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kern/58171: pckbport is not MP-safe
>Number: 58171
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: pckbport is not MP-safe
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 17 22:10:00 +0000 2024
>Originator: Taylor R Campbell
>Release: current, 10, 9, 8
>Organization:
The NetBS/2 Foundation
>Environment:
>Description:
pckbport and all associated drivers -- pckbd(4), pms(4), the sub-drivers for alps/elantech/synaptics -- are not MP-safe: they run with the kernel lock.
This is bad for interactivity when _any other_ legacy kernel-locked subsystem hogs _any_ CPU.
(Note: wscons/wskbd/wsmouse/wsevent also have the same problem, but let's use a separate PR to track those.)
>How-To-Repeat:
find something that hogs the kernel lock for longer than a few milliseconds and try to type or mouse around while using it
>Fix:
Yes, please!
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