.get_brightness = sony_backlight_get_brightness,
 };
 
+/*
+ * New SNC-only Vaios event mapping to driver known keys
+ */
+struct sony_nc_event {
+       u8      data;
+       u8      event;
+};
+
+static struct sony_nc_event *sony_nc_events;
+
+/* Vaio C* --maybe also FE*, N* and AR* ?-- special init sequence
+ * for Fn keys
+ */
+static int sony_nc_C_enable(struct dmi_system_id *id)
+{
+       int result = 0;
+
+       printk(KERN_NOTICE DRV_PFX "detected %s\n", id->ident);
+
+       sony_nc_events = id->driver_data;
+
+       if (acpi_callsetfunc(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "SN02", 0x4, &result) < 0
+                       || acpi_callsetfunc(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "SN07", 0x2, &result) < 0
+                       || acpi_callsetfunc(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "SN02", 0x10, &result) < 0
+                       || acpi_callsetfunc(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "SN07", 0x0, &result) < 0
+                       || acpi_callsetfunc(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "SN03", 0x2, &result) < 0
+                       || acpi_callsetfunc(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "SN07", 0x101, &result) < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING DRV_PFX "failed to initialize SNC, some "
+                               "functionalities may be missing\n");
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static struct sony_nc_event sony_C_events[] = {
+       { 0x81, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_F1 },
+       { 0x01, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_RELEASED },
+       { 0x85, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_F5 },
+       { 0x05, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_RELEASED },
+       { 0x86, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_F6 },
+       { 0x06, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_RELEASED },
+       { 0x87, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_F7 },
+       { 0x07, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_RELEASED },
+       { 0x8A, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_F10 },
+       { 0x0A, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_RELEASED },
+       { 0x8C, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_F12 },
+       { 0x0C, SONYPI_EVENT_FNKEY_RELEASED },
+       { 0, 0 },
+};
+
+/* SNC-only model map */
+struct dmi_system_id sony_nc_ids[] = {
+               {
+                       .ident = "Sony Vaio C Series",
+                       .callback = sony_nc_C_enable,
+                       .driver_data = sony_C_events,
+                       .matches = {
+                               DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Sony Corporation"),
+                               DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "VGN-C"),
+                       },
+               },
+               { }
+};
+
 /*
  * ACPI callbacks
  */
 static void sony_acpi_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 {
-       dprintk("sony_acpi_notify, event: %d\n", event);
-       sony_laptop_report_input_event(event);
-       acpi_bus_generate_event(sony_nc_acpi_device, 1, event);
+       struct sony_nc_event *evmap;
+       u32 ev = event;
+       int result;
+
+       if (ev == 0x92) {
+               /* read the key pressed from EC.GECR
+                * A call to SN07 with 0x0202 will do it as well respecting
+                * the current protocol on different OSes
+                *
+                * Note: the path for GECR may be
+                *   \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC (C, FE, AR, N and friends)
+                *   \_SB.PCI0.PIB.EC0 (VGN-FR notifications are sent directly, no GECR)
+                *
+                * TODO: we may want to do the same for the older GHKE -need
+                *       dmi list- so this snippet may become one more callback.
+                */
+               if (acpi_callsetfunc(handle, "SN07", 0x0202, &result) < 0)
+                       dprintk("sony_acpi_notify, unable to decode event 0x%.2x\n", ev);
+               else
+                       ev = result & 0xFF;
+       }
+
+       if (sony_nc_events)
+               for (evmap = sony_nc_events; evmap->event; evmap++) {
+                       if (evmap->data == ev) {
+                               ev = evmap->event;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+
+       dprintk("sony_acpi_notify, event: 0x%.2x\n", ev);
+       sony_laptop_report_input_event(ev);
+       acpi_bus_generate_event(sony_nc_acpi_device, 1, ev);
 }
 
 static acpi_status sony_walk_callback(acpi_handle handle, u32 level,
                        break;
                }
        }
+
+       /* re-initialize models with specific requirements */
+       dmi_check_system(sony_nc_ids);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        }
 
+       /* initialize models with specific requirements */
+       dmi_check_system(sony_nc_ids);
+
        result = sony_pf_add();
        if (result)
                goto outbacklight;