linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dell-wmi: add module param to control Dell Instant Launch hotkey processing

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Message-ID: <20151130145458.GA5524@eudyptula.hq.kempniu.pl>
Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:54:58 +0100
From:	Michał Kępień <kernel@...pniu.pl>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dell-wmi: add module param to control Dell Instant
 Launch hotkey processing

> The best would be if embedded controller could be configured to send
> events via i8042 bus...

Yes, but if I correctly understand Mario's message back from July [1],
V131's EC simply does not support generating scancodes at all.

> I'm starting to thing that blacklist or whitelist of machines is needed
> to collect. And via it decide if WMI event will be accepted or dropped.

If you believe this is the way to go, I'm perfectly fine with that.

[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg07220.html

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Best regards,
Michał Kępień
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