NAME

hsctrl — HID system controls driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

hsctrl_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The hsctrl driver provides support for HID system controls most often used as "Power off/Sleep keys" found on many keyboards.

The /dev/input/event* device presents the consumer page controls as a evdev type device.

SYSCTL VARIABLES

The following variable is available as both sysctl(8) variable and loader(8) tunable:

dev.hsctrl.X.debug

Debug output level, where 0 is debugging disabled and larger values increase debug message verbosity. Default is 0.

It default value is set with loader(8) tunable:

hw.hid.hsctrl.debug

 

FILES

/dev/input/event*

input event device node.

SEE ALSO

iichid(4), usbhid(4)

HISTORY

The hsctrl driver first appeared in FreeBSD 13.0.

AUTHORS

The hsctrl driver was written by Vladimir Kondratyev <wulf@FreeBSD.org>.