linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] platform/x86: acer-wmi: Add fan control support

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Message-ID: <1bb3edd6-405f-4615-831f-301dba525bc3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:27:20 +0700
From: Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim <faiz.faadhillah@...il.com>
To: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
Cc: basak.sb2006@...il.com, hdegoede@...hat.com,
 ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com, jlee@...e.com, kuurtb@...il.com,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
 rayanmargham4@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] platform/x86: acer-wmi: Add fan control
 support


On 8/22/25 7:02 PM, Armin Wolf wrote:
> Am 15.08.25 um 08:17 schrieb Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim:
>
>>> > This experimental patch series aims to add fan control support to 
>>> the > acer-wmi driver. The patches are compile-tested only and need 
>>> to be > tested on real hardware to verify that they actually work. > 
>>> > I CCed two users who requested support for this feature. I would 
>>> be > very happy if both of you could test those patches and report 
>>> back. > > I am ready to help you both with compiling a custom linux 
>>> kernel for > testing this series.
>>> Any updates from the two people with Acer hardware?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Armin Wolf
>>
>> Hello, I've tried your patch on my Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72)
>> using quirks from PH16-72 and it looks like fan control works just fine.
>> On other note, can you please add PHN16-72 to the quirk table?
>> if you need anything to test please do notify.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim
>>
> Hi,
>
> sorry for taking a bit long to respond, i am currently on vacation. 
> Nice to know that the experimental patches work :).
> Can you send me the output of "acpidump" on your machine?
Hello,

Sorry for disturbing your vacation, hope you're having a great time :).
Output of "acpidump" attached below.

P.S. Sorry for the messed up formatting before, first time here so I'm 
still learning how this works, hopefully it'll be okay now.

Thanks,
Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim
>
> Thanks,
> Armin Wolf
>
>>>
>>> > Changes since v2: > - remove duplicate include and replace 
>>> hwmon_pwm_mode with > hwmon_pwm_enable in second patch > > Armin 
>>> Wolf (3): > platform/x86: acer-wmi: Fix setting of fan behavior > 
>>> platform/x86: acer-wmi: Add fan control support > platform/x86: 
>>> acer-wmi: Enable fan control for PH16-72 and PT14-51 > > 
>>> drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c | 298 
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- > 1 file changed, 273 
>>> insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) > > -- > 2.39.5 > >
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>
>>
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