Re: [PATCH v2] Input: atkbd - Skip ATKBD_CMD_GETID in translated mode

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Hi Dmitry,

On 11/25/23 05:30, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Hi Hans,
> 
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 06:46:25PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> There have been multiple reports of keyboard issues on recent laptop models
>> which can be worked around by setting i8042.dumbkbd, with the downside
>> being this breaks the capslock LED.
>>
>> It seems that these issues are caused by recent laptops getting confused by
>> ATKBD_CMD_GETID. Rather then adding and endless growing list of quirks for
>> this, just skip ATKBD_CMD_GETID alltogether on laptops in translated mode.
>>
>> The main goal of sending ATKBD_CMD_GETID is to skip binding to ps/2
>> mice/touchpads and those are never used in translated mode.
>>
>> Examples of laptop models which benefit from skipping ATKBD_CMD_GETID:
>>
>> * "HP Laptop 15s-fq2xxx", "HP laptop 15s-fq4xxx" and "HP Laptop 15-dy2xxx"
>>   models the kbd stops working for the first 2 - 5 minutes after boot
>>   (waiting for EC watchdog reset?)
>>
>> * On "HP Spectre x360 13-aw2xxx" atkbd fails to probe the keyboard
>>
>> * At least 9 different Lenovo models have issues with ATKBD_CMD_GETID, see:
>>   https://github.com/yescallop/atkbd-nogetid
>>
>> This has been tested on:
>>
>> 1. A MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI desktop, where the i8042 controller is not
>>    in translated mode when no keyboard is plugged in and with a ps/2 kbd
>>    a "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" /dev/input/event# node shows up
>>
>> 2. A Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga gen 8 (always has a translated set 2 keyboard)
>>
>> Reported-by: Shang Ye <yesh25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/886D6167733841AE+20231017135318.11142-1-yesh25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>> Closes: https://github.com/yescallop/atkbd-nogetid
>> Reported-by: gurevitch <mail@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/2iAJTwqZV6lQs26cTb38RNYqxvsink6SRmrZ5h0cBUSuf9NT0tZTsf9fEAbbto2maavHJEOP8GA1evlKa6xjKOsaskDhtJWxjcnrgPigzVo=@gurevit.ch/
>> Reported-by: Egor Ignatov <egori@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210609073333.8425-1-egori@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
>> Reported-by: Anton Zhilyaev <anton@xxxxxx>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20210201160336.16008-1-anton@xxxxxx/
>> Closes: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2086156
>> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Note this supersedes my previous atkbd series:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20231005201544.26983-1-hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx/
>> ---
>> Changes in v2:
>> - Add DMI check for laptop chassis types and only skip ATKBD_CMD_GETID
>>   on laptops with the i8042 in translated mode
>> ---
>>  drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>>  1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
>> index c92e544c792d..5667f1e80839 100644
>> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
>> @@ -765,6 +765,59 @@ static void atkbd_deactivate(struct atkbd *atkbd)
>>  			ps2dev->serio->phys);
>>  }
>>  
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
>> +static const struct dmi_system_id atkbd_dmi_laptop_table[] = {
>> +	{
>> +		.matches = {
>> +			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "8"), /* Portable */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{
>> +		.matches = {
>> +			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "9"), /* Laptop */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{
>> +		.matches = {
>> +			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "10"), /* Notebook */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{
>> +		.matches = {
>> +			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "14"), /* Sub-Notebook */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{
>> +		.matches = {
>> +			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "31"), /* Convertible */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{
>> +		.matches = {
>> +			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "32"), /* Detachable */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{ }
>> +};
> 
> Thank you for making the changes, however I wonder if we should
> open-code check for the chassis type, as DMI can be quite bloated and
> here we are dealing with exactly one field. Something like this:
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
> index 5667f1e80839..786f00f6b7fd 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
> @@ -766,39 +766,24 @@ static void atkbd_deactivate(struct atkbd *atkbd)
>  }
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86
> -static const struct dmi_system_id atkbd_dmi_laptop_table[] = {
> -	{
> -		.matches = {
> -			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "8"), /* Portable */
> -		},
> -	},
> -	{
> -		.matches = {
> -			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "9"), /* Laptop */
> -		},
> -	},
> -	{
> -		.matches = {
> -			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "10"), /* Notebook */
> -		},
> -	},
> -	{
> -		.matches = {
> -			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "14"), /* Sub-Notebook */
> -		},
> -	},
> -	{
> -		.matches = {
> -			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "31"), /* Convertible */
> -		},
> -	},
> -	{
> -		.matches = {
> -			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "32"), /* Detachable */
> -		},
> -	},
> -	{ }
> -};
> +static bool atkbd_is_portable_device(void)
> +{
> +	static const char * const chassis_types[] = {
> +		"8",	/* Portable */
> +		"9",	/* Laptop */
> +		"10",	/* Notebook */
> +		"14",	/* Sub-Notebook */
> +		"31",	/* Convertible */
> +		"32",	/* Detachable */
> +	};
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(chassis_types); i++)
> +		if (dmi_match(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, chassis_types[i]))
> +			return true;
> +
> +	return false;
> +}
>  
>  /*
>   * On many modern laptops ATKBD_CMD_GETID may cause problems, on these laptops
> @@ -812,7 +797,7 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id atkbd_dmi_laptop_table[] = {
>   */
>  static bool atkbd_skip_getid(struct atkbd *atkbd)
>  {
> -	return atkbd->translated && dmi_check_system(atkbd_dmi_laptop_table);
> +	return atkbd->translated && atkbd_is_portable_device();
>  }
>  #else
>  static inline bool atkbd_skip_getid(struct atkbd *atkbd) { return false; }
> 
> 
> It gives me slightly smaller output:
> 
> dtor@dtor-ws:~/kernel/work (master *)$ size drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.o.old
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>   28407    1512      37   29956    7504 drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.o.old
> dtor@dtor-ws:~/kernel/work (master *)$ size drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.o
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>   26107    1512      37   27656    6c08 drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.o
> 
> Please let me know if this works for you and I can combine on my end.

This works for me / squashing this change in is fine with me.

Thank you.

Regards,

Hans






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