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Message-ID: <83ec8c7c-288f-f5dc-df9c-23094c1a21a0@linux.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:08:04 +0300 (EEST)
From: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
To: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
cc: platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org>,
Derek John Clark <derekjohn.clark@...il.com>,
Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@...il.com>,
Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] platform/x86: ayaneo-ec: Add controller power
and modules attributes
On Wed, 15 Oct 2025, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2025, Antheas Kapenekakis wrote:
>
> > The Ayaneo 3 features hot-swappable controller modules. The ejection
> > and management is done through HID. However, after ejecting the modules,
> > the controller needs to be power cycled via the EC to re-initialize.
> >
> > For this, the EC provides a variable that holds whether the left or
> > right modules are connected, and a power control register to turn
> > the controller on or off. After ejecting the modules, the controller
> > should be turned off. Then, after both modules are reinserted,
> > the controller may be powered on again to re-initialize.
> >
> > This patch introduces two new sysfs attributes:
> > - `controller_modules`: a read-only attribute that indicates whether
> > the left and right modules are connected (none, left, right, both).
> > - `controller_power`: a read-write attribute that allows the user
> > to turn the controller on or off (with '1'/'0').
> >
> > Therefore, after ejection is complete, userspace can power off the
> > controller, then wait until both modules have been reinserted
> > (`controller_modules` will return 'both') to turn on the controller.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
> > ---
> > .../ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-ayaneo | 19 ++++
> > MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> > drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c | 100 ++++++++++++++++++
> > 3 files changed, 120 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-ayaneo
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-ayaneo b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-ayaneo
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..1fa32ba60fd0
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-ayaneo
> > @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> > +What: /sys/devices/platform/<platform>/controller_power
> > +Date: Oct 2025
> > +KernelVersion: 6.9
> > +Contact: "Antheas Kapenekakis" <lkml@...heas.dev>
> > +Description:
> > + Current controller power state. Allows turning on and off
> > + the controller power (e.g. for power savings). Write 1 to
> > + turn on, 0 to turn off. File is readable and writable.
> > +
> > +What: /sys/devices/platform/<platform>/controller_modules
> > +Date: Oct 2025
> > +KernelVersion: 6.9
> > +Contact: "Antheas Kapenekakis" <lkml@...heas.dev>
> > +Description:
> > + Shows which controller modules are currently connected to
> > + the device. Possible values are "left", "right" and "both".
> > + File is read-only. The Windows software for this device
> > + will only set controller power to 1 if both module sides
> > + are connected (i.e. this file returns "both").
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 8c4d0c26ca77..3dfa004555dd 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -4191,6 +4191,7 @@ AYANEO PLATFORM EC DRIVER
> > M: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
> > L: platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
> > S: Maintained
> > +F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-ayaneo
> > F: drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
> >
> > AZ6007 DVB DRIVER
> > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c b/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
> > index 23c283f5eb61..363b61fc6e12 100644
> > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
> > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
> > @@ -30,9 +30,17 @@
> > #define AYANEO_CHARGE_VAL_AUTO 0xaa
> > #define AYANEO_CHARGE_VAL_INHIBIT 0x55
> >
> > +#define AYANEO_POWER_REG 0x2d
> > +#define AYANEO_POWER_OFF 0xfe
> > +#define AYANEO_POWER_ON 0xff
> > +#define AYANEO_MODULE_REG 0x2f
> > +#define AYANEO_MODULE_LEFT BIT(0)
> > +#define AYANEO_MODULE_RIGHT BIT(1)
Also, add include for BIT().
> > +
> > struct ayaneo_ec_quirk {
> > bool has_fan_control;
> > bool has_charge_control;
> > + bool has_magic_modules;
> > };
> >
> > struct ayaneo_ec_platform_data {
> > @@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ struct ayaneo_ec_platform_data {
> > static const struct ayaneo_ec_quirk ayaneo3 = {
> > .has_fan_control = true,
> > .has_charge_control = true,
> > + .has_magic_modules = true,
> > };
> >
> > static const struct dmi_system_id dmi_table[] = {
> > @@ -262,6 +271,96 @@ static int ayaneo_remove_battery(struct power_supply *battery,
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > +static ssize_t controller_power_store(struct device *dev,
> > + struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
> > + size_t count)
> > +{
> > + bool value;
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + ret = kstrtobool(buf, &value);
> > + if (ret)
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > + ret = ec_write(AYANEO_POWER_REG, value ? AYANEO_POWER_ON : AYANEO_POWER_OFF);
> > + if (ret)
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > + return count;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t controller_power_show(struct device *dev,
> > + struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > + int ret;
> > + u8 val;
> > +
> > + ret = ec_read(AYANEO_POWER_REG, &val);
> > + if (ret)
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", val == AYANEO_POWER_ON);
Add include.
--
i.
> > +}
> > +
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(controller_power);
> > +
> > +static ssize_t controller_modules_show(struct device *dev,
> > + struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > + bool left, right;
> > + char *out;
> > + int ret;
> > + u8 val;
> > +
> > + ret = ec_read(AYANEO_MODULE_REG, &val);
> > + if (ret)
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > + left = !(val & AYANEO_MODULE_LEFT);
> > + right = !(val & AYANEO_MODULE_RIGHT);
> > +
> > + if (left && right)
> > + out = "both";
> > + else if (left)
> > + out = "left";
> > + else if (right)
> > + out = "right";
> > + else
> > + out = "none";
>
> I suggest using switch/case for this so you don't need the internal
> booleans at all.
>
> BTW, I appreciate it very much this series is split per feature, it's so
> much less daunting to start a review when I know I can actually finish
> before the next interruption (and having to flush context from my
> mind). :-)
>
>
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