linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/16] HID: hid-lenovo-go: Add Lenovo Legion Go Series HID Driver

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Message-ID: <8693204A-60AF-48CF-B453-446ABADDA46C@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:16:55 -0800
From: "Derek J. Clark" <derekjohn.clark@...il.com>
To: Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
CC: Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@...nel.org>,
 "Limonciello, Mario" <mario.limonciello@....com>,
 Zhixin Zhang <zhangzx36@...ovo.com>, Mia Shao <shaohz1@...ovo.com>,
 "Pierre-Loup A . Griffais" <pgriffais@...vesoftware.com>,
 linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/16] HID: hid-lenovo-go: Add Lenovo Legion Go Series HID Driver

On January 21, 2026 1:08:18 AM PST, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org> wrote:
>On Mon, 12 Jan 2026, Mark Pearson wrote:
>
>> >>I am now almost finished with reviewing this pile and am planning to queue 
>> >>it in hid.git shortly, but I have a question regarding the MAINTAINERS 
>> >>entry above.
>> >>
>> >>The title claims support for all of Lenovo HID, but there is much more to 
>> >>it than drivers/hid/hid-lenovo-go.c, specifically in hid-lenovo.c.
>> >>
>> >>So either please make the title more specific (or claim the ownership of 
>> >>the whole Lenovo HID landscape indeed, fine by me, but the please reflect 
>> >>that in F: :) ).
>> >>
>> >>Thanks,
>> >>
>> >
>> > Hi Jiri
>> >
>> > Sure, I've debated using LENOVO LEGION GO HID drivers and LENOVO GO HID 
>> > drivers. Do you have a preference? 
>
>Either works, as far as I am concerned.
>
>> > The other drivers are pretty old and I don't have any hardware that 
>> > would use them so I'd prefer to keep them separate (though I'll 
>> > acknowledge that they don't seem to have a MAINTAINERS entry)
>> >
>> I should probably take a better look at the lenovo-hid driver.
>> 
>> The platforms that it's supporting weren't in the Linux program, so it 
>> never crossed my path before - but looking ahead I think we may need to 
>> contribute some changes there (guessing a little, but I'll know in a few 
>> months time).
>> 
>> Jiri - as that driver is targeted for Thinkpads, I'm OK to take some 
>> responsibility for it if that is useful/helpful.
>
>Perfect, could you please then either send that as a followup patch, or 
>even have it included right as part of Derek's series?
>

If Mark is okay with it I'll just add him and that driver to the same entry.

I'll wait a few days to send a v2 in case there's additional input. 

Thanks,
Derek

>Thanks,
>