* [PATCH] HID: hid-msi: Drain orphan MCU ACKs by issuing a query
@ 2026-11-14 10:10 Kenhou Iijima
2026-11-14 12:50 ` [PATCH v2] " Kenhou Iijima
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Kenhou Iijima @ 2026-11-14 10:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Derek J . Clark
Cc: Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires, Denis Benato, Zhouwang Huang,
linux-input, linux-kernel, Kenhou Iijima
The Claw MCU re-sends an unhandled ACK roughly every 2 seconds until it
receives another command. When an ACK arrives with waiting_cmd set to
CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_NONE, such as after a command is written through
hidraw or once orphan_ack_pending has been cleared without a subsequent
command, the driver currently logs "Got unexpected ACK from MCU,
ignoring" on every re-transmission and never clears the MCU's pending
ACK state.
Schedule a work item that issues a harmless READ_GAMEPAD_MODE query when
an unexpected ACK arrives. Receiving any command causes the MCU to stop
re-sending the pending ACK, eliminating the repeated events and log
spam.
Fixes: a9517958e828 ("HID: hid-msi: Add MSI Claw configuration driver")
Signed-off-by: Kenhou Iijima <kenhou@kenhou.net>
---
Tested on an MSI Claw 8 AI+ A2VM (0db0:1901, bcdDevice 2.30).
drivers/hid/hid-msi.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c b/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c
index 23d731f700..e52923fcc8 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ struct claw_drvdata {
enum claw_profile_ack_pending profile_pending;
struct completion orphan_ack_complete;
struct completion send_cmd_complete;
+ struct work_struct orphan_ack_work;
struct delayed_work cfg_resume;
struct delayed_work cfg_setup;
spinlock_t registration_lock; /* Lock for registration read/write */
@@ -532,7 +533,12 @@ static int claw_raw_event(struct claw_drvdata *drvdata, struct hid_report *repor
}
if (drvdata->waiting_cmd == CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_NONE) {
- dev_warn(&drvdata->hdev->dev, "Got unexpected ACK from MCU, ignoring\n");
+ /*
+ * The MCU re-sends an unhandled ACK roughly every 2 s
+ * until it receives another command. Drain it by
+ * scheduling a harmless query so the ACK storm stops.
+ */
+ schedule_work(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
break;
}
@@ -653,6 +659,20 @@ static int claw_hw_output_report(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 index, u8 *data,
return __claw_hw_output_report(hdev, index, data, len, timeout);
}
+static void claw_orphan_ack_drain(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct claw_drvdata *drvdata = container_of(work, struct claw_drvdata,
+ orphan_ack_work);
+
+ /*
+ * A query is enough to make the MCU stop re-sending the pending ACK.
+ * claw_hw_output_report() also waits for any orphan ACK before
+ * sending, so this cannot interleave with a real command sequence.
+ */
+ claw_hw_output_report(drvdata->hdev, CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_READ_GAMEPAD_MODE,
+ NULL, 0, 25);
+}
+
static int claw_switch_mode(struct hid_device *hdev, enum claw_mode_field field, u8 val)
{
struct claw_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
@@ -1868,6 +1888,7 @@ static int claw_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 ep)
spin_lock_init(&drvdata->rumble_lock);
init_completion(&drvdata->orphan_ack_complete);
init_completion(&drvdata->send_cmd_complete);
+ INIT_WORK(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work, &claw_orphan_ack_drain);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drvdata->cfg_resume, &cfg_resume_fn);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drvdata->cfg_setup, &cfg_setup_fn);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drvdata->rgb_queue, &claw_rgb_queue_fn);
@@ -1934,6 +1955,7 @@ static void claw_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->cfg_resume);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->cfg_setup);
+ cancel_work_sync(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &drvdata->registration_lock) {
/* Pairs with smp_store_release from cfg_setup_fn in system_wq context */
@@ -2014,6 +2036,7 @@ static int claw_suspend(struct hid_device *hdev)
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->cfg_resume);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->cfg_setup);
+ cancel_work_sync(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->rgb_queue);
return 0;
--
2.56.0
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* [PATCH v2] HID: hid-msi: Drain orphan MCU ACKs by issuing a query
2026-11-14 10:10 [PATCH] HID: hid-msi: Drain orphan MCU ACKs by issuing a query Kenhou Iijima
@ 2026-11-14 12:50 ` Kenhou Iijima
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Kenhou Iijima @ 2026-11-14 12:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Derek J . Clark, Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires
Cc: Denis Benato, Zhouwang Huang, linux-input, linux-kernel, Kenhou Iijima
On the MSI Claw 8 AI+ (0db0:1901, firmware 2.30), when a timeout-0
command such as SYNC_TO_ROM (0x22) or SWITCH_MODE (0x24) is issued
(either by the driver or from userspace via hidraw), the controller MCU
sends an asynchronous 0x06 ACK. Unlike regular command responses, the MCU
firmware keeps re-sending this 0x06 ACK approximately every 2 seconds
indefinitely until it receives another feature command (such as
READ_GAMEPAD_MODE).
When issued from userspace via hidraw while hid-msi is bound, the
driver never arms orphan_ack_pending, so every 0x06 ACK arrives with
waiting_cmd == CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_NONE. When issued in-kernel with
timeout == 0, the initial ACK clears orphan_ack_pending if it arrives
within the 25 ms orphan_ack_complete window (whereas a SYNC_TO_ROM flash
commit ACK arrives ~560 ms later, after a subsequent command or its
timeout clears orphan_ack_pending), and all subsequent 2-second retries
likewise arrive with waiting_cmd != CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_WRITE_PROFILE_DATA.
Because nothing sends a follow-up command when the device is otherwise
idle, the MCU stays stuck in its ACK-retry state:
1. An endless stream of 0x06 packets is delivered over the USB interrupt
IN endpoint every 2 seconds until the next command is sent.
2. Only WRITE_PROFILE_DATA (0x21) expects a generic 0x06 ACK; read
commands wait for their own ACK command types. Without guarding
CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_ACK against other waiting commands, a stray or
delayed 0x06 ACK arriving while READ_PROFILE or READ_GAMEPAD_MODE is
in flight completes send_cmd_complete early with an empty response
buffer, corrupting the read result.
Fix this by:
- Scheduling a work item (orphan_ack_work) that issues a harmless
CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_READ_GAMEPAD_MODE query whenever an unhandled 0x06
ACK arrives (whether caught by orphan_ack_pending or when waiting_cmd
is not CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_WRITE_PROFILE_DATA), which clears the MCU's
pending ACK state so it stops re-transmitting 0x06 every 2 seconds.
- Completing send_cmd_complete on CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_ACK only when
waiting_cmd is CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_WRITE_PROFILE_DATA, and draining any
other 0x06 ACK via orphan_ack_work instead.
- Cancelling orphan_ack_work via disable_work_sync() in claw_remove()
and msi_suspend(), and re-enabling it via enable_work() in
msi_resume(). Set .reset_resume = pm_ptr(msi_resume) as well, because
usbhid defines .reset_resume without falling back to
hdev->driver->resume in hid_driver_reset_resume(), so reset-resume
paths also need msi_resume() to re-enable orphan_ack_work.
Fixes: a9517958e828 ("HID: hid-msi: Add MSI Claw configuration driver")
Signed-off-by: Kenhou Iijima <kenhou@kenhou.net>
---
Changes in v2:
- Guard CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_ACK so send_cmd_complete is only completed
when waiting_cmd == CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_WRITE_PROFILE_DATA, avoiding
early completion of in-flight reads; schedule orphan_ack_work (with a
dev_dbg log) for any other 0x06 ACK (whether caught by
orphan_ack_pending or arriving later) instead of waiting for a 2 s
retry.
- Use disable_work_sync() in claw_remove() and claw_suspend() paired
with enable_work() in claw_resume(), and wire .reset_resume to
msi_resume so urbin interrupts cannot re-queue work across suspend,
reset-resume, or removal.
- Document why only WRITE_PROFILE_DATA expects 0x06 and why drain
errors (e.g. during RESET_DEVICE or disconnect) are ignored.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20261114101045.21986-1-kenhou@kenhou.net/
drivers/hid/hid-msi.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c b/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c
index 23d731f700..054babadda 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-msi.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ struct claw_drvdata {
enum claw_profile_ack_pending profile_pending;
struct completion orphan_ack_complete;
struct completion send_cmd_complete;
+ struct work_struct orphan_ack_work;
struct delayed_work cfg_resume;
struct delayed_work cfg_setup;
spinlock_t registration_lock; /* Lock for registration read/write */
@@ -528,11 +529,20 @@ static int claw_raw_event(struct claw_drvdata *drvdata, struct hid_report *repor
if (drvdata->orphan_ack_pending) {
drvdata->orphan_ack_pending = false;
complete(&drvdata->orphan_ack_complete);
- break;
}
- if (drvdata->waiting_cmd == CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_NONE) {
- dev_warn(&drvdata->hdev->dev, "Got unexpected ACK from MCU, ignoring\n");
+ if (drvdata->waiting_cmd != CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_WRITE_PROFILE_DATA) {
+ /*
+ * Only WRITE_PROFILE_DATA waits for a generic 0x06 ACK;
+ * reads wait for their own ACK command type. Any other
+ * 0x06 ACK is an unhandled orphan ACK that the MCU will
+ * re-send roughly every 2 s until it receives another
+ * command, so schedule a harmless query to drain it.
+ */
+ dev_dbg(&drvdata->hdev->dev,
+ "Draining orphan ACK (waiting CMD: %x)\n",
+ drvdata->waiting_cmd);
+ schedule_work(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
break;
}
@@ -653,6 +663,22 @@ static int claw_hw_output_report(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 index, u8 *data,
return __claw_hw_output_report(hdev, index, data, len, timeout);
}
+static void claw_orphan_ack_drain(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct claw_drvdata *drvdata = container_of(work, struct claw_drvdata,
+ orphan_ack_work);
+
+ /*
+ * A query is enough to make the MCU stop re-sending the pending ACK.
+ * claw_hw_output_report() also waits for any orphan ACK before
+ * sending, so this cannot interleave with a real command sequence.
+ * Best-effort drain: errors (e.g. during RESET_DEVICE or disconnect)
+ * are harmless and intentionally ignored.
+ */
+ claw_hw_output_report(drvdata->hdev, CLAW_COMMAND_TYPE_READ_GAMEPAD_MODE,
+ NULL, 0, 25);
+}
+
static int claw_switch_mode(struct hid_device *hdev, enum claw_mode_field field, u8 val)
{
struct claw_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
@@ -1868,6 +1894,7 @@ static int claw_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 ep)
spin_lock_init(&drvdata->rumble_lock);
init_completion(&drvdata->orphan_ack_complete);
init_completion(&drvdata->send_cmd_complete);
+ INIT_WORK(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work, &claw_orphan_ack_drain);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drvdata->cfg_resume, &cfg_resume_fn);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drvdata->cfg_setup, &cfg_setup_fn);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drvdata->rgb_queue, &claw_rgb_queue_fn);
@@ -1954,6 +1981,7 @@ static void claw_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
led_classdev_multicolor_unregister(&drvdata->led_mc);
}
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->rgb_queue);
+ disable_work_sync(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
hid_hw_close(hdev);
}
@@ -1983,6 +2011,8 @@ static int claw_resume(struct hid_device *hdev)
if (!drvdata)
return -ENODEV;
+ enable_work(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
+
/* MCU can take up to 500ms to be ready after resume */
schedule_delayed_work(&drvdata->cfg_resume, msecs_to_jiffies(500));
return 0;
@@ -2015,6 +2045,7 @@ static int claw_suspend(struct hid_device *hdev)
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->cfg_resume);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->cfg_setup);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&drvdata->rgb_queue);
+ disable_work_sync(&drvdata->orphan_ack_work);
return 0;
}
@@ -2052,6 +2083,7 @@ static struct hid_driver msi_driver = {
.probe = msi_probe,
.remove = msi_remove,
.resume = pm_ptr(msi_resume),
+ .reset_resume = pm_ptr(msi_resume),
.suspend = pm_ptr(msi_suspend),
};
module_hid_driver(msi_driver);
--
2.56.0
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