Reasoning backward  (using a  kernel without the pinctrl_amd driver to
> ensure xen only is at stake) :
>  checking the diff in IOAPIC  between bare metal and xen  (IRQ7 is on
> pin07 on APIC )
>
> using kernel argument : apic=debug
>
> bare metal :
> [    0.715330] fedora kernel: ... APIC VERSION: 81050010
> ...
> [    0.715433] fedora kernel:  pin07, disabled, edge , high, V(00),
> IRR(0), S(0), physical, D(0000), M(0)
>
> xen :
> [    2.249582] fedora kernel: ... APIC VERSION: 00000014
> ...
> [    2.249730] fedora kernel:  pin07, disabled, level, low , V(60),
> IRR(0), S(0), physical, D(0000), M(0)
>
> So the APIC table is not the same.
>
> As strange as it looks the  (IOAPIC 0) pin07 is correctly described by the
> APIC in xen but yet differently than in baremetal.
> But the APIC message comes long after the
> [    1.833145] fedora kernel: xen: registering gsi 7 triggering 0 polarity
> 1
>
> so I wonder if the APIC pin07 info had any influence.
>
> Finally found the fix : adding ioapic_ack=new to xen boot parameters.
Not only the trackpad is now working but also the ACPI Embedded Controller
which is completely disabled.

Sébastien

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