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Message-ID: <198f751e-7178-4363-a849-a6b0abd42016@amd.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:44:18 -0600
From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
To: Nitin <nitjoshi@...il.com>, hansg@...nel.org,
 ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com
Cc: platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 njoshi1@...ovo.com, Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Add sysfs to display
 details of damaged device.

On 12/10/25 10:27 AM, Nitin wrote:
> Hi Mario,
> 
> Thank you for your comments.
> 
> On 12/11/25 00:43, Mario Limonciello wrote:
>> On 12/10/25 9:11 AM, Nitin Joshi wrote:
>>> Add new sysfs interface to identify the impacted component with 
>>> location of
>>> device.
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
>>> Signed-off-by: Nitin Joshi<nitjoshi@...il.com>
>>> ---
>>>   .../admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst     |  13 +-
>>>   drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c   | 112 +++++++++++++++++-
>>>   2 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst b/ 
>>> Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
>>> index 94349e5f1298..3a9190ac47d0 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
>>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
>>> @@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power.
>>>   Hardware damage detection capability
>>>   -----------------
>>>   -sysfs attributes: hwdd_status
>>> +sysfs attributes: hwdd_status, hwdd_detail
>>>     Thinkpads are adding the ability to detect and report hardware 
>>> damage.
>>>   Add new sysfs interface to identify the damaged device status.
>>> @@ -1594,6 +1594,17 @@ This value displays status of device damaged
>>>   - 0 = Not Damaged
>>>   - 1 = Damaged
>>>   +The command to check location of damaged device is::
>>> +
>>> +        cat /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hwdd_detail
>>> +
>>> +This value displays location of damaged device having 1 line per 
>>> damaged "item".
>>> +For example:
>>> +if no damage is detected:
>>> +  No damage detected
>>> +if damage detected:
>>> +  TYPE-C: Base, Right side, Center port
>>> +
>>>   The property is read-only. If feature is not supported then sysfs
>>>   attribute is not created.
>>>   diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/ 
>>> platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
>>> index 4cf365550bcb..a092d57d995d 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
>>> @@ -11089,8 +11089,24 @@ static const struct attribute_group 
>>> auxmac_attr_group = {
>>>   #define HWDD_NOT_SUPPORTED    BIT(31)
>>>   #define HWDD_SUPPORT_USBC    BIT(0)
>>>   -#define PORT_STATUS        GENMASK(7, 4)
>>> -#define NUM_PORTS        4
>>> +#define PORT_STATUS     GENMASK(7, 4)
>>> +#define LID_STATUS      GENMASK(11, 8)
>>> +#define BASE_STATUS     GENMASK(15, 12)
>>> +#define POS_STATUS      GENMASK(3, 2)
>>> +#define PANEL_STATUS    GENMASK(1, 0)
>>> +
>>> +#define PORT_DETAIL_OFFSET    16
>>> +
>>> +#define PANEL_TOP    0
>>> +#define PANEL_BASE    1
>>> +#define PANEL_LEFT    2
>>> +#define PANEL_RIGHT    3
>>> +
>>> +#define POS_LEFT    0
>>> +#define POS_CENTER    1
>>> +#define POS_RIGHT    2
>>> +
>>> +#define NUM_PORTS    4
>>>     static bool hwdd_support_available;
>>>   static bool ucdd_supported;
>>> @@ -11108,7 +11124,95 @@ static int hwdd_command(int command, int 
>>> *output)
>>>       return 0;
>>>   }
>>>   -/* sysfs type-c damage detection capability */
>>> +static bool display_damage(char *buf, int *count, char *type, 
>>> unsigned int dmg_status)
>>> +{
>>> +    unsigned char lid_status, base_status, port_status;
>>> +    unsigned char loc_status, pos_status, panel_status;
>>> +    bool damage_detected = false;
>>> +    int i;
>>> +
>>> +    port_status = FIELD_GET(PORT_STATUS, dmg_status);
>>> +    lid_status = FIELD_GET(LID_STATUS, dmg_status);
>>> +    base_status = FIELD_GET(BASE_STATUS, dmg_status);
>>> +    for (i = 0; i < NUM_PORTS; i++) {
>>> +        if (!(dmg_status & BIT(i)))
>>> +            continue;
>>> +
>>> +        if (port_status & BIT(i)) {
>>> +            *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "%s: ", type);
>>> +            loc_status = (dmg_status >> (PORT_DETAIL_OFFSET + (4 * 
>>> i))) & 0xF;
>>> +            pos_status = FIELD_GET(POS_STATUS, loc_status);
>>> +            panel_status = FIELD_GET(PANEL_STATUS, loc_status);
>>> +
>>> +            if (lid_status & BIT(i))
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Lid, ");
>>> +            if (base_status & BIT(i))
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Base, ");
>>> +
>>> +            switch (pos_status) {
>>> +            case PANEL_TOP:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Top, ");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            case PANEL_BASE:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Bottom, ");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            case PANEL_LEFT:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Left, ");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            case PANEL_RIGHT:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Right, ");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            default:
>>> +                pr_err("Unexpected value %d in switch statement\n", 
>>> pos_status);
>>> +            };
>>> +
>>> +            switch (panel_status) {
>>> +            case POS_LEFT:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Left port\n");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            case POS_CENTER:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Center port\n");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            case POS_RIGHT:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Right port\n");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            default:
>>> +                *count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, *count, "Undefined\n");
>>> +                break;
>>> +            };
>>> +            damage_detected = true;
>>> +        }
>>> +    }
>>> +    return damage_detected;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +/* sysfs type-c damage detection detail */
>>> +static ssize_t hwdd_detail_show(struct device *dev,
>>> +                struct device_attribute *attr,
>>> +                char *buf)
>>> +{
>>> +    bool damage_detected = false;
>>> +    unsigned int damage_status;
>>> +    int err, count = 0;
>>> +
>>> +
>>> +    if (ucdd_supported) {
>>> +        /* Get USB TYPE-C damage status */
>>> +        err = hwdd_command(HWDD_GET_DMG_USBC, &damage_status);
>>> +        if (err)
>>> +            return err;
>>> +
>>> +        if (display_damage(buf, &count, "Type-C", damage_status))
>>> +            damage_detected = true;
>>> +    }
>>
>> Since this is always visible aren't you missing a case for ! 
>> ucdd_supported?  I would think you should be returning -ENODEV.
> 
> In actual, this condition should never occur as only USB Type-C is 
> supported  in this ASL method but i think it's ok to add this check, if 
> there is any benefit.
> 
> In this case, is it recommended to add such case like  !ucdd_supported?
> 
> Also, if new device id like type-a etc..  is added in future then we 
> need to include corresponding device id supported also in this check to 
> make sysfs visible.
> 
>>
>> Although arguably it would be better to control visibility of the 
>> sysfs attribute based upon ucdd_supported.  You can simplify 
>> hwdd_detail_show() too then.
> 
> If new device id is added in future then we need to add additional flag 
> to control visibility of sysfs .
> 
> At this moment , i cant see anything obvious to be simplified 
> in hwdd_detail_show() . Did i missed something ?

Well my comment was specifically upon visibility. If you avoid attribute 
being visible conditional on ucdd_supported, you don't need to actually 
check this in *_show().
> 
>>
>>
>>> +
>>> +    if (!damage_detected)
>>> +        count += sysfs_emit_at(buf, count, "No damage detected\n");
>>> +
>>> +    return count;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +/* sysfs typc damage detection capability */
>>>   static ssize_t hwdd_status_show(struct device *dev,
>>>                   struct device_attribute *attr,
>>>                   char *buf)
>>> @@ -11134,9 +11238,11 @@ static ssize_t hwdd_status_show(struct 
>>> device *dev,
>>>       return sysfs_emit(buf, "0\n");
>>>   }
>>>   static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(hwdd_status);
>>> +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(hwdd_detail);
>>>     static struct attribute *hwdd_attributes[] = {
>>>       &dev_attr_hwdd_status.attr,
>>> +    &dev_attr_hwdd_detail.attr,
>>>       NULL
>>>   };
>> Thank you !


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