[PATCH RFC 1/1] leds: add ASUS Aura SCSI driver for ROG NVMe enclosures
From: Liang Haowen
Date: Tue Sep 01 2026 - 12:38:30 EST
ASUS ROG external NVMe enclosures (ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932) are
plain USB mass-storage devices with no HID interface: the Aura LEDs
hang off an ENE controller driven by vendor SCSI commands on the same
LUN as the disk. The enclosure has 4 independently addressable LEDs,
verified on hardware.
Register a scsi_device_handler matched by INQUIRY (vendor "ROG",
model "ESD-S1C"); it does not claim the sdev (sd keeps owning the
disk) and exposes each LED as a multicolor LED class device,
/sys/class/leds/asus-arion:led0 through led3.
Protocol: a 16-byte vendor CDB (opcode 0xec, 'A' 'S' signature,
register index, argument count in cdb[13]). MODE 0x8021 (Static) must
be written first in every sequence or the device ignores it; colours
go to 0x8160 + 3 * led and 0x8100 + 3 * led (3 bytes, order R, B, G;
both tables are written because firmware revisions pull from one or
the other); APPLY 0x80a0 takes 0x01 to apply and 0xaa to save.
The CDB cannot go through scsi_execute_cmd(): it sizes the command
via scsi_command_size(opcode), which maps vendor opcode 0xec to
10 bytes, so cdb[13] is dropped and the device silently ignores the
write (GOOD status, no error). Build the block request by hand and
force cmd_len = 16, mirroring what SG_IO does from userspace.
This is the monolithic out-of-tree version as verified on hardware;
the Kconfig/Makefile/MAINTAINERS wiring lands with the agreed split
into a SCSI transport helper and a shared ASUS Aura LED interface.
Signed-off-by: Liang Haowen <nbg2974@xxxxxxxxx>
---
------------------------------------------------------------------------
drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c | 302 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 302 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c b/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..111111111111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * ASUS Aura RGB over SCSI for ROG external NVMe enclosures
+ * (e.g. ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932).
+ *
+ * USB mass-storage device, no HID; the ENE LED controller is driven via
+ * vendor SCSI commands. Matched by INQUIRY (vendor "ROG", model "ESD-S1C"),
+ * does NOT claim the sdev (sd keeps owning the disk).
+ *
+ * The Arion exposes 4 independently addressable LEDs (verified on hardware):
+ * each is a multicolor LED class device (asus-arion:led0..led3). A colour
+ * change writes that LED's slot only: EFFECT 0x8160 + 3*led, DIRECT
+ * 0x8100 + 3*led (3 bytes, byte order R, B, G), then APPLY (0x01) and
+ * SAVE (0xaa). MODE (0x8021 = Static) is written first in every sequence;
+ * skipping it makes the device ignore the whole sequence.
+ *
+ * Uses brightness_set (non-blocking LED core fast path) + a work_struct
+ * for the sleeping block-request vendor CDB send.
+ *
+ * CDB length: scsi_execute_cmd() sizes the CDB via scsi_command_size(opcode),
+ * which maps vendor opcode 0xec to 10 bytes. The ENE protocol uses a 16-byte
+ * CDB with the data length in cdb[13], so scsi_execute_cmd() drops cdb[13]
+ * and the device silently ignores the write. We build the request by hand
+ * and force cmd_len = 16 (what SG_IO does from userspace).
+ *
+ * Attach manually until a notifier lands:
+ * echo asus_aura > /sys/block/sdX/device/dh_state
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/led-class-multicolor.h>
+#include <linux/blk_types.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/blk-mq.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_dh.h>
+
+#define ARION_INQ_VENDOR "ROG"
+#define ARION_INQ_MODEL "ESD-S1C"
+
+#define ENE_OPCODE 0xec
+#define ENE_REG_MODE 0x8021 /* AuraMode value: Static=1, Breathe=2, ... */
+#define ENE_REG_APPLY 0x80a0
+#define ENE_REG_COLORS 0x8160 /* + 3*led, 3 bytes per LED, order R,B,G */
+#define ENE_REG_COLORS_DIRECT 0x8100 /* + 3*led, same layout */
+#define ENE_APPLY 0x01
+#define ENE_SAVE 0xaa
+#define ENE_MODE_STATIC 1
+#define ENE_CDB_LEN 16
+#define ENE_RGB_LEN 3
+
+/*
+ * Verified on hardware: the enclosure has 4 independently settable LEDs.
+ * (The colour table reserves 16 slots; only the first 4 drive anything.)
+ */
+#define ARION_NUM_LEDS 4
+
+struct asus_aura_led {
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone;
+ int index;
+ struct led_classdev_mc mc_cdev;
+ struct mc_subled subled[3];
+ u8 rgb[ENE_RGB_LEN];
+ struct work_struct work;
+};
+
+struct asus_aura_zone {
+ struct scsi_device *sdev;
+ struct asus_aura_led leds[ARION_NUM_LEDS];
+};
+
+static void ene_build_cdb(u8 *cdb, u16 reg, u8 arg_count)
+{
+ memset(cdb, 0, ENE_CDB_LEN);
+ cdb[0] = ENE_OPCODE;
+ cdb[1] = 'A';
+ cdb[2] = 'S';
+ cdb[3] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
+ cdb[4] = reg & 0xff;
+ cdb[13] = arg_count;
+}
+
+/* Raw block request so we can force cmd_len=16 (see file header). */
+static int ene_write(struct scsi_device *sdev, u16 reg,
+ const void *data, u8 arg_count)
+{
+ struct request *rq;
+ struct scsi_cmnd *scmd;
+ u8 cdb[ENE_CDB_LEN];
+ int ret;
+
+ ene_build_cdb(cdb, reg, arg_count);
+
+ rq = blk_mq_alloc_request(sdev->request_queue, REQ_OP_DRV_OUT, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(rq))
+ return PTR_ERR(rq);
+
+ scmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+ scmd->cmd_len = ENE_CDB_LEN;
+ memcpy(scmd->cmnd, cdb, ENE_CDB_LEN);
+
+ if (arg_count) {
+ ret = blk_rq_map_kern(rq,
+ (void *)data, arg_count, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ blk_execute_rq(rq, true);
+ ret = scmd->result;
+out:
+ blk_mq_free_request(rq);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/* Sleepable: runs on the system workqueue. Writes one LED's slot. */
+static void asus_aura_led_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_led *led =
+ container_of(work, struct asus_aura_led, work);
+ struct scsi_device *sdev = led->zone->sdev;
+ u8 apply = ENE_APPLY;
+ u8 save = ENE_SAVE;
+ u8 mode = ENE_MODE_STATIC;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!scsi_device_online(sdev))
+ return;
+
+ /* Mode first: without it the device ignores the whole sequence. */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_MODE, &mode, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_COLORS + led->index * ENE_RGB_LEN,
+ led->rgb, ENE_RGB_LEN);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ /*
+ * Cover the DIRECT colour set too; some firmware revisions pull
+ * from 0x8100 instead of 0x8160.
+ */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_COLORS_DIRECT + led->index * ENE_RGB_LEN,
+ led->rgb, ENE_RGB_LEN);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_APPLY, &apply, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ /*
+ * The change only takes effect after SAVE (0xaa). NOTE: saving on
+ * every brightness change writes flash each time; revisit for wear
+ * once confirmed.
+ */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_APPLY, &save, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ return;
+err:
+ dev_err(&sdev->sdev_gendev,
+ "asus_aura: led%d write failed: %d\n", led->index, ret);
+}
+
+/* Non-blocking LED callback (LED core fast path). Cache colour, defer SCSI. */
+static void asus_aura_set(struct led_classdev *cdev,
+ enum led_brightness brightness)
+{
+ struct led_classdev_mc *mc = lcdev_to_mccdev(cdev);
+ struct asus_aura_led *led =
+ container_of(mc, struct asus_aura_led, mc_cdev);
+
+ led_mc_calc_color_components(mc, brightness);
+ /* ENE colour register byte order is R, B, G. */
+ led->rgb[0] = led->subled[0].brightness;
+ led->rgb[1] = led->subled[2].brightness;
+ led->rgb[2] = led->subled[1].brightness;
+
+ schedule_work(&led->work);
+}
+
+static int asus_aura_register_led(struct asus_aura_zone *zone, int index)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_led *led = &zone->leds[index];
+ struct led_classdev *cdev = &led->mc_cdev.led_cdev;
+ int ret;
+
+ led->zone = zone;
+ led->index = index;
+
+ led->subled[0].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_RED;
+ led->subled[1].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN;
+ led->subled[2].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_BLUE;
+ led->mc_cdev.num_colors = 3;
+ led->mc_cdev.subled_info = led->subled;
+
+ cdev->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "asus-arion:led%d", index);
+ if (!cdev->name)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ cdev->max_brightness = 255;
+ cdev->brightness_set = asus_aura_set;
+
+ INIT_WORK(&led->work, asus_aura_led_work);
+ led_mc_calc_color_components(&led->mc_cdev, cdev->brightness);
+
+ /*
+ * Register with NULL parent: parenting the LED to the sdev takes a
+ * device reference, which blocks the sdev's final release on unplug,
+ * which is what calls scsi_dh_release_device() -> our .detach() that
+ * unregisters the LEDs. That reference cycle leaked the LED nodes and
+ * the module refcount on every hot-unplug.
+ */
+ ret = led_classdev_multicolor_register(NULL, &led->mc_cdev);
+ if (ret)
+ kfree(cdev->name);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int asus_aura_attach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ if (strncmp(sdev->vendor, ARION_INQ_VENDOR, strlen(ARION_INQ_VENDOR)) ||
+ strncmp(sdev->model, ARION_INQ_MODEL, strlen(ARION_INQ_MODEL)))
+ return SCSI_DH_DEV_UNSUPP;
+
+ zone = kzalloc_obj(*zone, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!zone)
+ return SCSI_DH_NOMEM;
+ zone->sdev = sdev;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARION_NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+ ret = asus_aura_register_led(zone, i);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_free;
+ }
+
+ sdev->handler_data = zone;
+ sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
+ "asus_aura: %d per-LED multicolor LEDs registered\n",
+ ARION_NUM_LEDS);
+ return SCSI_DH_OK;
+
+err_free:
+ while (i--) {
+ cancel_work_sync(&zone->leds[i].work);
+ led_classdev_multicolor_unregister(&zone->leds[i].mc_cdev);
+ kfree(zone->leds[i].mc_cdev.led_cdev.name);
+ }
+ kfree(zone);
+ return SCSI_DH_NOMEM;
+}
+
+static void asus_aura_detach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone = sdev->handler_data;
+ int i;
+
+ if (!zone)
+ return;
+ for (i = 0; i < ARION_NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+ cancel_work_sync(&zone->leds[i].work);
+ led_classdev_multicolor_unregister(&zone->leds[i].mc_cdev);
+ kfree(zone->leds[i].mc_cdev.led_cdev.name);
+ }
+ kfree(zone);
+ sdev->handler_data = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct scsi_device_handler asus_aura_dh = {
+ .name = "asus_aura",
+ .module = THIS_MODULE,
+ .attach = asus_aura_attach,
+ .detach = asus_aura_detach,
+};
+
+static int __init asus_aura_init(void)
+{
+ return scsi_register_device_handler(&asus_aura_dh);
+}
+
+static void __exit asus_aura_exit(void)
+{
+ scsi_unregister_device_handler(&asus_aura_dh);
+}
+
+module_init(asus_aura_init);
+module_exit(asus_aura_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASUS Aura RGB over SCSI for ROG NVMe enclosures (per-LED)");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Liang Haowen");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");