[PATCH v1] sonypi: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one

From: Rafael J. Wysocki

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 11:02:19 EST


From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>

In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
underlying hardware. Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
used by driver code to bind to that device. There are multiple reasons
why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].

Overall, it is better to bind drivers to platform devices than to their
ACPI companions, so convert the sonypi ACPI driver to a platform one.

While this is not expected to alter functionality, it changes sysfs
layout and so it will be visible to user space.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/sonypi.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 677bb5ac950a..ccda997a9098 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -1115,15 +1115,17 @@ static int sonypi_disable(void)
}

#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-static int sonypi_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int sonypi_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+
sonypi_acpi_device = device;
strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), "Sony laptop hotkeys");
strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), "sony/hotkey");
return 0;
}

-static void sonypi_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void sonypi_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
sonypi_acpi_device = NULL;
}
@@ -1133,13 +1135,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id sonypi_device_ids[] = {
{"", 0},
};

-static struct acpi_driver sonypi_acpi_driver = {
- .name = "sonypi",
- .class = "hkey",
- .ids = sonypi_device_ids,
- .ops = {
- .add = sonypi_acpi_add,
- .remove = sonypi_acpi_remove,
+static struct platform_driver sonypi_acpi_driver = {
+ .probe = sonypi_acpi_probe,
+ .remove = sonypi_acpi_remove,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "sonypi_acpi",
+ .acpi_match_table = sonypi_device_ids,
},
};
#endif
@@ -1518,8 +1519,8 @@ static int __init sonypi_init(void)
goto err_free_device;

#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
- if (acpi_bus_register_driver(&sonypi_acpi_driver) >= 0)
- acpi_driver_registered = 1;
+ error = platform_driver_register(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
+ acpi_driver_registered = !error;
#endif

return 0;
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ static void __exit sonypi_exit(void)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
if (acpi_driver_registered)
- acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
+ platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
#endif
platform_device_unregister(sonypi_platform_device);
platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_driver);
--
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