Input: Add and document BTN_GRIP*

Many controllers these days have started including grip buttons. As
there has been no particular assigned BTN_* constants for these, they've
been haphazardly assigned to BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY*. Unfortunately, the
assignment of these has varied significantly between drivers.

Add and document new constants for these grip buttons.

Signed-off-by: Vicki Pfau <vi@endrift.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250702040102.125432-2-vi@endrift.com
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>

Author: endrift

Documentation/input/gamepad.rst

@@ -190,6 +190,19 @@ Gamepads report the following events:
 
   Rumble is advertised as FF_RUMBLE.
 
+- Grip buttons:
+
+  Many pads include buttons on the rear, usually referred to as either grip or
+  rear buttons, or paddles. These are often reprogrammable by the firmware to
+  appear as "normal" buttons, but are sometimes exposed to software too. Some
+  notable examples of this are the Steam Deck, which has R4, R5, L4, and L5 on
+  the back; the Xbox Elite pads, which have P1-P4; and the Switch 2 Pro
+  Controller, which has GL and GR.
+
+  For these controllers, BTN_GRIPR and BTN_GRIPR2 should be used for the top
+  and bottom (if present) right grip button(s), and BTN_GRIPL and BTN_GRIPL2
+  should be used for the top and bottom (if present) left grip button(s).
+
 - Profile:
 
   Some pads provide a multi-value profile selection switch. Examples include

drivers/hid/hid-debug.c

@@ -3291,6 +3291,8 @@ static const char *keys[KEY_MAX + 1] = {
 	[BTN_TR2] = "BtnTR2",			[BTN_SELECT] = "BtnSelect",
 	[BTN_START] = "BtnStart",		[BTN_MODE] = "BtnMode",
 	[BTN_THUMBL] = "BtnThumbL",		[BTN_THUMBR] = "BtnThumbR",
+	[BTN_GRIPL] = "BtnGripL",		[BTN_GRIPR] = "BtnGripR",
+	[BTN_GRIPL2] = "BtnGripL2",		[BTN_GRIPR2] = "BtnGripR2",
 	[BTN_TOOL_PEN] = "ToolPen",		[BTN_TOOL_RUBBER] = "ToolRubber",
 	[BTN_TOOL_BRUSH] = "ToolBrush",		[BTN_TOOL_PENCIL] = "ToolPencil",
 	[BTN_TOOL_AIRBRUSH] = "ToolAirbrush",	[BTN_TOOL_FINGER] = "ToolFinger",

include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h

@@ -601,6 +601,11 @@
 #define BTN_DPAD_LEFT		0x222
 #define BTN_DPAD_RIGHT		0x223
 
+#define BTN_GRIPL		0x224
+#define BTN_GRIPR		0x225
+#define BTN_GRIPL2		0x226
+#define BTN_GRIPR2		0x227
+
 #define KEY_ALS_TOGGLE		0x230	/* Ambient light sensor */
 #define KEY_ROTATE_LOCK_TOGGLE	0x231	/* Display rotation lock */
 #define KEY_REFRESH_RATE_TOGGLE	0x232	/* Display refresh rate toggle */