[PATCH v6] power: supply: bq27xxx: detect bq27541 behind bq27411 compatible

From: Rinat Muhamedgaliev via B4 Relay

Date: Sun Oct 18 2026 - 17:16:47 EST


From: Rinat Muhamedgaliev <rinat.muhamedgaliev@xxxxxxxxx>

OnePlus 6 and 6T replacement battery packs may contain either a bq27411
or a bq27541 fuel gauge at I2C address 0x55. The device tree currently
identifies the gauge as bq27411, but a bq27541 uses a different register
map and then reports invalid battery values.

Read the DeviceType control subcommand when probing a bq27411. Keep the
existing profile for DeviceType 0x0421, but select the bq27541 profile
for DeviceType 0x0541. This retains the established DT ABI and supports
replacement packs without introducing a generic compatible.

Tested on OnePlus 6T (fajita) with DeviceType 0x0541: voltage, state of
charge, and temperature were reported correctly. Testing on hardware with
DeviceType 0x0421 would be appreciated.

Signed-off-by: Rinat Muhamedgaliev <rinat.muhamedgaliev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery_i2c.c | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery_i2c.c b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery_i2c.c
index 94b00bb89c17..0b957888ad2b 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery_i2c.c
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
static DEFINE_IDR(battery_id);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(battery_mutex);

+#define BQ27XXX_REG_CTRL 0x00
+#define BQ27XXX_DEVICE_TYPE 0x0001
+#define BQ27411_DEVICE_TYPE 0x0421
+#define BQ27541_DEVICE_TYPE 0x0541
+
static irqreturn_t bq27xxx_battery_irq_handler_thread(int irq, void *data)
{
struct bq27xxx_device_info *di = data;
@@ -136,6 +141,46 @@ static int bq27xxx_battery_i2c_bulk_write(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di,
return 0;
}

+static int bq27xxx_battery_i2c_check_device_type(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di)
+{
+ enum bq27xxx_chip detected_chip;
+ int expected_type;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = di->bus.write(di, BQ27XXX_REG_CTRL, BQ27XXX_DEVICE_TYPE,
+ false);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = di->bus.read(di, BQ27XXX_REG_CTRL, false);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ switch (ret) {
+ case BQ27411_DEVICE_TYPE:
+ detected_chip = BQ27411;
+ break;
+ case BQ27541_DEVICE_TYPE:
+ detected_chip = BQ27541;
+ break;
+ default:
+ dev_err(di->dev, "unrecognized DeviceType 0x%04x\n", ret);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ if (detected_chip == di->chip)
+ return 0;
+
+ expected_type = di->chip == BQ27411 ? BQ27411_DEVICE_TYPE :
+ BQ27541_DEVICE_TYPE;
+ dev_warn(di->dev,
+ "detected DeviceType 0x%04x instead of expected 0x%04x\n",
+ ret, expected_type);
+ di->chip = detected_chip;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int bq27xxx_battery_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
const struct i2c_device_id *id)
{
@@ -169,6 +214,18 @@ static int bq27xxx_battery_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
di->bus.read_bulk = bq27xxx_battery_i2c_bulk_read;
di->bus.write_bulk = bq27xxx_battery_i2c_bulk_write;

+ /* BQ27411 and BQ27541 may be interchanged in replacement battery packs. */
+ switch (di->chip) {
+ case BQ27411:
+ case BQ27541:
+ ret = bq27xxx_battery_i2c_check_device_type(di);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_failed;
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
ret = bq27xxx_battery_setup(di);
if (ret)
goto err_failed;

--
2.56.0