From: Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
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Subject: [RFC PATCH 06/14] leds: add support for macsmc kbl
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:52:03 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261029085504.3547-7-atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261029085504.3547-1-atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
Add a LED class driver to control the keyboard backlight.
This replaces the keyboard backlight support in applesmc.
Signed-off-by: Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
---
drivers/leds/Kconfig | 11 ++++++
drivers/leds/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/leds/leds-macsmc.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/mfd/macsmc-core.c | 11 ++++++
4 files changed, 92 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 drivers/leds/leds-macsmc.c
diff --git a/drivers/leds/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
index 7ec2c8d78..30cd64d41 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
@@ -729,6 +729,17 @@ config LEDS_ADP5520
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called leds-adp5520.
+config LEDS_MACSMC
+ tristate "Keyboard Backlight support for Intel-Macs"
+ depends on LEDS_CLASS
+ depends on MACSMC_ACPI
+ help
+ This option enables support for the Keyboard backlight in
+ Intel-Macs using macsmc.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called leds-macsmc.
+
config LEDS_MAX5970
tristate "LED Support for Maxim 5970"
depends on LEDS_CLASS
diff --git a/drivers/leds/Makefile b/drivers/leds/Makefile
index 4d4b08915..7c38dbef4 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/leds/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_KUNIT_TEST) += led-test.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_88PM860X) += leds-88pm860x.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_ACER_A500) += leds-acer-a500.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_ADP5520) += leds-adp5520.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_MACSMC) += leds-macsmc.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_AN30259A) += leds-an30259a.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_APU) += leds-apu.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_ARIEL) += leds-ariel.o
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-macsmc.c b/drivers/leds/leds-macsmc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f38ef2113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-macsmc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
+/*
+ * Apple SMC Keyboard backlight driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Based on drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Nicolas Boichat <nicolas@boichat.ch>
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/macsmc.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
+struct macsmc_led {
+ struct led_classdev cdev;
+ struct apple_smc *smc;
+ u8 brightness;
+};
+
+static enum led_brightness macsmc_led_get_brightness(struct led_classdev *cdev)
+{
+ struct macsmc_led *drv = container_of(cdev, struct macsmc_led, cdev);
+
+ return drv->brightness;
+}
+
+static void macsmc_led_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *cdev, enum led_brightness value)
+{
+ struct macsmc_led *drv = container_of(cdev, struct macsmc_led, cdev);
+
+ drv->brightness = (u8) value;
+
+ apple_smc_write_u16(drv->smc, SMC_KEY(LKSB), drv->brightness);
+}
+
+static int macsmc_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+ struct macsmc_led *drv;
+
+ drv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*drv), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!drv)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ drv->smc = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
+
+ drv->cdev.name = "macsmc-led";
+ drv->cdev.max_brightness = 255;
+ drv->cdev.brightness_get = macsmc_led_get_brightness;
+ drv->cdev.brightness_set = macsmc_led_set_brightness;
+ drv->cdev.dev = &pdev->dev;
+
+ return devm_led_classdev_register(&pdev->dev, &drv->cdev);
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver macsmc_led_driver = {
+ .probe = macsmc_led_probe,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "macsmc-led",
+ },
+};
+module_platform_driver(macsmc_led_driver);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("LED keyboard backlight driver for Intel-macs using macsmc");
+MODULE_LICENSE("Dual MIT/GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:macsmc-led");
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/macsmc-core.c b/drivers/mfd/macsmc-core.c
index 6567d2f1f..bc4200f57 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/macsmc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/macsmc-core.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ static const struct mfd_cell apple_smc_acpi_common[] = {
MFD_CELL_NAME("macsmc-power"),
};
+static const struct mfd_cell apple_smc_acpi_led[] = {
+ MFD_CELL_NAME("macsmc-led"),
+};
+
static const struct mfd_cell apple_smc_acpi_light[] = {
MFD_CELL_NAME("macsmc-light"),
};
@@ -179,6 +183,13 @@ int apple_smc_probe(struct device *dev, const struct apple_smc_backend_ops *ops,
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
}
+
+ if (apple_smc_key_exists(smc, SMC_KEY(LKSB))) {
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(dev, -1, apple_smc_acpi_led,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(apple_smc_acpi_led), NULL, 0, NULL);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ }
} else
ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(dev, -1, apple_smc_rtkit_devs,
ARRAY_SIZE(apple_smc_rtkit_devs), NULL, 0, NULL);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-29 8:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-29 8:51 [RFC PATCH 00/14] Add macsmc support for Intel Macs, replacing applesmc Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:51 ` [RFC PATCH 01/14] treewide: Add backend for macsmc Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:51 ` [RFC PATCH 02/14] platform/x86: add backend for macsmc in intel macs Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 12:59 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 03/14] watchdog: add driver for apple smc Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 13:30 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 04/14] iio/light: add new driver for macsmc Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 05/14] iio/accel: add driver for apple SMS Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` Atharva Tiwari [this message]
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 07/14] rtc: add support for x86 macs in macsmc-rtc Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 08/14] treewide: Add a flag to detect the Apple T2 chip Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 09/14] treewide: disable other rtc's in t2 macs Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 10/14] power/supply: add support for x86 macs in macsmc-power Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 11/14] acpi: disable battery and adapter for x86 apple machines Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 12/14] hwmon/macsmc: add more types Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 13/14] hwmon: add support for x86 macs in macsmc-hwmon Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 8:52 ` [RFC PATCH 14/14] mfd/macsmc: add ioctl to access smc keys Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 9:22 ` Sasha Finkelstein
2026-10-29 14:39 ` Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-29 14:53 ` Sasha Finkelstein
2026-10-29 15:25 ` Aditya Garg
2026-10-29 15:42 ` Sasha Finkelstein
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