[ltp] ThinkPad X1E4 and P1G5 losing keystrokes under Linux

[D.T.]

You probably didn't mean it that way, but are you sure the problem
presents itself specifically and only on Linux?
Specific keys or all keys?
What's to say that this isn't a hardware issue?

On Thu, 2023-04-13 at 12:07 +0200, Thilo-Alexander Ginkel wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I have been using a ThinkPad X1 Extreme Edition Gen 4 and later a P1
> Gen 5 since late 2021. One issue that is driving me nuts is that
> under
> certain (yet unknown) conditions the ThinkPad seems to be
> sporadically
> losing keystrokes when running Linux. I reported the issue to Lenovo
> a
> long time ago, but no solution is in sight.
> 
> Has anyone also observed this behavior with a modern ThinkPad? To be
> able to measure the issue I crafted a little Python script that
> measures the interval between (monotonic) keystrokes and can thus
> pretty easily detect when keystrokes are lost:
> https://github.com/ginkel/thinkfail
> 
> I am also seeing the issue when booting my Laptop from a Kubuntu
> 22.04
> Live USB image, so I'd rule out any specifics related to my personal
> setup/configuration.
> 
> Any input is much appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> Thilo

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