linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable graphics status query

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Date:   Thu, 8 Mar 2018 07:34:20 +0000
From:   <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
To:     <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>, <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        <pali.rohar@...il.com>, <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        <andy@...radead.org>, <tiwai@...e.com>
CC:     <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable
 graphics status query

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kai-Heng Feng [mailto:kai.heng.feng@...onical.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:12 PM
> To: mjg59@...f.ucam.org; pali.rohar@...il.com; dvhart@...radead.org;
> andy@...radead.org; Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@...l.com>;
> tiwai@...e.com
> Cc: platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; alsa-
> devel@...a-project.org; Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable graphics
> status query
> 
> On some Dell platforms, there's a BIOS option "Enable Switchable
> Graphics". This information is useful if we want to do different things
> based on this value, e.g. disable unused audio controller that comes
> with the discrete graphics.
> 

I was expecting the follow on patch that uses this interface too as part of the
series. This patch itself however looks like.

Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c |  2 ++
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h |  2 ++
>  3 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> index 8ba820e6c3d0..3f6fc07b8cf2 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> @@ -2116,6 +2116,29 @@ int dell_micmute_led_set(int state)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dell_micmute_led_set);
> 
> +int dell_switchable_gfx_enabled(bool *enabled)
> +{
> +	struct calling_interface_buffer buffer;
> +	struct calling_interface_token *token;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	*enabled = false;
> +
> +	token = dell_smbios_find_token(SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE);
> +	if (!token)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
> +	dell_fill_request(&buffer, token->location, 0, 0, 0);
> +	ret = dell_send_request(&buffer, CLASS_TOKEN_READ,
> SELECT_TOKEN_STD);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	*enabled = !!buffer.output[1];
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dell_switchable_gfx_enabled);
> +
>  static int __init dell_init(void)
>  {
>  	struct calling_interface_token *token;
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> index 8541cde4cb7d..ca38b9d9dcf4 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> @@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ struct token_range {
>  static struct token_range token_whitelist[] = {
>  	/* used by userspace: fwupdate */
>  	{CAP_SYS_ADMIN,	CAPSULE_EN_TOKEN,	CAPSULE_DIS_TOKEN},
> +	/* can indicate to userspace Switchable Graphics enable status */
> +	{CAP_SYS_ADMIN,	SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE,
> 	SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_DISABLE},
>  	/* can indicate to userspace that WMI is needed */
>  	{0x0000,	WSMT_EN_TOKEN,		WSMT_DIS_TOKEN}
>  };
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> index 138d478d9adc..b012d4abd239 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
>  #define KBD_LED_AUTO_100_TOKEN	0x02F6
>  #define GLOBAL_MIC_MUTE_ENABLE	0x0364
>  #define GLOBAL_MIC_MUTE_DISABLE	0x0365
> +#define SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE	0x037A
> +#define SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_DISABLE	0x037B
> 
>  struct notifier_block;
> 
> --
> 2.15.1