Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] platform/x86: dell-privacy: Add support for Dell hardware privacy

On 3/22/21 2:38 AM, Perry Yuan wrote:

From: Perry Yuan perry_yuan@dell.com

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig index e0a55337f51a..0e0f1eb35bd6 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig @@ -204,4 +204,20 @@ config DELL_WMI_SYSMAN To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called dell-wmi-sysman.

+config DELL_PRIVACY

• tristate "Dell Hardware Privacy Support"
• depends on ACPI
• depends on ACPI_WMI
• depends on INPUT
• depends on DELL_LAPTOP
• depends on LEDS_TRIGGER_AUDIO
• select DELL_WMI
• help

•  This driver provides support for the "Dell Hardware Privacy" feature
  

•  of Dell laptops.
  

•  Support for a micmute and camera mute privacy will be provided as
  

better: are provided as

•  hardware button Ctrl+F4 and Ctrl+F9 hotkey.
  

Does that say that Ctrl+F4 is a hardware button and that Ctrl+F9 is a hotkey? If so, what's the difference? and why? Are they different hardware implementations? Does the user care?

•  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
  

•  be called dell_privacy.
  

endif # X86_PLATFORM_DRIVERS_DELL

thanks.