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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> | 2019-06-13 15:07:43 -0300 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> | 2019-07-15 11:03:01 -0300 |
commit | 9e1cbede267916e737c4a755059418da3ac4de95 (patch) | |
tree | dc5a1a10fa47714a136d1b7fd22fb328fcb4b171 /Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/lg-laptop.rst | |
parent | 570432470275c3da15b85362bc1461945b9c1919 (diff) |
docs: admin-guide: add laptops documentation
The docs under Documentation/laptops contain users specific
information.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/lg-laptop.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/lg-laptop.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ce9b14671cb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/lg-laptop.rst @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + + +LG Gram laptop extra features +============================= + +By Matan Ziv-Av <matan@svgalib.org> + + +Hotkeys +------- + +The following FN keys are ignored by the kernel without this driver: + +- FN-F1 (LG control panel) - Generates F15 +- FN-F5 (Touchpad toggle) - Generates F13 +- FN-F6 (Airplane mode) - Generates RFKILL +- FN-F8 (Keyboard backlight) - Generates F16. + This key also changes keyboard backlight mode. +- FN-F9 (Reader mode) - Generates F14 + +The rest of the FN keys work without a need for a special driver. + + +Reader mode +----------- + +Writing 0/1 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/reader_mode disables/enables +reader mode. In this mode the screen colors change (blue color reduced), +and the reader mode indicator LED (on F9 key) turns on. + + +FN Lock +------- + +Writing 0/1 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/fn_lock disables/enables +FN lock. + + +Battery care limit +------------------ + +Writing 80/100 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/battery_care_limit +sets the maximum capacity to charge the battery. Limiting the charge +reduces battery capacity loss over time. + +This value is reset to 100 when the kernel boots. + + +Fan mode +-------- + +Writing 1/0 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/fan_mode disables/enables +the fan silent mode. + + +USB charge +---------- + +Writing 0/1 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/usb_charge disables/enables +charging another device from the USB port while the device is turned off. + +This value is reset to 0 when the kernel boots. + + +LEDs +~~~~ + +The are two LED devices supported by the driver: + +Keyboard backlight +------------------ + +A led device named kbd_led controls the keyboard backlight. There are three +lighting level: off (0), low (127) and high (255). + +The keyboard backlight is also controlled by the key combination FN-F8 +which cycles through those levels. + + +Touchpad indicator LED +---------------------- + +On the F5 key. Controlled by led device names tpad_led. |