RE: [PATCH 1/5] Revert "ACPI / button: Remove lid_init_state=method mode"

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Hi, Julian

> From: Julian Wiedmann [mailto:julian.wiedmann@xxxxxxxx]
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Revert "ACPI / button: Remove lid_init_state=method mode"
> 
> On 05.05.2017 04:39, Lv Zheng wrote:
> > This reverts commit ecb10b694b72ca5ea51b3c90a71ff2a11963425a.
> >
> > The only expected ACPI control method lid device's usage model is
> > 1. Listen to the lid notification,
> > 2. Evaluate _LID after being notified by BIOS,
> > 3. Suspend the system (if users configure to do so) after seeing "close".
> > It's not ensured that BIOS will notify OS after boot/resume, and
> > it's not ensured that BIOS will always generate "open" event upon
> > opening the lid.
> >
> > But there are 2 wrong usage models:
> > 1. When the lid device is responsible for suspend/resume the system,
> >    userspace requires to see "open" event to be paired with "close" after
> >    the system is resumed, or it will suspend the system again.
> > 2. When an external monitor connects to the laptop attached docks,
> >    userspace requires to see "close" event after the system is resumed so
> >    that it can determine whether the internal display should remain dark
> >    and the external display should be lit on.
> >
> > After we made default kenrel behavior to be suitable for usage model 1,
> > users of usage model 2 start to report regressions for such behavior
> > change.
> >
> > Reversion of button.lid_init_state=method doesn't actually reverts to old
> > default behavior as doing so can enter a regression loop, but facilitates
> > users to work the reported regressions around with
> > button.lid_init_state=method.
> Thanks Lv for doing this.
> 
> >
> > Fixes: 77e9a4aa9de1 ("ACPI / button: Change default behavior to lid_init_state=open")
> To be fair, it doesn't actually fix it - the regression is still there,
> this just allows affected users to work-around it again. Fixing it means
> switching back the default to 'method'.
> Anyway, please add a cc: stable so this is picked up for 4.11.x.

OK, I'll correct the "Fixes" tag and add stable as a cc recipient.

> 
> > Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195455
> > Link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1430259
> > Tested-by: Steffen Weber <steffen.weber@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Reported-by: Julian Wiedmann <julian.weidmann@xxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Julian Wiedmann <julian.wiedmann@xxxxxxxx>
> (mind the typo)

OK. Thanks for pointing it out.

Thanks
Lv

> 
> > Reported-by: Joachim Frieben <jfrieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt | 16 ++++++++++++----
> >  drivers/acpi/button.c           |  9 +++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt b/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt
> > index 22cb309..effe7af 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt
> > @@ -59,20 +59,28 @@ button driver uses the following 3 modes in order not to trigger issues.
> >  If the userspace hasn't been prepared to ignore the unreliable "opened"
> >  events and the unreliable initial state notification, Linux users can use
> >  the following kernel parameters to handle the possible issues:
> > -A. button.lid_init_state=open:
> > +A. button.lid_init_state=method:
> > +   When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver reports the
> > +   initial lid state using the returning value of the _LID control method
> > +   and whether the "opened"/"closed" events are paired fully relies on the
> > +   firmware implementation.
> > +   This option can be used to fix some platforms where the returning value
> > +   of the _LID control method is reliable but the initial lid state
> > +   notification is missing.
> > +   This option is the default behavior during the period the userspace
> > +   isn't ready to handle the buggy AML tables.
> > +B. button.lid_init_state=open:
> >     When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver always reports the
> >     initial lid state as "opened" and whether the "opened"/"closed" events
> >     are paired fully relies on the firmware implementation.
> >     This may fix some platforms where the returning value of the _LID
> >     control method is not reliable and the initial lid state notification is
> >     missing.
> > -   This option is the default behavior during the period the userspace
> > -   isn't ready to handle the buggy AML tables.
> >
> >  If the userspace has been prepared to ignore the unreliable "opened" events
> >  and the unreliable initial state notification, Linux users should always
> >  use the following kernel parameter:
> > -B. button.lid_init_state=ignore:
> > +C. button.lid_init_state=ignore:
> >     When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver never reports the
> >     initial lid state and there is a compensation mechanism implemented to
> >     ensure that the reliable "closed" notifications can always be delievered
> > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
> > index 668137e..6d5a8c1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
> > +++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
> > @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
> >
> >  #define ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_IGNORE	0x00
> >  #define ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_OPEN	0x01
> > +#define ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_METHOD	0x02
> >
> >  #define _COMPONENT		ACPI_BUTTON_COMPONENT
> >  ACPI_MODULE_NAME("button");
> > @@ -376,6 +377,9 @@ static void acpi_lid_initialize_state(struct acpi_device *device)
> >  	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_OPEN:
> >  		(void)acpi_lid_notify_state(device, 1);
> >  		break;
> > +	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_METHOD:
> > +		(void)acpi_lid_update_state(device);
> > +		break;
> >  	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_IGNORE:
> >  	default:
> >  		break;
> > @@ -559,6 +563,9 @@ static int param_set_lid_init_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
> >  	if (!strncmp(val, "open", sizeof("open") - 1)) {
> >  		lid_init_state = ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_OPEN;
> >  		pr_info("Notify initial lid state as open\n");
> > +	} else if (!strncmp(val, "method", sizeof("method") - 1)) {
> > +		lid_init_state = ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_METHOD;
> > +		pr_info("Notify initial lid state with _LID return value\n");
> >  	} else if (!strncmp(val, "ignore", sizeof("ignore") - 1)) {
> >  		lid_init_state = ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_IGNORE;
> >  		pr_info("Do not notify initial lid state\n");
> > @@ -572,6 +579,8 @@ static int param_get_lid_init_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
> >  	switch (lid_init_state) {
> >  	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_OPEN:
> >  		return sprintf(buffer, "open");
> > +	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_METHOD:
> > +		return sprintf(buffer, "method");
> >  	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_IGNORE:
> >  		return sprintf(buffer, "ignore");
> >  	default:
> >
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