Bug#1088100: udev 257~rc2-3 makes backspace not working

[Luca Boccassi]

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On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:54:17 +0800 Wregyek <wregyek at efind.com> wrote:
> Package: udev
> Version: 257~rc2-3
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> After upgrading systemd to 257~rc2-3, although the Backspace key of this HP
> Elitebook 2170p of mine running coreboot remains working when typing password
> to unlock LUKS, it will work on neither local console nor on GUI environment
> started from GDM afterwards. Pressing it has complete no effect, and "ctrl + v
> + Backspace" on terminal prints nothing (normally it prints "^H" or "^?").
>
> Modifying "BACKSPACE=" of /etc/default/keyboard from "guess" to either "bs" or
> "del" cannot bring the Backspace key back, only the behavior of Del is changed.
>
> This issue does not affect other model of my machines, including other HP
> Elitebooks running coreboot and lenovo laptops.
>
> Downgrading udev (as well as libudev1) to 256.7-3 would make the Backspace key
> work again.

There are no Debian-specific udev patches or so. Please report this
upstream, with debug logs at:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/new/choose
and it will be handled by udev experts.