i8042: Warning: Keylock active

[Md Ayquassar]

I see "i8042: Warning: Keylock active" in my dmesg. Since this is a warning, I get, ergo, warned. Well, about what do I get warned? I feel warned, but I don't know what's wrong and what do I have to avoid doing so that I don't get into trouble. Is there an issue there that needs to be solved?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, the warning is from the kernel, reassigning

[Kai-Heng Feng (kaihengfeng)]

Nothing to worry about if it doesn't affect normal usage.

[Md Ayquassar (mdayquassar)]

If WHAT doesn't affect normal usage? As all computers, the computer in question suffers various issues of varying degree of severity from time to time, starting with (luckily, extremely seldom) shutting itsself off without warning and ending with dozens of warning printfs scattered over dozens of log files.

[Kai-Heng Feng (kaihengfeng)]

i8042 is for PS/2 keyboard and mouse.

[Md Ayquassar (mdayquassar)]

I don't even have PS/2 mouse/keyboard ports on the machine in question. They are only present on the docking station. If the computer is not plugged into the docking station, the warning still appears. If the computer is plugged into the docking station, USB keyboard and USB mouse are used.

[Kai-Heng Feng (kaihengfeng)]

Then we have nothing to worry about.

[Md Ayquassar (mdayquassar)]

Alright; thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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