[PATCH] platform/x86: ideapad-laptop: remap "Star with S" key to KEY_DASHBOARD

From: Borys Turko

Date: Wed Apr 22 2026 - 06:42:52 EST


The customizable Lenovo hotkey ("Star with S") on the Lenovo 82EY is
currently mapped to KEY_FAVORITES. However, KEY_FAVORITES is primarily
handled as a browser-specific action (Add to Favorites) and is not
consistently recognized as a system-wide hotkey by modern desktop
environments.

Testing on the Cinnamon desktop environment shows that KEY_FAVORITES
is not captured for system mapping, and it fails to trigger any action
in modern web browsers.

Remapping this key to KEY_DASHBOARD allows it to be treated as a
system-level event. This change enables users to map the key to
system functions (such as a dashboard or launcher) through their
desktop environment's keyboard settings.

Tested on Lenovo 82EY with evtest and Cinnamon DE.

Signed-off-by: Borys Turko <turkoborys@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/ideapad-laptop.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/ideapad-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/ideapad-laptop.c
index 4fbc904f1..3a5b5a478 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/ideapad-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/ideapad-laptop.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ static const struct key_entry ideapad_keymap[] = {
/* Esc (handled by the firmware) */
{ KE_IGNORE, 0x03 | IDEAPAD_WMI_KEY },
/* Customizable Lenovo Hotkey ("star" with 'S' inside) */
- { KE_KEY, 0x01 | IDEAPAD_WMI_KEY, { KEY_FAVORITES } },
+ { KE_KEY, 0x01 | IDEAPAD_WMI_KEY, { KEY_DASHBOARD } },
{ KE_KEY, 0x04 | IDEAPAD_WMI_KEY, { KEY_SELECTIVE_SCREENSHOT } },
/* Lenovo Support */
{ KE_KEY, 0x07 | IDEAPAD_WMI_KEY, { KEY_HELP } },
--
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