* [PATCH] platform/wmi: Allow consumers to load without ACPI
@ 2026-11-10 13:43 Han Gao
2026-11-10 13:57 ` Armin Wolf
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Han Gao @ 2026-11-10 13:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Armin Wolf, Ilpo Järvinen, Patrik Jakobsson
Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki, linux-acpi, linux-riscv, Han Gao,
platform-driver-x86, linux-kernel, Han Gao
Since commit 4ea18e604272 ("ACPI: video: Remove CONFIG_X86 handling from
nvidia_wmi_ec_supported()"), the ACPI video module uses WMI on all
architectures. When ACPI is disabled, e.g. on a devicetree boot,
acpi_wmi_init() returns -ENODEV, so the wmi module fails to load and so
do video, amdgpu and radeon, which depend on it.
Return 0 without registering the WMI bus instead. The exported helpers
then report that no WMI device exists. Skip the teardown on module exit
accordingly.
Fixes: 4ea18e604272 ("ACPI: video: Remove CONFIG_X86 handling from nvidia_wmi_ec_supported()")
Signed-off-by: Han Gao <gaohan@iscas.ac.cn>
---
Tested on a HiFive Premier P550 booted with devicetree and an RX550,
with ACPI_WMI, ACPI_VIDEO and DRM_AMDGPU built as modules. Without
this patch, wmi fails to load and so do video and amdgpu. With it,
wmi, video and amdgpu load and the RX550 is initialized.
---
drivers/platform/wmi/core.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c b/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c
index a99da9b7039d787ce3c1e0ece74ffbd79fafd3f7..6668789904a903c8d4e7810976f4e485d7a1b32a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c
@@ -1598,8 +1598,9 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
{
int error;
+ /* ACPI video still needs the exported helpers when ACPI is disabled. */
if (acpi_disabled)
- return -ENODEV;
+ return 0;
error = class_register(&wmi_bus_class);
if (error)
@@ -1628,6 +1629,9 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
static void __exit acpi_wmi_exit(void)
{
+ if (acpi_disabled)
+ return;
+
platform_driver_unregister(&acpi_wmi_driver);
bus_unregister(&wmi_bus_type);
class_unregister(&wmi_bus_class);
---
base-commit: 7475ea8b58616b33c04afb976cf0fbaad9dd63fb
change-id: 20261110-wmi-no-acpi-159a4cf19580
Best regards,
--
Han Gao <gaohan@iscas.ac.cn>
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2026-11-10 13:43 [PATCH] platform/wmi: Allow consumers to load without ACPI Han Gao
@ 2026-11-10 13:57 ` Armin Wolf
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Armin Wolf @ 2026-11-10 13:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Han Gao, Ilpo Järvinen, Patrik Jakobsson
Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki, linux-acpi, linux-riscv, Han Gao,
platform-driver-x86, linux-kernel
Am 10.11.26 um 14:43 schrieb Han Gao:
> Since commit 4ea18e604272 ("ACPI: video: Remove CONFIG_X86 handling from
> nvidia_wmi_ec_supported()"), the ACPI video module uses WMI on all
> architectures. When ACPI is disabled, e.g. on a devicetree boot,
> acpi_wmi_init() returns -ENODEV, so the wmi module fails to load and so
> do video, amdgpu and radeon, which depend on it.
>
> Return 0 without registering the WMI bus instead. The exported helpers
> then report that no WMI device exists. Skip the teardown on module exit
> accordingly.
AFAIK wmi_find_device_by_guid() requires that the WMI bus type is
initialized, so we should not skip bus_register(). I wonder whether we
really need to check acpi_disabled after all, because the platform
driver will not bind anyway if ACPI support is disabled.
Thanks,
Armin Wolf
> Fixes: 4ea18e604272 ("ACPI: video: Remove CONFIG_X86 handling from nvidia_wmi_ec_supported()")
> Signed-off-by: Han Gao <gaohan@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
> Tested on a HiFive Premier P550 booted with devicetree and an RX550,
> with ACPI_WMI, ACPI_VIDEO and DRM_AMDGPU built as modules. Without
> this patch, wmi fails to load and so do video and amdgpu. With it,
> wmi, video and amdgpu load and the RX550 is initialized.
> ---
> drivers/platform/wmi/core.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c b/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c
> index a99da9b7039d787ce3c1e0ece74ffbd79fafd3f7..6668789904a903c8d4e7810976f4e485d7a1b32a 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/wmi/core.c
> @@ -1598,8 +1598,9 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
> {
> int error;
>
> + /* ACPI video still needs the exported helpers when ACPI is disabled. */
> if (acpi_disabled)
> - return -ENODEV;
> + return 0;
>
> error = class_register(&wmi_bus_class);
> if (error)
> @@ -1628,6 +1629,9 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
>
> static void __exit acpi_wmi_exit(void)
> {
> + if (acpi_disabled)
> + return;
> +
> platform_driver_unregister(&acpi_wmi_driver);
> bus_unregister(&wmi_bus_type);
> class_unregister(&wmi_bus_class);
>
> ---
> base-commit: 7475ea8b58616b33c04afb976cf0fbaad9dd63fb
> change-id: 20261110-wmi-no-acpi-159a4cf19580
>
> Best regards,
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