[PATCH v2 1/1] platform/x86: huawei-wmi: add ACPI fallback for Fn-lock on newer models
From: Shaposhnikov Daniil
Date: Mon May 25 2026 - 08:19:08 EST
Newer Huawei laptops (e.g. FLMH-XX / MateBook 14 2024) no longer support
the legacy WMI interface for Fn-lock control. Instead, they expose direct
ACPI methods \GFRS and \SFRS (Get/Set Fn key Reversal Status) which
communicate with the EC via registers 0x6B (read) and 0x6C (write).
Add huawei_acpi_fn_lock_get() and huawei_acpi_fn_lock_set() helpers that
use acpi_evaluate_object() to call these methods. Both
huawei_wmi_fn_lock_get() and huawei_wmi_fn_lock_set() now probe for
\GFRS/\SFRS via acpi_has_method() first and fall back to the legacy WMI
path if not present.
Tested on: HUAWEI FLMH-XX (MateBook 14 2024),
CachyOS (kernel 7.0.9-1-cachyos).
Signed-off-by: Shaposhnikov Daniil <2minesweeper2@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/huawei-wmi.c | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 98 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/huawei-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/huawei-wmi.c
index 93cca17fdf58..006aa31eb777 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/huawei-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/huawei-wmi.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/dmi.h>
@@ -527,11 +528,103 @@ static void huawei_wmi_battery_exit(struct device *dev)
/* Fn lock */
+/* GFRS byte[1] / SFRS byte[2] (FRSR) fn-lock state values */
+#define FN_LOCK_ACPI_OFF 1
+#define FN_LOCK_ACPI_ON 2
+
+/*
+ * Newer Huawei models (e.g. HUAWEI FLMH-XX / MateBook 14 2024) use direct
+ * ACPI methods \GFRS / \SFRS (Get/Set Fn key Reversal Status) to control
+ * Fn-lock via EC registers 0x6B (read) and 0x6C (write).
+ *
+ * GFRS response buffer layout:
+ * byte[0] = STAT (0 = success)
+ * byte[1] = FN_LOCK_ACPI_OFF (fn-lock off) or FN_LOCK_ACPI_ON (fn-lock on)
+ *
+ * SFRS argument layout (CreateByteField(Arg0, 0x02, FRSR)):
+ * Value is read from byte[2] of the integer argument, so it must be
+ * passed as (value << 16):
+ * (FN_LOCK_ACPI_OFF << 16) = fn-lock off (writes 0x55 to EC 0x6C)
+ * (FN_LOCK_ACPI_ON << 16) = fn-lock on (writes 0x5A to EC 0x6C)
+ */
+
+static int huawei_acpi_fn_lock_get(int *on)
+{
+ union acpi_object acpi_arg;
+ struct acpi_object_list arg_list = { .count = 1, .pointer = &acpi_arg };
+ struct acpi_buffer output = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+ acpi_status status;
+
+ acpi_arg.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
+ acpi_arg.integer.value = 0;
+
+ status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, "\\GFRS", &arg_list, &output);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+ return -EIO;
+
+ union acpi_object *obj __free(kfree) = output.pointer;
+
+ if (!obj || obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER || obj->buffer.length < 2)
+ return -ENODATA;
+
+ /* byte[0] = STAT (0 = success), byte[1] = fn-lock state */
+ if (obj->buffer.pointer[0] != 0)
+ return -EIO;
+
+ switch (obj->buffer.pointer[1]) {
+ case FN_LOCK_ACPI_OFF:
+ if (on)
+ *on = 0;
+ break;
+ case FN_LOCK_ACPI_ON:
+ if (on)
+ *on = 1;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -ENODATA;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int huawei_acpi_fn_lock_set(int on)
+{
+ union acpi_object acpi_arg;
+ struct acpi_object_list arg_list = { .count = 1, .pointer = &acpi_arg };
+ struct acpi_buffer output = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+ acpi_status status;
+
+ /*
+ * SFRS reads byte[2] of its argument via CreateByteField(Arg0, 0x02).
+ * on=0 → FRSR=FN_LOCK_ACPI_OFF → EC gets 0x55 (fn-lock off)
+ * on=1 → FRSR=FN_LOCK_ACPI_ON → EC gets 0x5A (fn-lock on)
+ */
+ acpi_arg.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
+ acpi_arg.integer.value = (on ? FN_LOCK_ACPI_ON : FN_LOCK_ACPI_OFF) << 16;
+
+ status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, "\\SFRS", &arg_list, &output);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+ return -EIO;
+
+ union acpi_object *obj __free(kfree) = output.pointer;
+
+ if (obj && obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER &&
+ obj->buffer.length >= 1 && obj->buffer.pointer[0] != 0)
+ return -EIO;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int huawei_wmi_fn_lock_get(int *on)
{
u8 ret[0x100] = { 0 };
int err, i;
+ /* Newer models: use direct ACPI \GFRS method */
+ if (acpi_has_method(NULL, "\\GFRS"))
+ return huawei_acpi_fn_lock_get(on);
+
+ /* Legacy WMI fallback */
err = huawei_wmi_cmd(FN_LOCK_GET, ret, 0x100);
if (err)
return err;
@@ -550,6 +643,11 @@ static int huawei_wmi_fn_lock_set(int on)
{
union hwmi_arg arg;
+ /* Newer models: use direct ACPI \SFRS method */
+ if (acpi_has_method(NULL, "\\SFRS"))
+ return huawei_acpi_fn_lock_set(on);
+
+ /* Legacy WMI fallback */
arg.cmd = FN_LOCK_SET;
arg.args[2] = on + 1; // 0 undefined, 1 off, 2 on.
--
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