Comments by "Gilad Barlev" (@GSBarlev) on "A Neat Linux Kernel Feature You Will Never Use" video.

PS/2 users: "My my my, how the turns have tabled." (just make sure your mobo has a real PS/2 port and not a hidden USB adapter)
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 @thingsiplay Hate to break it to you, but Magical Catgirl Adventure Society is probably going to be delayed to 2025. (please let this not be a real title)
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@soulstenance My ASUS TUF X570 Plus has one PS/2 port. And if I'm parsing this out out correctly, it is indeed registering as a PS/2 device.
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It's going to be a config setting, and if it annoys you, you can disable it, the same way you probably disable TPM. But having it as an option will mean that it's a viable option for enterprise and government.
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In all seriousness, this isn't designed to prevent you from plugging in a HID—it's to prevent you from plugging in an HID that has a hidden storage drive, spycam, etc., which is not something that will be able to run over PS/2.
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Excuse me, I use Linux for fun and I actively dislike Windows and macOS¹ Also, nothing makes my day quite like seeing a public terminal with a stack trace on a TTY or GRUB boot screen instead of a BSOD. It's still the minority, but it's definitely not as much of a rarity as it was 20 years ago. ¹OSX was 🔥 though² ²I use Pantheon, btw
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Now set your timezone to Melbourne (Sydney? Idk where Brodie lives).
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@DMSBrian24 if device IDs are unique, then the malicious actor would have to "clone" the allowed device. Which is obviously a risk, but it's less of a risk than the "charging cable" you bought from Andy's Web Services (& Tchotchky Emporium) installing spyware.
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On the one hand, yeah—this is one step towards a future where corporate and government laptops run Linux. On the other, I'll be very happy to disable this feature on my 50kg battlestation that lives in my basement and has zero information on it more sensitive than my wedding photos.
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