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diff --git a/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt index 9e6b94f..6711fbc 100644 --- a/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver - Version 0.14 - April 21st, 2007 + Version 0.15 + July 1st, 2007 Borislav Deianov <borislav@users.sf.net> - Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> - http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/ + Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> + http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/ This is a Linux driver for the IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. It @@ -134,54 +134,68 @@ end of this document. Changes to the sysfs interface done by the kernel subsystems are not documented here, nor are they tracked by this attribute. +Changes to the thinkpad-acpi sysfs interface are only considered +non-experimental when they are submitted to Linux mainline, at which +point the changes in this interface are documented and interface_version +may be updated. If you are using any thinkpad-acpi features not yet +sent to mainline for merging, you do so on your own risk: these features +may disappear, or be implemented in a different and incompatible way by +the time they are merged in Linux mainline. + +Changes that are backwards-compatible by nature (e.g. the addition of +attributes that do not change the way the other attributes work) do not +always warrant an update of interface_version. Therefore, one must +expect that an attribute might not be there, and deal with it properly +(an attribute not being there *is* a valid way to make it clear that a +feature is not available in sysfs). + Hot keys -------- procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey sysfs device attribute: hotkey_* -Without this driver, only the Fn-F4 key (sleep button) generates an -ACPI event. With the driver loaded, the hotkey feature enabled and the -mask set (see below), the various hot keys generate ACPI events in the +In a ThinkPad, the ACPI HKEY handler is responsible for comunicating +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 +firmware will behave in many situations. + +When the hotkey feature is enabled and the hot key mask is set (see +below), the various hot keys either generate ACPI events in the following format: ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000xxxx -The last four digits vary depending on the key combination pressed. -All labeled Fn-Fx key combinations generate distinct events. In -addition, the lid microswitch and some docking station buttons may -also generate such events. - -The bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate ACPI -events. 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. Most recent ThinkPad models honor the -following bits (assuming the hot keys feature has been enabled): - - key bit behavior when set behavior when unset - - Fn-F3 always generates ACPI event - Fn-F4 always generates ACPI event - Fn-F5 0010 generate ACPI event enable/disable Bluetooth - Fn-F7 0040 generate ACPI event switch LCD and external display - Fn-F8 0080 generate ACPI event expand screen or none - Fn-F9 0100 generate ACPI event none - Fn-F12 always generates ACPI event - -Some models do not support all of the above. For example, the T30 does -not support Fn-F5 and Fn-F9. Other models do not support the mask at -all. On those models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually. - -Note that enabling ACPI events for some keys prevents their default -behavior. For example, if events for Fn-F5 are enabled, that key will -no longer enable/disable Bluetooth by itself. This can still be done -from an acpid handler for the ibm/hotkey event. - -Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through -ACPI. For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM" -buttons do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can* -be used through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see -http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/ +or events over the input layer. The input layer support accepts the +standard IOCTLs to remap the keycodes assigned to each hotkey. + +When the input device is open, the driver will suppress any ACPI hot key +events that get translated into a meaningful input layer event, in order +to avoid sending duplicate events to userspace. Hot keys that are +mapped to KEY_RESERVED in the keymap are not translated, and will always +generate an ACPI ibm/hotkey HKEY event, and no input layer events. + +The hot key bit mask allows some control over which hot keys generate +events. If a key is "masked" (bit set to 0 in the mask), the firmware +will handle it. If it is "unmasked", it signals the firmware that +thinkpad-acpi would prefer to handle it, if the firmware would be so +kind to allow it (and it often doesn't!). + +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. + +Note that unmasking some keys prevents their default behavior. For +example, if Fn+F5 is unmasked, that key will no longer enable/disable +Bluetooth by itself. + +Note also that not all Fn key combinations are supported through ACPI. +For example, on the X40, the brightness, volume and "Access IBM" buttons +do not generate ACPI events even with this driver. They *can* be used +through the "ThinkPad Buttons" utility, see http://www.nongnu.org/tpb/ procfs notes: @@ -189,9 +203,9 @@ The following commands can be written to the /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey file: echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable the hot keys feature echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable the hot keys feature - echo 0xffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable all possible hot keys - echo 0x0000 > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable all possible hot keys - ... any other 4-hex-digit mask ... + echo 0xffffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- enable all hot keys + echo 0 > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- disable all possible hot keys + ... any other 8-hex-digit mask ... echo reset > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey -- restore the original mask sysfs notes: @@ -202,7 +216,7 @@ sysfs notes: key feature status will be restored to this value. 0: hot keys were disabled - 1: hot keys were enabled + 1: hot keys were enabled (unusual) hotkey_bios_mask: Returns the hot keys mask when thinkpad-acpi was loaded. @@ -217,9 +231,182 @@ sysfs notes: 1: enables the hot keys feature / feature enabled hotkey_mask: - bit mask to enable ACPI event generation for each hot - key (see above). Returns the current status of the hot - keys mask, and allows one to modify it. + bit mask to enable driver-handling and ACPI event + generation for each hot key (see above). Returns the + current status of the hot keys mask, and allows one to + modify it. + + hotkey_all_mask: + bit mask that should enable event reporting for all + supported hot keys, when echoed to hotkey_mask above. + Unless you know which events need to be handled + passively (because the firmware *will* handle them + anyway), do *not* use hotkey_all_mask. Use + hotkey_recommended_mask, instead. You have been warned. + + hotkey_recommended_mask: + bit mask that should enable event reporting for all + supported hot keys, except those which are always + handled by the firmware anyway. Echo it to + hotkey_mask above, to use. + + hotkey_radio_sw: + 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 + "radios enabled" position. + +input layer notes: + +A Hot key is mapped to a single input layer EV_KEY event, possibly +followed by an EV_MSC MSC_SCAN event that shall contain that key's scan +code. An EV_SYN event will always be generated to mark the end of the +event block. + +Do not use the EV_MSC MSC_SCAN events to process keys. They are to be +used as a helper to remap keys, only. They are particularly useful when +remapping KEY_UNKNOWN keys. + +The events are available in an input device, with the following id: + + Bus: BUS_HOST + vendor: 0x1014 (PCI_VENDOR_ID_IBM) or + 0x17aa (PCI_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO) + product: 0x5054 ("TP") + version: 0x4101 + +The version will have its LSB incremented if the keymap changes in a +backwards-compatible way. The MSB shall always be 0x41 for this input +device. If the MSB is not 0x41, do not use the device as described in +this section, as it is either something else (e.g. another input device +exported by a thinkpad driver, such as HDAPS) or its functionality has +been changed in a non-backwards compatible way. + +Adding other event types for other functionalities shall be considered a +backwards-compatible change for this input device. + +Thinkpad-acpi Hot Key event map (version 0x4101): + +ACPI Scan +event code Key Notes + +0x1001 0x00 FN+F1 - +0x1002 0x01 FN+F2 IBM: battery (rare) + Lenovo: Screen lock + +0x1003 0x02 FN+F3 Many IBM models always report + this hot key, even with hot keys + disabled or with Fn+F3 masked + off + IBM: screen lock + Lenovo: battery + +0x1004 0x03 FN+F4 Sleep button (ACPI sleep button + semanthics, i.e. sleep-to-RAM). + It is always generate some kind + of event, either the hot key + event or a ACPI sleep button + event. The firmware may + refuse to generate further FN+F4 + key presses until a S3 or S4 ACPI + sleep cycle is performed or some + time passes. + +0x1005 0x04 FN+F5 Radio. Enables/disables + 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), + really. + +0x1006 0x05 FN+F6 - + +0x1007 0x06 FN+F7 Video output cycle. + Do you feel lucky today? + +0x1008 0x07 FN+F8 IBM: toggle screen expand + Lenovo: configure ultranav + +0x1009 0x08 FN+F9 - + .. .. .. +0x100B 0x0A FN+F11 - + +0x100C 0x0B FN+F12 Sleep to disk. You are always + supposed to handle it yourself, + either through the ACPI event, + or through a hotkey event. + The firmware may refuse to + generate further FN+F4 key + press events until a S3 or S4 + ACPI sleep cycle is performed, + or some time passes. + +0x100D 0x0C FN+BACKSPACE - +0x100E 0x0D FN+INSERT - +0x100F 0x0E FN+DELETE - + +0x1010 0x0F FN+HOME Brightness up. This key is + always handled by the firmware + in IBM ThinkPads, even when + unmasked. Just leave it alone. + For Lenovo ThinkPads with a new + BIOS, it has to be handled either + by the ACPI OSI, or by userspace. +0x1011 0x10 FN+END Brightness down. See brightness + up for details. + +0x1012 0x11 FN+PGUP Thinklight toggle. This key is + always handled by the firmware, + even when unmasked. + +0x1013 0x12 FN+PGDOWN - + +0x1014 0x13 FN+SPACE Zoom key + +0x1015 0x14 VOLUME UP Internal mixer volume up. This + key is always handled by the + firmware, even when unmasked. + NOTE: Lenovo seems to be changing + this. +0x1016 0x15 VOLUME DOWN Internal mixer volume up. This + key is always handled by the + firmware, even when unmasked. + NOTE: Lenovo seems to be changing + this. +0x1017 0x16 MUTE Mute internal mixer. This + key is always handled by the + firmware, even when unmasked. + +0x1018 0x17 THINKPAD Thinkpad/Access IBM/Lenovo key + +0x1019 0x18 unknown +.. .. .. +0x1020 0x1F unknown + +The ThinkPad firmware does not allow one to differentiate when most hot +keys are pressed or released (either that, or we don't know how to, yet). +For these keys, the driver generates a set of events for a key press and +immediately issues the same set of events for a key release. It is +unknown by the driver if the ThinkPad firmware triggered these events on +hot key press or release, but the firmware will do it for either one, not +both. + +If a key is mapped to KEY_RESERVED, it generates no input events at all, +and it may generate a legacy thinkpad-acpi ACPI hotkey event. + +If a key is mapped to KEY_UNKNOWN, it generates an input event that +includes an scan code, and it may also generate a legacy thinkpad-acpi +ACPI hotkey event. + +If a key is mapped to anything else, it will only generate legacy +thinkpad-acpi ACPI hotkey events if nobody has opened the input device. + +Non hot-key ACPI HKEY event map: +0x5001 Lid closed +0x5002 Lid opened +0x7000 Radio Switch may have changed state Bluetooth @@ -437,27 +624,34 @@ CMOS control procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos sysfs device attribute: cmos_command -This feature is used internally by the ACPI firmware to control the -ThinkLight on most newer ThinkPad models. It may also control LCD -brightness, sounds volume and more, but only on some models. +This feature is mostly used internally by the ACPI firmware to keep the legacy +CMOS NVRAM bits in sync with the current machine state, and to record this +state so that the ThinkPad will retain such settings across reboots. + +Some of these commands actually perform actions in some ThinkPad models, but +this is expected to disappear more and more in newer models. As an example, in +a T43 and in a X40, commands 12 and 13 still control the ThinkLight state for +real, but commands 0 to 2 don't control the mixer anymore (they have been +phased out) and just update the NVRAM. The range of valid cmos command numbers is 0 to 21, but not all have an effect and the behavior varies from model to model. Here is the behavior on the X40 (tpb is the ThinkPad Buttons utility): - 0 - no effect but tpb reports "Volume down" - 1 - no effect but tpb reports "Volume up" - 2 - no effect but tpb reports "Mute on" - 3 - simulate pressing the "Access IBM" button - 4 - LCD brightness up - 5 - LCD brightness down - 11 - toggle screen expansion - 12 - ThinkLight on - 13 - ThinkLight off - 14 - no effect but tpb reports ThinkLight status change + 0 - Related to "Volume down" key press + 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 + 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) The cmos command interface is prone to firmware split-brain problems, as -in newer ThinkPads it is just a compatibility layer. +in newer ThinkPads it is just a compatibility layer. Do not use it, it is +exported just as a debug tool. LED control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/led --------------------------------- @@ -516,23 +710,15 @@ Temperature sensors procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal sysfs device attributes: (hwmon) temp*_input -Most ThinkPads include six or more separate temperature sensors but -only expose the CPU temperature through the standard ACPI methods. -This feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors on older -ThinkPads, and it has experimental support for up to sixteen different -sensors on newer ThinkPads. - -EXPERIMENTAL: The 16-sensors feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the -implementation directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as -expected. USE WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the -experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. When EXPERIMENTAL -mode is enabled, reading the first 8 sensors on newer ThinkPads will -also use an new experimental thermal sensor access mode. +Most ThinkPads include six or more separate temperature sensors but only +expose the CPU temperature through the standard ACPI methods. This +feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors on older +ThinkPads, and up to sixteen different sensors on newer ThinkPads. For example, on the X40, a typical output may be: temperatures: 42 42 45 41 36 -128 33 -128 -EXPERIMENTAL: On the T43/p, a typical output may be: +On the T43/p, a typical output may be: temperatures: 48 48 36 52 38 -128 31 -128 48 52 48 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128 The mapping of thermal sensors to physical locations varies depending on @@ -562,7 +748,8 @@ http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_T43.2C_T43p 2: System board, left side (near PCMCIA slot), reported as HDAPS temp 3: PCMCIA slot 9: MCH (northbridge) to DRAM Bus -10: ICH (southbridge), under Mini-PCI card, under touchpad +10: Clock-generator, mini-pci card and ICH (southbridge), under Mini-PCI + card, under touchpad 11: Power regulator, underside of system board, below F2 key The A31 has a very atypical layout for the thermal sensors @@ -681,6 +868,12 @@ cannot be controlled. The backlight control has eight levels, ranging from 0 to 7. Some of the levels may not be distinct. +There are two interfaces to the firmware for 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. + Procfs notes: The available commands are: @@ -976,3 +1169,9 @@ Sysfs interface changelog: 0x000100: Initial sysfs support, as a single platform driver and device. +0x000200: Hot key support for 32 hot keys, and radio slider switch + support. +0x010000: Hot keys are now handled by default over the input + layer, the radio switch generates input event EV_RADIO, + and the driver enables hot key handling by default in + the firmware. |
