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

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Message-ID: <24on5sn2-2726-84q2-635q-9245n343qqrp@xreary.bet>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:08:18 +0100 (CET)
From: Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
cc: "Derek J . Clark" <derekjohn.clark@...il.com>, 
    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 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?

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs