[PATCH v1 2/4] platform/x86: asus-laptop: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one

From: Rafael J. Wysocki

Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 10:13:52 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 Asus laptop 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/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c | 35 +++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
index c927665dfa96..dbbb6292cd11 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
@@ -1824,8 +1824,9 @@ static void asus_dmi_check(void)

static bool asus_device_present;

-static int asus_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int asus_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
struct asus_laptop *asus;
int result;

@@ -1837,7 +1838,6 @@ static int asus_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
asus->handle = device->handle;
strscpy(acpi_device_name(device), ASUS_LAPTOP_DEVICE_NAME);
strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), ASUS_LAPTOP_CLASS);
- device->driver_data = asus;
asus->device = device;

asus_dmi_check();
@@ -1846,6 +1846,8 @@ static int asus_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
if (result)
goto fail_platform;

+ platform_set_drvdata(pdev, asus);
+
/*
* Need platform type detection first, then the platform
* device. It is used as a parent for the sub-devices below.
@@ -1907,11 +1909,12 @@ static int asus_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
return result;
}

-static void asus_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void asus_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
- struct asus_laptop *asus = acpi_driver_data(device);
+ struct asus_laptop *asus = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);

- acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(device, ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY, asus_acpi_notify);
+ acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(asus->device, ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY,
+ asus_acpi_notify);
asus_backlight_exit(asus);
asus_rfkill_exit(asus);
asus_led_exit(asus);
@@ -1930,15 +1933,13 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id asus_device_ids[] = {
};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, asus_device_ids);

-static struct acpi_driver asus_acpi_driver = {
- .name = ASUS_LAPTOP_NAME,
- .class = ASUS_LAPTOP_CLASS,
- .ids = asus_device_ids,
- .flags = ACPI_DRIVER_ALL_NOTIFY_EVENTS,
- .ops = {
- .add = asus_acpi_add,
- .remove = asus_acpi_remove,
- },
+static struct platform_driver asus_acpi_driver = {
+ .probe = asus_acpi_probe,
+ .remove = asus_acpi_remove,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = ASUS_LAPTOP_NAME,
+ .acpi_match_table = asus_device_ids,
+ },
};

static int __init asus_laptop_init(void)
@@ -1949,7 +1950,7 @@ static int __init asus_laptop_init(void)
if (result < 0)
return result;

- result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&asus_acpi_driver);
+ result = platform_driver_register(&asus_acpi_driver);
if (result < 0)
goto fail_acpi_driver;
if (!asus_device_present) {
@@ -1959,7 +1960,7 @@ static int __init asus_laptop_init(void)
return 0;

fail_no_device:
- acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&asus_acpi_driver);
+ platform_driver_unregister(&asus_acpi_driver);
fail_acpi_driver:
platform_driver_unregister(&platform_driver);
return result;
@@ -1967,7 +1968,7 @@ static int __init asus_laptop_init(void)

static void __exit asus_laptop_exit(void)
{
- acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&asus_acpi_driver);
+ platform_driver_unregister(&asus_acpi_driver);
platform_driver_unregister(&platform_driver);
}

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