Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] HID: asus: export asus_hid_fnlock_notify() for direct fn-lock control
From: Denis Benato
Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 18:18:34 EST
On 5/6/26 21:33, Marcus Grenängen wrote:
> Some ASUS platforms cannot control fn-lock via WMI DEVS and must send a
> HID feature report directly to the N-Key keyboard device instead.
>
> Add a module-level fnlock_hdev pointer (protected by a mutex) that is set
> at probe time for devices with QUIRK_HID_FN_LOCK and cleared at remove.
> Export asus_hid_fnlock_notify(bool) so that asus-armoury can call into
> hid-asus without a circular dependency.
>
> Signed-off-by: Marcus Grenängen <marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++-
> include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h | 5 +++
> 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
> index d34d74df3dc0..8a51dacf35eb 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
> @@ -584,6 +584,38 @@ static void asus_sync_fn_lock(struct work_struct *work)
> asus_kbd_set_fn_lock(drvdata->hdev, drvdata->fn_lock);
> }
>
> +/*
> + * Module-level reference to the HID device that handles fn-lock via feature
> + * report. Set at probe and cleared at remove for QUIRK_HID_FN_LOCK devices.
> + * Protected by fnlock_hdev_lock.
> + */
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(fnlock_hdev_lock);
> +static struct hid_device *fnlock_hdev;
> +
> +/**
> + * asus_hid_fnlock_notify() - Set fn-lock state directly via HID feature report.
> + * @enabled: true to lock fn (F1-F12 primary), false to unlock.
> + *
> + * Called by asus-armoury on platforms where the WMI DEVS path for fn-lock is
> + * non-functional (e.g. ASUS ProArt P16, N-Key keyboard product ID 0x19B6).
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success, -ENODEV if no fn-lock capable HID device is present.
> + */
> +int asus_hid_fnlock_notify(bool enabled)
Generally I see _notify naming being used for internal kernel
messaging or to notify the sysfs of a change, can you change
the name of this to something like asus_hid_fnlock_enable()
or asys_hid_fnlock_set()?
> +{
> + int ret = -ENODEV;
> +
> + guard(mutex)(&fnlock_hdev_lock);
> + if (fnlock_hdev) {
> + ret = asus_kbd_set_fn_lock(fnlock_hdev, enabled);
> + /* hid_hw_raw_request returns byte count on success; normalise to 0 */
The pattern I see most ofter used is
ret = operation()
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
return 0;
IMHO much easier to read and doesn't need a comment to explain.
> + if (ret > 0)
> + ret = 0;
> + }
> + return ret;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asus_hid_fnlock_notify);
> +
> static void asus_schedule_work(struct asus_kbd_leds *led)
> {
> unsigned long flags;
> @@ -969,6 +1001,8 @@ static int asus_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
> drvdata->fn_lock = true;
> INIT_WORK(&drvdata->fn_lock_sync_work, asus_sync_fn_lock);
> asus_kbd_set_fn_lock(hdev, true);
> + guard(mutex)(&fnlock_hdev_lock);
> + fnlock_hdev = hdev;
> }
>
> if (drvdata->tp) {
> @@ -1008,6 +1042,8 @@ static int asus_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
> drvdata->fn_lock = true;
> INIT_WORK(&drvdata->fn_lock_sync_work, asus_sync_fn_lock);
> asus_kbd_set_fn_lock(hdev, true);
> + guard(mutex)(&fnlock_hdev_lock);
> + fnlock_hdev = hdev;
> }
>
> return 0;
> @@ -1362,8 +1398,13 @@ static void asus_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
> cancel_work_sync(&drvdata->kbd_backlight->work);
> }
>
> - if (drvdata->quirks & QUIRK_HID_FN_LOCK)
> + if (drvdata->quirks & QUIRK_HID_FN_LOCK) {
> + scoped_guard(mutex, &fnlock_hdev_lock) {
> + if (fnlock_hdev == hdev)
> + fnlock_hdev = NULL;
> + }
> cancel_work_sync(&drvdata->fn_lock_sync_work);
> + }
>
> hid_hw_stop(hdev);
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h b/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h
> index 554f41b827e1..20facd5da74e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/platform_data/x86/asus-wmi.h
> @@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ 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);
> int asus_hid_event(enum asus_hid_event event);
> +int asus_hid_fnlock_notify(bool enabled);
> #else
> static inline void set_ally_mcu_hack(enum asus_ally_mcu_hack status)
> {
> @@ -227,6 +228,10 @@ static inline int asus_hid_event(enum asus_hid_event event)
> {
> return -ENODEV;
> }
> +static inline int asus_hid_fnlock_notify(bool enabled)
> +{
> + return -ENODEV;
> +}
> #endif
>
> #endif /* __PLATFORM_DATA_X86_ASUS_WMI_H */