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authorKurt Borja <kuurtb@gmail.com>2024-10-31 12:44:42 -0300
committerHans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>2024-11-04 11:49:26 +0100
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platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Handle META key Lock/Unlock events
Some Alienware devices have a key that locks/unlocks the Meta key. This key triggers a WMI event that should be ignored by the kernel, as it's handled by internally the firmware. There is no known way of changing this default behavior. The firmware would lock/unlock the Meta key, regardless of how the event is handled. Tested on an Alienware x15 R1. Signed-off-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com> Acked-by: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241031154441.6663-2-kuurtb@gmail.com Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
-rw-r--r--drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
index 24fd7ffadda9..841a5414d28a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id dell_wmi_smbios_list[] __initconst = {
static const struct key_entry dell_wmi_keymap_type_0000[] = {
{ KE_IGNORE, 0x003a, { KEY_CAPSLOCK } },
+ /* Meta key lock */
+ { KE_IGNORE, 0xe000, { KEY_RIGHTMETA } },
+
+ /* Meta key unlock */
+ { KE_IGNORE, 0xe001, { KEY_RIGHTMETA } },
+
/* Key code is followed by brightness level */
{ KE_KEY, 0xe005, { KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN } },
{ KE_KEY, 0xe006, { KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP } },