diff --git a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index 142d660b46c8..43315be3dc11 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -704,14 +704,108 @@ static struct backlight_ops sony_backlight_ops = {
 	.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,
@@ -748,6 +842,10 @@ static int sony_nc_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* re-initialize models with specific requirements */
+	dmi_check_system(sony_nc_ids);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -811,6 +909,9 @@ static int sony_nc_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	}
 
+	/* initialize models with specific requirements */
+	dmi_check_system(sony_nc_ids);
+
 	result = sony_pf_add();
 	if (result)
 		goto outbacklight;