linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] dell-wmi: properly process Dell Instant Launch hotkey

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Date:	Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:49:27 +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>,
	Darek Stojaczyk <darek.stojaczyk@...il.com>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] dell-wmi: properly process Dell Instant Launch
 hotkey

> On Monday 29 February 2016 21:31:23 Michał Kępień wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
> > > > b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c index 65edd93..ffc957b5 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
> > > > @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static const struct key_entry
> > > > dell_wmi_legacy_keymap[] __initconst = {
> > > > 
> > > >  	{ KE_IGNORE, 0xe020, { KEY_MUTE } },
> > > >  	
> > > >  	/* Shortcut and audio panel keys */
> > > > 
> > > > -	{ KE_IGNORE, 0xe025, { KEY_RESERVED } },
> > > > +	{ KE_KEY, 0xe025, { KEY_PROG4 } },
> > > > 
> > > >  	{ KE_IGNORE, 0xe026, { KEY_RESERVED } },
> > > >  	
> > > >  	{ KE_IGNORE, 0xe02e, { KEY_VOLUMEDOWN } },
> > > > 
> > > > @@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ static void dell_wmi_process_key(int
> > > > reported_key)
> > > > 
> > > >  	    acpi_video_handles_brightness_key_presses())
> > > >  		
> > > >  		return;
> > > > 
> > > > +	if (key->keycode == KEY_PROG4 && !wmi_requires_smbios_request)
> > > > +		return;
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > Here I would rather test against reported_key, not keycode. If
> > > somebody in future adds KEY_PROG4 for something else we will have
> > > problem...
> > 
> > As 0xe025 is currently the only event we know about that should be
> > ignored on some machines and processed on others, this makes sense,
> > at least for now.  If I change the first condition to:
> > 
> >     reported_key == 0xe025
> 
> There will be need also change for 5/5 patch...

Why?  Are you aware of any model which sends a 0xe029 WMI event _and_
generates an i8042 interrupt?  If not, WMI event 0xe029 should always be
turned into a key event, as per the keymap.

> > will you be okay with adding your Reviewed-by for this patch?  Then,
> > for Darren's convenience, I could post a v5 of the whole series with
> > the above change and all your Acked-by and Reviewed-by tags added.
> 
> This is my suggestion as I'm thinking about future changes to this 
> driver... But it is also on Darren as maintainer of platform x86 
> subsystem.
> 
> Basically you do not want to check if pressed key is KEY_PROG4. But you 
> want to check if dell wmi sent event 0xe025. This is what I say.

Well, FWIW, I agree with you and I'll be happy to make that change.  It
would make the code and the commit message more coherent.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Kępień