Re: [PATCH v9 4/4] platform/x86: dell-smo8800: Add support for probing for the accelerometer i2c address

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On Mon, 9 Dec 2024, Hans de Goede wrote:

> Unfortunately the SMOxxxx ACPI device does not contain the i2c-address
> of the accelerometer. So a DMI product-name to address mapping table
> is used.
> 
> At support to have the kernel probe for the i2c-address for modesl
> which are not on the list.
> 
> The new probing code sits behind a new probe_i2c_addr module parameter,
> which is disabled by default because probing might be dangerous.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-i2c/4820e280-9ca4-4d97-9d21-059626161bfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>

So what was the result of the private inquiry to Dell?

Did they respond?

Did they provide useful info?

> Changes in v8:
> - Use dev_err() / dev_dbg() where possible using &adap->dev as the device
>   for logging
> 
> Changes in v6:
> - Use i2c_new_scanned_device() instead of re-inventing it
> 
> Changes in v5:
> - Add "this may be dangerous warning" to MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe_i2c_addr)
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-lis3lv02d.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-lis3lv02d.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-lis3lv02d.c
> index d2b34e10c5eb..8d9dc59c7d8c 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-lis3lv02d.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-lis3lv02d.c
> @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
>  #include <linux/workqueue.h>
>  #include "dell-smo8800-ids.h"
>  
> +#define LIS3_WHO_AM_I 0x0f
> +
>  #define DELL_LIS3LV02D_DMI_ENTRY(product_name, i2c_addr)                 \
>  	{                                                                \
>  		.matches = {                                             \
> @@ -57,6 +59,39 @@ static u8 i2c_addr;
>  static struct i2c_client *i2c_dev;
>  static bool notifier_registered;
>  
> +static bool probe_i2c_addr;
> +module_param(probe_i2c_addr, bool, 0444);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe_i2c_addr, "Probe the i801 I2C bus for the accelerometer on models where the address is unknown, this may be dangerous.");
> +
> +static int detect_lis3lv02d(struct i2c_adapter *adap, unsigned short addr)
> +{
> +	union i2c_smbus_data smbus_data;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	dev_info(&adap->dev, "Probing for lis3lv02d on address 0x%02x\n", addr);
> +
> +	err = i2c_smbus_xfer(adap, addr, 0, I2C_SMBUS_READ, LIS3_WHO_AM_I,
> +			     I2C_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA, &smbus_data);
> +	if (err < 0)
> +		return 0; /* Not found */
> +
> +	/* valid who-am-i values are from drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.c */
> +	switch (smbus_data.byte) {
> +	case 0x32:
> +	case 0x33:
> +	case 0x3a:
> +	case 0x3b:
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		dev_warn(&adap->dev, "Unknown who-am-i register value 0x%02x\n",
> +			 smbus_data.byte);
> +		return 0; /* Not found */
> +	}
> +
> +	dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "Detected lis3lv02d on address 0x%02x\n", addr);
> +	return 1; /* Found */
> +}
> +
>  static bool i2c_adapter_is_main_i801(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
>  {
>  	/*
> @@ -97,10 +132,18 @@ static void instantiate_i2c_client(struct work_struct *work)
>  	if (!adap)
>  		return;
>  
> -	info.addr = i2c_addr;
>  	strscpy(info.type, "lis3lv02d", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
>  
> -	i2c_dev = i2c_new_client_device(adap, &info);
> +	if (i2c_addr) {
> +		info.addr = i2c_addr;
> +		i2c_dev = i2c_new_client_device(adap, &info);
> +	} else {
> +		/* First try address 0x29 (most used) and then try 0x1d */
> +		static const unsigned short addr_list[] = { 0x29, 0x1d, I2C_CLIENT_END };
> +
> +		i2c_dev = i2c_new_scanned_device(adap, &info, addr_list, detect_lis3lv02d);
> +	}
> +
>  	if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev)) {
>  		dev_err(&adap->dev, "error %ld registering i2c_client\n", PTR_ERR(i2c_dev));
>  		i2c_dev = NULL;
> @@ -169,12 +212,14 @@ static int __init dell_lis3lv02d_init(void)
>  	put_device(dev);
>  
>  	lis3lv02d_dmi_id = dmi_first_match(lis3lv02d_devices);
> -	if (!lis3lv02d_dmi_id) {
> +	if (!lis3lv02d_dmi_id && !probe_i2c_addr) {
>  		pr_warn("accelerometer is present on SMBus but its address is unknown, skipping registration\n");
> +		pr_info("Pass dell_lis3lv02d.probe_i2c_addr=1 on the kernel commandline to probe, this may be dangerous!\n");
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  
> -	i2c_addr = (long)lis3lv02d_dmi_id->driver_data;
> +	if (lis3lv02d_dmi_id)
> +		i2c_addr = (long)lis3lv02d_dmi_id->driver_data;

If somebody enables this parameter and it successfully finds a device, 
shouldn't the user be instructed to report the info so that new entries 
can be added and the probe parameter is no longer needed in those case?

-- 
 i.





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