Re: [PATCH 0/2] map Fn + R key on newer Yogas and Legions

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Mon Mar 11 2024 - 14:54:16 EST


On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 12:53:36PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Mar 2024, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 03:27:33PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > > On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 04:39:34 +0100, Gergo Koteles wrote:
> > >
> > > > This patch series adds a new KEY_FN_R input event code and map the
> > > > Fn + R key to it in the ideapad-laptop driver.
> > > >
> > > > It affects two WMI keycodes and I couldn't try the 0x0a, but I couldn't
> > > > find any indication that the refresh rate toggle should not be Fn + R.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Gergo
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your contribution, it has been applied to my local
> > > review-ilpo branch. Note it will show up in the public
> > > platform-drivers-x86/review-ilpo branch only once I've pushed my
> > > local branch there, which might take a while.
> > >
> > > The list of commits applied:
> > > [1/2] Input: allocate keycode for Fn + R
> > > commit: 4e45fa464aeef4e803412b5dcce73aad48c94b0e
> >
> > I am sorry for the delay, but instead of defining a generic name we should define
> > a proper keycode for concrete action even if nothing is printed on a
> > particular key on a particular device.
> >
> > Please drop this patch.
>
> Dropping them at this point would bit of a hassle due to backmerges of
> fixes branch.

You should really wait applying patches affecting other parts of the
kernel as well as UAPI until all maintainers responsible for them agree
with the changes.

Thanks.

--
Dmitry