Replace the SRW-S1 specific documentation with comprehensive
documentation for the hid-steelseries driver covering both the legacy
SRW-S1 wheel and the modern Arctis headset lineup.
New sysfs attributes documented:
- sidetone_level: Control microphone monitoring volume
- inactive_time: Auto-sleep timeout configuration
- chatmix_level: Game/Chat audio balance (read-only)
- mic_mute_led_brightness: Microphone mute LED brightness control
- mic_volume: Internal microphone gain control
- volume_limiter: EU hearing protection volume limiter
- bluetooth_on_power: Bluetooth auto-enable on power-on
- bluetooth_call_vol: Bluetooth call audio attenuation settings
The SRW-S1 LED documentation is preserved and moved into the new unified
documentation file.
Signed-off-by: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
---
.../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 | 21 ---
.../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries | 131 ++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1
create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1
deleted file mode 100644
index d0eba70c7d40..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM1
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM2
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM3
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM4
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM5
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM6
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM7
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM8
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM9
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM10
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM11
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM12
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM13
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM14
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM15
-What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPMALL
-Date: Jan 2013
-KernelVersion: 3.9
-Contact: Simon Wood <simon@mungewell.org>
-Description: Provides a control for turning on/off the LEDs which form
- an RPM meter on the front of the controller
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..751cf01ceda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM1
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM2
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM3
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM4
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM5
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM6
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM7
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM8
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM9
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM10
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM11
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM12
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM13
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM14
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM15
+What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPMALL
+Date: Jan 2013
+KernelVersion: 3.9
+Contact: Simon Wood <simon@mungewell.org>
+Description: Provides a control for turning on/off the LEDs which form
+ an RPM meter on the front of the controller
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/sidetone_level
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Controls the sidetone (microphone monitoring) volume level.
+ This determines how much of the microphone input is fed back into
+ the headset speakers.
+
+ Range: 0-128 (mapped internally to device-specific values).
+
+ Access: Write
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/inactive_time
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Sets the time in minutes before the headset automatically enters
+ standby/sleep mode when no audio is playing.
+
+ Range: 0-90 (minutes).
+ Some devices (e.g., Arctis 1/7X) map this to specific presets.
+
+ Access: Write
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/chatmix_level
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Reports the current balance between Game and Chat audio channels
+ (ChatMix). This value changes when the physical ChatMix dial
+ on the headset is adjusted.
+
+ Range: 0-128
+ 0 = 100% Chat / 0% Game
+ 64 = 50% Chat / 50% Game (Balanced)
+ 128 = 0% Chat / 100% Game
+
+ Access: Read
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/mic_mute_led_brightness
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Controls the brightness of the LED on the microphone boom that
+ indicates when the microphone is muted.
+
+ Range: 0-3 (off, low, medium, high) for most devices.
+ 0-10 for newer Nova series devices.
+
+ Access: Write
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/mic_volume
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Controls the internal microphone gain/volume of the headset.
+ This is distinct from the OS input volume.
+
+ Range: 0-128 (mapped internally to device-specific values).
+
+ Access: Write
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/volume_limiter
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Enables or disables the EU volume limiter (hearing protection).
+ When enabled, the maximum output volume is capped.
+
+ Values:
+ 0 = Disabled
+ 1 = Enabled
+
+ Access: Write
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/bluetooth_on_power
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Configures whether the Bluetooth radio automatically turns on
+ when the headset is powered on.
+
+ Values:
+ 0 = Bluetooth must be turned on manually
+ 1 = Bluetooth turns on automatically with headset
+
+ Access: Write
+
+What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/bluetooth_call_vol
+Date: January 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.19
+Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Configures how the 2.4GHz Game/Chat audio is attenuated when
+ a Bluetooth call is active.
+
+ Values:
+ 0 = No attenuation (mix both equally)
+ 1 = Attenuate Game audio by -12dB
+ 2 = Mute Game audio completely
+
+ Access: Write
--
2.52.0On Sun, 2026-01-11 at 23:19 -0500, Sriman Achanta wrote: > Replace the SRW-S1 specific documentation with comprehensive > documentation for the hid-steelseries driver covering both the legacy > SRW-S1 wheel and the modern Arctis headset lineup. Renaming the sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 should be done separately from adding new contents. This patch should also come after the feature gets added. > > New sysfs attributes documented: > - sidetone_level: Control microphone monitoring volume This should be an ALSA mixer, not a sysfs file. > - inactive_time: Auto-sleep timeout configuration > - chatmix_level: Game/Chat audio balance (read-only) Ditto for an ALSA mixer. > - mic_mute_led_brightness: Microphone mute LED brightness control This probably needs to be a standard LED device. > - mic_volume: Internal microphone gain control Ditto for an ALSA mixer. > - volume_limiter: EU hearing protection volume limiter Ditto for an ALSA switch. > - bluetooth_on_power: Bluetooth auto-enable on power-on > - bluetooth_call_vol: Bluetooth call audio attenuation settings Ditto for an ALSA mixer. > > The SRW-S1 LED documentation is preserved and moved into the new > unified > documentation file. > > Signed-off-by: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > --- > .../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 | 21 --- > .../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries | 131 > ++++++++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) > delete mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 > create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid- > steelseries > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 > b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 > deleted file mode 100644 > index d0eba70c7d40..000000000000 > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-srws1 > +++ /dev/null > @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM1 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM2 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM3 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM4 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM5 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM6 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM7 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM8 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM9 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM10 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM11 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM12 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM13 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM14 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM15 > -What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPMALL > -Date: Jan 2013 > -KernelVersion: 3.9 > -Contact: Simon Wood <simon@mungewell.org> > -Description: Provides a control for turning on/off the LEDs which > form > - an RPM meter on the front of the controller > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries > b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000000..751cf01ceda3 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-steelseries > @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM1 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM2 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM3 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM4 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM5 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM6 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM7 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM8 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM9 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM10 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM11 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM12 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM13 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM14 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPM15 > +What: /sys/class/leds/SRWS1::<serial>::RPMALL > +Date: Jan 2013 > +KernelVersion: 3.9 > +Contact: Simon Wood <simon@mungewell.org> > +Description: Provides a control for turning on/off the LEDs which > form > + an RPM meter on the front of the controller > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/sidetone_le > vel > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Controls the sidetone (microphone monitoring) volume > level. > + This determines how much of the microphone input is > fed back into > + the headset speakers. > + > + Range: 0-128 (mapped internally to device-specific > values). > + > + Access: Write > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/inactive_ti > me > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Sets the time in minutes before the headset > automatically enters > + standby/sleep mode when no audio is playing. > + > + Range: 0-90 (minutes). > + Some devices (e.g., Arctis 1/7X) map this to > specific presets. > + > + Access: Write > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/chatmix_lev > el > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Reports the current balance between Game and Chat > audio channels > + (ChatMix). This value changes when the physical > ChatMix dial > + on the headset is adjusted. > + > + Range: 0-128 > + 0 = 100% Chat / 0% Game > + 64 = 50% Chat / 50% Game (Balanced) > + 128 = 0% Chat / 100% Game > + > + Access: Read > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/mic_mute_le > d_brightness > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Controls the brightness of the LED on the microphone > boom that > + indicates when the microphone is muted. > + > + Range: 0-3 (off, low, medium, high) for most > devices. > + 0-10 for newer Nova series devices. > + > + Access: Write > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/mic_volume > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Controls the internal microphone gain/volume of the > headset. > + This is distinct from the OS input volume. > + > + Range: 0-128 (mapped internally to device-specific > values). > + > + Access: Write > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/volume_limi > ter > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Enables or disables the EU volume limiter (hearing > protection). > + When enabled, the maximum output volume is capped. > + > + Values: > + 0 = Disabled > + 1 = Enabled > + > + Access: Write > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/bluetooth_o > n_power > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Configures whether the Bluetooth radio automatically > turns on > + when the headset is powered on. > + > + Values: > + 0 = Bluetooth must be turned on manually > + 1 = Bluetooth turns on automatically with headset > + > + Access: Write > + > +What: /sys/class/hid/drivers/steelseries/<dev>/bluetooth_c > all_vol > +Date: January 2025 > +KernelVersion: 6.19 > +Contact: Sriman Achanta <srimanachanta@gmail.com> > +Description: > + Configures how the 2.4GHz Game/Chat audio is > attenuated when > + a Bluetooth call is active. > + > + Values: > + 0 = No attenuation (mix both equally) > + 1 = Attenuate Game audio by -12dB > + 2 = Mute Game audio completely > + > + Access: Write
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