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3Uniwill laptop extra features
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6On laptops manufactured by Uniwill (either directly or as ODM), the ``uniwill-laptop`` driver
7handles various platform-specific features.
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9Module Loading
10--------------
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12The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver relies on a DMI table to automatically load on supported devices.
13When using the ``force`` module parameter, this DMI check will be omitted, allowing the driver
14to be loaded on unsupported devices for testing purposes.
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16Hotkeys
17-------
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19Usually the FN keys work without a special driver. However as soon as the ``uniwill-laptop`` driver
20is loaded, the FN keys need to be handled manually. This is done automatically by the driver itself.
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22Keyboard settings
23-----------------
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25The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver allows the user to enable/disable:
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27 - the FN lock and super key of the integrated keyboard
28 - the touchpad toggle functionality of the integrated touchpad
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30See Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uniwill-laptop for details.
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32Hwmon interface
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35The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver supports reading of the CPU and GPU temperature and supports up to
36two fans. Userspace applications can access sensor readings over the hwmon sysfs interface.
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38Platform profile
39----------------
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41Support for changing the platform performance mode is currently not implemented.
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43Battery Charging Control
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46.. warning:: Some devices do not properly implement the charging threshold interface. Forcing
47             the driver to enable access to said interface on such devices might damage the
48             battery [1]_. Because of this the driver will not enable said feature even when
49             using the ``force`` module parameter.
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51The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver supports controlling the battery charge limit. This happens over
52the standard ``charge_control_end_threshold`` power supply sysfs attribute. All values
53between 1 and 100 percent are supported.
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55Additionally the driver signals the presence of battery charging issues through the standard
56``health`` power supply sysfs attribute.
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58It also lets you set whether a USB-C power source should prioritise charging the battery or
59delivering immediate power to the cpu. See Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uniwill-laptop for
60details.
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62Lightbar
63--------
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65The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver exposes the lightbar found on some models as a standard multicolor
66LED class device. The default name of this LED class device is ``uniwill:multicolor:status``.
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68See Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uniwill-laptop for details on how to control the various
69animation modes of the lightbar.
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71Configurable TGP
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74The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver allows to set the configurable TGP for devices with NVIDIA GPUs that
75allow it.
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77See Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uniwill-laptop for details.
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79References
80==========
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82.. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/ld9yyf/battery_limit_hidden_function_discovered_on/
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