--- /dev/null
+#/bin/sh -e
+# read list of scancodes, convert hex to decimal and
+# append to the atkbd force_release sysfs attribute
+# $1 sysfs devpath for serioX
+# $2 file with scancode list (hex or dec)
+
+case "$2" in
+ /*) scf="$2" ;;
+ *) scf="@udevlibexecdir@/keymaps/force-release/$2" ;;
+esac
+
+read attr <"/sys/$1/force_release"
+while read scancode dummy; do
+ case "$scancode" in
+ \#*) ;;
+ *)
+ scancode=$(($scancode))
+ attr="$attr${attr:+,}$scancode"
+ ;;
+ esac
+done <"$scf"
+echo "$attr" >"/sys/$1/force_release"