linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] platform/x86: msi-wmi-platform: Fix autoloading

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Message-ID: <CAGwozwGTY0DECm2OrOwrRgbAd1CdPuMe=Fg=4oOEm5of6u5Rzw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:03:54 +0100
From: Antheas Kapenekakis <antheas.dk@...il.com>
To: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
Cc: hansg@...nel.org, ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com, 
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] platform/x86: msi-wmi-platform: Fix autoloading

On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 at 12:31, Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 at 12:13, Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de> wrote:
> >
> > As already noted by Antheas Kapenekakis back in May, the
> > msi-wmi-platform driver fails to automatically load on MSI Claw
> > devices. Back then i suspected an issue with the device firmware,
> > however i just found out that i made a silly mistake when specifying
> > the GUID string of the driver, preventing the WMI driver core from
> > matching it to its WMI device.
>
> Can you add a closes with a link to that discussion and a reported by?
>
> > Additionally i noticed that said GUID was copied from the Windows
> > driver samples, meaning that it might be shared across different
> > vendors. Because of this we have to prevent this driver from loading
> > on non-MSI devices.
> >
> > Compile-tested only.
>
> I will try to test this in one to two days and will add a tested by.

Hi Ilpo,
did you receive this email? I was getting some bounces from your email
host last week so Im sending this from my gmail

I can test this series later today and add a Tested-by as it's only
compile tested.

Antheas

>
> Thanks,
> Antheas
>
> > Armin Wolf (2):
> >   platform/x86: msi-wmi-platform: Only load on MSI devices
> >   platform/x86: msi-wmi-platform: Fix typo in WMI GUID
> >
> >  .../wmi/driver-development-guide.rst          |  1 +
> >  drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig                  |  1 +
> >  drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi-platform.c       | 43 ++++++++++++++++++-
> >  3 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > --
> > 2.39.5
> >
> >