On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 01:57 -0800, Jim Hill wrote: > This kernel mouse driver patch fixes it. Also submitted upstream. > > Keep a failing ps/2 mouse usable until you can replace it conveniently. > > It's a filter on incoming packets that makes a simple attempt at > recovering from dropped bytes. Controlled by /sys/module/psmouse/parameters/filter > set it to 0 to effectively disable the patch. > > Tested on AMD64, full coverage - syslog is a good argument for > replacing my mouse soon, but it's quirky not intolerable. > > Signed-off-by: Jim Hill <gjthill@gmail.com> > > --- > > Hi, this is my first patch, I hope I got the procedures right, apologies in > advance if I goofed something. [...] This needs to be submitted upstream first. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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