evdev: resolve capslock state from any available keyboard

fixes #2991
port 1.5

core/internal/server/evdev/manager.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewManager() (*Manager, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find keyboards: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	initialCapsLock := readInitialCapsLockState(devices[0])
+	initialCapsLock, _ := capsLockFromDevices(devices)
 
 	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -85,14 +85,21 @@ func NewManager() (*Manager, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func readInitialCapsLockState(device EvdevDevice) bool {
+func capsLockFromDevices(devices []EvdevDevice) (bool, bool) {
-	ledStates, err := device.State(evLedType)
+	for _, device := range devices {
-	if err != nil {
+		if device == nil {
-		log.Debugf("Could not read LED state: %v", err)
+			continue
-		return false
+		}
+
+		ledStates, err := device.State(evLedType)
+		if err != nil || len(ledStates) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return ledStates[ledCapslockKey], true
 	}
 
-	return ledStates[ledCapslockKey]
+	return false, false
 }
 
 func findKeyboards() ([]EvdevDevice, error) {
@@ -297,25 +304,22 @@ func (m *Manager) readAndUpdateCapsLockState(deviceIndex int) {
 		m.devicesMutex.RUnlock()
 		return
 	}
-	device := m.devices[deviceIndex]
+	ordered := make([]EvdevDevice, 0, len(m.devices))
+	ordered = append(ordered, m.devices[deviceIndex])
+	for i, device := range m.devices {
+		if i == deviceIndex {
+			continue
+		}
+		ordered = append(ordered, device)
+	}
 	m.devicesMutex.RUnlock()
 
-	ledStates, err := device.State(evLedType)
+	capsLockState, ok := capsLockFromDevices(ordered)
-	if err != nil {
+	if !ok {
-		log.Warnf("Failed to read LED state: %v", err)
+		log.Debug("No LED-capable device available for caps lock state")
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(ledStates) == 0 {
-		log.Debug("No LED state available (empty map)")
-
-		// This means the device either:
-		// - doesn't support LED reporting at all, or
-		// - the kernel returned an empty state
-		return
-	}
-
-	capsLockState := ledStates[ledCapslockKey]
 	m.updateCapsLockStateDirect(capsLockState)
 }
 

core/internal/server/evdev/manager_test.go

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func TestNotifySubscribers(t *testing.T) {
 	m.Close()
 }
 
-func TestReadInitialCapsLockState(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCapsLockFromDevices(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("caps lock is on", func(t *testing.T) {
 		mockDevice := mocks.NewMockEvdevDevice(t)
 		ledState := evdev.StateMap{
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ func TestReadInitialCapsLockState(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		mockDevice.EXPECT().State(evdev.EvType(evLedType)).Return(ledState, nil).Once()
 
-		result := readInitialCapsLockState(mockDevice)
+		result, ok := capsLockFromDevices([]EvdevDevice{mockDevice})
+		assert.True(t, ok)
 		assert.True(t, result)
 	})
 
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ func TestReadInitialCapsLockState(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		mockDevice.EXPECT().State(evdev.EvType(evLedType)).Return(ledState, nil).Once()
 
-		result := readInitialCapsLockState(mockDevice)
+		result, ok := capsLockFromDevices([]EvdevDevice{mockDevice})
+		assert.True(t, ok)
 		assert.False(t, result)
 	})
 
@@ -333,9 +335,25 @@ func TestReadInitialCapsLockState(t *testing.T) {
 		mockDevice := mocks.NewMockEvdevDevice(t)
 		mockDevice.EXPECT().State(evdev.EvType(evLedType)).Return(nil, errors.New("read error")).Once()
 
-		result := readInitialCapsLockState(mockDevice)
+		result, ok := capsLockFromDevices([]EvdevDevice{mockDevice})
+		assert.False(t, ok)
 		assert.False(t, result)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("falls back past device without LED state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		noLedDevice := mocks.NewMockEvdevDevice(t)
+		noLedDevice.EXPECT().State(evdev.EvType(evLedType)).Return(evdev.StateMap{}, nil).Once()
+
+		ledDevice := mocks.NewMockEvdevDevice(t)
+		ledState := evdev.StateMap{
+			ledCapslockKey: true,
+		}
+		ledDevice.EXPECT().State(evdev.EvType(evLedType)).Return(ledState, nil).Once()
+
+		result, ok := capsLockFromDevices([]EvdevDevice{noLedDevice, nil, ledDevice})
+		assert.True(t, ok)
+		assert.True(t, result)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestHasInputGroupAccess(t *testing.T) {