linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 08/11] platform/x86: asus-wmi: Enhance detection of thermal data

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Date:   Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:25:01 +0000
From:   "Pawnikar, Sumeet R" <sumeet.r.pawnikar@...el.com>
To:     Yurii Pavlovskyi <yurii.pavlovskyi@...il.com>
CC:     Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Daniel Drake <drake@...lessm.com>,
        "acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
        <acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 08/11] platform/x86: asus-wmi: Enhance detection of
 thermal data



>-----Original Message-----
>From: platform-driver-x86-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:platform-driver-
>x86-owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Yurii Pavlovskyi
>Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 3:43 PM
>Cc: Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>; Darren Hart
><dvhart@...radead.org>; Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>; Daniel
>Drake <drake@...lessm.com>; acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net;
>platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>Subject: [PATCH v3 08/11] platform/x86: asus-wmi: Enhance detection of
>thermal data
>
>The obviously wrong value 1 for temperature device ID in this driver is
>returned by at least some devices, including TUF Gaming series laptops,
>instead of 0 as expected previously. Observable effect is that a temp1_input
>in hwmon reads temperature near absolute zero.
>
>* Consider 0.1 K an erroneous value in addition to 0 K.
>* Refactor detection of thermal input availability to a separate function.
>
>Signed-off-by: Yurii Pavlovskyi <yurii.pavlovskyi@...il.com>
>---
> drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-
>wmi.c index e69e55635afb..1b8272374660 100644
>--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
>+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
>@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct asus_wmi {
> 	struct asus_rfkill gps;
> 	struct asus_rfkill uwb;
>
>+	bool asus_hwmon_thermal_available;
> 	bool asus_hwmon_fan_manual_mode;
> 	int asus_hwmon_num_fans;
> 	int asus_hwmon_pwm;
>@@ -1375,6 +1376,32 @@ static struct attribute *hwmon_attributes[] = {
> 	NULL
> };
>
>+static int asus_hwmon_check_thermal_available(struct asus_wmi *asus) {
>+	u32 value = ASUS_WMI_UNSUPPORTED_METHOD;
>+	int err;
>+
>+	asus->asus_hwmon_thermal_available = false;
>+	err = asus_wmi_get_devstate(asus,
>ASUS_WMI_DEVID_THERMAL_CTRL,
>+&value);
>+
>+	if (err < 0) {
>+		if (err == -ENODEV)
>+			return 0;
>+
>+		return err;
>+	}
>+
>+	/*
>+	 * If the temperature value in deci-Kelvin is near the absolute
>+	 * zero temperature, something is clearly wrong.
>+	 */
>+	if (!value || value == 1)
>+		return 0;
Do you still need to return 0 in case of wrong/failure case ? 
Shouldn't you return error here ? 

>+
>+	asus->asus_hwmon_thermal_available = true;
>+	return 0;
>+}
>+
> static umode_t asus_hwmon_sysfs_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
> 					  struct attribute *attr, int idx)  { @@ -
>1388,8 +1415,6 @@ static umode_t asus_hwmon_sysfs_is_visible(struct
>kobject *kobj,
>
> 	if (attr == &dev_attr_pwm1.attr)
> 		dev_id = ASUS_WMI_DEVID_FAN_CTRL;
>-	else if (attr == &dev_attr_temp1_input.attr)
>-		dev_id = ASUS_WMI_DEVID_THERMAL_CTRL;
>
> 	if (attr == &dev_attr_fan1_input.attr
> 	    || attr == &dev_attr_fan1_label.attr @@ -1414,15 +1439,13 @@
>static umode_t asus_hwmon_sysfs_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
> 		 * - reverved bits are non-zero
> 		 * - sfun and presence bit are not set
> 		 */
>-		if (value == ASUS_WMI_UNSUPPORTED_METHOD || value &
>0xFFF80000
>+		if (value == ASUS_WMI_UNSUPPORTED_METHOD || (value &
>0xFFF80000)
> 		    || (!asus->sfun && !(value &
>ASUS_WMI_DSTS_PRESENCE_BIT)))
> 			ok = false;
> 		else
> 			ok = fan_attr <= asus->asus_hwmon_num_fans;
>-	} else if (dev_id == ASUS_WMI_DEVID_THERMAL_CTRL) {
>-		/* If value is zero, something is clearly wrong */
>-		if (!value)
>-			ok = false;
>+	} else if (attr == &dev_attr_temp1_input.attr) {
>+		ok = asus->asus_hwmon_thermal_available;
> 	} else if (fan_attr <= asus->asus_hwmon_num_fans && fan_attr != -1)
>{
> 		ok = true;
> 	} else {
>@@ -1469,6 +1492,14 @@ static int asus_wmi_fan_init(struct asus_wmi
>*asus)
> 	}
>
> 	pr_info("Number of fans: %d\n", asus->asus_hwmon_num_fans);
>+
>+	status = asus_hwmon_check_thermal_available(asus);
>+	if (status) {
>+		pr_warn("Could not check if thermal available: %d\n", status);
>+		return -ENXIO;
>+	}
>+
>+	pr_info("Thermal available: %d\n",
>+asus->asus_hwmon_thermal_available);
> 	return 0;
> }
>
>--
>2.17.1