Bug#763695: console-setup: even worse than assumed
On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 08:53:36PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
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> We could try to optimize that now by not loading the whole table, but
> just the parts for which a modifier key has been defined. That's not
> very clean since it'll leave unreachable parts of any previous load, but
> in the usual case that'll not be a problem.
If the previous table contains two or more layouts, this can potentially
lead to a non-functional keyboard and require a cold reset...
On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 09:56:39PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
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> Ouch. The optimization I mentioned could perhaps reduce that, in a not
> too complex setup (shift, alt, control, altgr, capslock modifiers) by a
> 4x factor. To go further a kernel patch is really needed, there is no
> way around it.
If the speed is priority I suppose it will be better if the user
installs console-setup-mini instead of console-setup.
Even d-i can install console-setup-mini instead of console-setup by
default. Ofcourse, before this change is made, its positive effect must
be properly measured.
Anton Zinoviev
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