[PATCH RFC v2] ACPI: PM: Use EFI power off on Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5
From: George Kokolakis via B4 Relay
Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 14:43:16 EST
From: George Kokolakis <george.kokolakis.ece@xxxxxxxxx>
A Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 (type 21ML) powers back on immediately
after an orderly ACPI S5 shutdown. This was reproduced with BIOS
N47ET29W 1.18 and Ubuntu kernel 7.0.0-30-generic.
A standalone UEFI application invoking ResetSystem(EfiResetShutdown)
left the same machine powered off, and an out-of-tree DMI-scoped
module implementing this same approach also succeeded on its first
real shutdown test.
Update: on subsequent independent shutdown attempts with the same
out-of-tree module active, the machine intermittently powered back
on again despite the EFI power-off handler running. Disabling the
Intel Wi-Fi ACPI wake source (CNVW) for one boot did not change the
outcome, ruling that out as the variable. The underlying trigger is
not yet identified and may be a firmware/EC race rather than a fixed
choice between ACPI S5 and EFI ResetSystem.
Sending as RFC: the EFI path is a real improvement in most observed
cases, but is not yet confirmed reliable enough for stable/mainline
inclusion. Posting the updated data so review isn't based on the
single-success report in v1, and to ask whether EC-side conditions
(e.g. AC/dock/Thunderbolt wake arming) are known to affect this on
other Meteor Lake ThinkPads.
Link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2162837
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: George Kokolakis <george.kokolakis.ece@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Additional real-world shutdown attempts on the same hardware showed
the EFI power-off path does not reliably prevent the reboot-on-
poweroff behavior: it succeeded on the first two independent tests
but failed on two subsequent ones with the same handlers active.
- Disabling the Intel Wi-Fi ACPI wake source (CNVW) for one boot did
not change the outcome, ruling it out as the variable.
- Re-posting as RFC with this data rather than letting v1's single
success stand unqualified; asking whether EC-side conditions (AC/
dock/Thunderbolt wake arming) are known to matter here.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260901-fix-thinkpad-t14-gen5-efi-poweroff-v1-1-7f766dc13ee9@xxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/acpi/sleep.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 132a9df984..d14833eb59 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
#include "sleep.h"
/*
- * Some HW-full platforms do not have _S5, so they may need
+ * Some HW-full platforms do not have a usable _S5, so they may need
* to leverage efi power off for a shutdown.
*/
bool acpi_no_s5;
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ static int __init init_default_s3(const struct dmi_system_id *d)
return 0;
}
+static int __init init_no_s5(const struct dmi_system_id *d)
+{
+ acpi_no_s5 = true;
+ return 0;
+}
+
static const struct dmi_system_id acpisleep_dmi_table[] __initconst = {
{
.callback = init_old_suspend_ordering,
@@ -407,6 +413,14 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id acpisleep_dmi_table[] __initconst = {
DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "20GGA00L00"),
},
},
+ {
+ .callback = init_no_s5,
+ .ident = "Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 (21ML)",
+ .matches = {
+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "LENOVO"),
+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "21ML"),
+ },
+ },
{},
};
@@ -1117,13 +1131,15 @@ int __init acpi_sleep_init(void)
if (acpi_sleep_state_supported(ACPI_STATE_S5)) {
sleep_states[ACPI_STATE_S5] = 1;
- register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_POWER_OFF_PREPARE,
- SYS_OFF_PRIO_FIRMWARE,
- acpi_power_off_prepare, NULL);
+ if (!acpi_no_s5) {
+ register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_POWER_OFF_PREPARE,
+ SYS_OFF_PRIO_FIRMWARE,
+ acpi_power_off_prepare, NULL);
- register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_POWER_OFF,
- SYS_OFF_PRIO_FIRMWARE,
- acpi_power_off, NULL);
+ register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_POWER_OFF,
+ SYS_OFF_PRIO_FIRMWARE,
+ acpi_power_off, NULL);
+ }
/*
* Windows uses S5 for reboot, so some BIOSes depend on it to
---
base-commit: 786262be6048deab760f68c8acc2c85607165894
change-id: 20260901-fix-thinkpad-t14-gen5-efi-poweroff-878a3c4da5a5
Best regards,
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George Kokolakis <george.kokolakis.ece@xxxxxxxxx>