Re: [PATCH] HID: sensor-hub: Allow multi-function sensor devices

From: srinivas pandruvada
Date: Mon Jun 12 2023 - 00:54:34 EST


On Fri, 2023-06-09 at 17:43 +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Sun, 28 May 2023, Daniel Thompson wrote:
>
> > The Lenovo Yoga C630 has a combined keyboard and accelerometer that
> > interfaces via i2c-hid. Currently this laptop either has a working
> > keyboard (if CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB is disabled) or a working
> > accelerometer.
> > only works on kernels. Put another way, most distro kernels enable
> > CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB and therefore cannot work on this device
> > since the
> > keyboard doesn't work!
> >
> > Fix this by providing a richer connect mask during the probe. With
> > this
> > change both keyboard and screen orientation sensors work correctly.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Srinivas, are you aware of any multi-function device that this patch
> might
> break?
I tried two systems, one with ISH and another with external hub.
Didn't break anything.
I don't have 5+ years old systems, to confirm if it will break
something on older systems with external hub.

Thanks,
Srinivas

>
> Thanks,
>