From: Dave Carey <carvsdriver@gmail.com>
To: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
"Hans de Goede" <hdegoede@redhat.com>,
"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>,
"Dave Carey" <carvsdriver@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] platform/x86/lenovo: Add Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock detection driver
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:23:18 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260425132323.82809-1-carvsdriver@gmail.com> (raw)
The Lenovo Yoga Book 9 14IAH10 ships with a detachable Bluetooth keyboard
that magnetically attaches to the bottom (secondary) screen in one of two
positions. The Embedded Controller tracks the attachment state in a 2-bit
field called BKBD and signals changes via WMI event GUID
806BD2A2-177B-481D-BFB5-3BA0BB4A2285 (notify ID 0xEB on the WM10 ACPI
device).
The current BKBD state is read via WMI query GUID
E7F300FA-21CD-4003-ADAC-2696135982E6 (WQAF method), which returns an
8-byte buffer: bytes [0..3] hold the LFID constant 0x00060000 and bytes
[4..7] hold the BKBD value.
BKBD encoding:
0 = keyboard detached
1 = keyboard docked on top half of bottom screen
2 = keyboard docked on bottom half of bottom screen
3 = reserved (not observed in practice)
This driver:
- Registers as a WMI driver on the event GUID.
- Queries BKBD state on probe and on each WMI notification.
- Reports SW_TABLET_MODE=1 when detached, SW_TABLET_MODE=0 when docked
in either position (a physical keyboard is present in both cases).
- Exposes the raw BKBD value via a read-only sysfs attribute
"keyboard_position" for use by userspace (e.g. to distinguish between
the two docked positions for different UI layouts).
Tested on: Lenovo Yoga Book 9 14IAH10 (model 83KJ), kernel 6.19.
Signed-off-by: Dave Carey <carvsdriver@gmail.com>
---
.../testing/sysfs-driver-lenovo-yb9-kbdock | 21 ++
MAINTAINERS | 6 +
drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Kconfig | 14 ++
drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yb9-kbdock.c | 216 ++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 258 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-lenovo-yb9-kbdock
create mode 100644 MAINTAINERS
create mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yb9-kbdock.c
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-lenovo-yb9-kbdock b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-lenovo-yb9-kbdock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb57690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-lenovo-yb9-kbdock
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+What: /sys/bus/wmi/drivers/lenovo-yb9-kbdock/<guid>/keyboard_position
+Date: April 2026
+KernelVersion: 6.10
+Contact: Dave Carey <carvsdriver@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Read-only attribute reporting the current keyboard dock position
+ as reported by the Embedded Controller on the Lenovo Yoga Book 9
+ 14IAH10.
+
+ Possible values:
+
+ == ============================================================
+ 0 detached — keyboard is not docked to any screen
+ 1 top-half — keyboard docked on the top half of the bottom screen
+ 2 bottom-half — keyboard docked on the bottom half of the bottom screen
+ == ============================================================
+
+ The value is formatted as "<n> (<name>)\n", e.g. "1 (top-half)\n".
+
+ SW_TABLET_MODE input events are also emitted: 0 when the keyboard
+ is docked (either position), 1 when detached.
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb765b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+LENOVO YOGA BOOK 9 KEYBOARD DOCK DRIVER
+M: Dave Carey <carvsdriver@gmail.com>
+L: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
+S: Maintained
+F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-lenovo-yb9-kbdock
+F: drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yb9-kbdock.c
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Kconfig
index 9c48487..938b361 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ config LENOVO_WMI_CAMERA
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called lenovo-wmi-camera.
+config LENOVO_YB9_KBDOCK
+ tristate "Lenovo Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock detection"
+ depends on ACPI_WMI
+ depends on DMI
+ depends on INPUT
+ help
+ Say Y here to enable keyboard dock detection on the Lenovo Yoga Book 9
+ 14IAH10. The detachable Bluetooth keyboard magnetically attaches to
+ either screen; this driver reports SW_TABLET_MODE input events based
+ on the attachment state and exposes the raw position in sysfs.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
+ called lenovo-yb9-kbdock.
+
config LENOVO_YMC
tristate "Lenovo Yoga Tablet Mode Control"
depends on ACPI_WMI
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Makefile
index 7b2128e..2842d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_THINKPAD_LMI) += think-lmi.o
obj-$(CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI) += thinkpad_acpi.o
lenovo-target-$(CONFIG_LENOVO_WMI_HOTKEY_UTILITIES) += wmi-hotkey-utilities.o
+lenovo-target-$(CONFIG_LENOVO_YB9_KBDOCK) += yb9-kbdock.o
lenovo-target-$(CONFIG_LENOVO_YMC) += ymc.o
lenovo-target-$(CONFIG_YOGABOOK) += yogabook.o
lenovo-target-$(CONFIG_YT2_1380) += yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.o
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yb9-kbdock.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yb9-kbdock.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693e287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yb9-kbdock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Lenovo Yoga Book 9 keyboard-dock detection
+ *
+ * The Yoga Book 9 ships with a detachable Bluetooth keyboard that magnetically
+ * attaches to the bottom screen in one of two positions. The EC tracks
+ * attachment state in a 2-bit field called BKBD and signals changes via WMI
+ * event 0xEB on the WM10 ACPI device.
+ *
+ * BKBD values:
+ * 0 = keyboard detached
+ * 1 = keyboard docked on the top half of the bottom screen
+ * 2 = keyboard docked on the bottom half of the bottom screen
+ * 3 = reserved / not observed
+ *
+ * This driver registers for the WMI event GUID, queries BKBD on probe and on
+ * each event, reports SW_TABLET_MODE=0 when the keyboard is docked (either
+ * position) and SW_TABLET_MODE=1 when detached, and exposes the raw BKBD
+ * value in sysfs as "keyboard_position".
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Dave Carey <carvsdriver@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/wmi.h>
+
+/*
+ * WM10 ACPI device (_UID "GMZN"):
+ * Event GUID — notify ID 0xEB fires on keyboard attachment change.
+ * Query GUID — object "AF", maps to WQAF(); returns 8-byte buffer
+ * {LFID=0x00060000, BKBD[31:0]}.
+ */
+#define YB9_KBDOCK_EVENT_GUID "806BD2A2-177B-481D-BFB5-3BA0BB4A2285"
+#define YB9_KBDOCK_QUERY_GUID "E7F300FA-21CD-4003-ADAC-2696135982E6"
+
+#define YB9_KBDOCK_QUERY_INSTANCE 0
+
+/* BKBD encoding — keyboard always docks on the bottom screen */
+#define BKBD_DETACHED 0
+#define BKBD_TOP_HALF 1 /* docked on top half of bottom screen */
+#define BKBD_BOTTOM_HALF 2 /* docked on bottom half of bottom screen */
+
+static const struct dmi_system_id yb9_kbdock_dmi_table[] = {
+ {
+ /* Lenovo Yoga Book 9 14IAH10 */
+ .matches = {
+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "LENOVO"),
+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "83KJ"),
+ },
+ },
+ { }
+};
+
+struct yb9_kbdock_priv {
+ struct input_dev *input_dev;
+ unsigned int bkbd; /* last read BKBD value (0-3) */
+};
+
+/* Read current BKBD state via WQAF. Returns 0-3 or -errno. */
+static int yb9_kbdock_query(struct wmi_device *wdev)
+{
+ struct acpi_buffer out = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+ union acpi_object *obj;
+ acpi_status status;
+ u32 bkbd;
+
+ status = wmi_query_block(YB9_KBDOCK_QUERY_GUID,
+ YB9_KBDOCK_QUERY_INSTANCE, &out);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+ dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "WQAF query failed: %s\n",
+ acpi_format_exception(status));
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ obj = out.pointer;
+ if (!obj) {
+ dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "WQAF returned NULL\n");
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * WQAF returns an 8-byte buffer: bytes [0..3] = LFID (0x00060000),
+ * bytes [4..7] = BKBD value. Guard against short buffers.
+ */
+ if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER && obj->buffer.length >= 8) {
+ memcpy(&bkbd, obj->buffer.pointer + 4, sizeof(bkbd));
+ bkbd &= 0x3;
+ } else if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+ bkbd = obj->integer.value & 0x3;
+ } else {
+ dev_warn(&wdev->dev,
+ "WQAF: unexpected result type %d len %u\n",
+ obj->type,
+ obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER
+ ? obj->buffer.length : 0);
+ kfree(obj);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ kfree(obj);
+ return (int)bkbd;
+}
+
+static void yb9_kbdock_update(struct wmi_device *wdev)
+{
+ struct yb9_kbdock_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&wdev->dev);
+ int bkbd;
+ int tablet_mode;
+
+ bkbd = yb9_kbdock_query(wdev);
+ if (bkbd < 0)
+ return;
+
+ priv->bkbd = bkbd;
+
+ /*
+ * Report tablet mode only when the keyboard is fully detached.
+ * Both docked positions (top-half and bottom-half of the bottom screen)
+ * indicate a physical keyboard is present — report laptop mode.
+ */
+ tablet_mode = (bkbd == BKBD_DETACHED) ? 1 : 0;
+
+ input_report_switch(priv->input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE, tablet_mode);
+ input_sync(priv->input_dev);
+
+ dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "BKBD=%u tablet_mode=%d\n", bkbd, tablet_mode);
+}
+
+static void yb9_kbdock_notify(struct wmi_device *wdev, union acpi_object *data)
+{
+ yb9_kbdock_update(wdev);
+}
+
+/* sysfs: keyboard_position — exposes raw BKBD value */
+static ssize_t keyboard_position_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct yb9_kbdock_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ static const char * const names[] = {
+ "detached", "top-half", "bottom-half", "unknown"
+ };
+ unsigned int bkbd = priv->bkbd;
+
+ if (bkbd > 3)
+ bkbd = 3;
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u (%s)\n", bkbd, names[bkbd]);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(keyboard_position);
+
+static struct attribute *yb9_kbdock_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_keyboard_position.attr,
+ NULL,
+};
+ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(yb9_kbdock);
+
+static int yb9_kbdock_probe(struct wmi_device *wdev, const void *ctx)
+{
+ struct yb9_kbdock_priv *priv;
+ struct input_dev *input_dev;
+ int err;
+
+ if (!dmi_check_system(yb9_kbdock_dmi_table)) {
+ dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "not a Yoga Book 9, skipping\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ priv = devm_kzalloc(&wdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!priv)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(&wdev->dev);
+ if (!input_dev)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ input_dev->name = "Lenovo Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock switch";
+ input_dev->phys = YB9_KBDOCK_EVENT_GUID "/input0";
+ input_dev->id.bustype = BUS_HOST;
+ input_set_capability(input_dev, EV_SW, SW_TABLET_MODE);
+
+ err = input_register_device(input_dev);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&wdev->dev, "failed to register input device: %d\n", err);
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ priv->input_dev = input_dev;
+ dev_set_drvdata(&wdev->dev, priv);
+
+ /* Report initial state */
+ yb9_kbdock_update(wdev);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct wmi_device_id yb9_kbdock_wmi_id_table[] = {
+ { .guid_string = YB9_KBDOCK_EVENT_GUID },
+ { }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(wmi, yb9_kbdock_wmi_id_table);
+
+static struct wmi_driver yb9_kbdock_driver = {
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "lenovo-yb9-kbdock",
+ .dev_groups = yb9_kbdock_groups,
+ },
+ .id_table = yb9_kbdock_wmi_id_table,
+ .probe = yb9_kbdock_probe,
+ .notify = yb9_kbdock_notify,
+};
+module_wmi_driver(yb9_kbdock_driver);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Dave Carey <carvsdriver@gmail.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lenovo Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock detection");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-25 13:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-25 13:23 Dave Carey [this message]
2026-04-28 14:39 ` [PATCH] platform/x86/lenovo: Add Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock detection driver Ilpo Järvinen
2026-05-17 15:01 ` Dave Carey
2026-05-17 15:02 ` [PATCH v2] platform/x86/lenovo: add Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock driver Dave Carey
2026-05-17 15:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-19 0:02 ` [PATCH v3] platform/x86/lenovo: Add Yoga Book 9 keyboard dock detection driver Dave Carey
2026-05-21 14:40 ` [PATCH v4] " Dave Carey
2026-05-22 21:59 ` Armin Wolf
2026-05-26 13:38 ` Dave Carey
2026-05-27 12:27 ` [PATCH v5] " Dave Carey
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