[PATCH] platform/x86: asus-wmi: fix unclear usage of bd->props.power

From: Denis Benato

Date: Wed Aug 19 2026 - 16:54:32 EST


The bd->props.power is checked in parts of the driver correctly comparing with
BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON, while in others with a raw usage of bd->props.power
and !bd->props.power, moreover in certain checks the logic has been
inverted due to BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON being defined as 0: fix both the wrong
usage and the inconsistencies by using proper comparisons.

Fixes: 130d29c5627c ("platform/x86: asus-wmi: adjust screenpad power/brightness handling")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178362762638.911488.8564892548331679884@xxxxxxxxxxx/
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ea9c63d1-4776-49d5-9dc4-6c09498f99c9@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
index 8610663b8269..3600dddd8f36 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
@@ -4500,7 +4500,8 @@ static int update_screenpad_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
u32 ctrl_param = bd->props.brightness;
int err = 0;

- if (bd->props.power) {
+ switch (bd->props.power) {
+ case BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON:
err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_SCREENPAD_POWER, 1, NULL);
if (err < 0)
return err;
@@ -4508,12 +4509,17 @@ static int update_screenpad_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_SCREENPAD_LIGHT, ctrl_param, NULL);
if (err < 0)
return err;
- }
+ break;

- if (!bd->props.power) {
+ case BACKLIGHT_POWER_OFF:
err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_SCREENPAD_POWER, 0, NULL);
if (err < 0)
return err;
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ pr_warn("Invalid screenpad backlight power state: %d\n", bd->props.power);
+ return -EINVAL;
}

return err;
--
2.47.3