[PATCH v5 10/13] HID: asus: add support to force feedback

From: Denis Benato

Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 11:39:53 EST


Unlike ROG ally the X version and following ones uses DInput protocol
and the force feedback needs to be implemented as its protocol is
vendor-specific, therefore add support for FF_RUMBLE with magnitude
scaling on a work-queue based approach to avoid using possibly
sleeping calls in atomic context.

Assisted-by: opencode:glm-5.2
Assisted-by: VSCode:gpt-5.3-codex
Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Khamunetri Clark <khamunetriclark@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/Kconfig | 1 +
drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 311 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 282 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
index a81bf51cbcf1..607befcda579 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ config HID_ASUS
depends on USB_HID
depends on LEDS_CLASS
depends on ASUS_WMI || ASUS_WMI=n
+ select INPUT_FF_MEMLESS
select POWER_SUPPLY
help
Support for Asus notebook built-in keyboard and touchpad via i2c, and
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 5c3749a914b7..7699a1630e21 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
@@ -244,6 +244,23 @@ struct ally_config {
*/
static struct ally_config *ally_config;

+/* XInput force-feedback report (output report 0x0d, gamepad interface) */
+struct ff_data {
+ u8 enable;
+ u8 magnitude_left;
+ u8 magnitude_right;
+ u8 magnitude_strong;
+ u8 magnitude_weak;
+ u8 pulse_sustain_10ms;
+ u8 pulse_release_10ms;
+ u8 loop_count;
+} __packed;
+
+struct ff_report {
+ u8 report_id;
+ struct ff_data ff;
+} __packed;
+
struct ally_handheld {
/* All read/write to IN interfaces must lock */
struct mutex intf_mutex;
@@ -258,6 +275,13 @@ struct ally_handheld {
struct input_dev *ally_x_input;
struct hid_device *ally_x_hdev;

+ struct ff_report ff_packet;
+ struct work_struct ff_work;
+ /* Serializes ff_packet and update_ff between play_effect and ff_work */
+ spinlock_t ff_lock;
+ bool ff_work_initialized;
+ bool update_ff;
+
struct hid_device *keyboard_hdev;
struct input_dev *keyboard_input;

@@ -372,9 +396,13 @@ enum ally_command_codes {
CMD_SET_ANTI_DEADZONE = 0x18,
};

+/* XInput rumble magnitudes use the hardware's 0..100 intensity range. */
+#define ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY 100
+
static const u8 ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF[] = {
0x0D, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xEB
};
+static_assert(sizeof(struct ff_report) == sizeof(ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF));

/*
* The ROG Ally device presents multiple USB interfaces (keyboard, mouse, gamepad,
@@ -383,6 +411,7 @@ static const u8 ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF[] = {
* ally_handheld structure to share state across these separate HID interfaces.
*/
static void ally_resume_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
+static void ally_x_ff_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);

/*
* Changes to ally_drvdata must lock: the raw_event callbacks, which may
@@ -398,6 +427,13 @@ static struct ally_handheld ally_drvdata = {
*/
.resume_work = __DELAYED_WORK_INITIALIZER(ally_drvdata.resume_work,
ally_resume_work_fn, 0),
+ /*
+ * Initialised statically for the same reason as resume_work: remove()
+ * drains the work whichever of the interfaces probed or failed to
+ * probe, so it must be safe to cancel unconditionally.
+ */
+ .ff_work = __WORK_INITIALIZER(ally_drvdata.ff_work, ally_x_ff_work_fn),
+ .ff_lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(ally_drvdata.ff_lock),
};

/*
@@ -2539,7 +2575,8 @@ static void ally_config_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_config *cfg)
* create them, so a device without those capabilities does not
* trigger a "not found" warning.
*/
- if (cfg->user_cal_support || cfg->anti_deadzone_support) {
+ if (cfg->user_cal_support || cfg->anti_deadzone_support ||
+ cfg->resp_curve_support) {
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_cal_attr_groups); i++)
sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
ally_cal_attr_groups[i]);
@@ -2728,6 +2765,108 @@ static void ally_x_input_close(struct input_dev *dev)
hid_hw_close(input_get_drvdata(dev));
}

+/**
+ * ally_x_send_ff_report() - Send a force-feedback report to the gamepad
+ * @ally: ally handheld structure
+ * @hdev: HID device
+ * @buf: buffer containing the report to send
+ * @len: length of the report
+ *
+ * The gamepad interface consumes force-feedback packets as output reports,
+ * unlike the config interface which expects feature reports: a rumble packet
+ * sent as HID_REQ_SET_REPORT would be rejected by the hardware.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold ally->intf_mutex, so that a send cannot race with
+ * the gamepad interface being unbound and its transport being stopped.
+ *
+ * Return: count of data transferred, negative if error
+ */
+static int ally_x_send_ff_report(struct ally_handheld *ally,
+ struct hid_device *hdev,
+ const u8 *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ u8 *dmabuf __free(kfree) = kmemdup(buf, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!dmabuf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ return hid_hw_output_report(hdev, dmabuf, len);
+}
+
+static int ally_x_send_ff_off(struct ally_handheld *ally, struct hid_device *hdev)
+{
+ return ally_x_send_ff_report(ally, hdev, ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF,
+ sizeof(ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF));
+}
+
+static void ally_x_ff_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct ally_handheld *ally =
+ container_of(work, struct ally_handheld, ff_work);
+ struct hid_device *hdev = NULL;
+ struct ff_report report;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ bool update = false;
+ int ret;
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &ally->ff_lock) {
+ if (ally->update_ff) {
+ report = ally->ff_packet;
+ ally->update_ff = false;
+ update = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!update)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * The hdev pointer is published and cleared under ally_data_lock:
+ * take a reference on it so the gamepad interface cannot be freed
+ * under us while the report is being sent.
+ */
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ hdev = ally->ally_x_hdev;
+ if (hdev)
+ get_device(&hdev->dev);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
+ if (!hdev)
+ return;
+
+ /* Serialize with the interface removal paths and other senders. */
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally->intf_mutex) {
+ ret = ally_x_send_ff_report(ally, hdev, (u8 *)&report,
+ sizeof(report));
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to send force-feedback: %d\n",
+ ret);
+ }
+
+ put_device(&hdev->dev);
+}
+
+static int ally_x_play_effect(struct input_dev *idev, void *data,
+ struct ff_effect *effect)
+{
+ struct ally_handheld *ally = &ally_drvdata;
+
+ if (effect->type != FF_RUMBLE)
+ return 0;
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &ally->ff_lock) {
+ ally->ff_packet.ff.magnitude_strong =
+ effect->u.rumble.strong_magnitude * ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY / 65535;
+ ally->ff_packet.ff.magnitude_weak =
+ effect->u.rumble.weak_magnitude * ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY / 65535;
+ ally->update_ff = true;
+
+ if (ally->ff_work_initialized)
+ schedule_work(&ally->ff_work);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct input_dev *ally_x_alloc_input_dev(struct hid_device *hdev)
{
struct input_dev *input_dev = input_allocate_device();
@@ -2791,6 +2930,30 @@ static int ally_x_setup_input(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all
input_set_capability(input, EV_KEY, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY);
input_set_capability(input, EV_KEY, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY1);

+ memcpy(&ally->ff_packet, ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF, sizeof(ally->ff_packet));
+ ally->ff_work_initialized = true;
+
+ input_set_capability(input, EV_FF, FF_RUMBLE);
+
+ /*
+ * A registered device advertising FF_RUMBLE without the memless core
+ * behind it would crash input_ff_upload(): fail the whole setup instead.
+ */
+ ret = input_ff_create_memless(input, NULL, ally_x_play_effect);
+ if (ret) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create force-feedback: %d\n", ret);
+ goto ally_x_setup_input_err;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Publish the interface before the input device becomes visible to
+ * userspace: an effect uploaded right after registration would
+ * otherwise find a NULL hdev and get dropped.
+ */
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ ally->ally_x_hdev = hdev;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
ret = input_register_device(input);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "Failed to register Ally X gamepad device: %d\n", ret);
@@ -2804,20 +2967,49 @@ static int ally_x_setup_input(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all

return 0;
ally_x_setup_input_err:
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ if (ally->ally_x_hdev == hdev)
+ ally->ally_x_hdev = NULL;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
input_free_device(input);
return ret;
}

static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally)
{
+ struct hid_device *x_hdev;
struct ally_config *cfg;
+ unsigned long flags;
int ret;

- /* Failure at this point is non-critical */
- ret = ally_gamepad_send_packet(ally, hdev, ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF,
- sizeof(ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF));
- if (ret < 0)
- hid_err(hdev, "Ally failed to init force-feedback off: %d\n", ret);
+ /*
+ * Serialize with hid_asus_ally_remove(): the gamepad interface can
+ * be unbound while this initialization runs, and its transport is
+ * stopped as soon as the remove callback returns. Holding intf_mutex
+ * across the snapshot and the send makes the two atomic: the packet
+ * either reaches a transport that is still running, or the gamepad
+ * pointers are unpublished first and it is not sent at all.
+ */
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally->intf_mutex) {
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ x_hdev = ally->ally_x_hdev;
+ if (x_hdev)
+ get_device(&x_hdev->dev);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
+ if (x_hdev) {
+ /* Failure at this point is non-critical */
+ ret = ally_x_send_ff_off(ally, x_hdev);
+
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_err(hdev,
+ "Ally failed to init force-feedback off: %d\n",
+ ret);
+
+ put_device(&x_hdev->dev);
+ }
+ }

cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
if (!cfg)
@@ -2878,14 +3070,14 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all

if (cfg->resp_curve_support) {
ret = ally_set_joystick_resp_curve(ally, hdev, JOYSTICK_LEFT,
- &cfg->left_curve);
+ &cfg->left_curve);
if (ret < 0)
hid_warn(hdev,
"Failed to restore left response curve: %d\n",
ret);

ret = ally_set_joystick_resp_curve(ally, hdev, JOYSTICK_RIGHT,
- &cfg->right_curve);
+ &cfg->right_curve);
if (ret < 0)
hid_warn(hdev,
"Failed to restore right response curve: %d\n",
@@ -3065,9 +3257,17 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}

- spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
- ally_drvdata.ally_x_hdev = hdev;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ /*
+ * Make sure rumble starts disabled: this is the interface that
+ * owns the force-feedback output report. Failure is non-critical.
+ */
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally_drvdata.intf_mutex) {
+ ret = ally_x_send_ff_off(&ally_drvdata, hdev);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to disable force-feedback: %d\n",
+ ret);
+ }
+
break;
case HID_ALLY_INTF_KEYBOARD_IN:
spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
@@ -3091,6 +3291,7 @@ static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *
struct input_dev *x_input = NULL;
struct ally_config *cfg = NULL;
unsigned long flags;
+ bool owns_xpad;
bool owns_cfg;

if (!ally)
@@ -3105,31 +3306,81 @@ static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ally->resume_work);

spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
- if (ally->ally_x_hdev == hdev) {
- x_input = ally->ally_x_input;
- ally->ally_x_input = NULL;
- ally->ally_x_hdev = NULL;
+ owns_xpad = ally->ally_x_hdev == hdev;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
+ if (owns_xpad) {
+ /*
+ * Stop queueing force-feedback work before the gamepad
+ * pointers are cleared: play_effect() tests the flag under the
+ * same lock, so no work can be queued past the cancel below.
+ */
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &ally->ff_lock)
+ ally->ff_work_initialized = false;
+
+ /*
+ * cancel_work_sync() may sleep: keep it out of ally_data_lock,
+ * but run it before the pointers are cleared so in-flight work
+ * cannot outlive the interface it sends through.
+ */
+ cancel_work_sync(&ally->ff_work);
+
+ /*
+ * The input core can no longer stop effects through the
+ * disabled work: quiesce any rumble still playing ourselves,
+ * or the device would keep vibrating after being unbound.
+ *
+ * Serialize the packet with the other force-feedback senders:
+ * intf_mutex is taken again below for the pointer
+ * unpublishing, but the two critical sections never nest.
+ */
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally->intf_mutex) {
+ if (ally_x_send_ff_off(ally, hdev) < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev,
+ "Failed to stop force-feedback\n");
+ }
}

/*
- * The keyboard interface is torn down before the config one, and
- * its input_dev is freed with it. handle_ally_event() and
- * ally_resume_work_fn() both report keys through it from the
- * config endpoint, so drop the references here or they dangle.
+ * Serialize with hid_asus_ally_init(): it sends the force-feedback
+ * "off" packet through the gamepad interface recorded here, whose
+ * transport is stopped by hid_hw_stop() as soon as this function
+ * returns. Holding intf_mutex while the gamepad pointers are
+ * unpublished makes init's snapshot-and-send atomic with the
+ * removal: the packet either reaches a transport that is still
+ * running, or is not sent at all. The lock must be released before
+ * the sysfs teardown below, or an in-flight sysfs store blocked on
+ * it would deadlock against kernfs waiting for the callback.
*/
- if (ally->keyboard_hdev == hdev) {
- ally->keyboard_input = NULL;
- ally->keyboard_hdev = NULL;
- }
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally->intf_mutex) {
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ if (owns_xpad) {
+ x_input = ally->ally_x_input;
+ ally->ally_x_input = NULL;
+ ally->ally_x_hdev = NULL;
+ }

- owns_cfg = ally->cfg_hdev == hdev;
- if (owns_cfg) {
- cfg = ally->config;
- ally->cfg_hdev = NULL;
- ally->config = NULL;
- }
+ /*
+ * The keyboard interface is torn down before the
+ * config one, and its input_dev is freed with it.
+ * handle_ally_event() and ally_resume_work_fn() both
+ * report keys through it from the config endpoint, so
+ * drop the references here or they dangle.
+ */
+ if (ally->keyboard_hdev == hdev) {
+ ally->keyboard_input = NULL;
+ ally->keyboard_hdev = NULL;
+ }

- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ owns_cfg = ally->cfg_hdev == hdev;
+ if (owns_cfg) {
+ cfg = ally->config;
+ ally->cfg_hdev = NULL;
+ ally->config = NULL;
+ }
+
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ }

/*
* The config teardown removes sysfs groups and takes sleeping locks:
--
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