Re: [PATCH v3 4/9] platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Use new buffer-based WMI API
From: Ilpo Järvinen
Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 05:22:33 EST
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026, Armin Wolf wrote:
> Use the new buffer-based WMI API to also support ACPI firmware
> implementations that do not use ACPI buffers for the event data.
>
> Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@xxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c | 68 ++++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
> index 4eefbade2f5e..4a7ab9fb3f81 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-base.c
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
>
> #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
>
> +#include <linux/compiler_attributes.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/init.h>
> @@ -408,7 +409,8 @@ static void dell_wmi_switch_event(struct input_dev **subdev,
> input_sync(*subdev);
> }
>
> -static int dell_wmi_process_key(struct wmi_device *wdev, int type, int code, u16 *buffer, int remaining)
> +static int dell_wmi_process_key(struct wmi_device *wdev, int type, int code, __le16 *buffer,
> + int remaining)
> {
> struct dell_wmi_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&wdev->dev);
> const struct key_entry *key;
> @@ -440,15 +442,15 @@ static int dell_wmi_process_key(struct wmi_device *wdev, int type, int code, u16
> } else if (type == 0x0011 && code == 0xe070 && remaining > 0) {
> dell_wmi_switch_event(&priv->tabletswitch_dev,
> "Dell tablet mode switch",
> - SW_TABLET_MODE, !buffer[0]);
> + SW_TABLET_MODE, !le16_to_cpu(buffer[0]));
__le* comes from types.h which this file already has (but the files in
some of the other patches might be lacking it so please check those).
Should there be some header added for le16_to_cpu()? Probably relevant to
some other patches as well.
--
i.
> return 1;
> } else if (type == 0x0012 && code == 0x000c && remaining > 0) {
> /* Eprivacy toggle, switch to "on" key entry for on events */
> - if (buffer[0] == 2)
> + if (le16_to_cpu(buffer[0]) == 2)
> key++;
> used = 1;
> } else if (type == 0x0012 && code == 0x000d && remaining > 0) {
> - value = (buffer[2] == 2);
> + value = (le16_to_cpu(buffer[2]) == 2);
> used = 1;
> }
>
> @@ -457,24 +459,17 @@ static int dell_wmi_process_key(struct wmi_device *wdev, int type, int code, u16
> return used;
> }
>
> -static void dell_wmi_notify(struct wmi_device *wdev,
> - union acpi_object *obj)
> +static void dell_wmi_notify(struct wmi_device *wdev, const struct wmi_buffer *buffer)
> {
> struct dell_wmi_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&wdev->dev);
> - u16 *buffer_entry, *buffer_end;
> - acpi_size buffer_size;
> + __le16 *buffer_entry, *buffer_end;
> + size_t buffer_size;
> int len, i;
>
> - if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
> - pr_warn("bad response type %x\n", obj->type);
> - return;
> - }
> + pr_debug("Received WMI event (%*ph)\n", (int)buffer->length, buffer->data);
>
> - pr_debug("Received WMI event (%*ph)\n",
> - obj->buffer.length, obj->buffer.pointer);
> -
> - buffer_entry = (u16 *)obj->buffer.pointer;
> - buffer_size = obj->buffer.length/2;
> + buffer_entry = buffer->data;
> + buffer_size = buffer->length / 2;
> buffer_end = buffer_entry + buffer_size;
>
> /*
> @@ -490,12 +485,12 @@ static void dell_wmi_notify(struct wmi_device *wdev,
> * one event on devices with WMI interface version 0.
> */
> if (priv->interface_version == 0 && buffer_entry < buffer_end)
> - if (buffer_end > buffer_entry + buffer_entry[0] + 1)
> - buffer_end = buffer_entry + buffer_entry[0] + 1;
> + if (buffer_end > buffer_entry + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[0]) + 1)
> + buffer_end = buffer_entry + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[0]) + 1;
>
> while (buffer_entry < buffer_end) {
>
> - len = buffer_entry[0];
> + len = le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[0]);
> if (len == 0)
> break;
>
> @@ -508,11 +503,11 @@ static void dell_wmi_notify(struct wmi_device *wdev,
>
> pr_debug("Process buffer (%*ph)\n", len*2, buffer_entry);
>
> - switch (buffer_entry[1]) {
> + switch (le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[1])) {
> case 0x0000: /* One key pressed or event occurred */
> if (len > 2)
> - dell_wmi_process_key(wdev, buffer_entry[1],
> - buffer_entry[2],
> + dell_wmi_process_key(wdev, le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[1]),
> + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[2]),
> buffer_entry + 3,
> len - 3);
> /* Extended data is currently ignored */
> @@ -520,22 +515,29 @@ static void dell_wmi_notify(struct wmi_device *wdev,
> case 0x0010: /* Sequence of keys pressed */
> case 0x0011: /* Sequence of events occurred */
> for (i = 2; i < len; ++i)
> - i += dell_wmi_process_key(wdev, buffer_entry[1],
> - buffer_entry[i],
> + i += dell_wmi_process_key(wdev, le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[1]),
> + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[i]),
> buffer_entry + i,
> len - i - 1);
> break;
> case 0x0012:
> - if ((len > 4) && dell_privacy_process_event(buffer_entry[1], buffer_entry[3],
> - buffer_entry[4]))
> - /* dell_privacy_process_event has handled the event */;
> - else if (len > 2)
> - dell_wmi_process_key(wdev, buffer_entry[1], buffer_entry[2],
> + if (len > 4) {
> + if (dell_privacy_process_event(le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[1]),
> + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[3]),
> + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[4])))
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + /* dell_privacy_process_event has not handled the event */
> +
> + if (len > 2)
> + dell_wmi_process_key(wdev, le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[1]),
> + le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[2]),
> buffer_entry + 3, len - 3);
> +
> break;
> default: /* Unknown event */
> - pr_info("Unknown WMI event type 0x%x\n",
> - (int)buffer_entry[1]);
> + pr_info("Unknown WMI event type 0x%x\n", le16_to_cpu(buffer_entry[1]));
> break;
> }
>
> @@ -821,7 +823,7 @@ static struct wmi_driver dell_wmi_driver = {
> .id_table = dell_wmi_id_table,
> .probe = dell_wmi_probe,
> .remove = dell_wmi_remove,
> - .notify = dell_wmi_notify,
> + .notify_new = dell_wmi_notify,
> };
>
> static int __init dell_wmi_init(void)
>