Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] HID: Logitech K290: Add driver for the Logitech K290 USB keyboard

[Nestor Lopez Casado]

Hello Florent,

In my view, this driver may not be a good idea. The default behaviour
of K290 is 'send multimedia keycodes' with the user given the choice
to change that behaviour via vendor commands. Putting a driver that
will unconditionally change that behaviour without the user's consent
might bother other users that prefer the multimedia keycodes by
default.

Besides, I'd argue that instead of a kernel module this would be best
achieved from a user space application. Something in the lines of
Solaar (github pwr/solaar) or libratbag (there's an issue open to
support keyboards) or even a specific application built for the
purpose. Anyways, please collect the input from Benjamin and Jiri as
they as they best placed to advise than myself.

Cheers,
-nestor

On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 11:14 PM, Florent Flament
<contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With the generic HID driver, K290 keyboards' F1 to F12 keys send
> multimedia events by default, and standard keycodes when the function
> key is pressed. This driver allows to configure K290 keyboards, so
> that F1 to F12 have a standard behavior and send multimedia events
> when the function key is pressed. The keyboard mode is set through the
> fn_mode module parameter: when set to 1 (default setting) the keyboard
> behaves as with the generic HID driver, when set to 0 the keyboard is
> configured to work as standard keyboards.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florent Flament <contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/hid/Kconfig             |  18 ++++++++
>  drivers/hid/Makefile            |   1 +
>  drivers/hid/hid-ids.h           |   1 +
>  drivers/hid/hid-logitech-k290.c | 100 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 120 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/hid/hid-logitech-k290.c
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
> index 19c499f5623d..6686da8daac6 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
> @@ -488,6 +488,24 @@ config HID_LOGITECH_HIDPP
>         T651, TK820), some mice (Zone Touch mouse), or even keyboards (Solar
>         Keyboard).
>
> +config HID_LOGITECH_K290
> +       tristate "Logitech K290 Keyboard support"
> +       depends on USB_HID
> +       ---help---
> +       This enhances support of Logitech K290 keyboards.
> +
> +       With the generic HID driver, K290 keyboards' F1 to F12 keys
> +       send multimedia events by default, and standard keycodes when
> +       the function key is pressed. This driver allows to configure
> +       K290 keyboards, so that F1 to F12 have a standard behavior and
> +       send multimedia events when the function key is pressed. The
> +       keyboard mode is set through the fn_mode module parameter:
> +       when set to 1 (default setting) the keyboard behaves as with
> +       the generic HID driver, when set to 0 the keyboard is
> +       configured to work as standard keyboards.
> +
> +       Say Y if you have a Logitech K290 keyboard.
> +
>  config LOGITECH_FF
>         bool "Logitech force feedback support"
>         depends on HID_LOGITECH
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/Makefile b/drivers/hid/Makefile
> index eb13b9e92d85..78079d3a5d58 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/hid/Makefile
> @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HID_LENOVO)      += hid-lenovo.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH)     += hid-logitech.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_DJ)  += hid-logitech-dj.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_HIDPP)       += hid-logitech-hidpp.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_K290)        += hid-logitech-k290.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HID_MAGICMOUSE)   += hid-magicmouse.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HID_MAYFLASH)     += hid-mf.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HID_MICROSOFT)    += hid-microsoft.o
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h b/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
> index 9454ac134ce2..68caba7e666c 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
> @@ -693,6 +693,7 @@
>  #define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_HARMONY_LAST 0xc14f
>  #define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_HARMONY_PS3 0x0306
>  #define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_KEYBOARD_G710_PLUS 0xc24d
> +#define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_KEYBOARD_K290   0xc31f
>  #define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_MOUSE_C01A      0xc01a
>  #define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_MOUSE_C05A      0xc05a
>  #define USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_MOUSE_C06A      0xc06a
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-k290.c b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-k290.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..36fdb5838842
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-k290.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +/*
> + * HID driver for Logitech K290 keyboard
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2018 Florent Flament
> + *
> + * This drivers allows to configure the K290 keyboard's function key
> + * behaviour (whether function mode is activated or not by default).
> + *
> + * Logitech custom commands taken from Marcus Ilgner k290-fnkeyctl
> + * (https://github.com/milgner/k290-fnkeyctl):
> + * K290_SET_FUNCTION_CMD
> + * K290_SET_FUNCTION_VAL
> + * K290_SET_FUNCTION_OFF
> + * K290_SET_FUNCTION_ON
> + *
> + * Based on hid-accutouch.c and hid-elo.c
> + */
> +
> +#include <linux/device.h>
> +#include <linux/hid.h>
> +#include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/stat.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +#include <linux/usb.h>
> +
> +#include "hid-ids.h"
> +#include "usbhid/usbhid.h"
> +
> +// Logitech K290 custom USB command and value to setup function key
> +#define K290_SET_FUNCTION_CMD 0x02
> +#define K290_SET_FUNCTION_VAL 0x001a
> +
> +// Have function mode turned off (as with standard keyboards)
> +#define K290_SET_FUNCTION_OFF 0x0001
> +// Have function mode turned on (default k290 behavior)
> +#define K290_SET_FUNCTION_ON  0x0000
> +
> +// Function key default mode is set at module load time for every K290
> +// keyboards plugged on the machine. By default fn_mode = 1, i.e
> +// sending K290_SET_FUNCTION_ON (default K290 behavior).
> +static bool fn_mode = 1;
> +module_param(fn_mode, bool, 0444);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(fn_mode, "Logitech K290 function key mode (default = 1)");
> +
> +static void k290_set_function(struct usb_device *dev, uint16_t function_mode)
> +{
> +       int ret;
> +
> +       ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
> +                             K290_SET_FUNCTION_CMD,
> +                             USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
> +                             K290_SET_FUNCTION_VAL,
> +                             function_mode, 0, 0, USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
> +
> +       if (ret < 0)
> +               dev_err(&dev->dev,
> +                       "Failed to setup K290 function key, error %d\n", ret);
> +}
> +
> +static int k290_set_function_hid_device(struct hid_device *hid)
> +{
> +       struct usb_device *usb_dev = hid_to_usb_dev(hid);
> +
> +       k290_set_function(usb_dev,
> +                       fn_mode ? K290_SET_FUNCTION_ON : K290_SET_FUNCTION_OFF);
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int k290_input_configured(struct hid_device *hid,
> +                                struct hid_input *hidinput)
> +{
> +       return k290_set_function_hid_device(hid);
> +}
> +
> +static int k290_resume(struct hid_device *hid)
> +{
> +       return k290_set_function_hid_device(hid);
> +}
> +
> +static const struct hid_device_id k290_devices[] = {
> +       { HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_LOGITECH,
> +                        USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_KEYBOARD_K290) },
> +       { }
> +};
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(hid, k290_devices);
> +
> +static struct hid_driver k290_driver = {
> +       .name = "hid-logitech-k290",
> +       .id_table = k290_devices,
> +       .input_configured = k290_input_configured,
> +       .resume = k290_resume,
> +       .reset_resume = k290_resume,
> +};
> +
> +module_hid_driver(k290_driver);
> +
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Florent Flament <contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>");
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Logitech K290 keyboard driver");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> --
> 2.14.3
>
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