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

[Mark Pearson]

Hi Borys,

On Fri, May 15, 2026, at 1:38 PM, Borys wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Any chance you've had a look at my response below?

Sorry - it got lost in my email swamp :)

I don't feel strongly about it - I'll happily defer to the experienced maintainers perspective. Just wanted to highlight that potentially you might break somebodies carefully crafted key mappings
(but realistically, I think the odds on that are towards the low side)

Mark

>
> Best regards,
> Borys
>
> Op do 23 apr 2026 om 09:59 schreef Borys <turkoborys@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Thanks for the detailed feedback and for testing this on your
>> ThinkPad. I’ve done some further testing on the IdeaPad Gaming 3
>> (Cinnamon) to address your points and cross-referenced several IdeaPad
>> manuals.
>>
>> On this specific hardware, I found that KEY_FAVORITES currently
>> results in no action at all. It acts as a dead key in the desktop
>> environment, so the risk of a regression for existing users seems
>> minimal compared to the benefit of making the key functional.
>>
>> While the ThinkPad intent might be more flexible, the IdeaPad manuals
>> (for the Gaming and 5 series, for example) specifically state the key
>> is intended to "Open an app" or "Open Lenovo Vantage/PC Manager." I
>> tested KEY_BOOKMARKS as you suggested, but found that browsers like
>> Firefox "hijack" this key to open a sidebar, which prevents the user
>> from mapping it to a system tool as the manual intends. Additionally,
>> in my environment, the system labels this key as "Favorites," which
>> might be confusing for a "PC Manager" launcher.
>>
>> In my testing, KEY_CONFIG seems to avoid these conflicts. The system
>> identifies it as "Tools," which is a perfect semantic match for the
>> Vantage tools mentioned in the documentation. It isn't intercepted by
>> browsers and remains fully mappable by the user. Using a neutral key
>> like KEY_PROG4 would also achieve this same goal of giving the user
>> full control without default interference.
>>
>> I’m curious to hear your thoughts on these findings and how we can
>> best align the driver with the "user-defined" intent described in the
>> manuals.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Borys