linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC] platform/x86: gigabyte-wmi: remove allowlist

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Date:   Sat, 25 Mar 2023 16:48:43 +0000
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Thomas Weißschuh <thomas@...ssschuh.net>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Mark Gross <markgross@...nel.org>
Cc:     platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH RFC] platform/x86: gigabyte-wmi: remove allowlist

Having to maintain a per-system allowlist is burdensome and confusing
for users, drop it.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---

I propose to keep this in -next for two cycles or so to make sure it
does not break anything.
---
 drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c | 40 -------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c
index 322cfaeda17b..b0338f043416 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 #define GIGABYTE_WMI_GUID	"DEADBEEF-2001-0000-00A0-C90629100000"
 #define NUM_TEMPERATURE_SENSORS	6
 
-static bool force_load;
-module_param(force_load, bool, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_load, "Force loading on unknown platform");
-
 static u8 usable_sensors_mask;
 
 enum gigabyte_wmi_commandtype {
@@ -133,46 +129,10 @@ static u8 gigabyte_wmi_detect_sensor_usability(struct wmi_device *wdev)
 	return r;
 }
 
-#define DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME(name) \
-	{ .matches = { \
-		DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd."), \
-		DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, name), \
-	}}
-
-static const struct dmi_system_id gigabyte_wmi_known_working_platforms[] = {
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B450M DS3H-CF"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B450M DS3H WIFI-CF"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B450M S2H V2"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550 AORUS ELITE"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550 AORUS ELITE V2"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550 GAMING X V2"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550I AORUS PRO AX"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550M AORUS PRO-P"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B550M DS3H"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B660 GAMING X DDR4"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("B660I AORUS PRO DDR4"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("Z390 I AORUS PRO WIFI-CF"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("Z490 AORUS ELITE AC"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("X570 AORUS ELITE"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("X570 GAMING X"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("X570 UD"),
-	DMI_EXACT_MATCH_GIGABYTE_BOARD_NAME("Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4"),
-	{ }
-};
-
 static int gigabyte_wmi_probe(struct wmi_device *wdev, const void *context)
 {
 	struct device *hwmon_dev;
 
-	if (!dmi_check_system(gigabyte_wmi_known_working_platforms)) {
-		if (!force_load)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Forcing load on unknown platform");
-	}
-
 	usable_sensors_mask = gigabyte_wmi_detect_sensor_usability(wdev);
 	if (!usable_sensors_mask) {
 		dev_info(&wdev->dev, "No temperature sensors usable");

---
base-commit: 65aca32efdcb0965502d3db2f1fa33838c070952
change-id: 20230325-gigabyte-wmi-unrestrict-7244320c1996

Best regards,
-- 
Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>