linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] ALSA: hda/tas2781: Skip UEFI calibration on ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X

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Message-ID: <20260108093650.1142176-1-matthew.schwartz@linux.dev>
Date: Thu,  8 Jan 2026 01:36:50 -0800
From: Matthew Schwartz <matthew.schwartz@...ux.dev>
To: Shenghao Ding <shenghao-ding@...com>,
	Baojun Xu <baojun.xu@...com>,
	tiwai@...e.de
Cc: linux-sound@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>,
	Matthew Schwartz <matthew.schwartz@...ux.dev>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] ALSA: hda/tas2781: Skip UEFI calibration on ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X

There is currently an issue with UEFI calibration data parsing for some
TAS devices, like the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X (RC73XA), that causes audio
quality issues such as gaps in playback. Until the issue is root caused
and fixed, add a quirk to skip using the UEFI calibration data and fall
back to using the calibration data provided by the DSP firmware, which
restores full speaker functionality on affected devices.

Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # 6.18
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/160aef32646c4d5498cbfd624fd683cc@ti.com/
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/0ba100d0-9b6f-4a3b-bffa-61abe1b46cd5@linux.dev/
Suggested-by: Baojun Xu <baojun.xu@...com>
Signed-off-by: Matthew Schwartz <matthew.schwartz@...ux.dev>
---
v1->v2: drop wrong Fixes tag, amend commit to clarify suspected root cause
and workaround being used.
---
 sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/tas2781_hda_i2c.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/tas2781_hda_i2c.c b/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/tas2781_hda_i2c.c
index c8619995b1d7..ec3761050cab 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/tas2781_hda_i2c.c
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/tas2781_hda_i2c.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct tas2781_hda_i2c_priv {
 	int (*save_calibration)(struct tas2781_hda *h);
 
 	int hda_chip_id;
+	bool skip_calibration;
 };
 
 static int tas2781_get_i2c_res(struct acpi_resource *ares, void *data)
@@ -489,7 +490,8 @@ static void tasdevice_dspfw_init(void *context)
 	/* If calibrated data occurs error, dsp will still works with default
 	 * calibrated data inside algo.
 	 */
-	hda_priv->save_calibration(tas_hda);
+	if (!hda_priv->skip_calibration)
+		hda_priv->save_calibration(tas_hda);
 }
 
 static void tasdev_fw_ready(const struct firmware *fmw, void *context)
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ static int tas2781_hda_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	void *master_data)
 {
 	struct tas2781_hda *tas_hda = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct tas2781_hda_i2c_priv *hda_priv = tas_hda->hda_priv;
 	struct hda_component_parent *parent = master_data;
 	struct hda_component *comp;
 	struct hda_codec *codec;
@@ -571,6 +574,14 @@ static int tas2781_hda_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Using ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X (RC73XA) UEFI calibration data
+	 * causes audio dropouts during playback, use fallback data
+	 * from DSP firmware as a workaround.
+	 */
+	if (codec->core.subsystem_id == 0x10431384)
+		hda_priv->skip_calibration = true;
+
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 
 	comp->dev = dev;
-- 
2.52.0