Re: [PATCH v6 06/13] platform/x86: lenovo-wmi-other: Limit adding attributes to supported devices

From: Kurt Borja

Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 18:28:33 EST


On Tue Mar 31, 2026 at 1:12 PM -05, Derek J. Clark wrote:
> Adds lwmi_is_attr_01_supported, and only creates the attribute subfolder
> if the attribute is supported by the hardware. Due to some poorly
> implemented BIOS this is a multi-step sequence of events. This is
> because:
> - Some BIOS support getting the capability data from custom mode (0xff),
> while others only support it in no-mode (0x00).
> - Some BIOS support get/set for the current value from custom mode (0xff),
> while others only support it in no-mode (0x00).
> - Some BIOS report capability data for a method that is not fully
> implemented.
> - Some BIOS have methods fully implemented, but no complimentary
> capability data.
>
> To ensure we only expose fully implemented methods with corresponding
> capability data, we check each outcome before reporting that an
> attribute can be supported.
>
> Checking for lwmi_is_attr_01_supported during remove is not done to
> ensure that we don't attempt to call cd01 or send WMI events if one of
> the interfaces being removed was the cause of the driver unloading.
>
> Reviewed-by: Rong Zhang <i@xxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Rong Zhang <i@xxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/DG60P3SHXR8H.3NSEHMZ6J7XRC@xxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Derek J. Clark <derekjohn.clark@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for this!

Tested-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> v6:
> - Zero initialize args in lwmi_is_attr_01_supported.
> - Fix formatting.
> v5:
> - Move cv/cd_mode_id refrences from path 3/4.
> - Add missing import for ARRAY_SIZE.
> - Make lwmi_is_attr_01_supported return bool instead of u32.
> - Various formatting fixes.
> v4:
> - Use for loop instead of backtrace gotos for checking if an attribute
> is supported.
> - Add include for dev_printk.
> - Wrap dev_dbg in lwmi_is_attr_01_supported earlier.
> - Don't use symmetric cleanup of attributes in error states.
> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c
> index d2838ae5934f..f689d19d711a 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c
> @@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
> */
>
> #include <linux/acpi.h>
> +#include <linux/array_size.h>
> #include <linux/cleanup.h>
> #include <linux/component.h>
> #include <linux/container_of.h>
> #include <linux/device.h>
> +#include <linux/dev_printk.h>
> #include <linux/export.h>
> #include <linux/gfp_types.h>
> #include <linux/hwmon.h>
> @@ -545,6 +547,8 @@ struct tunable_attr_01 {
> u8 feature_id;
> u8 device_id;
> u8 type_id;
> + u8 cd_mode_id; /* mode arg for searching capdata */
> + u8 cv_mode_id; /* mode arg for set/get current_value */
> };
>
> static struct tunable_attr_01 ppt_pl1_spl = {
> @@ -777,7 +781,7 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_store(struct kobject *kobj,
> return -EBUSY;
>
> args.arg0 = lwmi_attr_id(tunable_attr->device_id, tunable_attr->feature_id,
> - mode, tunable_attr->type_id);
> + tunable_attr->cd_mode_id, tunable_attr->type_id);
>
> ret = lwmi_cd01_get_data(priv->cd01_list, args.arg0, &capdata);
> if (ret)
> @@ -830,6 +834,10 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_show(struct kobject *kobj,
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
> + /* If "no-mode" is the supported mode, ensure we never send current mode */
> + if (tunable_attr->cv_mode_id == LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_NONE)
> + mode = tunable_attr->cv_mode_id;
> +
> args.arg0 = lwmi_attr_id(tunable_attr->device_id, tunable_attr->feature_id,
> mode, tunable_attr->type_id);
>
> @@ -842,6 +850,77 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_show(struct kobject *kobj,
> return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", retval);
> }
>
> +/**
> + * lwmi_attr_01_is_supported() - Determine if the given attribute is supported.
> + * @tunable_attr: The attribute to verify.
> + *
> + * First check if the attribute has a corresponding capdata01 table in the cd01
> + * module under the "custom" mode (0xff). If that is not present then check if
> + * there is a corresponding "no-mode" (0x00) entry. If either of those passes,
> + * check capdata->supported for values > 0. If capdata is available, attempt to
> + * determine the set/get mode for the current value property using a similar
> + * pattern. If the value returned by either custom or no-mode is 0, or we get
> + * an error, we assume that mode is not supported. If any of the above checks
> + * fail then the attribute is not fully supported.
> + *
> + * The probed cd_mode_id/cv_mode_id are stored on the tunable_attr for later
> + * reference.
> + *
> + * Return: bool.
> + */
> +static bool lwmi_attr_01_is_supported(struct tunable_attr_01 *tunable_attr)
> +{
> + u8 modes[2] = { LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_CUSTOM, LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_NONE };
> + struct lwmi_om_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(tunable_attr->dev);
> + struct wmi_method_args_32 args = { 0x0, 0x0 };
> + bool cd_mode_found = false;
> + bool cv_mode_found = false;
> + struct capdata01 capdata;
> + int retval, ret, i;
> +
> + /* Determine tunable_attr->cd_mode_id*/
> + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(modes); i++) {
> + args.arg0 = lwmi_attr_id(tunable_attr->device_id, tunable_attr->feature_id,
> + modes[i], tunable_attr->type_id);
> +
> + ret = lwmi_cd01_get_data(priv->cd01_list, args.arg0, &capdata);
> + if (ret || !capdata.supported)
> + continue;
> + tunable_attr->cd_mode_id = modes[i];
> + cd_mode_found = true;
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + if (!cd_mode_found)
> + return cd_mode_found;
> +
> + /* Determine tunable_attr->cv_mode_id, returns 1 if supported*/
> + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(modes); i++) {
> + args.arg0 = lwmi_attr_id(tunable_attr->device_id, tunable_attr->feature_id,
> + modes[i], tunable_attr->type_id);
> +
> + ret = lwmi_dev_evaluate_int(priv->wdev, 0x0, LWMI_FEATURE_VALUE_GET,
> + (unsigned char *)&args, sizeof(args),
> + &retval);
> + if (ret || !retval)
> + continue;
> + tunable_attr->cv_mode_id = modes[i];
> + cv_mode_found = true;
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + if (!cv_mode_found)
> + return cv_mode_found;
> +
> + dev_dbg(tunable_attr->dev,
> + "cd_mode_id: %#010x, cv_mode_id: %#010x, attribute support level: %#010x\n",
> + lwmi_attr_id(tunable_attr->device_id, tunable_attr->feature_id,
> + tunable_attr->cd_mode_id, tunable_attr->type_id),
> + args.arg0, capdata.supported);
> +
> + return capdata.supported > 0 ? true : false;
> +}
> +
> /* Lenovo WMI Other Mode Attribute macros */
> #define __LWMI_ATTR_RO(_func, _name) \
> { \
> @@ -965,12 +1044,14 @@ static int lwmi_om_fw_attr_add(struct lwmi_om_priv *priv)
> }
>
> for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cd01_attr_groups) - 1; i++) {
> + cd01_attr_groups[i].tunable_attr->dev = &priv->wdev->dev;
> + if (!lwmi_attr_01_is_supported(cd01_attr_groups[i].tunable_attr))
> + continue;
> +
> err = sysfs_create_group(&priv->fw_attr_kset->kobj,
> cd01_attr_groups[i].attr_group);
> if (err)
> goto err_remove_groups;
> -
> - cd01_attr_groups[i].tunable_attr->dev = &priv->wdev->dev;
> }
> return 0;
>


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Thanks,
~ Kurt