From: Uddhav Swami <uddhavswami@gmail.com>
To: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Uddhav Swami <uddhavswami@gmail.com>,
jikos@kernel.org, bentiss@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4] HID: chuyuen: add driver for vendor-specific brightness keys
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:33:19 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260817073319.33200-1-uddhavswami@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260715055951.15144-1-uddhavswami@gmail.com>
The Gigabyte Aero 15 XB keyboard (Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd,
USB ID 1044:7a3f) sends brightness up/down keypresses as vendor-defined
HID reports (Usage Page 0xFF02, Report ID 4) rather than standard HID
Consumer Control usages, causing KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP and KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN
to never reach the input subsystem.
Add a minimal HID driver that intercepts Report ID 4 and maps values
0x7D and 0x7E to KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN and KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP respectively.
Tested on: Gigabyte Aero 15 XB (USB ID 1044:7a3f)
Signed-off-by: Uddhav Swami <uddhavswami@gmail.com>
---
v4:
- Rename driver from hid-gigabyte to hid-chuyuen (and Kconfig symbol
HID_GIGABYTE_AERO to HID_CHUYUEN, module name to hid_chuyuen) to
follow the hid-<vendor> naming convention, since Chu Yuen Enterprise
is the actual USB vendor, not Gigabyte. (Jiri)
v3:
- Fix a NULL pointer dereference: hi->report can be NULL for some
hid_input instances. Iterate hi->reports via list_for_each_entry()
on hidinput_list to find report ID 0x04 before setting capabilities.
- Rename local variable ret to error in probe for clarity.
v2:
- Fix a use-after-free: check HID_CLAIMED_INPUT after hid_hw_start()
to catch a failed input_register_device().
drivers/hid/Kconfig | 10 +++
drivers/hid/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/hid/hid-chuyuen.c | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/hid/hid-ids.h | 3 +
4 files changed, 159 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 drivers/hid/hid-chuyuen.c
diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
index 03f36899e458..6647434d5adf 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ config HID_CHICONY
help
Support for Chicony Tactical pad and special keys on Chicony keyboards.
+config HID_CHUYUEN
+ tristate "Chu Yuen Aero laptop vendor-specific keys"
+ depends on USB_HID
+ help
+ Support for vendor-specific keyboard keys on Chu Yuen keyboards
+ found in Gigabyte Aero laptops.
+
+ Currently the following device is known to be supported:
+ - Gigabyte Aero 15 XB
+
config HID_CORSAIR
tristate "Corsair devices"
depends on USB_HID && LEDS_CLASS
diff --git a/drivers/hid/Makefile b/drivers/hid/Makefile
index 23e6e3dd0c56..7f7503261b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/hid/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HID_BETOP_FF) += hid-betopff.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HID_BIGBEN_FF) += hid-bigbenff.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HID_CHERRY) += hid-cherry.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HID_CHICONY) += hid-chicony.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HID_CHUYUEN) += hid-chuyuen.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HID_CMEDIA) += hid-cmedia.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HID_CORSAIR) += hid-corsair.o hid-corsair-void.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HID_COUGAR) += hid-cougar.o
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-chuyuen.c b/drivers/hid/hid-chuyuen.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9bc0ab509083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-chuyuen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * HID driver for Chu Yuen Enterprise keyboards, as found on Gigabyte
+ * Aero laptops, with vendor-specific brightness keys.
+ *
+ * The keyboard sends brightness up/down presses as a vendor-defined usage page
+ * report instead of standard HID Consumer Control usages.
+ *
+ * This driver intercepts them and emits the correct KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP /
+ * KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN events.
+ *
+ * Currently supported devices are:
+ * Gigabyte Aero 15 XB
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Uddhav Swami <uddhavswami@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This module based on hid-asus by
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Yusuke Fujimaki <usk.fujimaki@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Brendan McGrath <redmcg@redmandi.dyndns.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Victor Vlasenko <victor.vlasenko@sysgears.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Frederik Wenigwieser <frederik.wenigwieser@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/hid.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/input.h>
+
+#include "hid-ids.h"
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Uddhav Swami <uddhavswami@gmail.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("HID driver for Chu Yuen Aero keyboards");
+
+#define CHUYUEN_AERO_REPORT_ID 0x04
+#define CHUYUEN_AERO_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN 0x7D
+#define CHUYUEN_AERO_BRIGHTNESS_UP 0x7E
+
+struct chuyuen_drvdata {
+ struct input_dev *input;
+};
+
+static int chuyuen_aero_raw_event(struct hid_device *hdev,
+ struct hid_report *report, u8 *data,
+ int size)
+{
+ struct chuyuen_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+
+ if (!drvdata->input)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (report->id != CHUYUEN_AERO_REPORT_ID || size < 4)
+ return 0;
+
+ switch (data[3]) {
+ case CHUYUEN_AERO_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN:
+ input_report_key(drvdata->input, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN, 1);
+ input_sync(drvdata->input);
+ input_report_key(drvdata->input, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN, 0);
+ input_sync(drvdata->input);
+ return 1;
+ case CHUYUEN_AERO_BRIGHTNESS_UP:
+ input_report_key(drvdata->input, KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP, 1);
+ input_sync(drvdata->input);
+ input_report_key(drvdata->input, KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP, 0);
+ input_sync(drvdata->input);
+ return 1;
+ default:
+ return 0;
+ }
+}
+
+static int chuyuen_aero_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev,
+ struct hid_input *hi)
+{
+ struct chuyuen_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct hid_report *report;
+ bool has_report = false;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(report, &hi->reports, hidinput_list) {
+ if (report->id == CHUYUEN_AERO_REPORT_ID) {
+ has_report = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!has_report)
+ return 0;
+
+ input_set_capability(hi->input, EV_KEY, KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP);
+ input_set_capability(hi->input, EV_KEY, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN);
+
+ drvdata->input = hi->input;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int chuyuen_aero_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
+ const struct hid_device_id *id)
+{
+ struct chuyuen_drvdata *drvdata;
+ int error;
+
+ drvdata = devm_kzalloc(&hdev->dev, sizeof(*drvdata), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!drvdata)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ hid_set_drvdata(hdev, drvdata);
+
+ error = hid_parse(hdev);
+ if (error) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "chuyuen_aero: parse failed: %d\n", error);
+ return error;
+ }
+
+ error = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
+ if (error) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "chuyuen_aero: hw start failed: %d\n", error);
+ return error;
+ }
+
+ if (!(hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT)) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "chuyuen_aero: no input device claimed\n");
+ hid_hw_stop(hdev);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct hid_device_id chuyuen_aero_devices[] = {
+ { HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_CHU_YUEN,
+ USB_DEVICE_ID_CHU_YUEN_AERO_KBD) },
+ {}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(hid, chuyuen_aero_devices);
+
+static struct hid_driver chuyuen_aero_driver = {
+ .name = "hid_chuyuen",
+ .id_table = chuyuen_aero_devices,
+ .probe = chuyuen_aero_probe,
+ .raw_event = chuyuen_aero_raw_event,
+ .input_configured = chuyuen_aero_input_configured,
+};
+module_hid_driver(chuyuen_aero_driver);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h b/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
index b70f719b3b07..b6bca8d8d94d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@
#define USB_VENDOR_ID_CHUNGHWAT 0x2247
#define USB_DEVICE_ID_CHUNGHWAT_MULTITOUCH 0x0001
+#define USB_VENDOR_ID_CHU_YUEN 0x1044
+#define USB_DEVICE_ID_CHU_YUEN_AERO_KBD 0x7a3f
+
#define USB_VENDOR_ID_CIDC 0x1677
#define I2C_VENDOR_ID_CIRQUE 0x0488
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-17 7:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-15 0:44 [PATCH] HID: add driver for Gigabyte Aero vendor-specific brightness keys Uddhav Swami
2026-07-15 1:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-15 4:15 ` [PATCH v2] " Uddhav Swami
2026-07-15 4:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-15 5:59 ` [PATCH v3] " Uddhav Swami
2026-08-05 7:18 ` Uddhav Swami
2026-08-17 7:33 ` Uddhav Swami [this message]
2026-08-17 7:49 ` Uddhav Swami
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