Re: [PATCH 1/1] Add 10EC5280 to bmi160_i2c ACPI IDs to allow binding on some devices

[Jonathan Cameron]

On Sun,  4 Feb 2024 19:05:37 +0100
Jesus Gonzalez <jesusmgh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "10EC5280" is used by several manufacturers like Lenovo, GPD, or AYA (and 
> probably others) in their ACPI table as the ID for the bmi160 IMU. This 
> means the bmi160_i2c driver won't bind to it, and the IMU is unavailable 
> to the user. Manufacturers have been approached on several occasions to 
> try getting a BIOS with a fixed ID, mostly without actual positive 
> results, and since affected devices are already a few years old, this is 
> not expected to change. This patch enables using the bmi160_i2c driver for 
> the bmi160 IMU on these devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesus Gonzalez <jesusmgh@xxxxxxxxx>
Make sure to include v2 in the patch title.  
git format-patch -v2 ...

+ as per other reply, I'd like to see more info in here including the
DSDT blob.

Thanks,

Jonathan

> ---
>  drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c b/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c
> index 8b573ea99af2..0df961a129bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c
> @@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, bmi160_spi_id);
>  
>  static const struct acpi_device_id bmi160_acpi_match[] = {
>  	{"BMI0160", 0},
> +	/* FIRMWARE BUG WORKAROUND
> +	 * Some manufacturers like GPD, Lenovo or Aya used the incorrect
> +	 * ID "10EC5280" for bmi160 in their DSDT. A fixed firmware is not
> +	 * available as of Feb 2024 after trying to work with OEMs, and
> +	 * this is not expected to change anymore since at least some of
> +	 * the affected devices are from 2021/2022.
> +	 */
> +	{"10EC5280", 0},
>  	{ },
>  };
>  MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, bmi160_acpi_match);