From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
To: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Linux ACPI" <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>,
"Nuno Sá" <nuno.sa@analog.com>,
"Andy Shevchenko" <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v1 2/2] iio: light: acpi-als: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:33:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3609079.QJadu78ljV@rafael.j.wysocki> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6147175.MhkbZ0Pkbq@rafael.j.wysocki>
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 ACPI ambient light sensor driver to a
platform one.
After this change, the subordinate IIO device will be registered under
the platform device used for driver binding instead of its ACPI
companion.
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/iio/light/acpi-als.c | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c b/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
index 2fe6b493c012..ef4fe708b271 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/irq.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
@@ -175,9 +176,10 @@ static irqreturn_t acpi_als_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}
-static int acpi_als_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int acpi_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
- struct device *dev = &device->dev;
+ struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+ struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(dev);
struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
struct acpi_als *als;
int ret;
@@ -188,7 +190,6 @@ static int acpi_als_add(struct acpi_device *device)
als = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- device->driver_data = indio_dev;
als->device = device;
mutex_init(&als->lock);
@@ -226,9 +227,10 @@ static int acpi_als_add(struct acpi_device *device)
acpi_als_notify, indio_dev);
}
-static void acpi_als_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void acpi_als_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
- acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(device, ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY, acpi_als_notify);
+ acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev),
+ ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY, acpi_als_notify);
}
static const struct acpi_device_id acpi_als_device_ids[] = {
@@ -238,17 +240,16 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id acpi_als_device_ids[] = {
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, acpi_als_device_ids);
-static struct acpi_driver acpi_als_driver = {
- .name = "acpi_als",
- .class = ACPI_ALS_CLASS,
- .ids = acpi_als_device_ids,
- .ops = {
- .add = acpi_als_add,
- .remove = acpi_als_remove,
+static struct platform_driver acpi_als_driver = {
+ .probe = acpi_als_probe,
+ .remove = acpi_als_remove,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "acpi_als",
+ .acpi_match_table = acpi_als_device_ids,
},
};
-module_acpi_driver(acpi_als_driver);
+module_platform_driver(acpi_als_driver);
MODULE_AUTHOR("Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Martin Liska <marxin.liska@gmail.com>");
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-04 18:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-04 18:31 [PATCH v1 0/2] iio: light: acpi-als: Use platform device for driver binding Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-03-04 18:32 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] iio: light: acpi-als: Register ACPI notify handler directly Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-03-05 7:11 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-03-04 18:33 ` Rafael J. Wysocki [this message]
2026-03-05 7:10 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] iio: light: acpi-als: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one Andy Shevchenko
2026-03-07 12:20 ` Jonathan Cameron
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