[PATCH v1] Input: atlas - convert ACPI driver to a platform one
From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Sat Mar 14 2026 - 07:55:18 EST
From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
underlying hardware. Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
used by driver code to bind to that device. There are multiple reasons
why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].
Overall, it is better to bind drivers to platform devices than to their
ACPI companions, so convert the ACPI Atlas button driver to a platform
one.
While this is not expected to alter functionality, it changes sysfs
layout and so it will be visible to user space.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/misc/atlas_btns.c | 22 ++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/atlas_btns.c b/drivers/input/misc/atlas_btns.c
index 5b9be2957746..47b31725e850 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/atlas_btns.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/atlas_btns.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include <linux/input.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#define ACPI_ATLAS_NAME "Atlas ACPI"
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ static acpi_status acpi_atlas_button_handler(u32 function,
return status;
}
-static int atlas_acpi_button_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int atlas_acpi_button_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
acpi_status status;
int i;
int err;
@@ -106,8 +108,9 @@ static int atlas_acpi_button_add(struct acpi_device *device)
return err;
}
-static void atlas_acpi_button_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void atlas_acpi_button_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
acpi_status status;
status = acpi_remove_address_space_handler(device->handle,
@@ -124,16 +127,15 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id atlas_device_ids[] = {
};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, atlas_device_ids);
-static struct acpi_driver atlas_acpi_driver = {
- .name = ACPI_ATLAS_NAME,
- .class = ACPI_ATLAS_CLASS,
- .ids = atlas_device_ids,
- .ops = {
- .add = atlas_acpi_button_add,
- .remove = atlas_acpi_button_remove,
+static struct platform_driver atlas_acpi_driver = {
+ .probe = atlas_acpi_button_probe,
+ .remove = atlas_acpi_button_remove,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = ACPI_ATLAS_NAME,
+ .acpi_match_table = atlas_device_ids,
},
};
-module_acpi_driver(atlas_acpi_driver);
+module_platform_driver(atlas_acpi_driver);
MODULE_AUTHOR("Jaya Kumar");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.51.0