linux-kernel - Re: Function of the camera key on windows

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Message-Id: <20230425210953.14597-1-jes965@nyu.edu>
Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:09:53 -0400
From:   Jonathan Singer <jes965@....edu>
To:     platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Singer <jes965@....edu>
Subject: Re: Function of the camera key on windows

The key itself triggers a hardware response both on windows and linux.
It disconnects power from the camera USB module and raises a cover in front
of the camera aperature. The keycode is as far as I know only to notify the
operating system in case it wanted to show a message.

Is that the kind of use case that would benefit from emitting a KEY_CAMERA?