[PATCH v2] HID: sony: add battery status support for Rock Band 4 PS5 guitars

From: Rosalie Wanders

Date: Sat Mar 07 2026 - 04:49:27 EST


This commit adds battery status support for Rock Band 4 PS5 guitars.

The data is reported in the same way as the dualsense in hid-playstation
except it's located at byte 30.

Signed-off-by: Rosalie Wanders <rosalie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-sony.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index a89af14e4acc..5a1d41cb3a72 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_BT)
#define SONY_LED_SUPPORT (SIXAXIS_CONTROLLER | BUZZ_CONTROLLER |\
MOTION_CONTROLLER | NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER)
-#define SONY_BATTERY_SUPPORT (SIXAXIS_CONTROLLER | MOTION_CONTROLLER_BT | NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER)
+#define SONY_BATTERY_SUPPORT (SIXAXIS_CONTROLLER | MOTION_CONTROLLER_BT | NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER |\
+ RB4_GUITAR_PS5)
#define SONY_FF_SUPPORT (SIXAXIS_CONTROLLER | MOTION_CONTROLLER)
#define SONY_BT_DEVICE (SIXAXIS_CONTROLLER_BT | MOTION_CONTROLLER_BT | NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_BT)
#define NSG_MRXU_REMOTE (NSG_MR5U_REMOTE_BT | NSG_MR7U_REMOTE_BT)
@@ -991,6 +992,12 @@ static void rb4_ps4_guitar_parse_report(struct sony_sc *sc, u8 *rd, int size)

static void rb4_ps5_guitar_parse_report(struct sony_sc *sc, u8 *rd, int size)
{
+ u8 charging_status;
+ u8 battery_data;
+ u8 battery_capacity;
+ u8 battery_status;
+ unsigned long flags;
+
/*
* Rock Band 4 PS5 guitars have whammy and
* tilt functionality, they're located at
@@ -1003,6 +1010,37 @@ static void rb4_ps5_guitar_parse_report(struct sony_sc *sc, u8 *rd, int size)
input_report_abs(sc->input_dev, ABS_Z, rd[41]);
input_report_abs(sc->input_dev, ABS_RZ, rd[42]);

+ /*
+ * Rock Band 4 PS5 guitars also report the
+ * battery status and level at byte 30.
+ */
+ charging_status = (rd[30] >> 4) & 0x0F;
+ battery_data = rd[30] & 0x0F;
+
+ switch (charging_status) {
+ case 0x0:
+ battery_capacity = min(battery_data * 10 + 5, 100);
+ battery_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_DISCHARGING;
+ break;
+ case 0x1:
+ battery_capacity = min(battery_data * 10 + 5, 100);
+ battery_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_CHARGING;
+ break;
+ case 0x2:
+ battery_capacity = 100;
+ battery_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_FULL;
+ break;
+ default:
+ battery_capacity = 0;
+ battery_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->lock, flags);
+ sc->battery_capacity = battery_capacity;
+ sc->battery_status = battery_status;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->lock, flags);
+
input_sync(sc->input_dev);
}

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2.53.0