[PATCH v5 06/13] HID: asus: add joysticks inner and outer range configuration

From: Denis Benato

Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 11:10:31 EST


ROG Ally devices supports configuring joysticks inner and outer range:
add sysfs attributes to allow userspace modifying the sensitivity
of those controllers.

Assisted-by: opencode:glm-5.2
Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 426 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 426 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 659956ebaefc..8b9ab5f7931c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
@@ -991,6 +991,351 @@ static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_vibration_intensity =
static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_vibration_intensity_range =
__ATTR(intensity_range, 0444, right_vibration_intensity_range_show, NULL);

+/**
+ * ally_set_joystick_thresholds() - Generic function to set joystick ranges
+ * @ally: ally handheld structure
+ * @hdev: HID device
+ * @cfg: ally config
+ * @left_it: inner threshold (deadzone) of the left stick (0-50)
+ * @left_ot: outer threshold of the left stick (70-100)
+ * @right_it: inner threshold (deadzone) of the right stick (0-50)
+ * @right_ot: outer threshold of the right stick (70-100)
+ *
+ * This function sends the command to set both inner and outer threshold
+ * for the left and right joysticks.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure
+ */
+static int ally_set_joystick_thresholds(struct ally_handheld *ally,
+ struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_config *cfg,
+ u8 left_it, u8 left_ot, u8 right_it, u8 right_ot)
+{
+ const u8 payload[] = { left_it, left_ot, right_it, right_ot };
+ int ret;
+
+ u8 *buf __free(kfree) = ally_alloc_cmd(CMD_SET_JOYSTICK_DEADZONE, payload, sizeof(payload));
+ if (!buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = ally_gamepad_send_packet(ally, hdev, buf, ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to set joystick ranges: %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t left_joystick_inner_threshold_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cfg->left_deadzone);
+}
+
+static ssize_t left_joystick_inner_threshold_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ u8 value;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &value);
+ if (ret || value > 50)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ ret = ally_set_joystick_thresholds(ally, hdev, cfg,
+ value,
+ cfg->left_outer_threshold,
+ cfg->right_deadzone,
+ cfg->right_outer_threshold);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ cfg->left_deadzone = value;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t left_joystick_inner_threshold_range_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "0 50\n");
+}
+
+static ssize_t left_joystick_outer_threshold_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cfg->left_outer_threshold);
+}
+
+static ssize_t left_joystick_outer_threshold_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ u8 value;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &value);
+ if (ret || value < 70 || value > 100)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ ret = ally_set_joystick_thresholds(ally, hdev, cfg,
+ cfg->left_deadzone,
+ value,
+ cfg->right_deadzone,
+ cfg->right_outer_threshold);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ cfg->left_outer_threshold = value;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t left_joystick_outer_threshold_range_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "70 100\n");
+}
+
+static ssize_t right_joystick_inner_threshold_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cfg->right_deadzone);
+}
+
+static ssize_t right_joystick_inner_threshold_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ u8 value;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &value);
+ if (ret || value > 50)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ ret = ally_set_joystick_thresholds(ally, hdev, cfg,
+ cfg->left_deadzone,
+ cfg->left_outer_threshold,
+ value,
+ cfg->right_outer_threshold);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ cfg->right_deadzone = value;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t right_joystick_inner_threshold_range_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "0 50\n");
+}
+
+static ssize_t right_joystick_outer_threshold_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cfg->right_outer_threshold);
+}
+
+static ssize_t right_joystick_outer_threshold_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
+ struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct ally_handheld *const ally = drvdata->rog_ally;
+ struct ally_config *cfg;
+ u8 value;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!ally)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ cfg = ally_get_config(ally);
+ if (!cfg)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &value);
+ if (ret || value < 70 || value > 100)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex);
+
+ if (!cfg->user_cal_support)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ ret = ally_set_joystick_thresholds(ally, hdev, cfg,
+ cfg->left_deadzone,
+ cfg->left_outer_threshold,
+ cfg->right_deadzone,
+ value);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ cfg->right_outer_threshold = value;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t right_joystick_outer_threshold_range_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "70 100\n");
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_left_joystick_inner_threshold =
+ __ATTR(inner_threshold, 0644, left_joystick_inner_threshold_show,
+ left_joystick_inner_threshold_store);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_left_joystick_inner_threshold_range =
+ __ATTR(inner_threshold_range, 0444, left_joystick_inner_threshold_range_show, NULL);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_left_joystick_outer_threshold =
+ __ATTR(outer_threshold, 0644, left_joystick_outer_threshold_show,
+ left_joystick_outer_threshold_store);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_left_joystick_outer_threshold_range =
+ __ATTR(outer_threshold_range, 0444, left_joystick_outer_threshold_range_show, NULL);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_joystick_inner_threshold =
+ __ATTR(inner_threshold, 0644, right_joystick_inner_threshold_show,
+ right_joystick_inner_threshold_store);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_joystick_inner_threshold_range =
+ __ATTR(inner_threshold_range, 0444, right_joystick_inner_threshold_range_show, NULL);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_joystick_outer_threshold =
+ __ATTR(outer_threshold, 0644, right_joystick_outer_threshold_show,
+ right_joystick_outer_threshold_store);
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_joystick_outer_threshold_range =
+ __ATTR(outer_threshold_range, 0444, right_joystick_outer_threshold_range_show, NULL);
+
static struct attribute *ally_config_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_xbox_controller.attr,
NULL
@@ -1008,6 +1353,22 @@ static struct attribute *ally_right_vibration_attrs[] = {
NULL
};

+static struct attribute *left_joystick_axis_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_left_joystick_inner_threshold.attr,
+ &dev_attr_left_joystick_outer_threshold.attr,
+ &dev_attr_left_joystick_inner_threshold_range.attr,
+ &dev_attr_left_joystick_outer_threshold_range.attr,
+ NULL
+};
+
+static struct attribute *right_joystick_axis_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_right_joystick_inner_threshold.attr,
+ &dev_attr_right_joystick_outer_threshold.attr,
+ &dev_attr_right_joystick_inner_threshold_range.attr,
+ &dev_attr_right_joystick_outer_threshold_range.attr,
+ NULL
+};
+
static const struct attribute_group ally_attr_groups[] = {
{
.attrs = ally_config_attrs,
@@ -1022,6 +1383,28 @@ static const struct attribute_group ally_attr_groups[] = {
},
};

+/*
+ * The joystick and trigger range calibration attributes are tied to the
+ * user-calibration capability: their sysfs groups are registered only
+ * when the device supports configuring those parameters, and the show
+ * and store callbacks reject accesses with -EOPNOTSUPP regardless, in
+ * case the groups are registered for another supported feature.
+ */
+static const struct attribute_group ally_left_joystick_axis_group = {
+ .name = "left_joystick_axis",
+ .attrs = left_joystick_axis_attrs,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group ally_right_joystick_axis_group = {
+ .name = "right_joystick_axis",
+ .attrs = right_joystick_axis_attrs,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *const ally_cal_attr_groups[] = {
+ &ally_left_joystick_axis_group,
+ &ally_right_joystick_axis_group,
+};
+
/**
* ally_config_create() - Initialize configuration and create sysfs entries
* @hdev: HID device
@@ -1076,6 +1459,25 @@ static struct ally_config *ally_config_create(struct hid_device *hdev, struct al
}
}

+ /* Skip the calibration groups when the capability is missing. */
+ if (cfg->user_cal_support) {
+ int cal_i;
+
+ for (cal_i = 0; cal_i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_cal_attr_groups);
+ cal_i++) {
+ ret = sysfs_create_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
+ ally_cal_attr_groups[cal_i]);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create sysfs group '%s': %d\n",
+ ally_cal_attr_groups[cal_i]->name, ret);
+ while (cal_i-- > 0)
+ sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
+ ally_cal_attr_groups[cal_i]);
+ goto ally_config_create_sysfs_err;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
/* So far the only hardware this is supported is the Ally 1 */
if (cfg->xbox_controller_support) {
ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, true);
@@ -1110,6 +1512,18 @@ static void ally_config_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_config *cfg)

for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_attr_groups); i++)
sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, &ally_attr_groups[i]);
+
+ /*
+ * The calibration groups are removed with the same gating used to
+ * create them, so a device without those capabilities does not
+ * trigger a "not found" warning.
+ */
+ if (cfg->user_cal_support || cfg->anti_deadzone_support ||
+ cfg->resp_curve_support) {
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_cal_attr_groups); i++)
+ sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
+ ally_cal_attr_groups[i]);
+ }
}

/**
@@ -1410,6 +1824,18 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all
hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to restore vibration intensity: %d\n",
ret);

+ if (cfg->user_cal_support) {
+ ret = ally_set_joystick_thresholds(ally, hdev, cfg,
+ cfg->left_deadzone,
+ cfg->left_outer_threshold,
+ cfg->right_deadzone,
+ cfg->right_outer_threshold);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev,
+ "Failed to restore joystick thresholds: %d\n",
+ ret);
+ }
+
return 0;
}

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