[PATCH v5 04/13] HID: asus: add gamepad configuration
From: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
Date: 2026-09-04 15:01:30
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Subsystem:
hid core layer, the rest · Maintainers:
Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires, Linus Torvalds
Add the base configuration structures for the gamepad configuration, detect capabilities and initialize the device in a known state. Assisted-by: opencode:glm-5.2 Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5 Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@ljones.dev> Signed-off-by: Jonathan LoBue <redacted> --- drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 401 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 398 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 129cec7e27ec..4714ebb4a543 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ #include <linux/acpi.h> #include <linux/cleanup.h> +#include <linux/device.h> #include <linux/dmi.h> #include <linux/hid.h> #include <linux/jiffies.h>
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ #include <linux/usb.h> /* For to_usb_interface for T100 touchpad intf check */ #include <linux/power_supply.h> #include <linux/stddef.h> +#include <linux/sysfs.h> #include <linux/leds.h> #include <linux/unaligned.h>
@@ -176,6 +178,45 @@ struct asus_touchpad_info { int report_size; }; +struct ally_config { + /* Must be locked if the data is being changed */ + struct mutex config_mutex; + bool initialized; + + /* Device capabilities flags */ + bool is_ally_x; + bool xbox_controller_support; + bool user_cal_support; + bool turbo_support; + bool resp_curve_support; + bool dir_to_btn_support; + bool gyro_support; + bool anti_deadzone_support; + + /* Current settings */ + bool xbox_controller_enabled; + u8 gamepad_mode; + u8 left_deadzone; + u8 left_outer_threshold; + u8 right_deadzone; + u8 right_outer_threshold; + u8 left_anti_deadzone; + u8 right_anti_deadzone; + u8 left_trigger_min; + u8 left_trigger_max; + u8 right_trigger_min; + u8 right_trigger_max; +}; + +/* + * The Ally configuration is allocated when the controller first appears and + * is released only on module removal: the embedded controller can disappear + * and re-enumerate at any time (it powers off during suspend when powersave + * is enabled), and on re-probe the driver must re-apply the recorded + * configuration instead of factory defaults. + */ +static struct ally_config *ally_config; + struct ally_handheld { /* All read/write to IN interfaces must lock */ struct mutex intf_mutex;
@@ -197,6 +238,8 @@ struct ally_handheld { unsigned long cad_last_event_time; struct delayed_work resume_work; + + struct ally_config *config; }; struct asus_drvdata {
@@ -590,11 +633,20 @@ static int ally_gamepad_send_receive_packet(struct ally_handheld *ally, * responsibility to free the buffer using kfree(). * * Return: the newly allocated buffer containing the command, or NULL on - * allocation failure + * allocation failure or if the payload would not fit in the report */ static u8 *ally_alloc_cmd(u8 cmd, const u8 *payload, u8 payload_size) { - u8 *hidbuf = kzalloc(ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL); + u8 *hidbuf; + + /* + * The payload is written after the 4-byte command header: + * reject one that would spill past the end of the report. + */ + if (payload_size > ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE - 4) + return NULL; + + hidbuf = kzalloc(ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL); if (!hidbuf) return NULL;
@@ -610,6 +662,272 @@ static u8 *ally_alloc_cmd(u8 cmd, const u8 *payload, u8 payload_size) return hidbuf; } +/** + * ally_check_capability() - Check if a specific capability is supported + * @hdev: HID device + * @ally: ally handheld structure + * @check_cmd: capability command code to query + * + * Return: true if the capability is supported, false otherwise + */ +static bool ally_check_capability(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally, + enum ally_command_codes check_cmd) +{ + u8 payload[] = { 0x00 }; + int ret; + + u8 *buf __free(kfree) = ally_alloc_cmd(check_cmd, payload, sizeof(payload)); + if (!buf) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to allocate buffer for capability check.\n"); + return false; + } + + ret = ally_gamepad_send_receive_packet(ally, hdev, buf, ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE); + if (ret < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to check capability 0x%02x: %d\n", check_cmd, ret); + return false; + } + + return buf[1] == HID_ALLY_FEATURE_CODE_PAGE && buf[2] == check_cmd && + buf[4] == 0x01; +} + +static int ally_detect_capabilities(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally, + struct ally_config *cfg) +{ + if (!hdev || !cfg || !ally) + return -EINVAL; + + scoped_guard(mutex, &cfg->config_mutex) { + cfg->is_ally_x = (hdev->product == USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUSTEK_ROG_NKEY_ALLY_X); + + cfg->xbox_controller_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_XBOX_SUPPORT); + cfg->user_cal_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_USER_CAL_SUPPORT); + cfg->turbo_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_TURBO_SUPPORT); + cfg->resp_curve_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_RESP_CURVE_SUPPORT); + cfg->dir_to_btn_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_DIR_TO_BTN_SUPPORT); + cfg->gyro_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_GYRO_TO_JOYSTICK); + cfg->anti_deadzone_support = + ally_check_capability(hdev, ally, CMD_CHECK_ANTI_DEADZONE); + } + + return 0; +} + +static int ally_set_xbox_controller(struct hid_device *hdev, + struct ally_handheld *ally, + struct ally_config *cfg, bool enabled) +{ + u8 payload[] = { enabled ? 0x01 : 0x00 }; + int ret; + + if (!cfg || !cfg->xbox_controller_support) + return -ENODEV; + + u8 *buf __free(kfree) = ally_alloc_cmd(CMD_SET_XBOX_CONTROLLER, payload, sizeof(payload)); + if (!buf) + return -ENOMEM; + + ret = ally_gamepad_send_packet(ally, hdev, buf, ROG_ALLY_REPORT_SIZE); + if (ret < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to set Xbox controller mode: %d\n", ret); + return ret; + } + + cfg->xbox_controller_enabled = enabled; + return 0; +} + +/** + * ally_get_config() - Get the configuration of the Ally device + * @ally: ally handheld structure + * + * Fetch the configuration published by hid_asus_ally_probe() under + * ally_data_lock: the pointer is also cleared by hid_asus_ally_remove(), + * so reading it without the lock would race with interface removal. + * + * The returned configuration outlives the sysfs callbacks using it: it is + * allocated once on the ally probe path and released only on module + * removal, when every sysfs attribute referencing it is gone. + * + * Return: the ally config, or NULL if no configuration is published + */ +static struct ally_config *ally_get_config(struct ally_handheld *ally) +{ + struct ally_config *cfg; + unsigned long flags; + + spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags); + cfg = ally->config; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags); + + return cfg; +} + +static ssize_t xbox_controller_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; + + if (!ally) + return -ENODEV; + + cfg = ally_get_config(ally); + if (!cfg) + return -ENODEV; + + guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex); + + if (!cfg->xbox_controller_support) + return -ENODEV; + + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", cfg->xbox_controller_enabled ? 1 : 0); +} + +static ssize_t xbox_controller_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; + bool enabled; + int ret; + + if (!ally) + return -ENODEV; + + cfg = ally_get_config(ally); + if (!cfg) + return -ENODEV; + + ret = kstrtobool(buf, &enabled); + if (ret) + return ret; + + guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex); + + if (!cfg->xbox_controller_support) + return -ENODEV; + + ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, enabled); + if (ret < 0) + return ret; + + return count; +} + +static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(xbox_controller); + +static struct attribute *ally_config_attrs[] = { + &dev_attr_xbox_controller.attr, + NULL +}; + +static const struct attribute_group ally_attr_groups[] = { + { + .attrs = ally_config_attrs, + }, +}; + +/** + * ally_config_create() - Initialize configuration and create sysfs entries + * @hdev: HID device + * @ally: non-NULL ally device data with uninitialized config pointer + * + * Return: valid pointer on success, error pointer on failure + */ +static struct ally_config *ally_config_create(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally) +{ + struct ally_config *cfg; + int ret, sysfs_i; + + /* + * Allocate the configuration only once and keep it until module + * removal: the controller can disappear and re-enumerate while + * suspended, and the recorded settings must survive that to be + * re-applied when the controller comes back. + */ + if (!ally_config) { + ally_config = kzalloc_obj(*ally_config, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!ally_config) + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); + + mutex_init(&ally_config->config_mutex); + } + + cfg = ally_config; + + ret = ally_detect_capabilities(hdev, ally, cfg); + if (ret < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to detect Ally capabilities: %d\n", ret); + goto ally_config_create_err; + } + + if (!cfg->initialized) { + cfg->gamepad_mode = 0x01; + cfg->left_deadzone = 10; + cfg->left_outer_threshold = 90; + cfg->right_deadzone = 10; + cfg->right_outer_threshold = 90; + } + + for (sysfs_i = 0; sysfs_i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_attr_groups); sysfs_i++) { + ret = sysfs_create_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, + &ally_attr_groups[sysfs_i]); + if (ret < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create sysfs group '%s': %d\n", + ally_attr_groups[sysfs_i].name ?: "", ret); + goto ally_config_create_sysfs_err; + } + } + + /* So far the only hardware this is supported is the Ally 1 */ + if (cfg->xbox_controller_support) { + ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, true); + if (ret < 0) + hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to set default Xbox controller mode: %d\n", + ret); + } + + cfg->initialized = true; + + return cfg; +ally_config_create_sysfs_err: + /* The sysfs groups are not devm-managed: undo the created ones. */ + while (sysfs_i-- > 0) + sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, &ally_attr_groups[sysfs_i]); + +ally_config_create_err: + return ERR_PTR(ret); +} + +/** + * ally_config_remove() - Clean up configuration resources + * @hdev: HID device + * @cfg: ally config to clean up, may be NULL + */ +static void ally_config_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_config *cfg) +{ + int i; + + if (!cfg || !cfg->initialized) + return; + + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_attr_groups); i++) + sysfs_remove_group(&hdev->dev.kobj, &ally_attr_groups[i]); +} + /** * ally_gamepad_check_ready() - Wait for the gamepad MCU to report ready * @ally: ally handheld structure
@@ -874,6 +1192,7 @@ static int ally_x_setup_input(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally) { + struct ally_config *cfg; int ret; /* Failure at this point is non-critical */
@@ -882,6 +1201,20 @@ 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); + cfg = ally_get_config(ally); + if (!cfg) + return 0; + + /* The MCU may have just been reset: restore the cached state. */ + guard(mutex)(&cfg->config_mutex); + + if (cfg->xbox_controller_enabled) { + ret = ally_set_xbox_controller(hdev, ally, cfg, true); + if (ret < 0) + hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to restore Xbox controller mode: %d\n", + ret); + } + return 0; }
@@ -959,11 +1292,15 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev) unsigned long flags; int ret, ep = ally_get_endpoint_address(hdev); struct usb_device *udev; + struct ally_config *ally_cfg; struct hid_input *hidinput; if (ep < 0) return ERR_PTR(ep); + if (!hid_is_usb(hdev)) + return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); + /* * The ROG Ally controller is integrated into a handheld PC, so at * most one device can exist and the shared global state relies on
@@ -1023,6 +1360,14 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev) return ERR_PTR(ret); } + ally_cfg = ally_config_create(hdev, &ally_drvdata); + if (IS_ERR(ally_cfg)) { + hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create Ally cfg: %ld\n", + PTR_ERR(ally_cfg)); + ally_put_udev_if_orphaned(); + return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(ally_cfg)); + } + ret = hid_asus_ally_init(hdev, &ally_drvdata); if (ret < 0) { ally_put_udev_if_orphaned();
@@ -1030,6 +1375,7 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev) } spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags); + ally_drvdata.config = ally_cfg; ally_drvdata.cfg_hdev = hdev; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags); break;
@@ -1066,7 +1412,9 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev) static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally) { struct input_dev *x_input = NULL; + struct ally_config *cfg = NULL; unsigned long flags; + bool owns_cfg; if (!ally) return;
@@ -1096,8 +1444,25 @@ static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld * ally->keyboard_input = NULL; ally->keyboard_hdev = NULL; } + + owns_cfg = ally->cfg_hdev == hdev; + if (owns_cfg) { + cfg = ally->config; + ally->cfg_hdev = NULL; + ally->config = NULL; + } + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags); + /* + * The config teardown removes sysfs groups and takes sleeping locks: + * it must not run under ally_data_lock. The config pointer has been + * unpublished above, so no new sysfs callback can find it while the + * groups are being removed. + */ + if (owns_cfg) + ally_config_remove(hdev, cfg); + if (x_input) input_unregister_device(x_input);
@@ -1124,6 +1489,16 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_reset_resume(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handh if (ep != HID_ALLY_INTF_CFG_IN) return 0; + /* + * This function assumes the asus-specific initialization + * to have been performed already at this point. + */ + ret = ally_gamepad_check_ready(ally, hdev); + if (ret < 0) { + hid_err(hdev, "ROG Ally device is not ready: %d\n", ret); + return ret; + } + ret = hid_asus_ally_init(hdev, ally); if (ret < 0) return ret;
@@ -2707,7 +3082,27 @@ static struct hid_driver asus_driver = { .event = asus_event, .raw_event = asus_raw_event }; -module_hid_driver(asus_driver); +static int __init asus_init(void) +{ + return hid_register_driver(&asus_driver); +} + +/* + * The Ally configuration is not tied to any device lifetime: interface + * removal keeps it so that it can be re-applied on re-probe. Release it + * only when the module itself is removed, once no sysfs attribute can + * reach it anymore. + */ +static void __exit asus_exit(void) +{ + hid_unregister_driver(&asus_driver); + + kfree(ally_config); + ally_config = NULL; +} + +module_init(asus_init); +module_exit(asus_exit); MODULE_IMPORT_NS("ASUS_WMI"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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