linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] ALSA: hda: Disabled unused audio controller for Dell platforms with Switchable Graphics

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Date:   Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:52:18 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
Cc:     Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ALSA Development Mailing List <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] ALSA: hda: Disabled unused audio controller for
 Dell platforms with Switchable Graphics

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Kai-Heng Feng
<kai.heng.feng@...onical.com> wrote:
> Some Dell platforms (Preicsion 7510/7710/7520/7720) have a BIOS option
> "Switchable Graphics" (SG).
>
> When SG is enabled, we have:
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 591b (rev 04)
> 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller (rev 31)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.  [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Polaris10]
> 01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 580]
>
> The Intel Audio outputs all the sound, including HDMI audio. The audio
> controller comes with AMD graphics doesn't get used.
>
> When SG is disabled, we have:
> 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller (rev 31)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.  [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Polaris10]
> 01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 580]
>
> Now it's a typical discrete-only system. HDMI audio comes from AMD audio
> controller, others from Intel audio controller.
>
> When SG is enabled, the unused AMD audio contoller still exposes its
> sysfs, so userspace still opens the control file and stream. If
> userspace tries to output sound through the stream, it hangs the system.
>
> Since the discrete audio controller isn't useful when SG is enabled, we
> should just disable the device.

> +static bool check_dell_switchable_gfx(struct pci_dev *pdev)

Yeah, as following existing naming scheme in the driver
(check_hdmi_disabled(), for example)
I would rather call it similar:

check_switchable_gfx_enabled()

> +{
> +       bool (*dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled_func)(void);
> +       bool enabled;
> +
> +       /* Thunderbolt devices won't be switchable */
> +       if (pci_is_thunderbolt_attached(pdev))
> +               return false;
> +
> +       /* Only check for Dell laptops and AIOs */

> +       if (!dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OEM_STRING, "Dell System", NULL) ||
> +           !(dmi_match(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "10") ||
> +             dmi_match(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "13")) ||

Can't we do it in more flexible way, i.e. using struct dmi_system_id
table and dmi_check_system() ?

> +           !(pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_ATI ||
> +             pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA))
> +               return false;

I would rather split DMI and PCI checks.

> +
> +       dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled_func =
> +               symbol_request(dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled);
> +       if (!dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled_func)
> +               return false;
> +
> +       enabled = dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled_func();
> +
> +       symbol_put(dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled);
> +
> +       return enabled;
> +}
> +#else
> +static bool check_dell_switchable_gfx(struct pci_dev *pdev)

inline

> +{
> +       return false;
> +}
> +#endif

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko