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-rw-r--r--drivers/input/serio/i8042.c15
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
index f5a98af3b325..986a71c614b0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ static bool i8042_notimeout;
module_param_named(notimeout, i8042_notimeout, bool, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(notimeout, "Ignore timeouts signalled by i8042");
+static bool i8042_kbdreset;
+module_param_named(kbdreset, i8042_kbdreset, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(kbdreset, "Reset device connected to KBD port");
+
#ifdef CONFIG_X86
static bool i8042_dritek;
module_param_named(dritek, i8042_dritek, bool, 0);
@@ -790,6 +794,16 @@ static int __init i8042_check_aux(void)
return -1;
/*
+ * Reset keyboard (needed on some laptops to successfully detect
+ * touchpad, e.g., some Gigabyte laptop models with Elantech
+ * touchpads).
+ */
+ if (i8042_kbdreset) {
+ pr_warn("Attempting to reset device connected to KBD port\n");
+ i8042_kbd_write(NULL, (unsigned char) 0xff);
+ }
+
+/*
* Test AUX IRQ delivery to make sure BIOS did not grab the IRQ and
* used it for a PCI card or somethig else.
*/
@@ -1463,7 +1477,6 @@ static int i8042_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
static struct platform_driver i8042_driver = {
.driver = {
.name = "i8042",
- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
#ifdef CONFIG_PM
.pm = &i8042_pm_ops,
#endif