Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86/dell: alienware-wmi-wmax: add Alienware Area-51 AAT2250

[Kurt Borja]

On Fri Aug 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM -05, Rickey Bartlett wrote:
> Add the Alienware Area-51 (2025 desktop, model AAT2250) to the AWCC DMI
> table. G-Mode is not applicable to this desktop, so generic_quirks is
> used. The full product name is matched to avoid colliding with the
> "Alienware Area-51m" and "Alienware 16/18 Area-51" laptop entries.
>
> Tested on hardware with BIOS 1.6.0: loading with
> force_platform_profile=1 force_hwmon=1 exposes a working platform
> profile (quiet/balanced/balanced-performance/custom) and a fully
> functional hwmon interface (6 fans - CPU, 3 top, 2 front - with fan
> boost control and temperature sensors).
>
> Signed-off-by: Rickey Bartlett <subtexel@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> v2:
>  - Reorder commit message paragraphs (Kurt)
>  - Cc everyone reported by get_maintainer.pl
>  - Send with git send-email; v1's indentation was mangled by the mail
>    client
>
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c
> index d1b4df9..2b0ffcb 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c
> @@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id awcc_dmi_table[] __initconst = {
>  		},
>  		.driver_data = &g_series_quirks,
>  	},
> +	{
> +		.ident = "Alienware Area-51 AAT2250",
> +		.matches = {
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Alienware"),
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Alienware Area-51 AAT2250"),
> +		},
> +		.driver_data = &generic_quirks,
> +	},
>  	{
>  		.ident = "Alienware Area-51m",
>  		.matches = {

-- 
Thanks,
 ~ Kurt