linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] asus-wmi: use ASUS_WMI_METHODID

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:39:58 -0500
From:	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@...il.com>
To:	Alex Hung <alex.hung@...onical.com>
Cc:	corentincj@...aif.net, mjg@...hat.com,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asus-wmi: use ASUS_WMI_METHODID_DSTS2 as default DSTS ID.

Hi Alex,

Alex Hung wrote:

> According to responses from the BIOS team, ASUS_WMI_METHODID_DSTS2
> (0x53545344) will be used as future DSTS ID. In addition, calling
> asus_wmi_evaluate_method(ASUS_WMI_METHODID_DSTS2, 0, 0, NULL) returns
> ASUS_WMI_UNSUPPORTED_METHOD in new ASUS laptop PCs. This patch fixes
> no DSTS ID will be assigned in this case.

 Tested-by: Carsten Otto <otto@...ormatik.rwth-aachen.de> # 3.2.21, Asus UX31A

More precisely, Carsten was unable to use asus_wmi, getting the
following message from a distro kernel based on 3.4.1 and from
unpatched 3.2.21:[1]

| asus_wmi: Can't find DSTS

After applying the patch described above to 3.2.21, multimedia keys
work.

| The patch works, dmesg before and after are attached.
|
| With the patched kernel I can (at least) change the volume using the
| Fn keys, gnome shows some audio related icons and a changing (volume)
| bar. I did not try further than that (yet).

This is on an Asus Zenbook Prime (UX31A).  acpidump, logs, and other
info are at [1].  Could you remind me when this hits mainline so we
can make sure it gets applied to earlier kernels, for example by
adding "Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org" to the commit message?

Thanks and hope that helps,
Jonathan

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/679158
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