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Message-ID: <20170425125453.GK30553@pali>
Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:54:53 +0200
From:   Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Arcadiy Ivanov <arcadiy@...nov.biz>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dell-laptop: Adds support for keyboard backlight timeout
 AC settings

On Tuesday 25 April 2017 15:36:56 Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:40 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> > When changing keyboard backlight state on new Dell laptops, firmware
> > expects a new timeout AC value filled in Set New State SMBIOS call.
> >
> > Without it any change of keyboard backlight state on new Dell laptops
> > fails. And user can see following error message in dmesg:
> >
> >   dell_laptop: Setting old previous keyboard state failed
> >   leds dell::kbd_backlight: Setting an LED's brightness failed (-6)
> >
> > This patch adds support for retrieving current timeout AC values and also
> > updating them. Current timeout value in sysfs is displayed based on current
> > AC status, like current display brightness value.
> >
> > Detection if Dell laptop supports or not new timeout AC settings is done by
> > checking existence of Keyboard Backlight with AC SMBIOS token (0x0451).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> 
> What base did you use for that?

Current linus master at the time of sending patch.

> This patch misses few others that were applied to our testing / for-next.

Ah... sorry for that :-( And I was in impression that there were fixes
for that code which use mutexes... Now I know why I have not seen them!

> I have applied it to testing with corrected conflict (easy to fix),
> though check if everything still as supposed to be.

Can you send a link to your fix?

> > ---
> > I have not tested this patch yet as I do not have affected machine. I would
> > appreciate some testing of this patch on more new Dell laptops. Without
> > this patch changing keyboard backlight is not possible on affected machines.
> > ---
> >  drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c |   59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> >  1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> > index f57dd28..cddf3c2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> > @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
> >  #define KBD_LED_AUTO_50_TOKEN 0x02EB
> >  #define KBD_LED_AUTO_75_TOKEN 0x02EC
> >  #define KBD_LED_AUTO_100_TOKEN 0x02F6
> > +#define KBD_LED_AC_TOKEN 0x0451
> >
> >  struct quirk_entry {
> >         u8 touchpad_led;
> > @@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ static void touchpad_led_exit(void)
> >   *     bit 2     Pointing stick
> >   *     bit 3     Any mouse
> >   *     bits 4-7  Reserved for future use
> > - *  cbRES2, byte3  Current Timeout
> > + *  cbRES2, byte3  Current Timeout on battery
> >   *     bits 7:6  Timeout units indicator:
> >   *     00b       Seconds
> >   *     01b       Minutes
> > @@ -1036,6 +1037,15 @@ static void touchpad_led_exit(void)
> >   *  cbRES3, byte0  Current setting of ALS value that turns the light on or off.
> >   *  cbRES3, byte1  Current ALS reading
> >   *  cbRES3, byte2  Current keyboard light level.
> > + *  cbRES3, byte3  Current timeout on AC Power
> > + *     bits 7:6  Timeout units indicator:
> > + *     00b       Seconds
> > + *     01b       Minutes
> > + *     10b       Hours
> > + *     11b       Days
> > + *     Bits 5:0  Timeout value (0-63) in sec/min/hr/day
> > + *     NOTE: A value of 0 means always on (no timeout) if any bits of RES3 byte2
> > + *     are set upon return from the upon return from the [Get Feature information] call.
> >   *
> >   * cbArg1 0x2 = Set New State
> >   *  cbRES1         Standard return codes (0, -1, -2)
> > @@ -1058,7 +1068,7 @@ static void touchpad_led_exit(void)
> >   *     bit 2     Pointing stick
> >   *     bit 3     Any mouse
> >   *     bits 4-7  Reserved for future use
> > - *  cbArg2, byte3  Desired Timeout
> > + *  cbArg2, byte3  Desired Timeout on battery
> >   *     bits 7:6  Timeout units indicator:
> >   *     00b       Seconds
> >   *     01b       Minutes
> > @@ -1067,6 +1077,13 @@ static void touchpad_led_exit(void)
> >   *     bits 5:0  Timeout value (0-63) in sec/min/hr/day
> >   *  cbArg3, byte0  Desired setting of ALS value that turns the light on or off.
> >   *  cbArg3, byte2  Desired keyboard light level.
> > + *  cbArg3, byte3  Desired Timeout on AC power
> > + *     bits 7:6  Timeout units indicator:
> > + *     00b       Seconds
> > + *     01b       Minutes
> > + *     10b       Hours
> > + *     11b       Days
> > + *     bits 5:0  Timeout value (0-63) in sec/min/hr/day
> >   */
> >
> >
> > @@ -1112,6 +1129,8 @@ struct kbd_state {
> >         u8 triggers;
> >         u8 timeout_value;
> >         u8 timeout_unit;
> > +       u8 timeout_value_ac;
> > +       u8 timeout_unit_ac;
> >         u8 als_setting;
> >         u8 als_value;
> >         u8 level;
> > @@ -1131,6 +1150,7 @@ struct kbd_state {
> >  static struct kbd_info kbd_info;
> >  static bool kbd_als_supported;
> >  static bool kbd_triggers_supported;
> > +static bool kbd_timeout_ac_supported;
> >
> >  static u8 kbd_mode_levels[16];
> >  static int kbd_mode_levels_count;
> > @@ -1269,6 +1289,8 @@ static int kbd_get_state(struct kbd_state *state)
> >         state->als_setting = buffer->output[2] & 0xFF;
> >         state->als_value = (buffer->output[2] >> 8) & 0xFF;
> >         state->level = (buffer->output[2] >> 16) & 0xFF;
> > +       state->timeout_value_ac = (buffer->output[2] >> 24) & 0x3F;
> > +       state->timeout_unit_ac = (buffer->output[2] >> 30) & 0x3;
> >
> >   out:
> >         dell_smbios_release_buffer();
> > @@ -1288,6 +1310,8 @@ static int kbd_set_state(struct kbd_state *state)
> >         buffer->input[1] |= (state->timeout_unit & 0x3) << 30;
> >         buffer->input[2] = state->als_setting & 0xFF;
> >         buffer->input[2] |= (state->level & 0xFF) << 16;
> > +       buffer->input[2] |= (state->timeout_value_ac & 0x3F) << 24;
> > +       buffer->input[2] |= (state->timeout_unit_ac & 0x3) << 30;
> >         dell_smbios_send_request(4, 11);
> >         ret = buffer->output[0];
> >         dell_smbios_release_buffer();
> > @@ -1394,6 +1418,13 @@ static inline int kbd_init_info(void)
> >         if (ret)
> >                 return ret;
> >
> > +       /* NOTE: Old models without KBD_LED_AC_TOKEN token supports only one
> > +        *       timeout value which is shared for both battery and AC power
> > +        *       settings. So do not try to set AC values on old models.
> > +        */
> > +       if (dell_smbios_find_token(KBD_LED_AC_TOKEN))
> > +               kbd_timeout_ac_supported = true;
> > +
> >         kbd_get_state(&state);
> >
> >         /* NOTE: timeout value is stored in 6 bits so max value is 63 */
> > @@ -1573,8 +1604,14 @@ static ssize_t kbd_led_timeout_store(struct device *dev,
> >                 return ret;
> >
> >         new_state = state;
> > -       new_state.timeout_value = value;
> > -       new_state.timeout_unit = unit;
> > +
> > +       if (kbd_timeout_ac_supported && power_supply_is_system_supplied() > 0) {
> > +               new_state.timeout_value_ac = value;
> > +               new_state.timeout_unit_ac = unit;
> > +       } else {
> > +               new_state.timeout_value = value;
> > +               new_state.timeout_unit = unit;
> > +       }
> >
> >         ret = kbd_set_state_safe(&new_state, &state);
> >         if (ret)
> > @@ -1587,16 +1624,26 @@ static ssize_t kbd_led_timeout_show(struct device *dev,
> >                                     struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> >  {
> >         struct kbd_state state;
> > +       int value;
> >         int ret;
> >         int len;
> > +       u8 unit;
> >
> >         ret = kbd_get_state(&state);
> >         if (ret)
> >                 return ret;
> >
> > -       len = sprintf(buf, "%d", state.timeout_value);
> > +       if (kbd_timeout_ac_supported && power_supply_is_system_supplied() > 0) {
> > +               value = state.timeout_value_ac;
> > +               unit = state.timeout_unit_ac;
> > +       } else {
> > +               value = state.timeout_value;
> > +               unit = state.timeout_unit;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       len = sprintf(buf, "%d", value);
> >
> > -       switch (state.timeout_unit) {
> > +       switch (unit) {
> >         case KBD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:
> >                 return len + sprintf(buf+len, "s\n");
> >         case KBD_TIMEOUT_MINUTES:
> > --
> > 1.7.9.5
> >
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com

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