Re: ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 AMD (21AB): Caps Lock LED broken by ACPI GPIO 11 interrupt conflict

[Nikodem Sanecki]

Thank you for looking into this.

I've checked Lenovo's website. My installed BIOS is R1QET54W (1.40),
which matches the latest advertised version. The version history on
their website appears inconsistent, though.

I also have the sanitised ACPI excerpts and diagnostic logs ready.
Given that a patch has now been submitted, would a kernel Bugzilla
report with these artifacts still be useful?

Happy to help with any further testing.

Thanks,
Nikodem

On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2026, at 2:48 PM, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> > On 10/15/26 13:31, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >> On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 09:25:10PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >>> +Cc: Dmitry (as it might be related to keyboard configuration), others for
> >>> the previously reported same IRQ on the same GPIO controller but for some
> >>> camera stuff.
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 03:13:02PM +0100, Nikodem Sanecki wrote:
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm reporting a Caps Lock LED issue on my Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 AMD
> >>>> running Arch Linux. I found a workaround that completely fixes it, and I
> >>>> hope the findings might help implement a permanent kernel fix.
> >>>>
> >>>> *A quick note:* This is my first time using Linux, and I'm a complete
> >>>> beginner when it comes to kernel development. I used ChatGPT (GPT-6) to
> >>>> guide the troubleshooting process, analyse my laptop's ACPI firmware, and
> >>>> interpret the results. I personally ran the diagnostic commands and
> >>>> verified the observed behaviour, but the technical explanation below is
> >>>> AI-assisted. Please correct me if any of the analysis is inaccurate.
> >>>> Problem
> >>>>
> >>>> Under Linux, the physical Caps Lock indicator LED never illuminates, even
> >>>> though the Caps Lock key itself works normally.
> >>>>
> >>>> The LED works correctly under Windows and during certain stages of boot, so
> >>>> the hardware itself is functional.
> >>>>
> >>>> After investigating, GPT-6 identified what appears to be a conflict
> >>>> involving GPIO 11 on the AMD AMDI0030 controller.
> >>>>
> >>>> Booting Arch Linux with this kernel parameter completely fixes the problem:
> >>>>
> >>>> gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@11
> >>>>
> >>>> The Caps Lock LED now works normally, and I haven't noticed any other
> >>>> hardware issues.
> >>>> System information
> >>>>
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     Device: Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 AMD
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     DMI product name: 21AB004LSP
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     DMI product version/family: ThinkPad L13 Gen 2a
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     DMI vendor: LENOVO
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     DMI product SKU: LENOVO_MT_21AB_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad L13 Gen 2a
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     Kernel: 7.2.9-arch1-1
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     Distribution: Arch Linux
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     BIOS: R1QET54W (1.40)
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     BIOS date: 2026-04-14
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     DSDT OEM ID: LENOVO
> >>>>     -
> >>>>
> >>>>     DSDT OEM Table ID: TP-R1Q
> >>>>
> >>>> Diagnostic findings
> >>>>
> >>>> The following is GPT-6's analysis of the diagnostic output and decompiled
> >>>> ACPI tables.
> >>>>
> >>>> *1. Linux sends the correct keyboard LED commands*
> >>>>
> >>>> Using bpftrace, we observed that atkbd_set_leds() consistently returned 0.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tracing ps2_command() for command 0x10ED produced:
> >>>>
> >>>> SETLEDS: value=4, caps=1
> >>>> SETLEDS: value=0, caps=0
> >>>> SETLEDS: value=4, caps=1
> >>>> SETLEDS: value=0, caps=0
> >>>>
> >>>> The driver reports success and sends the expected Caps Lock states, but the
> >>>> physical indicator stays off.
> >>>>
> >>>> *2. The embedded controller tracks Caps Lock correctly*
> >>>>
> >>>> The DSDT defines the CPLS field at EC offset 0x0F, bit 7.
> >>>>
> >>>> Reading that byte through the read-only ec_sys interface showed it changing
> >>>> from 0x00 to 0x80 when Caps Lock was toggled.
> >>>>
> >>>> Enabling dynamic debugging in drivers/acpi/ec.c confirmed that each Caps
> >>>> Lock press triggered EC query 0x78, which was scheduled, started and
> >>>> stopped successfully.
> >>>>
> >>>> *3. Lenovo's firmware controls GPIO 11*
> >>>>
> >>>> The DSDT contains:
> >>>>
> >>>> Method (_Q78, 0, NotSerialized)
> >>>> {
> >>>>      If (CPLS)
> >>>>      {
> >>>>          WFIO (0x0B, 0x00)
> >>>>      }
> >>>>      Else
> >>>>      {
> >>>>          WFIO (0x0B, 0x01)
> >>>>      }
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >>>> The WFIO method writes bit 22 using WMEM(), targeting address 0xFED81500 +
> >>>> (11 * 4) = 0xFED8152C.
> >>>>
> >>>> This appears to control the Caps Lock indicator using GPIO 11.
> >>>>
> >>>> *4. The same GPIO is declared as an ACPI interrupt*
> >>>>
> >>>> In SSDT12, _SB.GPIO._AEI declares GPIO 11 as an edge-triggered, active-low,
> >>>> exclusive wake interrupt.
> >>>>
> >>>> Its _EVT handler includes:
> >>>>
> >>>> Case (0x0B)
> >>>> {
> >>>>      MSTP (0x3911)
> >>>>      Notify (\_SB.PCI0.GPP1, 0x00) // Bus Check
> >>
> >> This looks like some GPIO related notification. I dunno what Windows driver does.
> >> Mario?
> >>
> >
> > Honestly - this sounds like a copy / paste BIOS bug that they copied the
> > SSDT from one system and didn't change it.
> >
> > I would think quirking it makes sense if the BIOS isn't going to be fixed.
> >
> > Before we go much further can you check if this is the latest BIOS?
> > Check Lenovo's website, in case it wasn't brought to LVFS.
> >
> > Also; Mark can you ask BIOS guys to look this over?
> >
> > It sure seems like GPIO 11 shouldn't be in _AEI.
> >
> Yep - created internal ticket LO-4711
> Just a note though - the platform was not in the Linux program (and is rather old) - so my expectations of getting a fix is rather low I'm afraid
>
> I'd get the quirk ready, and if I don't get any feedback from the FW team by next week go ahead with that.
>
> Mark