Re: [RFC PATCH] report acpi video hot key event through input device

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On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 12:47 +0100, Richard Hughes wrote:
> On 30/07/07, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 12:40:16PM -0400, Luming Yu wrote:
> > >       switch (event) {
> > >       case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_SWITCH:  /* User requested a switch,
> > >                                        * most likely via hotkey. */
> > >               acpi_bus_generate_event(device, event, 0);
> > > +             keycode = KEY_UNKNOWN;
> >
> > KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE ?
> 
> Yes, please use this. This is what other ACPI drivers are using.
> 
> > What's wrong with the existing KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN and KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP?
> 
> Agree, this matches other drivers like thinkpad_acpi and sony-laptop.
> 
> > > +#define KEY_BRIGHTNESS_ZERO  0x1fd
> > > +#define KEY_BRIGHTNESS_OFF   0x1fe
> >
> > You almost certainly want to go via linux-input if you're adding new
> > keycodes.
> 
> Yup - do we have to distinguish between zero and off? Or is off
> "switch panel backlight off" and zero is "switch to lowest brightness
> level"?
> 
Hmm, I think they are slightly different.
"zero" equals _BCM(0)
"off" means turn off the output device, i.e. set to D1/D2/D3 state. 

Thanks,
Rui
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