From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
To: Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>
Cc: Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v1] sonypi: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:59:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2277493.Mh6RI2rZIc@rafael.j.wysocki> (raw)
From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
underlying hardware. Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
used by driver code to bind to that device. There are multiple reasons
why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].
Overall, it is better to bind drivers to platform devices than to their
ACPI companions, so convert the sonypi ACPI driver to a platform one.
While this is not expected to alter functionality, it changes sysfs
layout and so it will be visible to user space.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
---
drivers/char/sonypi.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 677bb5ac950a..ccda997a9098 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -1115,15 +1115,17 @@ static int sonypi_disable(void)
}
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-static int sonypi_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int sonypi_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
+ struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+
sonypi_acpi_device = device;
strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), "Sony laptop hotkeys");
strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), "sony/hotkey");
return 0;
}
-static void sonypi_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void sonypi_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
sonypi_acpi_device = NULL;
}
@@ -1133,13 +1135,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id sonypi_device_ids[] = {
{"", 0},
};
-static struct acpi_driver sonypi_acpi_driver = {
- .name = "sonypi",
- .class = "hkey",
- .ids = sonypi_device_ids,
- .ops = {
- .add = sonypi_acpi_add,
- .remove = sonypi_acpi_remove,
+static struct platform_driver sonypi_acpi_driver = {
+ .probe = sonypi_acpi_probe,
+ .remove = sonypi_acpi_remove,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "sonypi_acpi",
+ .acpi_match_table = sonypi_device_ids,
},
};
#endif
@@ -1518,8 +1519,8 @@ static int __init sonypi_init(void)
goto err_free_device;
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
- if (acpi_bus_register_driver(&sonypi_acpi_driver) >= 0)
- acpi_driver_registered = 1;
+ error = platform_driver_register(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
+ acpi_driver_registered = !error;
#endif
return 0;
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ static void __exit sonypi_exit(void)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
if (acpi_driver_registered)
- acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
+ platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
#endif
platform_device_unregister(sonypi_platform_device);
platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_driver);
--
2.51.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-02-23 15:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-23 15:59 Rafael J. Wysocki [this message]
2026-03-13 20:35 ` [PATCH v1] sonypi: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-03-17 12:57 ` Ilpo Järvinen
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