BIOS sets incorrect value (zero) when SET value passed for integer attribute with + sign. Added workaround to remove + sign before passing input to BIOS Co-developed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxxx> Co-developed-by: Prasanth KSR <prasanth.ksr@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Prasanth KSR <prasanth.ksr@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Divya Bharathi <divya.bharathi@xxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi-sysman/int-attributes.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi-sysman/int-attributes.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi-sysman/int-attributes.c index ea773d8e8d3a..f30d155135c3 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi-sysman/int-attributes.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi-sysman/int-attributes.c @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static ssize_t current_value_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *a * @instance_id: The instance on which input is validated * @buf: Input value */ -static int validate_integer_input(int instance_id, const char *buf) +static int validate_integer_input(int instance_id, char *buf) { int in_val; int ret; @@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ static int validate_integer_input(int instance_id, const char *buf) in_val > wmi_priv.integer_data[instance_id].max_value) return -EINVAL; + /* workaround for BIOS error. + * validate input to avoid setting 0 when integer input passed with + sign + */ + if (*buf == '+') + memmove(buf, (buf + 1), strlen(buf)); + return ret; } -- 2.25.1