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

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Hi Barnabás,

On 1/16/24 01:21, Barnabás Pőcze wrote:
> Hi
> 
> 
> 2023. november 15., szerda 18:46 keltezéssel, Hans de Goede írta:
> 
>> 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)
> 
> Just wanted to briefly mention that this broke my hwdb configuration because the
> version field of the device (as shown in `/proc/bus/input/devices`) has changed
> and it was included in the hwdb match rule.

That is unfortunate. Was this a custom rule or one from
the hwdb shipped with systemd ?

Either way can you share the match pattern of the rule before and
after? I want to check if there are any similar cases in
the hwdb shipped with systemd.

Regards,

Hans



>> 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 */
>> +		},
>> +	},
>> +	{ }
>> +};
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * On many modern laptops ATKBD_CMD_GETID may cause problems, on these laptops
>> + * the controller is always in translated mode. In this mode mice/touchpads will
>> + * not work. So in this case simply assume a keyboard is connected to avoid
>> + * confusing some laptop keyboards.
>> + *
>> + * Skipping ATKBD_CMD_GETID ends up using a fake keyboard id. Using a fake id is
>> + * ok in translated mode, only atkbd_select_set() checks atkbd->id and in
>> + * translated mode that is a no-op.
>> + */
>> +static bool atkbd_skip_getid(struct atkbd *atkbd)
>> +{
>> +	return atkbd->translated && dmi_check_system(atkbd_dmi_laptop_table);
>> +}
>> +#else
>> +static inline bool atkbd_skip_getid(struct atkbd *atkbd) { return false; }
>> +#endif
>> +
>>  /*
>>   * atkbd_probe() probes for an AT keyboard on a serio port.
>>   */
>> @@ -794,12 +847,12 @@ static int atkbd_probe(struct atkbd *atkbd)
>>   */
>>
>>  	param[0] = param[1] = 0xa5;	/* initialize with invalid values */
>> -	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, ATKBD_CMD_GETID)) {
>> +	if (atkbd_skip_getid(atkbd) || ps2_command(ps2dev, param, ATKBD_CMD_GETID)) {
>>
>>  /*
>> - * If the get ID command failed, we check if we can at least set the LEDs on
>> - * the keyboard. This should work on every keyboard out there. It also turns
>> - * the LEDs off, which we want anyway.
>> + * If the get ID command was skipped or failed, we check if we can at least set
>> + * the LEDs on the keyboard. This should work on every keyboard out there.
>> + * It also turns the LEDs off, which we want anyway.
>>   */
>>  		param[0] = 0;
>>  		if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, ATKBD_CMD_SETLEDS))
>> --
>> 2.41.0
>>
> 





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