linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] platform/x86: intel-vbtn: support KEY_ROTATE_LOCK

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Date:   Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:23:13 +0100
From:   Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@...h-aachen.de>
To:     Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
CC:     Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@...onical.com>,
        "Andy Shevchenko" <andy@...radead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] platform/x86: intel-vbtn: support KEY_ROTATE_LOCK_TOGGLE

On Friday, November 10, 2017 12:46:30 AM CET Darren Hart wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 12:30:46AM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > On Thu, 2017-11-09 at 23:44 +0100, Stefan Brüns wrote:
> > > The Rotate Lock button event is emitted on the XPS 12 (BIOS A8, but
> > > not
> > > on BIOS A2).
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@...h-aachen.de>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - Emit KEY_ROTATE_LOCK_TOGGLE instead of KEY_ROTATE_DISPLAY
> > > - Use separate up/down events
> > > 
> > >  drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c | 2 ++
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c
> > > b/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c index e3f6375af85c..a484bcc6393b
> > > 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c
> > > @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static const struct key_entry intel_vbtn_keymap[] = {
> > > 
> > >  	{ KE_IGNORE, 0xC5, { KEY_VOLUMEUP } },		/* volume-up key release 
*/
> > >  	{ KE_KEY, 0xC6, { KEY_VOLUMEDOWN } },		/* volume-down key press */
> > >  	{ KE_IGNORE, 0xC7, { KEY_VOLUMEDOWN } },	/* volume-down key release 
*/
> > > 
> > > +	{ KE_KEY,    0xC8, { KEY_ROTATE_LOCK_TOGGLE } },	/* rotate-lock key
> > > press */ +	{ KE_KEY,    0xC9, { KEY_ROTATE_LOCK_TOGGLE } },	/*
> > > rotate-lock key release */> 
> > How are those events sent? When pressing and releasing the key, do you
> > receive 0xC8 followed by 0xC9? Or do you receive 0xC8 when pressing and
> > releasing the first time, and 0xC9 when pressing and releasing a second
> > time?
> > 
> > If the former, then it's not going to work. The release is supposed to
> > be ignored, as you send the event with sparse_keymap_report_event().
> 
> I expect the former, which is consistent with the volume keys preceding it
> (also ignoring the release).

Read the whole series and the cover letter, and stop making assumptions.

Regards,

Stefan

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