[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for Gigabyte Technology to fix headphone
From: Sasha Levin
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 07:36:00 EST
From: Zhang Heng <zhangheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
[ Upstream commit 56fbbe096a89ff4b52af78a21a4afd9d94bdcc80 ]
The BIOS of this machine has set 0x19 to mic, which needs to be set
to headphone pin in order to work properly.
Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220814
Signed-off-by: Zhang Heng <zhangheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/b55f6ebe-7449-49f7-ae85-00d2ba1e7af0@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
## Analysis: ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for Gigabyte Technology to fix
headphone
### Commit Summary
This commit adds a new HDA audio quirk (`ALC897_FIXUP_H610M_HP_PIN`) for
the Gigabyte H610M H V2 DDR4 motherboard (PCI SSID `0x1458:0xa194`). The
BIOS incorrectly configures pin `0x19` as a microphone input, but it
needs to be configured as a headphone output (`0x0321403f`) for the
hardware to work properly.
### Classification: Hardware Quirk
This falls squarely into the **QUIRKS and WORKAROUNDS** exception
category for stable backports. It:
- Adds a new `SND_PCI_QUIRK()` entry to an existing quirk table
- Adds a corresponding `HDA_FIXUP_PINS` definition
- Targets a specific device identified by PCI subsystem vendor/device ID
### Code Change Analysis
The change is minimal and entirely self-contained:
1. **New enum value**: `ALC897_FIXUP_H610M_HP_PIN` added at the end of
the existing enum
2. **New fixup definition**: A simple `HDA_FIXUP_PINS` entry that sets
pin `0x19` to `0x0321403f` (headphone out)
3. **New quirk table entry**: `SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1458, 0xa194, "H610M H V2
DDR4", ALC897_FIXUP_H610M_HP_PIN)` matching the specific Gigabyte
board
The pattern is identical to dozens of other quirks in this file. The
fixup type (`HDA_FIXUP_PINS`) is the simplest kind — it just overrides a
pin configuration value. No chaining, no custom functions.
### Bug and Impact
- **Real bug**: Headphone jack doesn't work on this Gigabyte motherboard
because the BIOS misconfigures pin 0x19
- **User report**: Linked to bugzilla.kernel.org bug #220814, confirming
a real user hit this
- **Impact**: Without this quirk, headphone output is completely non-
functional on this board
- **Scope**: Only affects the specific Gigabyte H610M H V2 DDR4 board
(PCI SSID match)
### Risk Assessment
- **Risk**: Essentially zero. The quirk only activates on the specific
matching hardware. It cannot affect any other system.
- **Complexity**: Trivial — just a pin override table entry
- **Dependencies**: None. The ALC897 codec support and the
HDA_FIXUP_PINS mechanism already exist in all stable trees that have
ALC897 support.
### Stable Kernel Rules Compliance
1. **Obviously correct and tested**: Yes — standard pattern, user-
reported and tested, accepted by Takashi Iwai (HDA maintainer)
2. **Fixes a real bug**: Yes — headphone doesn't work
3. **Important issue**: Yes — audio output broken on specific hardware
4. **Small and contained**: Yes — ~15 lines, single file, no behavioral
changes to other hardware
5. **No new features/APIs**: Correct — just a device-specific workaround
6. **Applies cleanly**: Should apply cleanly as it's an addition to
tables
### Verification
- The commit message explicitly states the bug: pin 0x19 set to mic by
BIOS, needs to be headphone
- Link to bugzilla.kernel.org bug #220814 confirms user-reported issue
- The change follows the exact same pattern as hundreds of other HDA
quirks in this file (e.g., `ALC897_FIXUP_HEADSET_MIC_PIN3` just above
it)
- Signed-off by Takashi Iwai (tiwai@xxxxxxx), the HDA subsystem
maintainer
- PCI vendor ID 0x1458 is Gigabyte Technology (verified by convention in
neighboring quirk entries)
- The fixup value `0x0321403f` decodes to a headphone output pin
configuration (consistent with the commit message)
- No dependencies on other patches — the enum, fixup array, and quirk
table additions are all self-contained
This is a textbook example of a hardware quirk that should be backported
to stable. It fixes broken audio hardware for real users, has zero risk
to other systems, and follows an established pattern.
**YES**
sound/hda/codecs/realtek/alc662.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/alc662.c b/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/alc662.c
index 5073165d1f3cf..3a943adf90876 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/alc662.c
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/alc662.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ enum {
ALC897_FIXUP_HEADSET_MIC_PIN2,
ALC897_FIXUP_UNIS_H3C_X500S,
ALC897_FIXUP_HEADSET_MIC_PIN3,
+ ALC897_FIXUP_H610M_HP_PIN,
};
static const struct hda_fixup alc662_fixups[] = {
@@ -766,6 +767,13 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc662_fixups[] = {
{ }
},
},
+ [ALC897_FIXUP_H610M_HP_PIN] = {
+ .type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
+ .v.pins = (const struct hda_pintbl[]) {
+ { 0x19, 0x0321403f }, /* HP out */
+ { }
+ },
+ },
};
static const struct hda_quirk alc662_fixup_tbl[] = {
@@ -815,6 +823,7 @@ static const struct hda_quirk alc662_fixup_tbl[] = {
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1043, 0x8469, "ASUS mobo", ALC662_FIXUP_NO_JACK_DETECT),
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x105b, 0x0cd6, "Foxconn", ALC662_FIXUP_ASUS_MODE2),
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x144d, 0xc051, "Samsung R720", ALC662_FIXUP_IDEAPAD),
+ SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1458, 0xa194, "H610M H V2 DDR4", ALC897_FIXUP_H610M_HP_PIN),
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x14cd, 0x5003, "USI", ALC662_FIXUP_USI_HEADSET_MODE),
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x1036, "Lenovo P520", ALC662_FIXUP_LENOVO_MULTI_CODECS),
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x1057, "Lenovo P360", ALC897_FIXUP_HEADSET_MIC_PIN),
--
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