/
> +49-176-38902045
> Public GnuPG key: http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 11:40 AM Michael Gmelin &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:grembo@freebsd.org">grembo@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On =
4. Sep 2023, at 19:34, Matthias Apitz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:guru@unixarea.d=
e" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">guru@unixarea.de</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
<br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF=
<span>El d=C3=ADa lunes, septiembre 04, 2023 a las 07:29:41p. m. +0200, Mic=
hael Gmelin escribi=C3=B3:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><=
br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>O=
n 4. Sep 2023, at 19:23, Matthias Apitz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:guru@unixarea=
.de" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">guru@unixarea.de</a>&gt; wrote:</=
span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>=EF=BB=BF</span><br></blockquote></bl=
ockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Added Al=
exander Motin &lt;mav@FreeBSD.org&gt; to To: as the origin of the CI;</span=
><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Neither hw.atkbd.hz=3D1 nor hw.atkbd.hz=
=3D10 makes the keyboard working on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>my beloved Acer C720=
. Should I file a new PR?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></bloc=
kquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span>Filing a PR makes sense, could you please Cc me on it?<=
/span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockqu=
ote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Do you know which version of FreeBSD wa=
s the last that worked for you?</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><sp=
an>I&#39;m actually using (and typing this on it) r368166. Will file a PR</=
span><br><span>tomorrow. Thanks</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquo=
te><div><br></div><div>This could also be related:</div><div><br></div><div=
><a href=3D"https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=3D319d2bf407b3762da6f1c=
67ffe8dce2fee587aaf" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://cgit.free=
bsd.org/src/commit/?id=3D319d2bf407b3762da6f1c67ffe8dce2fee587aaf</a></div>=
<div><br></div><div>You could try to undo that patch and build a new kernel=
.</div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">It shouldn&#39;t make a difference... but I may have been given b=
ad advice if it did... if it&#39;s this one, I&#39;ll help sort it out.</di=
v><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warner</div><div dir=3D"aut=
o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Best</div><div>Michael</div><div><br><=
/div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span> =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0matthias</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>El d=C3=ADa lunes=
, septiembre 04, 2023 a las 06:55:52p. m. +0200, Michael Gmelin escribi=C3=
=B3:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br><=
/blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></bl=
ockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></block=
quote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span>On Mon, 4 Sep 2023 18:43:11 +0200</span><br></blockquote></=
blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Matthias Apitz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:guru@=
unixarea.de" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">guru@unixarea.de</a>&gt; =
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br=
></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>=
I have a 14.0-CURRENT compiled from sources of head from August 4,</span><b=
r></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span>which boots fine from a produced USB key, but the keyboard =
does not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>work on an Acer C720 (amd64), on other lapto=
ps the keyboard is fine.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><=
/blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></bl=
ockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>The k=
eyboard works during the boot menu (for example to enable verbose</span><br=
></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><span>boot messages) but not on the login: prompt of the booted syst=
em.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote=
></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>I&#39;ve enabled SSH acces=
s into the C720 (if someone need more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><=
/blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>information) an=
d I&#39;m attaching /var/log/messages of the booted system.</span><br></blo=
ckquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockq=
uote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Hi Matthias,</span><br></blockquo=
te></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote>=
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite"><span>The C720 required special patches for the keyboard to=
 work, which I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>or=
iginally added here:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><s=
pan><a href=3D"https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=3D6c176113bbdd598231=
ec47d161d4c3714997169b" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://cgit.f=
reebsd.org/src/commit/?id=3D6c176113bbdd598231ec47d161d4c3714997169b</a></s=
pan><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockq=
uote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>I assume that something in that a=
rea changed recently.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Without dig=
ging into it, this looks like a possible cause:</span><br></blockquote></bl=
ockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></block=
quote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span> <a href=3D"https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/sys/dev/atk=
bdc/atkbd.c?id=3Dce881170088c4c98c036fe561f8ee8413c2e2585" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/sys/dev/atkbdc/atk=
bd.c?id=3Dce881170088c4c98c036fe561f8ee8413c2e2585</a></span><br></blockquo=
te></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote>=
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite"><span> atkbd: Disable periodic polling by default.</span><b=
r></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span> It is one of the few rem=
aining Giant-locked callouts.=C2=A0 It would be</span><br></blockquote></bl=
ockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><span> good to remove it, not mentioning that poll=
ing itself is not good.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span> If thi=
s cause keyboard/mouse freezes on some hardware, please set</span><br></blo=
ckquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span> loader tunable hw.atkbd.hz=3D1 =
as workaround and report the issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></b=
lockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><sp=
an>So you could try to set hw.atkbd.hz=3D1 (or hw.atkbd.hz=3D10) in</span><=
br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>/boot/loader.conf, then =
reboot and see if it helps.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquot=
e><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Best<=
/span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Michael</span><br=
></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></=
blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>-- </span><br></blockquote></blockquote></=
blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span>Michael Gmelin</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></bl=
ockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote>=
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>-- <=
/span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><span>Matthias Apitz, =E2=9C=89 <a href=3D"mailto:guru@unixare=
a.de" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">guru@unixarea.de</a>, <a href=3D=
"http://www.unixarea.de/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://www.u=
nixarea.de/</a> +49-176-38902045</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Public GnuPG key: <a hr=
ef=3D"http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">=
http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span=
>Matthias Apitz, =E2=9C=89 <a href=3D"mailto:guru@unixarea.de" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noreferrer">guru@unixarea.de</a>, <a href=3D"http://www.unixar=
ea.de/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://www.unixarea.de/</a>; +4=
9-176-38902045</span><br><span>Public GnuPG key: <a href=3D"http://www.unix=
area.de/key.pub" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://www.unixarea.d=
e/key.pub</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div><=
/div>

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