procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
sysfs device attribute: hotkey_*
-Without this driver, only the Fn-F4 key (sleep button) generates an
-ACPI event. With the driver loaded, the hotkey feature enabled and the
-mask set (see below), the various hot keys generate ACPI events in the
+In a ThinkPad, the ACPI HKEY handler is responsible for comunicating
+some important events and also keyboard hot key presses to the operating
+system. Enabling the hotkey functionality of thinkpad-acpi signals the
+firmware that such a driver is present, and modifies how the ThinkPad
+firmware will behave in many situations.
+
+When the hotkey feature is enabled and the hot key mask is set (see
+below), the various hot keys either generate ACPI events in the
following format:
ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000xxxx
-The last four digits vary depending on the key combination pressed.
-All labeled Fn-Fx key combinations generate distinct events. In
-addition, the lid microswitch and some docking station buttons may
-also generate such events.
-
-Hot keys also generate regular keyboard key press/release events through
-the input layer in addition to the ibm/hotkey ACPI events. The input
-layer support accepts the standard IOCTLs to remap the keycodes assigned
-to each hotkey.
+or events over the input layer. The input layer support accepts the
+standard IOCTLs to remap the keycodes assigned to each hotkey.
When the input device is open, the driver will suppress any ACPI hot key
events that get translated into a meaningful input layer event, in order
to avoid sending duplicate events to userspace. Hot keys that are
-mapped to KEY_RESERVED are not translated, and will always generate only
-ACPI hot key event, and no input layer events.
-
-The bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate ACPI
-events. Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that can
-be modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually controlled
-by the mask. Some models do not support the mask at all. On those
-models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually.
-
-Note that enabling ACPI events for some keys prevents their default
-behavior. For example, if events for Fn-F5 are enabled, that key will no
-longer enable/disable Bluetooth by itself. This can still be done from
-an acpid handler for the ibm/hotkey event.
-
-On some models, even enabling/disabling the entire hot key feature may
-change the way some keys behave (e.g. in a T43, Fn+F4 will generate an
-button/sleep ACPI event if hot keys are disabled, and it will ignore its
-mask when hot keys are enabled, so the key always does something. On a
-X40, Fn+F4 respects its mask status, but generates the button/sleep ACPI
-event if masked off).
-
-Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through
-ACPI. For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM"
-buttons do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can*
-be used through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see
-http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/
+mapped to KEY_RESERVED in the keymap are not translated, and will always
+generate an ACPI ibm/hotkey HKEY event, and no input layer events.
+
+The hot key bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate
+events. If a key is "masked" (bit set to 0 in the mask), the firmware
+will handle it. If it is "unmasked", it signals the firmware that
+thinkpad-acpi would prefer to handle it, if the firmware would be so
+kind to allow it (and it often doesn't!).
+
+Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that can be
+modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually controlled
+by the mask. Some models do not support the mask at all, and in those
+models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually. The behaviour of
+the mask is, therefore, higly dependent on the ThinkPad model.
+
+Note that unmasking some keys prevents their default behavior. For
+example, if Fn+F5 is unmasked, that key will no longer enable/disable
+Bluetooth by itself.
+
+Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through ACPI.
+For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM" buttons
+do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can* be used
+through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/
procfs notes:
key feature status will be restored to this value.
0: hot keys were disabled
- 1: hot keys were enabled
+ 1: hot keys were enabled (unusual)
hotkey_bios_mask:
Returns the hot keys mask when thinkpad-acpi was loaded.
1: enables the hot keys feature / feature enabled
hotkey_mask:
- bit mask to enable ACPI event generation for each hot
- key (see above). Returns the current status of the hot
- keys mask, and allows one to modify it.
+ bit mask to enable driver-handling and ACPI event
+ generation for each hot key (see above). Returns the
+ current status of the hot keys mask, and allows one to
+ modify it.
hotkey_all_mask:
bit mask that should enable event reporting for all
hotkey_recommended_mask:
bit mask that should enable event reporting for all
- supported hot keys, except those which are handled by
- the firmware. Echo it to hotkey_mask above, to use.
+ supported hot keys, except those which are always
+ handled by the firmware anyway. Echo it to
+ hotkey_mask above, to use.
hotkey_radio_sw:
if the ThinkPad has a hardware radio switch, this
If a key is mapped to anything else, it will only generate legacy
thinkpad-acpi ACPI hotkey events if nobody has opened the input device.
-For userspace backwards-compatibility purposes, the keycode map is
-initially filled with KEY_RESERVED and KEY_UNKNOWN mappings for scan codes
-0x00 to 0x10 (and maybe others).
-
Non hot-key ACPI HKEY event map:
0x5001 Lid closed
0x5002 Lid opened
static u16 hotkey_keycode_map[] = {
/* Scan Codes 0x00 to 0x0B: ACPI HKEY FN+F1..F12 */
- KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN,
- KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN,
- KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN, KEY_UNKNOWN,
+ KEY_FN_F1, KEY_FN_F2, KEY_FN_F3, KEY_SLEEP,
+ KEY_FN_F5, KEY_FN_F6, KEY_FN_F7, KEY_FN_F8,
+ KEY_FN_F9, KEY_FN_F10, KEY_FN_F11, KEY_SUSPEND,
/* Scan codes 0x0C to 0x0F: Other ACPI HKEY hot keys */
KEY_UNKNOWN, /* 0x0C: FN+BACKSPACE */
KEY_UNKNOWN, /* 0x0D: FN+INSERT */
if (res)
return res;
+#ifndef CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_INPUT_ENABLED
+ for (i = 0; i < 12; i++)
+ hotkey_keycode_map[i] = KEY_UNKNOWN;
+#endif /* ! CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_INPUT_ENABLED */
+
set_bit(EV_KEY, tpacpi_inputdev->evbit);
set_bit(EV_MSC, tpacpi_inputdev->evbit);
set_bit(MSC_SCAN, tpacpi_inputdev->mscbit);
}
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_INPUT_ENABLED
+ dbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT,
+ "enabling hot key handling\n");
+ res = hotkey_set(1, (hotkey_all_mask & ~hotkey_reserved_mask)
+ | hotkey_orig_mask);
+ if (res)
+ return res;
+#endif /* CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_INPUT_ENABLED */
}
return (tp_features.hotkey)? 0 : 1;