[PATCH v1 1/2] platform/x86: intel/rst: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one
From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 10:34:56 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 Rapid Start Technology (rst) 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/rst.c | 23 +++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c
index f3a60e14d4c1..4bd10927aad9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
#include <linux/acpi.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel Rapid Start Technology Driver");
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ static struct device_attribute irst_timeout_attr = {
.store = irst_store_wakeup_time
};
-static int irst_add(struct acpi_device *acpi)
+static int irst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *acpi = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
int error;
error = device_create_file(&acpi->dev, &irst_timeout_attr);
@@ -114,8 +116,10 @@ static int irst_add(struct acpi_device *acpi)
return error;
}
-static void irst_remove(struct acpi_device *acpi)
+static void irst_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *acpi = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+
device_remove_file(&acpi->dev, &irst_wakeup_attr);
device_remove_file(&acpi->dev, &irst_timeout_attr);
}
@@ -125,16 +129,15 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id irst_ids[] = {
{"", 0}
};
-static struct acpi_driver irst_driver = {
- .name = "intel_rapid_start",
- .class = "intel_rapid_start",
- .ids = irst_ids,
- .ops = {
- .add = irst_add,
- .remove = irst_remove,
+static struct platform_driver irst_driver = {
+ .probe = irst_probe,
+ .remove = irst_remove,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "intel_rapid_start",
+ .acpi_match_table = irst_ids,
},
};
-module_acpi_driver(irst_driver);
+module_platform_driver(irst_driver);
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, irst_ids);
--
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