[PATCH v12 09/16] platform/x86: lenovo-wmi-other: Limit adding attributes to supported devices

From: Derek J. Clark

Date: Sun May 10 2026 - 00:27:07 EST


Adds lwmi_is_attr_01_supported, and only creates the attribute subfolder
if the attribute is supported by the hardware. Due to some poorly
implemented BIOS this is a multi-step sequence of events. This is
because:
- Some BIOS support getting the capability data from custom mode (0xff),
while others only support it in no-mode (0x00).
- Some BIOS support get/set for the current value from custom mode (0xff),
while others only support it in no-mode (0x00).
- Some BIOS report capability data for a method that is not fully
implemented.
- Some BIOS have methods fully implemented, but no complimentary
capability data.

To ensure we only expose fully implemented methods with corresponding
capability data, we check each outcome before reporting that an
attribute can be supported.

Checking for lwmi_is_attr_01_supported during remove is not done to
ensure that we don't attempt to call cd01 or send WMI events if one of
the interfaces being removed was the cause of the driver unloading.

Fixes: edc4b183b794 ("platform/x86: Add Lenovo Other Mode WMI Driver")
Reported-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/DG60P3SHXR8H.3NSEHMZ6J7XRC@xxxxxxxxx/
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reviewed-by: Rong Zhang <i@xxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Rong Zhang <i@xxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Derek J. Clark <derekjohn.clark@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v12:
- Reword lwmi_is_attr_01_supported kerneldoc text block.
- Fix formatting in lwmi_is_attr_01_supported.
- Use correct type cast when passing args in new funciton.
v11:
- Also use cd_mode_id in attr_capdata_show.
v7:
- Move earlier in the series. This required dropping the use of
lwmi_attr_id as it will be added later.
- Add missing switch between cd_mode_id and cv_mode_id in
current_value_store.
v6:
- Zero initialize args in lwmi_is_attr_01_supported.
- Fix formatting.
v5:
- Move cv/cd_mode_id refrences from path 3/4.
- Add missing import for ARRAY_SIZE.
- Make lwmi_is_attr_01_supported return bool instead of u32.
- Various formatting fixes.
v4:
- Use for loop instead of backtrace gotos for checking if an attribute
is supported.
- Add include for dev_printk.
- Wrap dev_dbg in lwmi_is_attr_01_supported earlier.
- Don't use symmetric cleanup of attributes in error states.
---
drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c
index 4da0da8459c7..e6834dec2381 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/wmi-other.c
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ struct tunable_attr_01 {
u8 feature_id;
u8 device_id;
u8 type_id;
+ u8 cd_mode_id; /* mode arg for searching capdata */
+ u8 cv_mode_id; /* mode arg for set/get current_value */
};

/**
@@ -623,7 +625,7 @@ static ssize_t attr_capdata01_show(struct kobject *kobj,
u32 attribute_id;
int value, ret;

- attribute_id = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_CUSTOM);
+ attribute_id = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, tunable_attr->cd_mode_id);

ret = lwmi_cd01_get_data(priv->cd01_list, attribute_id, &capdata);
if (ret)
@@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_store(struct kobject *kobj,
if (mode != LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_CUSTOM)
return -EBUSY;

- args.arg0 = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, mode);
+ args.arg0 = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, tunable_attr->cd_mode_id);

ret = lwmi_cd01_get_data(priv->cd01_list, args.arg0, &capdata);
if (ret)
@@ -701,6 +703,7 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_store(struct kobject *kobj,
if (value < capdata.min_value || value > capdata.max_value)
return -EINVAL;

+ args.arg0 = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, tunable_attr->cv_mode_id);
args.arg1 = value;

ret = lwmi_dev_evaluate_int(priv->wdev, 0x0, LWMI_FEATURE_VALUE_SET,
@@ -741,6 +744,10 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_show(struct kobject *kobj,
if (ret)
return ret;

+ /* If "no-mode" is the supported mode, ensure we never send current mode */
+ if (tunable_attr->cv_mode_id == LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_NONE)
+ mode = tunable_attr->cv_mode_id;
+
args.arg0 = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, mode);

ret = lwmi_dev_evaluate_int(priv->wdev, 0x0, LWMI_FEATURE_VALUE_GET,
@@ -752,6 +759,81 @@ static ssize_t attr_current_value_show(struct kobject *kobj,
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", retval);
}

+/**
+ * lwmi_attr_01_is_supported() - Determine if the given attribute is supported.
+ * @tunable_attr: The attribute to verify.
+ *
+ * For an attribute to be supported it must have a functional get/set method,
+ * as well as associated capability data stored in the capdata01 table.
+ *
+ * First check if the attribute has a corresponding data table under custom mode
+ * (0xff), then under no mode (0x00). If either of those passes, check if the
+ * supported field of the capdata struct is > 0. If it is supported, store the
+ * successful mode in the cd_mode_id field of tunable_attr.
+ *
+ * If the attribute capdata shows it is supported, attempt to determine the mode
+ * for the current value property get/set methods using a similar pattern to the
+ * capdata table check. If the value returned by either mode is 0 or an error,
+ * assume that mode is not supported. Otherwise, store the successful mode in the
+ * cv_mode_id field of tunable_attr.
+ *
+ * If any of the above checks fail then the attribute is not fully supported.
+ *
+ * Return: true if capdata and set/get modes are found, otherwise false.
+ */
+static bool lwmi_attr_01_is_supported(struct tunable_attr_01 *tunable_attr)
+{
+ u8 modes[2] = { LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_CUSTOM, LWMI_GZ_THERMAL_MODE_NONE };
+ struct lwmi_om_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(tunable_attr->dev);
+ struct wmi_method_args_32 args = {};
+ bool cd_mode_found = false;
+ bool cv_mode_found = false;
+ struct capdata01 capdata;
+ int retval, ret, i;
+
+ /* Determine tunable_attr->cd_mode_id */
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(modes); i++) {
+ args.arg0 = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, modes[i]);
+
+ ret = lwmi_cd01_get_data(priv->cd01_list, args.arg0, &capdata);
+ if (ret || !capdata.supported)
+ continue;
+
+ tunable_attr->cd_mode_id = modes[i];
+ cd_mode_found = true;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (!cd_mode_found)
+ return cd_mode_found;
+
+ dev_dbg(tunable_attr->dev,
+ "cd_mode_id: %#010x\n", args.arg0);
+
+ /* Determine tunable_attr->cv_mode_id, returns 1 if supported */
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(modes); i++) {
+ args.arg0 = tunable_attr_01_id(tunable_attr, modes[i]);
+
+ ret = lwmi_dev_evaluate_int(priv->wdev, 0x0, LWMI_FEATURE_VALUE_GET,
+ (u8 *)&args, sizeof(args),
+ &retval);
+ if (ret || !retval)
+ continue;
+
+ tunable_attr->cv_mode_id = modes[i];
+ cv_mode_found = true;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (!cv_mode_found)
+ return cv_mode_found;
+
+ dev_dbg(tunable_attr->dev, "cv_mode_id: %#010x, attribute support level: %#010x\n",
+ args.arg0, capdata.supported);
+
+ return capdata.supported > 0;
+}
+
/* Lenovo WMI Other Mode Attribute macros */
#define __LWMI_ATTR_RO(_func, _name) \
{ \
@@ -875,12 +957,14 @@ static void lwmi_om_fw_attr_add(struct lwmi_om_priv *priv)
}

for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cd01_attr_groups) - 1; i++) {
+ cd01_attr_groups[i].tunable_attr->dev = &priv->wdev->dev;
+ if (!lwmi_attr_01_is_supported(cd01_attr_groups[i].tunable_attr))
+ continue;
+
err = sysfs_create_group(&priv->fw_attr_kset->kobj,
cd01_attr_groups[i].attr_group);
if (err)
goto err_remove_groups;
-
- cd01_attr_groups[i].tunable_attr->dev = &priv->wdev->dev;
}
return;

--
2.53.0