Linux kernel 5.14 was released and 5.15 merge window should be open soon followed by rc1. If we don't see the patch lands in mainline we can consider alternatives such as submit the SRU as a sauce patch instead.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1936295 Title: Faulty Elantech Trackpoint firmware unusable as it causes sudden cursor jump to an edge/corner on Lenovo Thinkpad X13, T14s, A475 --> Apply kernel patch to mitigate the FW bug Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: *Problem description:* On Lenovo Thinkpad T14s, X13, A475 (and probably more models) the Elantech Trackpoint firmware is defective. The trackpoint cursor often suddenly jumps to an edge/corner, because the hardware/firmware sometimes reports wrong coordinates / loses sync. Currently, the Trackpoint is barely usable and it's impossible to productively work using it. For a long while, Elantech has not yet put forward (nor confirmed) a firmware update. However, there is a Linux kernel patch mitigating the firmware bug. The kernel bugfix discards the wrongly reported packages by the Elantech hardware. This solves the problem for the user. *Solution:* Please apply existing kernel patch here. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209167 Bug entry in the Linux Kernel.org Bugzilla https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=295733&action=diff Diff of bugfix *T14s and X13 are Ubuntu certified:* The Lenovo Thinkpad T14s and X13 are Ubuntu certified, but apparently this hardware issue has slipped the Ubuntu certification process! https://ubuntu.com/certified/202006-27978 and https://ubuntu.com/certified/202006-27979 *Further information:* https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Fedora/T14s-AMD-Trackpoint-almost-unusable/m-p/5064952?page=1 Discussion on the bug in the Lenovo forum. E.g. see comment 18 by Lenovo employee MarkRHPearson *My System:* Lenovo Thinkpad T14s (AMD) 20ujs00k00 Ubuntu 21.04 and 20.04 see entries in kernel.org bugzilla for logs. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1936295/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
