> -----Original Message----- > From: Kai Heng Feng [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:20 PM > To: Limonciello, Mario <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > linux- > [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable > graphics > status query > > > > > On Mar 8, 2018, at 3:34 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Kai-Heng Feng [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:12 PM > >> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > >> [email protected]; Limonciello, Mario <[email protected]>; > >> [email protected] > >> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; > >> alsa- > >> [email protected]; Kai-Heng Feng <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable > >> graphics > >> status query > >> > >> On some Dell platforms, there's a BIOS option "Enable Switchable > >> Graphics". This information is useful if we want to do different things > >> based on this value, e.g. disable unused audio controller that comes > >> with the discrete graphics. > > > > I was expecting the follow on patch that uses this interface too as part > > of the > > series. This patch itself however looks like. > > I thought it should be easier to separate patch series for different > subsystems. > But of course I can make them the as one series. > > I'll resend a v2 for this. >
At least in other subsystem in the kernel I've heard comments from maintainer that it doesn't make sense to add code that no one uses. I don't know if that's how Darren and Andy feel to. At worst case scenario patches 1 and 2 could be added while patch 3 iterates too. > Kai-Heng > > > > > Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <[email protected]> > >> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <[email protected]> > >> --- > >> drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c | 2 ++ > >> drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h | 2 ++ > >> 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+) > >> > >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c > >> b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c > >> index 8ba820e6c3d0..3f6fc07b8cf2 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c > >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c > >> @@ -2116,6 +2116,29 @@ int dell_micmute_led_set(int state) > >> } > >> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dell_micmute_led_set); > >> > >> +int dell_switchable_gfx_enabled(bool *enabled) > >> +{ > >> + struct calling_interface_buffer buffer; > >> + struct calling_interface_token *token; > >> + int ret; > >> + > >> + *enabled = false; > >> + > >> + token = dell_smbios_find_token(SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE); > >> + if (!token) > >> + return -ENODEV; > >> + > >> + dell_fill_request(&buffer, token->location, 0, 0, 0); > >> + ret = dell_send_request(&buffer, CLASS_TOKEN_READ, > >> SELECT_TOKEN_STD); > >> + if (ret) > >> + return ret; > >> + > >> + *enabled = !!buffer.output[1]; > >> + > >> + return 0; > >> +} > >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dell_switchable_gfx_enabled); > >> + > >> static int __init dell_init(void) > >> { > >> struct calling_interface_token *token; > >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > >> b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > >> index 8541cde4cb7d..ca38b9d9dcf4 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > >> @@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ struct token_range { > >> static struct token_range token_whitelist[] = { > >> /* used by userspace: fwupdate */ > >> {CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAPSULE_EN_TOKEN, CAPSULE_DIS_TOKEN}, > >> + /* can indicate to userspace Switchable Graphics enable status */ > >> + {CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE, > >> SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_DISABLE}, > >> /* can indicate to userspace that WMI is needed */ > >> {0x0000, WSMT_EN_TOKEN, WSMT_DIS_TOKEN} > >> }; > >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h > >> b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h > >> index 138d478d9adc..b012d4abd239 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h > >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h > >> @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ > >> #define KBD_LED_AUTO_100_TOKEN 0x02F6 > >> #define GLOBAL_MIC_MUTE_ENABLE 0x0364 > >> #define GLOBAL_MIC_MUTE_DISABLE 0x0365 > >> +#define SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_ENABLE 0x037A > >> +#define SWITCHABLE_GRAPHICS_DISABLE 0x037B > >> > >> struct notifier_block; > >> > >> -- > >> 2.15.1
