All existing SW input codes define an action which can be interpreted by a user environment to adapt to the condition of the switch. For example, switches to define the audio mute, will prevent audio playback, and switches to indicate lid and covers being closed may disable displays. Many evaluation platforms provide switches which can be connected to the input system but associating these to an action incorrectly could provide inconsistent end user experiences due to unmarked switch positions. Define two custom user defined switches allowing hardware descriptions to be created whereby the position of the switch is not interpreted as any standard condition that will affect a user experience. This allows wiring up custom generic switches in a way that will allow them to be read and processed, without incurring undesired or otherwise undocumented (by the hardware) 'default' behaviours. Signed-off-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- I'd like to hear feedback from linux-input on this of course, and if accepted I'll submit updates to the evtest utility too. include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h index 225ec87d4f22..84a7b3debcb3 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h @@ -894,7 +894,9 @@ #define SW_MUTE_DEVICE 0x0e /* set = device disabled */ #define SW_PEN_INSERTED 0x0f /* set = pen inserted */ #define SW_MACHINE_COVER 0x10 /* set = cover closed */ -#define SW_MAX 0x10 +#define SW_1 0x11 /* set = user defined */ +#define SW_2 0x12 /* set = user defined */ +#define SW_MAX 0x12 #define SW_CNT (SW_MAX+1) /* -- 2.30.2
