This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Handle META key Lock/Unlock events
to the 5.15-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
platform-x86-dell-wmi-base-handle-meta-key-lock-unlo.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.15 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
commit db3304c3684005602d17e1e12ceb3b8bedcc9bb0
Author: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu Oct 31 12:44:42 2024 -0300
platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Handle META key Lock/Unlock events
[ Upstream commit ec61f0bb4feec3345626a2b93b970b6719743997 ]
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@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Pali Rohár <pali@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241031154441.6663-2-kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx
Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
index b12e6ebd10dd6..c853b429b9d73 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ 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 } },
