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Message-ID: <CAOOg__DqNTZpWV96ozgd=RJdUd+JkUDfeMfoa54mgnb1pb27Wg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:40:58 +0000
From: Lucas Zampieri <lzampier@...hat.com>
To: Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>, Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>, 
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] HID: input: Refactor battery code to use
 struct hid_battery

On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Nov 13 2025, Lucas Zampieri wrote:
> > Refactor the battery handling code to use the newly introduced
> > struct hid_battery internally, replacing direct access to individual
> > power_supply and state fields.
> >
> > The legacy dev->battery and dev->battery_* fields are maintained and
> > synchronized for backward compatibility. This refactoring prepares
> > the code for supporting multiple batteries per device in a subsequent
> > patch.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lucas Zampieri <lzampier@...hat.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/hid/hid-input.c | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> >  1 file changed, 83 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> > index e56e7de53279..0e71efea9da3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> > @@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ static int hidinput_get_battery_property(struct power_supply *psy,
> >                                        enum power_supply_property prop,
> >                                        union power_supply_propval *val)
> >  {
> > -     struct hid_device *dev = power_supply_get_drvdata(psy);
> > +     struct hid_battery *bat = power_supply_get_drvdata(psy);
> > +     struct hid_device *dev = bat->dev;
> >       int value;
> >       int ret = 0;
> >
> > @@ -465,13 +466,13 @@ static int hidinput_get_battery_property(struct power_supply *psy,
> >               break;
> >
> >       case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CAPACITY:
> > -             if (dev->battery_status != HID_BATTERY_REPORTED &&
> > -                 !dev->battery_avoid_query) {
> > +             if (bat->status != HID_BATTERY_REPORTED &&
> > +                 !bat->avoid_query) {
> >                       value = hidinput_query_battery_capacity(dev);
> >                       if (value < 0)
> >                               return value;
> >               } else  {
> > -                     value = dev->battery_capacity;
> > +                     value = bat->capacity;
> >               }
> >
> >               val->intval = value;
> > @@ -482,20 +483,20 @@ static int hidinput_get_battery_property(struct power_supply *psy,
> >               break;
> >
> >       case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_STATUS:
> > -             if (dev->battery_status != HID_BATTERY_REPORTED &&
> > -                 !dev->battery_avoid_query) {
> > +             if (bat->status != HID_BATTERY_REPORTED &&
> > +                 !bat->avoid_query) {
> >                       value = hidinput_query_battery_capacity(dev);
> >                       if (value < 0)
> >                               return value;
> >
> > -                     dev->battery_capacity = value;
> > -                     dev->battery_status = HID_BATTERY_QUERIED;
> > +                     bat->capacity = value;
> > +                     bat->status = HID_BATTERY_QUERIED;
> >               }
> >
> > -             if (dev->battery_status == HID_BATTERY_UNKNOWN)
> > +             if (bat->status == HID_BATTERY_UNKNOWN)
> >                       val->intval = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
> >               else
> > -                     val->intval = dev->battery_charge_status;
> > +                     val->intval = bat->charge_status;
> >               break;
> >
> >       case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_SCOPE:
> > @@ -513,8 +514,9 @@ static int hidinput_get_battery_property(struct power_supply *psy,
> >  static int hidinput_setup_battery(struct hid_device *dev, unsigned report_type,
> >                                 struct hid_field *field, bool is_percentage)
> >  {
> > +     struct hid_battery *bat;
> >       struct power_supply_desc *psy_desc;
> > -     struct power_supply_config psy_cfg = { .drv_data = dev, };
> > +     struct power_supply_config psy_cfg;
> >       unsigned quirks;
> >       s32 min, max;
> >       int error;
> > @@ -530,16 +532,22 @@ static int hidinput_setup_battery(struct hid_device *dev, unsigned report_type,
> >       if (quirks & HID_BATTERY_QUIRK_IGNORE)
> >               return 0;
> >
> > -     psy_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*psy_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
> > -     if (!psy_desc)
> > +     bat = kzalloc(sizeof(*bat), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +     if (!bat)
> >               return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > +     psy_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*psy_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +     if (!psy_desc) {
> > +             error = -ENOMEM;
> > +             goto err_free_bat;
> > +     }
> > +
> >       psy_desc->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "hid-%s-battery",
> >                                  strlen(dev->uniq) ?
> >                                       dev->uniq : dev_name(&dev->dev));
> >       if (!psy_desc->name) {
> >               error = -ENOMEM;
> > -             goto err_free_mem;
> > +             goto err_free_desc;
>
> I wonder if a devm conversion of the whole battery support handling
> would not be beneficial here.
>
I'll give it a try and see how it looks.

> >       }
> >
> >       psy_desc->type = POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE_BATTERY;
> > @@ -559,63 +567,85 @@ static int hidinput_setup_battery(struct hid_device *dev, unsigned report_type,
> >       if (quirks & HID_BATTERY_QUIRK_FEATURE)
> >               report_type = HID_FEATURE_REPORT;
> >
> > -     dev->battery_min = min;
> > -     dev->battery_max = max;
> > -     dev->battery_report_type = report_type;
> > -     dev->battery_report_id = field->report->id;
> > -     dev->battery_charge_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_DISCHARGING;
> > +     /* Initialize battery structure */
> > +     bat->dev = dev;
> > +     bat->min = min;
> > +     bat->max = max;
> > +     bat->report_type = report_type;
> > +     bat->report_id = field->report->id;
> > +     bat->charge_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_DISCHARGING;
> > +     bat->status = HID_BATTERY_UNKNOWN;
> >
> >       /*
> >        * Stylus is normally not connected to the device and thus we
> >        * can't query the device and get meaningful battery strength.
> >        * We have to wait for the device to report it on its own.
> >        */
> > -     dev->battery_avoid_query = report_type == HID_INPUT_REPORT &&
> > -                                field->physical == HID_DG_STYLUS;
> > +     bat->avoid_query = report_type == HID_INPUT_REPORT &&
> > +                        field->physical == HID_DG_STYLUS;
> >
> >       if (quirks & HID_BATTERY_QUIRK_AVOID_QUERY)
> > -             dev->battery_avoid_query = true;
> > +             bat->avoid_query = true;
> >
> > -     dev->battery = power_supply_register(&dev->dev, psy_desc, &psy_cfg);
> > -     if (IS_ERR(dev->battery)) {
> > -             error = PTR_ERR(dev->battery);
> > +     psy_cfg.drv_data = bat;
> > +     bat->ps = power_supply_register(&dev->dev, psy_desc, &psy_cfg);
> > +     if (IS_ERR(bat->ps)) {
> > +             error = PTR_ERR(bat->ps);
> >               hid_warn(dev, "can't register power supply: %d\n", error);
> >               goto err_free_name;
> >       }
> >
> > -     power_supply_powers(dev->battery, &dev->dev);
> > +     power_supply_powers(bat->ps, &dev->dev);
> > +
> > +     /* Maintain legacy single battery fields for backward compatibility */
> > +     dev->battery = bat->ps;
> > +     dev->battery_min = bat->min;
> > +     dev->battery_max = bat->max;
> > +     dev->battery_report_type = bat->report_type;
> > +     dev->battery_report_id = bat->report_id;
> > +     dev->battery_charge_status = bat->charge_status;
> > +     dev->battery_status = bat->status;
> > +     dev->battery_avoid_query = bat->avoid_query;
>
> Already mentioned in the cover letter, but what's the point of keeping
> those legacy fields when the exact same data is stored in bat?
>
Yep, now that I know that is better to have cohereand-API instead of
maintaining backwards compatiliby to a single battery structure that
was only internal, I'll update those as well.

> > +
> >       return 0;
> >
> >  err_free_name:
> >       kfree(psy_desc->name);
> > -err_free_mem:
> > +err_free_desc:
> >       kfree(psy_desc);
> > -     dev->battery = NULL;
> > +err_free_bat:
> > +     kfree(bat);
> >       return error;
> >  }
> >
> >  static void hidinput_cleanup_battery(struct hid_device *dev)
> >  {
> > +     struct hid_battery *bat;
> >       const struct power_supply_desc *psy_desc;
> >
> >       if (!dev->battery)
> >               return;
> >
> > +     bat = power_supply_get_drvdata(dev->battery);
> >       psy_desc = dev->battery->desc;
> >       power_supply_unregister(dev->battery);
> >       kfree(psy_desc->name);
> >       kfree(psy_desc);
> > +     kfree(bat);
> >       dev->battery = NULL;
> >  }
> >
> > -static bool hidinput_update_battery_charge_status(struct hid_device *dev,
> > +static bool hidinput_update_battery_charge_status(struct hid_battery *bat,
> >                                                 unsigned int usage, int value)
> >  {
> >       switch (usage) {
> >       case HID_BAT_CHARGING:
> > -             dev->battery_charge_status = value ?
> > -                                          POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_CHARGING :
> > -                                          POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_DISCHARGING;
> > +             bat->charge_status = value ?
> > +                                  POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_CHARGING :
> > +                                  POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_DISCHARGING;
> > +             /* Update legacy field for backward compatibility */
> > +             if (bat->dev->battery == bat->ps)
> > +                     bat->dev->battery_charge_status = bat->charge_status;
> >               return true;
> >       }
> >
> > @@ -625,32 +655,43 @@ static bool hidinput_update_battery_charge_status(struct hid_device *dev,
> >  static void hidinput_update_battery(struct hid_device *dev, unsigned int usage,
> >                                   int value)
> >  {
> > +     struct hid_battery *bat;
> >       int capacity;
> >
> >       if (!dev->battery)
> >               return;
> >
> > -     if (hidinput_update_battery_charge_status(dev, usage, value)) {
> > -             power_supply_changed(dev->battery);
> > +     bat = power_supply_get_drvdata(dev->battery);
> > +
> > +     if (hidinput_update_battery_charge_status(bat, usage, value)) {
> > +             power_supply_changed(bat->ps);
> >               return;
> >       }
> >
> >       if ((usage & HID_USAGE_PAGE) == HID_UP_DIGITIZER && value == 0)
> >               return;
> >
> > -     if (value < dev->battery_min || value > dev->battery_max)
> > +     if (value < bat->min || value > bat->max)
> >               return;
> >
> >       capacity = hidinput_scale_battery_capacity(dev, value);
> >
> > -     if (dev->battery_status != HID_BATTERY_REPORTED ||
> > -         capacity != dev->battery_capacity ||
> > -         ktime_after(ktime_get_coarse(), dev->battery_ratelimit_time)) {
> > -             dev->battery_capacity = capacity;
> > -             dev->battery_status = HID_BATTERY_REPORTED;
> > -             dev->battery_ratelimit_time =
> > +     if (bat->status != HID_BATTERY_REPORTED ||
> > +         capacity != bat->capacity ||
> > +         ktime_after(ktime_get_coarse(), bat->ratelimit_time)) {
> > +             bat->capacity = capacity;
> > +             bat->status = HID_BATTERY_REPORTED;
> > +             bat->ratelimit_time =
> >                       ktime_add_ms(ktime_get_coarse(), 30 * 1000);
> > -             power_supply_changed(dev->battery);
> > +
> > +             /* Update legacy fields for backward compatibility */
> > +             if (dev->battery == bat->ps) {
> > +                     dev->battery_capacity = bat->capacity;
> > +                     dev->battery_status = bat->status;
> > +                     dev->battery_ratelimit_time = bat->ratelimit_time;
> > +             }
> > +
> > +             power_supply_changed(bat->ps);
> >       }
> >  }
> >  #else  /* !CONFIG_HID_BATTERY_STRENGTH */
> > --
> > 2.51.1
> >
>
> Cheers,
> Benjamin
>

Best,
Lucas Zampieri


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