Re: kernel/1432: some mf2-kbd hangs the kernel while updating leds

[Mathias Schmocker <smat@acm.org>]

You need to add one line of code at the beginning of update_led()
for the fix to work with machines without a connected keyboard.

# diff -u  pcvt_kbd.c.NEW.PR_1438 pcvt_kbd.c.NEWER
--- pcvt_kbd.c.NEW.PR_1438      Tue Oct 10 11:10:41 2000
+++ pcvt_kbd.c.NEWER    Tue Oct 17 20:33:03 2000
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@
 
        int opri, new_ledstate;
 
+       if (!keyboard_type) return; /* allow disconnected kbd operation */
+
        opri = spltty();
        new_ledstate = ((vsp->scroll_lock) | (vsp->num_lock * 2) |
                        (vsp->caps_lock * 4));
---- END OF PATCH
Testing is everything...
Mathias