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Message-ID: <15c8e330-3c04-40de-8b87-1d699463c08a@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:35:55 +0100
From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
To: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>,
 platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
 Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org>,
 Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
 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 v3 1/6] platform/x86: ayaneo-ec: Add Ayaneo Embedded
 Controller platform driver
Am 02.11.25 um 19:21 schrieb Armin Wolf:
> Am 31.10.25 um 17:36 schrieb Antheas Kapenekakis:
>
>> Recent Ayaneo devices feature an ACPI mapped Embedded Controller (EC)
>> with standard addresses across models that provides access to fan
>> speed, fan control, battery charge limits, and controller power
>> controls. Introduce a new driver stub that will handle these driver
>> features.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
>> ---
>>   MAINTAINERS                      |  6 +++
>>   drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig     |  9 ++++
>>   drivers/platform/x86/Makefile    |  3 ++
>>   drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   4 files changed, 108 insertions(+)
>>   create mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
>>
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index 545a4776795e..da9498d8cc89 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -4187,6 +4187,12 @@ W: https://ez.analog.com/linux-software-drivers
>>   F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/adi,axi-pwmgen.yaml
>>   F:    drivers/pwm/pwm-axi-pwmgen.c
>>   +AYANEO PLATFORM EC DRIVER
>> +M:    Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
>> +L:    platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
>> +S:    Maintained
>> +F:    drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
>> +
>>   AZ6007 DVB DRIVER
>>   M:    Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
>>   L:    linux-media@...r.kernel.org
>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
>> index 46e62feeda3c..ebe7d2ab8758 100644
>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
>> @@ -316,6 +316,15 @@ config ASUS_TF103C_DOCK
>>         If you have an Asus TF103C tablet say Y or M here, for a 
>> generic x86
>>         distro config say M here.
>>   +config AYANEO_EC
>> +    tristate "Ayaneo EC platform control"
I forgot to mention that you need to depend on DMI.
>> +    help
>> +      Enables support for the platform EC of Ayaneo devices. This
>> +      includes fan control, fan speed, charge limit, magic
>> +      module detection, and controller power control.
>> +
>> +      If you have an Ayaneo device, say Y or M here.
>> +
>>   config MERAKI_MX100
>>       tristate "Cisco Meraki MX100 Platform Driver"
>>       depends on GPIOLIB
>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile 
>> b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
>> index c7db2a88c11a..274a685eb92d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
>> @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ASUS_TF103C_DOCK)    += 
>> asus-tf103c-dock.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_EEEPC_LAPTOP)    += eeepc-laptop.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_EEEPC_WMI)        += eeepc-wmi.o
>>   +# Ayaneo
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_AYANEO_EC)        += ayaneo-ec.o
>> +
>>   # Cisco/Meraki
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MERAKI_MX100)    += meraki-mx100.o
>>   diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c 
>> b/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..2fe66c8a89f4
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/ayaneo-ec.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
>> +/*
>> + * Platform driver for the Embedded Controller (EC) of Ayaneo 
>> devices. Handles
>> + * hwmon (fan speed, fan control), battery charge limits, and magic 
>> module
>> + * control (connected modules, controller disconnection).
>> + *
>> + * Copyright (C) 2025 Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include <linux/dmi.h>
>> +#include <linux/err.h>
>> +#include <linux/init.h>
>> +#include <linux/kernel.h>
>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>> +#include <linux/platform_device.h>
>> +
>> +struct ayaneo_ec_quirk {
>> +};
>> +
>> +struct ayaneo_ec_platform_data {
>> +    struct platform_device *pdev;
>> +    struct ayaneo_ec_quirk *quirks;
>> +};
>> +
>> +static const struct ayaneo_ec_quirk quirk_ayaneo3 = {
>> +};
>> +
>> +static const struct dmi_system_id dmi_table[] = {
>> +    {
>> +        .matches = {
>> +            DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "AYANEO"),
>> +            DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "AYANEO 3"),
>> +        },
>> +        .driver_data = (void *)&quirk_ayaneo3,
>> +    },
>> +    {},
>> +};
>
> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() is missing, please add it so that the driver will
> automatically load on supported devices.
>
>> +
>> +static int ayaneo_ec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> +{
>> +    const struct dmi_system_id *dmi_entry;
>> +    struct ayaneo_ec_platform_data *data;
>> +
>> +    dmi_entry = dmi_first_match(dmi_table);
>> +    if (!dmi_entry)
>> +        return -ENODEV;
>
> Please store the quirk inside a global variable and perform the DMI match
> inside ayaneo_ec_init. This will allow you to mark the DMI table as 
> __initconst.
>
> Thanks,
> Armin Wolf
>
>> +
>> +    data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
>> +    if (!data)
>> +        return -ENOMEM;
>> +
>> +    data->pdev = pdev;
>> +    data->quirks = dmi_entry->driver_data;
>> +    platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
>> +
>> +    return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static struct platform_driver ayaneo_platform_driver = {
>> +    .driver = {
>> +        .name = "ayaneo-ec",
>> +    },
>> +    .probe = ayaneo_ec_probe,
>> +};
>> +
>> +static struct platform_device *ayaneo_platform_device;
>> +
>> +static int __init ayaneo_ec_init(void)
>> +{
>> +    ayaneo_platform_device =
>> +        platform_create_bundle(&ayaneo_platform_driver,
>> +                       ayaneo_ec_probe, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
>> +
>> +    return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ayaneo_platform_device);
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void __exit ayaneo_ec_exit(void)
>> +{
>> +    platform_device_unregister(ayaneo_platform_device);
>> +    platform_driver_unregister(&ayaneo_platform_driver);
>> +}
>> +
>> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(dmi, dmi_table);
>> +
>> +module_init(ayaneo_ec_init);
>> +module_exit(ayaneo_ec_exit);
>> +
>> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>");
>> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Ayaneo Embedded Controller (EC) platform 
>> features");
>> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>
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