Arch Linux

Description:

While testing a bug fix in kernel 6.2, I noticed that TIOCSTI is disabled by default now. Some accessibility software such as the Fenrir screen reader depends on this functionality. I also discovered that it cannot yet be turned back on with a sysctl command, but that should be fixed soon. It was suggested that I open a ticket here and request that it be enabled by default because that's the default for the kernel itself. The excerpt from the email is below.

Additional info:

Maybe it would also make sense to open a ticket to ArchLinux to enable
CONFIG_LEGACY_TIOCSTI again, as per the kernel default.

In accordance with the options help text:

"Say 'Y here only if you have confirmed that yout system's userspace
depends on this functionality to continue operating normally"

Could you create such a ticket if think it's necessary?


* package version(s)

linux 6.2+

* config and/or log files etc.
* link to upstream bug report, if any

Steps to reproduce:

#!/bin/python3
import termios
import fcntl

def injectTextToScreen(text):
useScreen = "/dev/tty5"
with open(useScreen, 'w') as fd:
for c in text:
fcntl.ioctl(fd, termios.TIOCSTI, c)

injectTextToScreen('this is a test that works')