linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: i8042: add quirk to implement i8042 detect for AMD

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Date:	Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:58:09 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Vincent Wan <Vincent.Wan@....com>
Cc:	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ray.Huang@....com,
	mcuos.com@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: i8042: add quirk to implement i8042 detect for AMD

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 09:27:00AM -0400, Vincent Wan wrote:
> Detecting platform supports i8042 or not, AMD resorted to
> BIOS's FADT i8042 flag.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Wan <Vincent.Wan@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h
> index c115565..bf3a605 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h
> +++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86
>  #include <asm/x86_init.h>
> +#include <linux/acpi.h>
>  #endif
>  
>  /*
> @@ -1047,6 +1048,11 @@ static int __init i8042_platform_init(void)
>  	/* Just return if pre-detection shows no i8042 controller exist */
>  	if (!x86_platform.i8042_detect())
>  		return -ENODEV;
> +
> +	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD) {

Why the vendor check if you're accessing a bit defined in the ACPI spec?

> +		if (!(acpi_gbl_FADT.boot_flags & ACPI_FADT_8042))
> +			return -ENODEV;
> +	}

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
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