Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda/intel: Add MSI X870E Tomahawk to denylist by DMI ID

[Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>]

On 3/27/26 10:57, Stuart Hayhurst wrote:
> This motherboard uses USB audio instead, causing this driver to complain
> about "no codecs found!".
> Add it to the denylist to silence the warning.
> 
> The first attempt only matched on the PCI device, but this caused issues
> for some laptops, so DMI match against the board as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stuart Hayhurst <stuart.a.hayhurst@gmail.com>

Thanks!

Takashi,

Probably worth asking - why is the "no codecs found" ERR in the first 
place?  There are obviously designs out there like this, should the ERR 
message be simmered down?

> ---
>   sound/hda/controllers/intel.c | 13 +++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c b/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
> index 2edbcab597c8..8a7bd49e411f 100644
> --- a/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
> +++ b/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
> @@ -2085,6 +2085,11 @@ static struct pci_device_id driver_denylist_ideapad_z570[] = {
>   	{}
>   };
>   
> +static struct pci_device_id driver_denylist_msi_x870e[] = {
> +	{ PCI_DEVICE_SUB(0x1022, 0x15e3, 0x1462, 0xee59) }, /* MSI X870E Tomahawk WiFi */
> +	{}
> +};
> +
>   /* DMI-based denylist, to be used when:
>    *  - PCI subsystem IDs are zero, impossible to distinguish from valid sound cards.
>    *  - Different modifications of the same laptop use different GPU models.
> @@ -2098,6 +2103,14 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id driver_denylist_dmi[] = {
>   		},
>   		.driver_data = &driver_denylist_ideapad_z570,
>   	},
> +	{
> +		/* PCI device matching alone incorrectly matches some laptops */
> +		.matches = {
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Micro-Star International Co., Ltd."),
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E59)"),
> +		},
> +		.driver_data = &driver_denylist_msi_x870e,
> +	},
>   	{}
>   };
>