Re: [PATCH 1/2] platform/x86: asus-wmi: keep the lid-flip state when UNKNOWN is set

From: Denis Benato

Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 08:21:17 EST



On 8/5/26 12:15, Robin Everaars wrote:
> On some convertibles the lid-flip devstate sets ASUS_WMI_DSTS_UNKNOWN_BIT
> alongside the state bit while the machine is folded. Measured on an ASUS
> ProArt PX13 (HN7306EAC), ASUS_WMI_DEVID_LID_FLIP_ROG answers 0x00010000
> open and 0x00010003 folded, that is presence | status | UNKNOWN.
>
> asus_wmi_get_devstate_simple() treats that bit as "the state is not known"
> and fails the call with -ENODEV, so asus_wmi_tablet_mode_get_state()
> discards a perfectly good state sitting in bit 0 and SW_TABLET_MODE never
> moves.
>
> Add asus_wmi_tablet_sw_get_state(), which gates on the presence bit only
> and returns the status bit. Use it from the two tablet-switch paths. Every
> other caller of asus_wmi_get_devstate_simple() is untouched, so the change
> is confined to the tablet switch.
Hi Robin,

Thanks for looking into this!
> Signed-off-by: Robin Everaars <robineveraars@xxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86
> /asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> index 8610663b8..f68fd2bcd 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> @@ -706,12 +706,40 @@ static void asus_wmi_tablet_sw_report(struct asus_wmi *asus, bool value)
> input_sync(asus->inputdev);
> }
>
> +/*
> + * Read the lid-flip state directly rather than through
> + * asus_wmi_get_devstate_simple().
> + *
> + * On some convertibles the lid-flip devstate sets ASUS_WMI_DSTS_UNKNOWN_BIT
> + * alongside the state bit while folded. Measured on an ASUS ProArt PX13
> + * (HN7306EAC), devid ASUS_WMI_DEVID_LID_FLIP_ROG answers 0x00010000 open and
> + * 0x00010003 folded, i.e. presence | state | UNKNOWN. The generic helper reads
> + * that bit as "the state is not known" and rejects the whole call with -ENODEV,
> + * so asus_wmi_tablet_mode_get_state() discards a perfectly good state sitting in
> + * bit 0 and the switch never moves. Only presence gates the value here, which is
> + * safe because this path serves
> the tablet switch alone.
> + */
> +static int asus_wmi_tablet_sw_get_state(struct asus_wmi *asus, u32 dev_id)
> +{
> + u32 retval;
> + int err;
> +
> + err = asus_wmi_get_devstate(asus, dev_id, &retval);
> + if (err < 0)
> + return err;
> +
> + if (!(retval & ASUS_WMI_DSTS_PRESENCE_BIT))
> + return -ENODEV;
There are FIELD_GET and many more macros to do this,
please use those as it makes the code easier to read.
> +
> + return !!(retval & ASUS_WMI_DSTS_STATUS_BIT);
Same here
> +}
> +
> static void asus_wmi_tablet_sw_init(struct asus_wmi *asus, u32 dev_id, int event_code)
> {
> struct device *dev = &asus->platform_device->dev;
> int result;
>
> - result = asus_wmi_get_devstate_simple(asus, dev_id);
> + result = asus_wmi_tablet_sw_get_state(asus, dev_id);
> if (result >= 0) {
> input_set_capability(asus->inputdev, EV_SW, SW_TABLET_MODE);
> asus_wmi_tablet_sw_report(asus, result);
> @@ -786,7 +814,7 @@ static void asus_wmi_tablet_mode_get_state(struct asus_wmi *asus)
> if (!asus->tablet_switch_dev_id)
> return;
>
> - result = asus_wmi_get_devstate_simple(asus, asus->tablet_switch_dev_id);
> + result = asus_wmi
> _tablet_sw_get_state(asus, asus->tablet_switch_dev_id);
> if (result >= 0)
> asus_wmi_tablet_sw_report(asus, result);
> }