Hello,

I have a few Dell servers which I've installed OpenBSD for testing
but ran into a problem with keystroke loss on the console when used
through the Dell iDRAC remote graphical console.  Surprisingly it
operates perfectly fine in the installer (thankfully) but when booted
from a formal install, I lose 25-50% of my keystrokes.  The speed that
I type does not matter, the keys I type do not matter, they are randomly
lost.  This is any typing, for example at the login prompt (where it
becomes very difficult to login).

Example:
login: Tisis metypingat he onole

should have shown: This is me typing at the console

I was able to determine having "option DDB" in the kernel is a single
factor leading to keystroke loss.  If I recompile the GENERIC amd64
5.8 kernel without DDB, I have no keystroke loss.  Also, if I enter
DDB while the kernel is running, I have no keystroke loss.

I have noticed this issue on 5.8 release, a recent 5.9 snapshot,
and at least the Dell models R420 and R430.  The iDRAC supplies a
virtual usb keyboard to the OS.  I have not had this issue with other
OSes.  I should generally be able to perform further tests as requested
especially this weekend.

Does anyone have suggestions?  Can I disable DDB without recompiling?
Thanks.

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