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diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt index 6c2477754a2a..76cb428435da 100644 --- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Hot keys procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey sysfs device attribute: hotkey_* -In a ThinkPad, the ACPI HKEY handler is responsible for comunicating +In a ThinkPad, the ACPI HKEY handler is responsible for communicating some important events and also keyboard hot key presses to the operating system. Enabling the hotkey functionality of thinkpad-acpi signals the firmware that such a driver is present, and modifies how the ThinkPad @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that can be modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually controlled by the mask. Some models do not support the mask at all, and in those models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually. The behaviour of -the mask is, therefore, higly dependent on the ThinkPad model. +the mask is, therefore, highly dependent on the ThinkPad model. Note that unmasking some keys prevents their default behavior. For example, if Fn+F5 is unmasked, that key will no longer enable/disable @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ sysfs notes: in ACPI event mode, volume up/down/mute are reported as separate events, but this behaviour may be corrected in future releases of this driver, in which case the - ThinkPad volume mixer user interface semanthics will be + ThinkPad volume mixer user interface semantics will be enforced. hotkey_poll_freq: @@ -306,13 +306,20 @@ sysfs notes: The recommended polling frequency is 10Hz. hotkey_radio_sw: - if the ThinkPad has a hardware radio switch, this + If the ThinkPad has a hardware radio switch, this attribute will read 0 if the switch is in the "radios - disabled" postition, and 1 if the switch is in the + disabled" position, and 1 if the switch is in the "radios enabled" position. This attribute has poll()/select() support. + hotkey_tablet_mode: + If the ThinkPad has tablet capabilities, this attribute + will read 0 if the ThinkPad is in normal mode, and + 1 if the ThinkPad is in tablet mode. + + This attribute has poll()/select() support. + hotkey_report_mode: Returns the state of the procfs ACPI event report mode filter for hot keys. If it is set to 1 (the default), @@ -339,7 +346,7 @@ sysfs notes: wakeup_hotunplug_complete: Set to 1 if the system was waken up because of an undock or bay ejection request, and that request - was sucessfully completed. At this point, it might + was successfully completed. At this point, it might be useful to send the system back to sleep, at the user's choice. Refer to HKEY events 0x4003 and 0x3003, below. @@ -392,7 +399,7 @@ event code Key Notes Lenovo: battery 0x1004 0x03 FN+F4 Sleep button (ACPI sleep button - semanthics, i.e. sleep-to-RAM). + semantics, i.e. sleep-to-RAM). It is always generate some kind of event, either the hot key event or a ACPI sleep button @@ -403,12 +410,12 @@ event code Key Notes time passes. 0x1005 0x04 FN+F5 Radio. Enables/disables - the internal BlueTooth hardware + the internal Bluetooth hardware and W-WAN card if left in control of the firmware. Does not affect the WLAN card. Should be used to turn on/off all - radios (bluetooth+W-WAN+WLAN), + radios (Bluetooth+W-WAN+WLAN), really. 0x1006 0x05 FN+F6 - @@ -417,7 +424,7 @@ event code Key Notes Do you feel lucky today? 0x1008 0x07 FN+F8 IBM: toggle screen expand - Lenovo: configure ultranav + Lenovo: configure UltraNav 0x1009 0x08 FN+F9 - .. .. .. @@ -447,7 +454,7 @@ event code Key Notes 0x1011 0x10 FN+END Brightness down. See brightness up for details. -0x1012 0x11 FN+PGUP Thinklight toggle. This key is +0x1012 0x11 FN+PGUP ThinkLight toggle. This key is always handled by the firmware, even when unmasked. @@ -469,7 +476,7 @@ event code Key Notes key is always handled by the firmware, even when unmasked. -0x1018 0x17 THINKPAD Thinkpad/Access IBM/Lenovo key +0x1018 0x17 THINKPAD ThinkPad/Access IBM/Lenovo key 0x1019 0x18 unknown .. .. .. @@ -488,9 +495,17 @@ If a key is mapped to KEY_UNKNOWN, it generates an input event that includes an scan code. If a key is mapped to anything else, it will generate input device EV_KEY events. +In addition to the EV_KEY events, thinkpad-acpi may also issue EV_SW +events for switches: + +SW_RADIO T60 and later hardare rfkill rocker switch +SW_TABLET_MODE Tablet ThinkPads HKEY events 0x5009 and 0x500A + Non hot-key ACPI HKEY event map: 0x5001 Lid closed 0x5002 Lid opened +0x5009 Tablet swivel: switched to tablet mode +0x500A Tablet swivel: switched to normal mode 0x7000 Radio Switch may have changed state The above events are not propagated by the driver, except for legacy @@ -505,9 +520,7 @@ The above events are never propagated by the driver. 0x3003 Bay ejection (see 0x2x05) complete, can sleep again 0x4003 Undocked (see 0x2x04), can sleep again -0x5009 Tablet swivel: switched to tablet mode -0x500A Tablet swivel: switched to normal mode -0x500B Tablet pen insterted into its storage bay +0x500B Tablet pen inserted into its storage bay 0x500C Tablet pen removed from its storage bay 0x5010 Brightness level changed (newer Lenovo BIOSes) @@ -539,7 +552,7 @@ sysfs (it is read-only). If the hotkey_report_mode module parameter is set to 1 or 2, it cannot be changed later through sysfs (any writes will return -EPERM to signal that hotkey_report_mode was locked. On 2.6.23 and later, where -hotkey_report_mode cannot be changed at all, writes will return -EACES). +hotkey_report_mode cannot be changed at all, writes will return -EACCES). hotkey_report_mode set to 1 makes the driver export through the procfs ACPI event interface all hot key presses (which are *also* sent to the @@ -584,7 +597,7 @@ Sysfs notes: 0: disables Bluetooth / Bluetooth is disabled 1: enables Bluetooth / Bluetooth is enabled. - Note: this interface will be probably be superseeded by the + Note: this interface will be probably be superseded by the generic rfkill class, so it is NOT to be considered stable yet. Video output control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/video @@ -791,12 +804,12 @@ on the X40 (tpb is the ThinkPad Buttons utility): 1 - Related to "Volume up" key press 2 - Related to "Mute on" key press 3 - Related to "Access IBM" key press - 4 - Related to "LCD brightness up" key pess + 4 - Related to "LCD brightness up" key press 5 - Related to "LCD brightness down" key press 11 - Related to "toggle screen expansion" key press/function 12 - Related to "ThinkLight on" 13 - Related to "ThinkLight off" - 14 - Related to "ThinkLight" key press (toggle thinklight) + 14 - Related to "ThinkLight" key press (toggle ThinkLight) The cmos command interface is prone to firmware split-brain problems, as in newer ThinkPads it is just a compatibility layer. Do not use it, it is @@ -1024,7 +1037,7 @@ There are two interfaces to the firmware for direct brightness control, EC and CMOS. To select which one should be used, use the brightness_mode module parameter: brightness_mode=1 selects EC mode, brightness_mode=2 selects CMOS mode, brightness_mode=3 selects both EC -and CMOS. The driver tries to autodetect which interface to use. +and CMOS. The driver tries to auto-detect which interface to use. When display backlight brightness controls are available through the standard ACPI interface, it is best to use it instead of this direct @@ -1266,8 +1279,8 @@ experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. This feature shows the presence and current state of a W-WAN (Sierra Wireless EV-DO) device. -It was tested on a Lenovo Thinkpad X60. It should probably work on other -Thinkpad models which come with this module installed. +It was tested on a Lenovo ThinkPad X60. It should probably work on other +ThinkPad models which come with this module installed. Procfs notes: @@ -1286,7 +1299,7 @@ Sysfs notes: 0: disables WWAN card / WWAN card is disabled 1: enables WWAN card / WWAN card is enabled. - Note: this interface will be probably be superseeded by the + Note: this interface will be probably be superseded by the generic rfkill class, so it is NOT to be considered stable yet. Multiple Commands, Module Parameters @@ -1309,7 +1322,7 @@ Enabling debugging output The module takes a debug parameter which can be used to selectively enable various classes of debugging output, for example: - modprobe ibm_acpi debug=0xffff + modprobe thinkpad_acpi debug=0xffff will enable all debugging output classes. It takes a bitmask, so to enable more than one output class, just add their values. @@ -1356,7 +1369,7 @@ Sysfs interface changelog: NVRAM is compiled out by the user because it is unneeded/undesired in the first place). 0x020101: Marker for thinkpad-acpi with hot key NVRAM polling - and proper hotkey_mask semanthics (version 8 of the + and proper hotkey_mask semantics (version 8 of the NVRAM polling patch). Some development snapshots of 0.18 had an earlier version that did strange things to hotkey_mask. |