linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] thinkpad_acpi: Add sysfs entry for lcdshadow feature

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Date:   Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:42:53 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Nitin Joshi <nitjoshi@...il.com>, Mat King <mathewk@...gle.com>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com>
Cc:     Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <ibm-acpi@....eng.br>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Thinkpad-acpi devel ML <ibm-acpi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        mpearson@...ovo.com, Nitin Joshi <njoshi1@...ovo.com>,
        Benjamin Berg <bberg@...hat.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] thinkpad_acpi: Add sysfs entry for lcdshadow feature

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 9:48 AM Nitin Joshi <nitjoshi@...il.com> wrote:
>
>   This feature is supported on some Thinkpad products like T490s, Thinkpad
>   X1 yoga 4th Gen etc . The lcdshadow feature can be enabled and disabled
>   when user press "Fn" + "D" key. Currently, no user feedback is given for
>   this action. Adding as sysfs entry allows userspace to show an On Screen
>   Display whenever the setting changes.
>
>   Summary of changes is mentioned below :
>
>  - Added TP_HKEY_EV_LCDSHADOW_CHANGED for consistency inside the driver
>  - Added unmapped LCDSHADOW to keymap
>  - Added lcdshadow_get function to read value using ACPI
>  - Added lcdshadow_refresh function to re-read value and send notification
>  - Added sysfs group creation to tpaci_lcdshadow_init
>  - Added lcdshadow_exit to remove sysfs group again
>  - Implemented lcdshadow_enable_show/lcdshadow_enable_store
>  - Added handler to tpacpi_driver_event to update refresh lcdshadow
>  - Explicitly call tpacpi_driver_event for extended keyset

Adding custom PrivacyGuard support to this driver was my mistake,
There is a discussion [1] how to do this in generic way to cover other
possible users.
I Cc this to people from that discussion.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/CAL_quvRknSSVvXN3q_Se0hrziw2oTNS3ENNoeHYhvciCRq9Yww@mail.gmail.com/


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko