From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org>
Cc: "Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
"Shyam Sundar S K" <Shyam-sundar.S-k@amd.com>,
"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>,
"Hans de Goede" <hdegoede@redhat.com>,
"open list:INPUT (KEYBOARD, MOUSE, JOYSTICK,
TOUCHSCREEN)..." <linux-input@vger.kernel.org>,
"open list" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"open list:AMD PMF DRIVER" <platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org>,
"Mario Limonciello" <mario.limonciello@amd.com>,
"Armin Wolf" <W_Armin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] Input: Add a Kconfig to emulate KEY_SCREENLOCK with META + L
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 20:41:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aA0o2SWGtd/iMYM2@duo.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b4bc07aa-e4b5-4a2a-a4ad-91c1e5071f00@kernel.org>
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Hi!
> > > In the PC industry KEY_SCREENLOCK isn't used as frequently as it used
> > > to be. Modern versions of Windows [1], GNOME and KDE support "META" + "L"
> > > to lock the screen. Modern hardware [2] also sends this sequence of
> > > events for keys with a silkscreen for screen lock.
> > >
> > > Introduced a new Kconfig option that will change KEY_SCREENLOCK when
> > > emitted by driver to META + L.
> >
> > Fix gnome and kde, do not break kernel...
>
> I'm sorry; fix them to do what exactly? Switch to KEY_SCREENLOCK?
>
> That's going to break modern hardware lockscreen keys. They've all
> obviously moved to META+L because that's what hardware today uses.
Gnome / KDE should accept either META+L _or_ KEY_SCREENLOCK to do the
screen locking, no?
Best regards,
Pavel
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-04-26 18:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-04-25 16:29 Mario Limonciello
2025-04-25 16:29 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] platform/x86/amd: pmf: Use META + L for screen lock command Mario Limonciello
2025-04-26 8:15 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] Input: Add a Kconfig to emulate KEY_SCREENLOCK with META + L Pavel Machek
2025-04-26 13:00 ` Mario Limonciello
2025-04-26 18:41 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2025-04-26 23:44 ` Mario Limonciello
2025-04-27 6:10 ` Pavel Machek
2025-04-27 12:15 ` Mario Limonciello
2025-04-28 5:30 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2025-04-28 5:51 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2025-04-28 13:50 ` Mario Limonciello
2025-04-28 14:10 ` Hans de Goede
2025-04-28 5:52 ` Pavel Machek
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