Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mjg59/platform-drivers-x86

* 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mjg59/platform-drivers-x86: (32 commits)
  Move N014, N051 and CR620 dmi information to load scm dmi table
  drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.c: fix build warning
  X86 platfrom wmi: Add debug facility to dump WMI data in a readable way
  X86 platform wmi: Also log GUID string when an event happens and debug is set
  X86 platform wmi: Introduce debug param to log all WMI events
  Clean up all objects used by scm model when driver initial fail or exit
  msi-laptop: fix up some coding style issues found by checkpatch
  msi-laptop: Add i8042 filter to sync sw state with BIOS when function key pressed
  msi-laptop: Set rfkill init state when msi-laptop intiial
  msi-laptop: Add MSI CR620 notebook dmi information to scm models table
  msi-laptop: Add N014 N051 dmi information to scm models table
  drivers/platform/x86: Use kmemdup
  drivers/platform/x86: Use kzalloc
  drivers/platform/x86: Clarify the MRST IPC driver description slightly
  eeepc-wmi: depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
  IPC driver for Intel Mobile Internet Device (MID) platforms
  classmate-laptop: Add RFKILL support.
  thinkpad-acpi: document backlight level writeback at driver init
  thinkpad-acpi: clean up ACPI handles handling
  thinkpad-acpi: don't depend on led_path for led firmware type (v2)
  ...

1 files changed, 49 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 39c0a09d010..fc15538d8b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -292,13 +292,13 @@ sysfs notes:
 
 		Warning: when in NVRAM mode, the volume up/down/mute
 		keys are synthesized according to changes in the mixer,
-		so you have to use volume up or volume down to unmute,
-		as per the ThinkPad volume mixer user interface.  When
-		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 semantics will be
-		enforced.
+		which uses a single volume up or volume down hotkey
+		press to unmute, as per the ThinkPad volume mixer user
+		interface.  When in ACPI event mode, volume up/down/mute
+		events are reported by the firmware and can behave
+		differently (and that behaviour changes with firmware
+		version -- not just with firmware models -- as well as
+		OSI(Linux) state).
 
 	hotkey_poll_freq:
 		frequency in Hz for hot key polling. It must be between
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ sysfs notes:
 		will cause hot key presses that require NVRAM polling
 		to never be reported.
 
-		Setting hotkey_poll_freq too low will cause repeated
+		Setting hotkey_poll_freq too low may cause repeated
 		pressings of the same hot key to be misreported as a
 		single key press, or to not even be detected at all.
 		The recommended polling frequency is 10Hz.
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ ACPI	Scan
 event	code	Key		Notes
 
 0x1001	0x00	FN+F1		-
+
 0x1002	0x01	FN+F2		IBM: battery (rare)
 				Lenovo: Screen lock
 
@@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ event	code	Key		Notes
 				this hot key, even with hot keys
 				disabled or with Fn+F3 masked
 				off
-				IBM: screen lock
+				IBM: screen lock, often turns
+				off the ThinkLight as side-effect
 				Lenovo: battery
 
 0x1004	0x03	FN+F4		Sleep button (ACPI sleep button
@@ -433,7 +435,8 @@ event	code	Key		Notes
 				Do you feel lucky today?
 
 0x1008	0x07	FN+F8		IBM: toggle screen expand
-				Lenovo: configure UltraNav
+				Lenovo: configure UltraNav,
+				or toggle screen expand
 
 0x1009	0x08	FN+F9		-
 	..	..		..
@@ -444,7 +447,7 @@ event	code	Key		Notes
 				either through the ACPI event,
 				or through a hotkey event.
 				The firmware may refuse to
-				generate further FN+F4 key
+				generate further FN+F12 key
 				press events until a S3 or S4
 				ACPI sleep cycle is performed,
 				or some time passes.
@@ -512,15 +515,19 @@ events for switches:
 SW_RFKILL_ALL	T60 and later hardware rfkill rocker switch
 SW_TABLET_MODE	Tablet ThinkPads HKEY events 0x5009 and 0x500A
 
-Non hot-key ACPI HKEY event map:
+Non hotkey ACPI HKEY event map:
+-------------------------------
+
+Events that are not propagated by the driver, except for legacy
+compatibility purposes when hotkey_report_mode is set to 1:
+
 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
-compatibility purposes when hotkey_report_mode is set to 1.
+Events that are never propagated by the driver:
 
 0x2304		System is waking up from suspend to undock
 0x2305		System is waking up from suspend to eject bay
@@ -528,14 +535,39 @@ compatibility purposes when hotkey_report_mode is set to 1.
 0x2405		System is waking up from hibernation to eject bay
 0x5010		Brightness level changed/control event
 
-The above events are never propagated by the driver.
+Events that are propagated by the driver to userspace:
 
+0x2313		ALARM: System is waking up from suspend because
+		the battery is nearly empty
+0x2413		ALARM: System is waking up from hibernation because
+		the battery is nearly empty
 0x3003		Bay ejection (see 0x2x05) complete, can sleep again
+0x3006		Bay hotplug request (hint to power up SATA link when
+		the optical drive tray is ejected)
 0x4003		Undocked (see 0x2x04), can sleep again
 0x500B		Tablet pen inserted into its storage bay
 0x500C		Tablet pen removed from its storage bay
-
-The above events are propagated by the driver.
+0x6011		ALARM: battery is too hot
+0x6012		ALARM: battery is extremely hot
+0x6021		ALARM: a sensor is too hot
+0x6022		ALARM: a sensor is extremely hot
+0x6030		System thermal table changed
+
+Battery nearly empty alarms are a last resort attempt to get the
+operating system to hibernate or shutdown cleanly (0x2313), or shutdown
+cleanly (0x2413) before power is lost.  They must be acted upon, as the
+wake up caused by the firmware will have negated most safety nets...
+
+When any of the "too hot" alarms happen, according to Lenovo the user
+should suspend or hibernate the laptop (and in the case of battery
+alarms, unplug the AC adapter) to let it cool down.  These alarms do
+signal that something is wrong, they should never happen on normal
+operating conditions.
+
+The "extremely hot" alarms are emergencies.  According to Lenovo, the
+operating system is to force either an immediate suspend or hibernate
+cycle, or a system shutdown.  Obviously, something is very wrong if this
+happens.
 
 Compatibility notes: