[PATCH v1 2/2] platform/x86: intel/smartconnect: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one
From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 10:30:05 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 Intel Smart Connect disabling 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/intel/smartconnect.c | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/smartconnect.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/smartconnect.c
index 31019a1a6d5e..4d866b6366d6 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/smartconnect.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/smartconnect.c
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@
#include <linux/acpi.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel Smart Connect disabling driver");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-static int smartconnect_acpi_init(struct acpi_device *acpi)
+static int smartconnect_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ acpi_handle handle = ACPI_HANDLE(&pdev->dev);
unsigned long long value;
acpi_status status;
- status = acpi_evaluate_integer(acpi->handle, "GAOS", NULL, &value);
+ status = acpi_evaluate_integer(handle, "GAOS", NULL, &value);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
return -EINVAL;
if (value & 0x1) {
- dev_info(&acpi->dev, "Disabling Intel Smart Connect\n");
- status = acpi_execute_simple_method(acpi->handle, "SAOS", 0);
+ dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Disabling Intel Smart Connect\n");
+ status = acpi_execute_simple_method(handle, "SAOS", 0);
}
return 0;
@@ -32,13 +34,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id smartconnect_ids[] = {
};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, smartconnect_ids);
-static struct acpi_driver smartconnect_driver = {
- .name = "intel_smart_connect",
- .class = "intel_smart_connect",
- .ids = smartconnect_ids,
- .ops = {
- .add = smartconnect_acpi_init,
+static struct platform_driver smartconnect_driver = {
+ .probe = smartconnect_acpi_probe,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "intel_smart_connect",
+ .acpi_match_table = smartconnect_ids,
},
};
-module_acpi_driver(smartconnect_driver);
+module_platform_driver(smartconnect_driver);
--
2.51.0