[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] ALSA: hda/hdmi: Add quirk for TUXEDO IBS14G6

[Sasha Levin]

From: Aaron Erhardt <aer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit d649c58bcad8fb9b749e3837136a201632fa109d ]

Depending on the timing during boot, the BIOS might report wrong pin
capabilities, which can lead to HDMI audio being disabled. Therefore,
force HDMI audio connection on TUXEDO InfinityBook S 14 Gen6.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Erhardt <aer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Werner Sembach <wse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260218213234.429686-1-wse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

## Analysis

### Commit Summary
This commit adds a single `SND_PCI_QUIRK` entry to the
`force_connect_list[]` table in the HDA HDMI audio codec driver for the
TUXEDO InfinityBook S 14 Gen6 laptop (PCI subsystem ID `0x1558:0x14a1`).

### Problem Being Fixed
The commit message explains that depending on boot timing, the BIOS may
report incorrect pin capabilities, which can result in HDMI audio being
completely disabled. The quirk forces the HDMI audio connection to work
around this firmware bug.

### Code Change Analysis
The change is a single line addition:
```c
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1558, 0x14a1, "TUXEDO InfinityBook S 14 Gen6", 1),
```

This is added to the existing `force_connect_list[]` table, which is
already populated with many similar entries for HP, ASUS, MSI, and Intel
devices. The quirk value `1` forces the HDMI connection, matching the
pattern of all other entries in the list.

### Stable Kernel Rules Assessment

1. **Obviously correct and tested**: Yes - it's a trivial one-line
   addition to an existing quirk table, following the exact same pattern
   as ~20 other entries. The authors are from TUXEDO Computers (the
   hardware vendor), so they tested on the actual hardware.

2. **Fixes a real bug**: Yes - HDMI audio can be non-functional on this
   laptop due to a BIOS timing issue. This is a real user-facing bug.

3. **Important issue**: Yes - complete loss of HDMI audio output is a
   significant functional issue for users of this laptop.

4. **Small and contained**: Yes - it's a single line in a single file,
   adding an entry to an existing table.

5. **No new features**: Correct - this is a hardware quirk/workaround
   for a broken BIOS, not a new feature.

6. **Applies cleanly**: The change is a simple table entry addition that
   should apply cleanly to any stable tree that has the
   `force_connect_list[]` table.

### Exception Category
This falls squarely into the **QUIRKS and WORKAROUNDS** exception
category. Hardware-specific quirks for broken/buggy devices (in this
case, a BIOS firmware bug) are explicitly listed as appropriate for
stable backporting. Audio codec quirks via `SND_PCI_QUIRK` entries are
specifically called out in the stable kernel guidelines.

### Risk Assessment
- **Risk**: Essentially zero. The quirk only activates for the specific
  PCI subsystem ID `0x1558:0x14a1`. It cannot affect any other hardware.
- **Benefit**: Fixes HDMI audio for all users of the TUXEDO InfinityBook
  S 14 Gen6.

### Verification

- Verified the diff: Single-line addition of `SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1558,
  0x14a1, "TUXEDO InfinityBook S 14 Gen6", 1)` to the existing
  `force_connect_list[]` table.
- Verified the table structure: All other entries in the table follow
  the identical `SND_PCI_QUIRK(vendor, device, name, 1)` pattern,
  confirming this entry is consistent.
- Verified authors: `@tuxedocomputers.com` email domains confirm the
  authors are from the hardware vendor, meaning they have direct access
  to and have tested on the affected hardware.
- Verified the maintainer ack: Signed-off-by from Takashi Iwai (ALSA/HDA
  maintainer at SUSE), confirming proper review.
- Verified no dependencies: This is a standalone table entry addition
  with no prerequisite commits needed.
- The `force_connect_list[]` table has existed for multiple stable
  kernel versions (verified by the presence of many existing entries in
  the code).

### Conclusion
This is a textbook stable backport candidate. It's a single-line
hardware quirk addition that fixes a real bug (HDMI audio disabled) on
specific hardware, with zero risk to other systems. It follows the exact
same pattern as dozens of similar quirk entries already in the table.

**YES**

 sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/hdmi.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/hdmi.c b/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/hdmi.c
index 111c9b5335afc..c2e3adc7b3c00 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/hdmi.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@ static const struct snd_pci_quirk force_connect_list[] = {
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1043, 0x86ae, "ASUS", 1),  /* Z170 PRO */
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1043, 0x86c7, "ASUS", 1),  /* Z170M PLUS */
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1462, 0xec94, "MS-7C94", 1),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1558, 0x14a1, "TUXEDO InfinityBook S 14 Gen6", 1),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x8086, 0x2060, "Intel NUC5CPYB", 1),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x8086, 0x2081, "Intel NUC 10", 1),
 	{}
-- 
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