Message-ID: <3354c446-3e1c-40c7-ac08-43b3ef630d91@linux.dev>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:16:06 +0100
From: Denis Benato <denis.benato@...ux.dev>
To: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>,
 platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
 Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@...nel.org>,
 Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>, "Luke D . Jones"
 <luke@...nes.dev>, Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org>,
 Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 07/11] platform/x86: asus-wmi: Add support for
 multiple kbd led handlers


On 1/16/26 14:31, Antheas Kapenekakis wrote:
> Some devices, such as the Z13 have multiple Aura devices connected
> to them by USB. In addition, they might have a WMI interface for
> RGB. In Windows, Armoury Crate exposes a unified brightness slider
> for all of them, with 3 brightness levels.
>
> Therefore, to be synergistic in Linux, and support existing tooling
> such as UPower, allow adding listeners to the RGB device of the WMI
> interface. If WMI does not exist, lazy initialize the interface.
>
> Since hid-asus and asus-wmi can both interact with the led objects
> including from an atomic context, protect the brightness access with a
> spinlock and update the values from a workqueue. Use this workqueue to
> also process WMI keyboard events, so they are handled asynchronously.
>
> Acked-by: Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c            | 183 ++++++++++++++++++---
>  include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h |  15 ++
>  2 files changed, 173 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> index 4aec7ec69250..df2365efb2b8 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> @@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
>  #include <linux/pci.h>
>  #include <linux/pci_hotplug.h>
>  #include <linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h>
> -#include <linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi-leds-ids.h>
>  #include <linux/platform_device.h>
>  #include <linux/platform_profile.h>
>  #include <linux/power_supply.h>
>  #include <linux/rfkill.h>
>  #include <linux/seq_file.h>
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
> +#include <linux/spinlock.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
>  #include <linux/units.h>
>  
> @@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ struct asus_wmi {
>  	int tpd_led_wk;
>  	struct led_classdev kbd_led;
>  	int kbd_led_wk;
> +	bool kbd_led_notify;
> +	bool kbd_led_avail;
> +	bool kbd_led_registered;
>  	struct led_classdev lightbar_led;
>  	int lightbar_led_wk;
>  	struct led_classdev micmute_led;
> @@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ struct asus_wmi {
>  	struct work_struct tpd_led_work;
>  	struct work_struct wlan_led_work;
>  	struct work_struct lightbar_led_work;
> +	struct work_struct kbd_led_work;
>  
>  	struct asus_rfkill wlan;
>  	struct asus_rfkill bluetooth;
> @@ -1615,6 +1619,106 @@ static void asus_wmi_battery_exit(struct asus_wmi *asus)
>  
>  /* LEDs ***********************************************************************/
>  
> +struct asus_hid_ref {
> +	struct list_head listeners;
> +	struct asus_wmi *asus;
> +	/* Protects concurrent access from hid-asus and asus-wmi to leds */
> +	spinlock_t lock;
> +};
> +
> +static struct asus_hid_ref asus_ref = {
> +	.listeners = LIST_HEAD_INIT(asus_ref.listeners),
> +	.asus = NULL,
> +	/*
> +	 * Protects .asus, .asus.kbd_led_{wk,notify}, and .listener refs. Other
> +	 * asus variables are read-only after .asus is set.
> +	 *
> +	 * The led cdev device is not protected because it calls backlight_get
> +	 * during initialization, which would result in a nested lock attempt.
> +	 *
> +	 * The led cdev is safe to access without a lock because if
> +	 * kbd_led_avail is true it is initialized before .asus is set and never
> +	 * changed until .asus is dropped. If kbd_led_avail is false, the led
> +	 * cdev is registered by the workqueue, which is single-threaded and
> +	 * cancelled before asus-wmi would access the led cdev to unregister it.
> +	 *
> +	 * A spinlock is used, because the protected variables can be accessed
> +	 * from an IRQ context from asus-hid.
> +	 */
> +	.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(asus_ref.lock),
> +};
> +
> +/*
> + * Allows registering hid-asus listeners that want to be notified of
> + * keyboard backlight changes.
> + */
> +int asus_hid_register_listener(struct asus_hid_listener *bdev)
> +{
> +	struct asus_wmi *asus;
> +
> +	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&asus_ref.lock);
> +	list_add_tail(&bdev->list, &asus_ref.listeners);
> +	asus = asus_ref.asus;
> +	if (asus)
> +		queue_work(asus->led_workqueue, &asus->kbd_led_work);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asus_hid_register_listener);
> +
> +/*
> + * Allows unregistering hid-asus listeners that were added with
> + * asus_hid_register_listener().
> + */
> +void asus_hid_unregister_listener(struct asus_hid_listener *bdev)
> +{
> +	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&asus_ref.lock);
> +	list_del(&bdev->list);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asus_hid_unregister_listener);
> +
> +static void do_kbd_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, int value);
> +
> +static void kbd_led_update_all(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> +	struct asus_wmi *asus;
> +	bool registered, notify;
> +	int ret, value;
> +
> +	asus = container_of(work, struct asus_wmi, kbd_led_work);
> +
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock) {
> +		registered = asus->kbd_led_registered;
> +		value = asus->kbd_led_wk;
> +		notify = asus->kbd_led_notify;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!registered) {
> +		/*
> +		 * This workqueue runs under asus-wmi, which means probe has
> +		 * completed and asus-wmi will keep running until it finishes.
> +		 * Therefore, we can safely register the LED without holding
> +		 * a spinlock.
> +		 */
> +		ret = devm_led_classdev_register(&asus->platform_device->dev,
> +						 &asus->kbd_led);
> +		if (!ret) {
> +			scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +				asus->kbd_led_registered = true;
> +		} else {
> +			pr_warn("Failed to register keyboard backlight LED: %d\n", ret);
> +			return;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (value >= 0)
> +		do_kbd_led_set(&asus->kbd_led, value);
> +	if (notify) {
> +		scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +			asus->kbd_led_notify = false;
> +		led_classdev_notify_brightness_hw_changed(&asus->kbd_led, value);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * These functions actually update the LED's, and are called from a
>   * workqueue. By doing this as separate work rather than when the LED
> @@ -1661,7 +1765,8 @@ static void kbd_led_update(struct asus_wmi *asus)
>  {
>  	int ctrl_param = 0;
>  
> -	ctrl_param = 0x80 | (asus->kbd_led_wk & 0x7F);
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +		ctrl_param = 0x80 | (asus->kbd_led_wk & 0x7F);
>  	asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_KBD_BACKLIGHT, ctrl_param, NULL);
>  }
>  
> @@ -1694,14 +1799,23 @@ static int kbd_led_read(struct asus_wmi *asus, int *level, int *env)
>  
>  static void do_kbd_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, int value)
>  {
> +	struct asus_hid_listener *listener;
>  	struct asus_wmi *asus;
>  	int max_level;
>  
>  	asus = container_of(led_cdev, struct asus_wmi, kbd_led);
>  	max_level = asus->kbd_led.max_brightness;
>  
> -	asus->kbd_led_wk = clamp_val(value, 0, max_level);
> -	kbd_led_update(asus);
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +		asus->kbd_led_wk = clamp_val(value, 0, max_level);
> +
> +	if (asus->kbd_led_avail)
> +		kbd_led_update(asus);
> +
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock) {
> +		list_for_each_entry(listener, &asus_ref.listeners, list)
> +			listener->brightness_set(listener, asus->kbd_led_wk);
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static int kbd_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, enum led_brightness value)
> @@ -1716,10 +1830,11 @@ static int kbd_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, enum led_brightness value)
>  
>  static void kbd_led_set_by_kbd(struct asus_wmi *asus, enum led_brightness value)
>  {
> -	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = &asus->kbd_led;
> -
> -	do_kbd_led_set(led_cdev, value);
> -	led_classdev_notify_brightness_hw_changed(led_cdev, asus->kbd_led_wk);
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock) {
> +		asus->kbd_led_wk = value;
> +		asus->kbd_led_notify = true;
> +	}
> +	queue_work(asus->led_workqueue, &asus->kbd_led_work);
>  }
>  
>  static enum led_brightness kbd_led_get(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
> @@ -1729,10 +1844,18 @@ static enum led_brightness kbd_led_get(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
>  
>  	asus = container_of(led_cdev, struct asus_wmi, kbd_led);
>  
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock) {
> +		if (!asus->kbd_led_avail)
> +			return asus->kbd_led_wk;
> +	}
> +
>  	retval = kbd_led_read(asus, &value, NULL);
>  	if (retval < 0)
>  		return retval;
>  
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +		asus->kbd_led_wk = value;
> +
>  	return value;
>  }
>  
> @@ -1844,7 +1967,9 @@ static int camera_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
>  
>  static void asus_wmi_led_exit(struct asus_wmi *asus)
>  {
> -	led_classdev_unregister(&asus->kbd_led);
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +		asus_ref.asus = NULL;
> +
>  	led_classdev_unregister(&asus->tpd_led);
>  	led_classdev_unregister(&asus->wlan_led);
>  	led_classdev_unregister(&asus->lightbar_led);
> @@ -1882,22 +2007,26 @@ static int asus_wmi_led_init(struct asus_wmi *asus)
>  			goto error;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!kbd_led_read(asus, &led_val, NULL) && !dmi_check_system(asus_use_hid_led_dmi_ids)) {
> -		pr_info("using asus-wmi for asus::kbd_backlight\n");
> -		asus->kbd_led_wk = led_val;
> -		asus->kbd_led.name = "asus::kbd_backlight";
> -		asus->kbd_led.flags = LED_BRIGHT_HW_CHANGED;
> -		asus->kbd_led.brightness_set_blocking = kbd_led_set;
> -		asus->kbd_led.brightness_get = kbd_led_get;
> -		asus->kbd_led.max_brightness = 3;
> +	asus->kbd_led.name = "asus::kbd_backlight";
> +	asus->kbd_led.flags = LED_BRIGHT_HW_CHANGED;
> +	asus->kbd_led.brightness_set_blocking = kbd_led_set;
> +	asus->kbd_led.brightness_get = kbd_led_get;
> +	asus->kbd_led.max_brightness = 3;
> +	asus->kbd_led_avail = !kbd_led_read(asus, &led_val, NULL);
> +	INIT_WORK(&asus->kbd_led_work, kbd_led_update_all);
>  
> +	if (asus->kbd_led_avail) {
> +		asus->kbd_led_wk = led_val;
>  		if (num_rgb_groups != 0)
>  			asus->kbd_led.groups = kbd_rgb_mode_groups;
> +	} else {
> +		asus->kbd_led_wk = -1;
> +	}
>  
> -		rv = led_classdev_register(&asus->platform_device->dev,
> -					   &asus->kbd_led);
> -		if (rv)
> -			goto error;
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock) {
> +		asus_ref.asus = asus;
> +		if (asus->kbd_led_avail || !list_empty(&asus_ref.listeners))
> +			queue_work(asus->led_workqueue, &asus->kbd_led_work);
>  	}
>  
>  	if (asus_wmi_dev_is_present(asus, ASUS_WMI_DEVID_WIRELESS_LED)
> @@ -4372,6 +4501,7 @@ static int asus_wmi_get_event_code(union acpi_object *obj)
>  
>  static void asus_wmi_handle_event_code(int code, struct asus_wmi *asus)
>  {
> +	enum led_brightness led_value;
>  	unsigned int key_value = 1;
>  	bool autorelease = 1;
>  
> @@ -4388,19 +4518,22 @@ static void asus_wmi_handle_event_code(int code, struct asus_wmi *asus)
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> +	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &asus_ref.lock)
> +		led_value = asus->kbd_led_wk;
> +
>  	if (code == NOTIFY_KBD_BRTUP) {
> -		kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, asus->kbd_led_wk + 1);
> +		kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, led_value + 1);
>  		return;
>  	}
>  	if (code == NOTIFY_KBD_BRTDWN) {
> -		kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, asus->kbd_led_wk - 1);
> +		kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, led_value - 1);
>  		return;
>  	}
>  	if (code == NOTIFY_KBD_BRTTOGGLE) {
> -		if (asus->kbd_led_wk == asus->kbd_led.max_brightness)
> +		if (led_value == asus->kbd_led.max_brightness)
>  			kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, 0);
This is the toggle leds button, right? I would expect that pressing the toggle
button turns off leds if they are on and turns them on if they are off.

so if (led_value > 0) { .... }.

I see the previous code was equivalent to yours but is that what we want?
>  		else
> -			kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, asus->kbd_led_wk + 1);
> +			kbd_led_set_by_kbd(asus, led_value + 1);
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h b/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h
> index 419491d4abca..d347cffd05d5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h
> @@ -172,12 +172,20 @@ enum asus_ally_mcu_hack {
>  	ASUS_WMI_ALLY_MCU_HACK_DISABLED,
>  };
>  
> +/* Used to notify hid-asus when asus-wmi changes keyboard backlight */
> +struct asus_hid_listener {
> +	struct list_head list;
> +	void (*brightness_set)(struct asus_hid_listener *listener, int brightness);
> +};
> +
>  #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_ASUS_WMI)
>  void set_ally_mcu_hack(enum asus_ally_mcu_hack status);
>  void set_ally_mcu_powersave(bool enabled);
>  int asus_wmi_get_devstate_dsts(u32 dev_id, u32 *retval);
>  int asus_wmi_set_devstate(u32 dev_id, u32 ctrl_param, u32 *retval);
>  int asus_wmi_evaluate_method(u32 method_id, u32 arg0, u32 arg1, u32 *retval);
> +int asus_hid_register_listener(struct asus_hid_listener *cdev);
> +void asus_hid_unregister_listener(struct asus_hid_listener *cdev);
>  #else
>  static inline void set_ally_mcu_hack(enum asus_ally_mcu_hack status)
>  {
> @@ -198,6 +206,13 @@ static inline int asus_wmi_evaluate_method(u32 method_id, u32 arg0, u32 arg1,
>  {
>  	return -ENODEV;
>  }
> +static inline int asus_hid_register_listener(struct asus_hid_listener *bdev)
> +{
> +	return -ENODEV;
> +}
> +static inline void asus_hid_unregister_listener(struct asus_hid_listener *bdev)
> +{
> +}
>  #endif
>  
>  #endif	/* __PLATFORM_DATA_X86_ASUS_WMI_H */

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