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

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Date:	Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:35:40 +0800
From:	Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Vincent Wan <Vincent.Wan@....com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ray.Huang@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: i8042: add quirk to implement i8042 detect for AMD

2015-10-16 16:58 GMT+08:00 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>:
> 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(+)

>>  /*
>> @@ -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?

>From intel's 'x86_platform.i8042_detect' implementation, I doubt if
their BIOS is providing this i8024 flag.
So I have to implement my codes carefully.

>
>> +             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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