From: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
kernel@lists.opengamingcollective.org,
"Benjamin Tissoires" <bentiss@kernel.org>,
"Jiri Kosina" <jikos@kernel.org>,
"Luke D . Jones" <luke@ljones.dev>,
"Mateusz Schwartz" <matthew.schwartz@linux.dev>,
"Denis Benato" <benato.denis96@gmail.com>,
"Jonathan LoBue" <jlobue10@gmail.com>,
"Khamunetri Clark" <khamunetriclark@gmail.com>,
"Derek J. Clark" <derekjohn.clark@gmail.com>,
"Joshua Leivenzon" <hacker1024@users.sourceforge.net>,
"Nathan Chancellor" <nathan@kernel.org>,
"Rebecca Mara Müller" <rebecca.mara@posteo.de>,
"Ivan Levchenko" <me@livan.pro>,
"Corentin Chary" <corentin.chary@gmail.com>,
"Hans de Goede" <hansg@kernel.org>,
"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>,
"Denis Benato" <denis.benato@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH v12 10/17] HID: asus: add support for gamepad mode
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:41:23 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261031174130.208240-11-denis.benato@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261031174130.208240-1-denis.benato@linux.dev>
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.
Co-developed-by: Luke Jones <luke@ljones.dev>
Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@ljones.dev>
Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
---
drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 130 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 129 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 3ade3dbda72e..3e58c5ca0cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
@@ -352,6 +352,20 @@ enum ally_command_codes {
CMD_SET_ANTI_DEADZONE = 0x18,
};
+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_value[] = {
+ ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD,
+ ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_KEYBOARD
+};
+
/* Rumble magnitudes use the hardware's 0..100 intensity range. */
#define ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY 100
@@ -1372,6 +1386,112 @@ static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_joystick_outer_threshold =
static struct device_attribute dev_attr_right_joystick_outer_threshold_range =
__ATTR(outer_threshold_range, 0444, right_joystick_outer_threshold_range_show, NULL);
+/**
+ * ally_set_gamepad_mode() - Set the gamepad operating mode
+ * @hdev: HID device the command packet is sent on
+ * @mode: %ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD or %ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_KEYBOARD
+ *
+ * Context: Caller holds ally_prefs.lock.
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+static int ally_set_gamepad_mode(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 mode)
+{
+ const u8 payload[] = { mode };
+ size_t buf_len;
+ int ret;
+
+ 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(hdev, CMD_SET_GAMEPAD_MODE,
+ payload, sizeof(payload),
+ &buf_len);
+ if (!buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = ally_gamepad_send_packet(hdev, buf, buf_len);
+ 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)
+{
+ u8 mode_byte;
+ int i;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&ally_prefs.lock);
+
+ mode_byte = ally_prefs.gamepad_mode;
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ally_gamepad_mode_value); i++) {
+ if (ally_gamepad_mode_value[i] == mode_byte)
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", ally_gamepad_mode_text[i]);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * The recorded mode only comes from the table above: an unknown
+ * byte means memory corruption, not a userspace-visible value.
+ */
+ return -EIO;
+}
+
+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);
+ u8 mode_byte;
+ int mode, ret;
+
+ mode = sysfs_match_string(ally_gamepad_mode_text, buf);
+ if (mode < 0)
+ return mode;
+
+ /* The text index maps to the byte the MCU accepts. */
+ mode_byte = ally_gamepad_mode_value[mode];
+
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally_prefs.lock) {
+ ret = ally_set_gamepad_mode(hdev, mode_byte);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ ally_prefs.gamepad_mode = mode_byte;
+ }
+
+ hid_dbg(hdev, "Set gamepad mode to %s\n", ally_gamepad_mode_text[mode]);
+ sysfs_notify(&dev->kobj, NULL, "gamepad_mode");
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t gamepad_mode_available_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ ssize_t len = 0;
+ int i;
+
+ 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_available);
+
/**
* ally_set_anti_deadzone() - Send the joystick anti-deadzone values to the device
* @hdev: HID device the packet is sent on
@@ -1981,6 +2101,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group *const ally_cal_attr_groups[] = {
static struct attribute *ally_config_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_xbox_controller.attr,
+ &dev_attr_gamepad_mode.attr,
+ &dev_attr_gamepad_mode_available.attr,
NULL
};
@@ -2014,7 +2136,7 @@ static int ally_prefs_setup(struct hid_device *hdev)
guard(mutex)(&ally_prefs.lock);
if (!ally_prefs.initialized) {
- ally_prefs.gamepad_mode = 0x01;
+ ally_prefs.gamepad_mode = ALLY_GAMEPAD_MODE_GAMEPAD;
ally_prefs.xbox_controller_enabled = true;
ally_prefs.initialized = true;
}
@@ -2422,6 +2544,12 @@ static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev)
hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to restore right response curve: %d\n", ret);
}
+ if (ally_prefs.initialized) {
+ ret = ally_set_gamepad_mode(hdev, ally_prefs.gamepad_mode);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to restore gamepad mode: %d\n", ret);
+ }
+
return 0;
}
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-31 17:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-31 17:41 [PATCH v12 00/17] HID: asus: add support for ROG Ally handhelds Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 01/17] HID: asus: size feature reports from the HID report descriptor Denis Benato
2026-10-31 18:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 18:08 ` Denis Benato
2026-10-31 18:30 ` Rebecca Mara Müller
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 02/17] HID: asus: add support for ROG Ally handhelds Denis Benato
2026-10-31 18:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 03/17] HID: asus: add gamepad configuration Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 04/17] HID: asus: add vibration strength configuration Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 05/17] HID: asus: add joysticks inner and outer range configuration Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 06/17] HID: asus: add triggers " Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 07/17] HID: asus: add joysticks anti-deadzone configuration Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:51 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 08/17] HID: asus: add support for response curve Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 09/17] HID: asus: add support to force feedback Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` Denis Benato [this message]
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 11/17] HID: asus: add support for turbo buttons Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 12/17] HID: asus: add support for btn remapping Denis Benato
2026-10-31 18:00 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-31 19:06 ` Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 13/17] HID: asus: identify XG Mobile stations and bind the LED to the reported model Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 14/17] HID: asus: expose XG Mobile identity and firmware information Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 15/17] HID: asus: document ROG XG Mobile sysfs attributes Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 16/17] platform/x86: asus-armoury: pick the eGPU activation from the reported GPU Denis Benato
2026-10-31 17:41 ` [PATCH v12 17/17] MAINTAINERS: add maintainer for the ASUS HID driver Denis Benato
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