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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:49:33 -0800 From: Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org> To: Azael Avalos <coproscefalo@...il.com> Cc: "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] toshiba_acpi: Propagate the hotkey value via genetlink On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 05:05:37PM -0700, Azael Avalos wrote: > Hi Darren, > > 2015-11-20 16:19 GMT-07:00 Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>: > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 08:33:46PM -0700, Azael Avalos wrote: > >> The driver uses genetlink to inform userspace of events generated by > >> the system, but the data passed is always zero as there is no data to > >> pass, except for the hotkey event. > >> > >> This patch propagates the hotkey value via genetlink so userspace can > >> make use of it. > > > > Which keys were not working previously? > > It's not about the keys, but the "extra events" generated, I still do not > know why Toshiba sent system events inside the hotkey event (maybe > they ran out of numbers...). > > > > > My concern is that we introduce new events that then get "double handled". > > > > Well, the events are already being generated, but they are Toshiba specific > events, the only thing here that changed is that now we pass the hotkey value > to userspace, and as said, some of the system events that were not passed > before and are not handled at all. > > A good example here are the 0x1ABE and 0x1ABF events, which fire (on > certain laptops) when the HDD protection level changes and is disabled > respectively. > > There a re a lot of unknown events that are being sent as hotkeys, but > I still have to ideintify them :-( Thanks for the context, queued to testing. -- Darren Hart Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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