Re: [PATCH] Input: atkbd - Add force relese key quirk for HP ProBook

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On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 04:46:04PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 06:36:10PM -0600, Manoj Iyer wrote:
> > HP ProBooks do not send a key release for brightness keys, as a
> > result, brightness does not move up/down when the brightness key
> > is held down. This quirk makes the brightness keys on HP ProBooks
> > typematic.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Manoj Iyer <manoj.iyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c |   16 ++++++++++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>

Also, this should be handled from userspace by having usev write to
/sys/bus/serio/devices/serioX/force_release attribute on affected boxes.

-- 
Dmitry
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