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| -rw-r--r-- | qapi/ui.json | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | ui/input.c | 14 |
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json index e5d6610b4a..07b468f625 100644 --- a/qapi/ui.json +++ b/qapi/ui.json @@ -748,6 +748,13 @@ # @ac_bookmarks: since 2.10 # altgr, altgr_r: dropped in 2.10 # +# 'sysrq' was mistakenly added to hack around the fact that +# the ps2 driver was not generating correct scancodes sequences +# when 'alt+print' was pressed. This flaw is now fixed and the +# 'sysrq' key serves no further purpose. Any further use of +# 'sysrq' will be transparently changed to 'print', so they +# are effectively synonyms. +# # Since: 1.3.0 # ## diff --git a/ui/input.c b/ui/input.c index 4e821f8f2b..3e2d324278 100644 --- a/ui/input.c +++ b/ui/input.c @@ -353,6 +353,20 @@ void qemu_input_event_send(QemuConsole *src, InputEvent *evt) assert(!(evt->type == INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY && evt->u.key.data->key->type == KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER)); + + /* + * 'sysrq' was mistakenly added to hack around the fact that + * the ps2 driver was not generating correct scancodes sequences + * when 'alt+print' was pressed. This flaw is now fixed and the + * 'sysrq' key serves no further purpose. We normalize it to + * 'print', so that downstream receivers of the event don't + * neeed to deal with this mistake + */ + if (evt->type == INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY && + evt->u.key.data->key->u.qcode.data == Q_KEY_CODE_SYSRQ) { + evt->u.key.data->key->u.qcode.data = Q_KEY_CODE_PRINT; + } + if (!runstate_is_running() && !runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED)) { return; } |