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

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Mon Jun 12 2023 - 03:42:22 EST


On Sun, 11 Jun 2023, srinivas pandruvada 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 a lot. Can I take the above as an equivalent of

Acked-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

? :)

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs