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SubjectRE: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable graphics status query
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kai Heng Feng [mailto:kai.heng.feng@canonical.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:20 PM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com>
> Cc: mjg59@srcf.ucam.org; pali.rohar@gmail.com; dvhart@infradead.org;
> andy@infradead.org; tiwai@suse.com; platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable graphics
> status query
>
>
>
> > On Mar 8, 2018, at 3:34 PM, Mario.Limonciello@dell.com wrote:
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kai-Heng Feng [mailto:kai.heng.feng@canonical.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:12 PM
> >> To: mjg59@srcf.ucam.org; pali.rohar@gmail.com; dvhart@infradead.org;
> >> andy@infradead.org; Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com>;
> >> tiwai@suse.com
> >> Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> >> alsa-
> >> devel@alsa-project.org; Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@canonical.com>
> >> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable
> >> graphics
> >> status query
> >>
> >> On some Dell platforms, there's a BIOS option "Enable Switchable
> >> Graphics". This information is useful if we want to do different things
> >> based on this value, e.g. disable unused audio controller that comes
> >> with the discrete graphics.
> >
> > I was expecting the follow on patch that uses this interface too as part
> > of the
> > series. This patch itself however looks like.
>
> I thought it should be easier to separate patch series for different
> subsystems.
> But of course I can make them the as one series.
>
> I'll resend a v2 for this.
>

At least in other subsystem in the kernel I've heard comments from
maintainer that it doesn't make sense to add code that no one uses.
I don't know if that's how Darren and Andy feel to.

At worst case scenario patches 1 and 2 could be added while patch
3 iterates too.

> Kai-Heng
>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@dell.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@canonical.com>
> >> ---
> >> drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c | 2 ++
> >> drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h | 2 ++
> >> 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> >> b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> >> index 8ba820e6c3d0..3f6fc07b8cf2 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> >> @@ -2116,6 +2116,29 @@ int dell_micmute_led_set(int state)
> >> }
> >> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dell_micmute_led_set);
> >>
> >> +int dell_switchable_gfx_enabled(bool *enabled)
> >> +{
> >> + struct calling_interface_buffer buffer;
> >> + struct calling_interface_token *token;
> >> + int ret;
> >> +
> >> + *enabled = false;
> >> +
> >> + token = dell_smbios_find_token(SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE);
> >> + if (!token)
> >> + return -ENODEV;
> >> +
> >> + dell_fill_request(&buffer, token->location, 0, 0, 0);
> >> + ret = dell_send_request(&buffer, CLASS_TOKEN_READ,
> >> SELECT_TOKEN_STD);
> >> + if (ret)
> >> + return ret;
> >> +
> >> + *enabled = !!buffer.output[1];
> >> +
> >> + return 0;
> >> +}
> >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dell_switchable_gfx_enabled);
> >> +
> >> static int __init dell_init(void)
> >> {
> >> struct calling_interface_token *token;
> >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> >> b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> >> index 8541cde4cb7d..ca38b9d9dcf4 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
> >> @@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ struct token_range {
> >> static struct token_range token_whitelist[] = {
> >> /* used by userspace: fwupdate */
> >> {CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAPSULE_EN_TOKEN, CAPSULE_DIS_TOKEN},
> >> + /* can indicate to userspace Switchable Graphics enable status */
> >> + {CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE,
> >> SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_DISABLE},
> >> /* can indicate to userspace that WMI is needed */
> >> {0x0000, WSMT_EN_TOKEN, WSMT_DIS_TOKEN}
> >> };
> >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> >> b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> >> index 138d478d9adc..b012d4abd239 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h
> >> @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
> >> #define KBD_LED_AUTO_100_TOKEN 0x02F6
> >> #define GLOBAL_MIC_MUTE_ENABLE 0x0364
> >> #define GLOBAL_MIC_MUTE_DISABLE 0x0365
> >> +#define SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE 0x037A
> >> +#define SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_DISABLE 0x037B
> >>
> >> struct notifier_block;
> >>
> >> --
> >> 2.15.1

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