From: Qiling Zhu <kmatzkaczor244@gmail.com>
To: "Mark Pearson" <mpearson-lenovo@squebb.ca>,
"Derek J. Clark" <derekjohn.clark@gmail.com>,
"Rong Zhang" <i@rong.moe>, "Hans de Goede" <hansg@kernel.org>,
"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>,
"Henrique de Moraes Holschuh" <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
Cc: Andrea Rabbaglietti <rabbagliettiandrea@gmail.com>,
Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@kernel.org>,
Griffin Kroah-Hartman <griffin@kroah.com>,
vishnuocv@gmail.com, vsankar@lenovo.com,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-leds@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Qiling Zhu <kmatzkaczor244@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 4/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Detect auto-mode capability via MLCG
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2026 01:48:11 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261114174814.62153-5-kmatzkaczor244@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261114174814.62153-1-kmatzkaczor244@gmail.com>
The upper bits of the MLCG return value carry capability information.
Bit 20 indicates whether the EC supports the auto mode of the keyboard
backlight (0 = manual levels only, 1 = auto mode available), as defined
by the firmware.
Record it in tp_features.kbdlight_auto, in preparation for using it to
gate the auto-mode trigger registration and the LED suspend/resume
skipping in subsequent changes.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CABxCQKuEP5wMSstO0MK1MhaqXTKrPhUSN3V2mrE_42j4cXsXZQ@mail.gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Qiling Zhu <kmatzkaczor244@gmail.com>
---
drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 657a19d11..681b340a1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ static struct {
TP_HOTKEY_TABLET_USES_GMMS,
} hotkey_tablet;
u32 kbdlight:1;
+ u32 kbdlight_auto:1;
u32 light:1;
u32 light_status:1;
u32 bright_acpimode:1;
@@ -5161,6 +5162,13 @@ static bool kbdlight_is_supported(void)
}
vdbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT, "kbdlight MLCG returned 0x%x\n", status);
+
+ /*
+ * MLCG bit 20 indicates auto mode support: 0 = manual levels only,
+ * 1 = auto mode available (per the firmware definition).
+ */
+ tp_features.kbdlight_auto = !!(status & BIT(20));
+
/*
* Guessed test for keyboard backlight:
*
--
2.56.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-14 17:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-01 10:01 [RFC PATCH 0/1] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Add support for auto keyboard backlight Qiling Zhu
2026-11-01 10:01 ` [RFC PATCH 1/1] " Qiling Zhu
2026-11-01 18:24 ` Rong Zhang
2026-11-01 17:57 ` [RFC PATCH 0/1] " Rong Zhang
2026-11-04 4:57 ` Vishnu Sankar
2026-11-02 15:10 ` [RFC PATCH v2 0/2] " Qiling Zhu
2026-11-02 15:10 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Extract kbdlight_notify_change() helper Qiling Zhu
2026-11-02 15:10 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/2] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Add support for auto keyboard backlight Qiling Zhu
2026-11-02 18:32 ` Rong Zhang
2026-11-02 18:13 ` [RFC PATCH v2 0/2] " Rong Zhang
2026-11-05 13:18 ` Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 0/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: " Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Report auto keyboard backlight mode as off Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Extract kbdlight_notify_change() helpers Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Sync LED core state on level writes Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` Qiling Zhu [this message]
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Skip LED suspend/resume on auto-mode machines Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Add support for auto keyboard backlight Qiling Zhu
2026-11-14 17:48 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Reconcile EC level on resume Qiling Zhu
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