[PATCH 10/12] HID: asus: add support for gamepad mode
From: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
Date: 2026-08-13 14:47:49
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Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires, Linus Torvalds
ROG Ally devices can emulate either a mouse+keyboard (desktop mode) or an gamepad device (xbox360 controller in ROG ally and a custom DInput device on newer models): add support for switching the current controller mode. Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@ljones.dev> Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev> --- drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 153 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 301fe33f66b1..8930a246e725 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c@@ -397,6 +397,20 @@ enum ally_command_codes { /* XInput rumble magnitudes use the hardware's 0..100 intensity range. */ #define ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY 100 +enum ally_gamepad_mode_index { + ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD = 0x01, + ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_KEYBOARD = 0x02, +}; + +static const char *const ally_gamepad_mode_text[] = { + "gamepad", "desktop" +}; + +static const u8 ally_gamepad_mode[] = { + ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD, + ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_KEYBOARD +}; + static const u8 ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF[] = { 0x0D, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xEB };
@@ -793,6 +807,136 @@ static ssize_t xbox_controller_store(struct device *dev, static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(xbox_controller); +/** + * ally_set_gamepad_mode - Set the gamepad operating mode + * @ally: ally handheld structure + * @hdev: HID device + * @mode: Gamepad mode to set + * + * Returns: 0 on success, negative on failure + */ +static int ally_set_gamepad_mode(struct ally_handheld *ally, struct hid_device *hdev, u8 mode) +{ + struct ally_config *cfg = ally->config; + u8 payload[] = { mode }; + int ret; + + if (!cfg) + return -EINVAL; + + if (mode < ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD || + mode > ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_KEYBOARD) { + hid_err(hdev, "Invalid gamepad mode: %u\n", mode); + return -EINVAL; + } + + u8 *buf __free(kfree) = ally_alloc_cmd(CMD_SET_GAMEPAD_MODE, payload, sizeof(payload)); + if (!buf) + return -ENOMEM; + + ret = ally_dev_set_report(hdev, buf, ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE); + if (ret < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to set gamepad mode: %d\n", ret); + return ret; + } + + return 0; +} + +static ssize_t gamepad_mode_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) +{ + struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev); + struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev); + struct ally_handheld *ally = drvdata->rog_ally; + struct ally_config *cfg; + u8 mode_byte; + int i; + + if (!ally || !ally->config) + return -ENODEV; + + cfg = ally->config; + mode_byte = cfg->gamepad_mode; + + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_gamepad_mode); i++) { + if (ally_gamepad_mode[i] == mode_byte) + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", ally_gamepad_mode_text[i]); + } + + return sysfs_emit(buf, "unsupported\n"); +} + +static ssize_t gamepad_mode_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, + const char *buf, size_t count) +{ + struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev); + struct asus_drvdata *drvdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev); + struct ally_handheld *ally = drvdata->rog_ally; + struct ally_config *cfg; + u8 mode_byte; + int mode; + int ret; + + if (!ally || !ally->config) + return -ENODEV; + + cfg = ally->config; + + mode = sysfs_match_string(ally_gamepad_mode_text, buf); + if (mode < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "Unknown gamepad mode\n"); + return mode; + } + + /* Convert the index of the text mode array to the byte + * that will be accepted by the ally MCU. + */ + mode_byte = ally_gamepad_mode[mode]; + + ret = ally_set_gamepad_mode(ally, hdev, mode_byte); + if (ret < 0) + return ret; + + scoped_guard(mutex, &cfg->config_mutex) + cfg->gamepad_mode = mode_byte; + + hid_dbg(hdev, "Set gamepad mode to %s\n", ally_gamepad_mode_text[mode]); + + return count; +} + +static ssize_t gamepad_mode_index_show(struct device *dev, + struct device_attribute *attr, + char *buf) +{ + int i; + ssize_t len = 0; + + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_gamepad_mode_text); i++) { + if (!ally_gamepad_mode_text[i] || ally_gamepad_mode_text[i][0] == '\0') + continue; + len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "%s ", ally_gamepad_mode_text[i]); + } + + /* Replace the last space with a newline */ + if (len > 0) + buf[len - 1] = '\n'; + + return len; +} + +static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(gamepad_mode); +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(gamepad_mode_index); + +static int ally_set_default_gamepad_mode(struct hid_device *hdev, + struct ally_handheld *ally, + struct ally_config *cfg) +{ + cfg->gamepad_mode = ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD; + + return ally_set_gamepad_mode(ally, hdev, cfg->gamepad_mode); +} + /** * ally_set_vibration_intensity() - Set vibration intensity values * @hdev: HID device
@@ -1950,6 +2094,8 @@ DEFINE_JS_CURVE_ATTRS(4, right); static struct attribute *ally_config_attrs[] = { &dev_attr_xbox_controller.attr, + &dev_attr_gamepad_mode.attr, + &dev_attr_gamepad_mode_index.attr, NULL };
@@ -2422,6 +2568,13 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all if (ret < 0) hid_err(hdev, "Ally failed to init force-feedback off: %d\n", ret); + /* Set the default gamepad mode now that the MCU is confirmed ready */ + if (ally->config) { + ret = ally_set_default_gamepad_mode(hdev, ally, ally->config); + if (ret < 0) + hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to set default gamepad mode: %d\n", ret); + } + return 0; }
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