Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] platform/x86: acer-wmi: Add fan control support

[Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim <faiz.faadhillah@gmail.com>]

On Monday, September 1, 2025 2:33:53 AM Western Indonesia Time Armin Wolf 
wrote:
> Am 23.08.25 um 03:27 schrieb Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim:
> > On 8/22/25 7:02 PM, Armin Wolf wrote:
> >> Am 15.08.25 um 08:17 schrieb Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim:
> >>>> > This experimental patch series aims to add fan control support to
> >>>> 
> >>>> the > acer-wmi driver. The patches are compile-tested only and need
> >>>> to be > tested on real hardware to verify that they actually work.
> >>>> 
> >>>> > > I CCed two users who requested support for this feature. I
> >>>> 
> >>>> would be > very happy if both of you could test those patches and
> >>>> report back. > > I am ready to help you both with compiling a
> >>>> custom linux kernel for > testing this series.
> >>>> Any updates from the two people with Acer hardware?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Armin Wolf
> >>> 
> >>> Hello, I've tried your patch on my Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72)
> >>> using quirks from PH16-72 and it looks like fan control works just
> >>> fine.
> >>> On other note, can you please add PHN16-72 to the quirk table?
> >>> if you need anything to test please do notify.
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim
> >> 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> sorry for taking a bit long to respond, i am currently on vacation.
> >> Nice to know that the experimental patches work :).
> >> Can you send me the output of "acpidump" on your machine?
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Sorry for disturbing your vacation, hope you're having a great time :).
> > Output of "acpidump" attached below.
> > 
> > P.S. Sorry for the messed up formatting before, first time here so I'm
> > still learning how this works, hopefully it'll be okay now.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Would it be OK for you if i send the non-RFC patches once i am back home
> (around 15.09.)? The reason for this is that i made some improvements to
> the RFC patches, but those improved patches are only stored on my develop
> machine at home.
Of course, I'll try it once you send the patches.
I'm wondering, where should I send a feature request and a bug report? it 
would be nice to have the battery limit function upstreamed, and I discovered 
some bugs here and there as well. 

Thanks,
Fa-Iz Faadhillah Ibrahim
> 
> Thanks,
> Armin Wolf
> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Armin Wolf
> >> 
> >>>> > Changes since v2: > - remove duplicate include and replace
> >>>> 
> >>>> hwmon_pwm_mode with > hwmon_pwm_enable in second patch > > Armin
> >>>> Wolf (3): > platform/x86: acer-wmi: Fix setting of fan behavior >
> >>>> platform/x86: acer-wmi: Add fan control support > platform/x86:
> >>>> acer-wmi: Enable fan control for PH16-72 and PT14-51 > >
> >>>> drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c | 298
> >>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- > 1 file changed, 273
> >>>> insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) > > -- > 2.39.5 > >
> >>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> -