From df7f681c144d6ed9d167b5bbd422092aa6e40b38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Levi Neely <141506390+lneely@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 21:45:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fail loudly when xkb_state is NULL in handle_keyboard_key
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Warn and drop the event rather than silently swallowing it. This makes
the root cause visible — key events arriving before keyboard is fully
initialized.
---
 src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 1028b9b..fa59118 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -1651,8 +1651,8 @@ handle_keyboard_key(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
             if (ev.u.key.utf8_len >= (int)sizeof(ev.u.key.utf8))
                 ev.u.key.utf8_len = 0;
         } else {
-            ev.u.key.keysym = 0;
-            ev.u.key.utf8_len = 0;
+            wwarning("handle_keyboard_key: kb->xkb_state is NULL, dropping key event (keycode=%u)", keycode);
+            return;
         }
 
         W_WL_EnqueueEvent(wmscr, &ev, NULL);