ACPI: create notifier chain to get hotkey events to graphics driver
Kernel mode graphics drivers need this ACPI notifier chaine
so that they can get notified upon hotkey events.
Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index 5c95863..5479dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -109,6 +109,34 @@
};
#endif /* CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT */
+/* ACPI notifier chain */
+BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(acpi_chain_head);
+
+int acpi_notifier_call_chain(struct acpi_device *dev, u32 type, u32 data)
+{
+ struct acpi_bus_event event;
+
+ strcpy(event.device_class, dev->pnp.device_class);
+ strcpy(event.bus_id, dev->pnp.bus_id);
+ event.type = type;
+ event.data = data;
+ return (blocking_notifier_call_chain(&acpi_chain_head, 0, (void *)&event)
+ == NOTIFY_BAD) ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_notifier_call_chain);
+
+int register_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+ return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&acpi_chain_head, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_acpi_notifier);
+
+int unregister_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+ return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&acpi_chain_head, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_acpi_notifier);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_NET
static unsigned int acpi_event_seqnum;
struct acpi_genl_event {