[BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Francesco Lauritano]

ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025) experiences a 36-second kernel boot delay caused by `acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs()` hanging during late_initcall_sync. The workaround is `gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0`.

System Information
------------------

-   Hardware: ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP
-   DMI Product: ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP
-   DMI Vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
-   BIOS Version: G614PP.307 (08/14/2025)
-   CPU: AMD Ryzen (Strix Point)
-   GPU: NVIDIA (with nvidia-open 580.105.08)
-   Distribution: EndeavourOS
-   Kernel: 6.17.9 (also reproduced on zem)
-   Bootloader: systemd-boot with dracut

Problem Description
-------------------

The system takes approximately 56 seconds to boot, with 37.8 seconds spent in the kernel phase. Using `initcall_debug`, the culprit was identified as:

    [    1.739645] calling  acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 @ 1
    [   38.077788] initcall acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 36338138 usecs

The kernel goes completely silent between ~2 seconds and ~38 seconds (no dmesg output during this period):

    [    2.607764] clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc
    [   37.828217] clk: Disabling unused clocks

Windows boots normally on the same hardware, indicating this is a Linux-specific ACPI handling issue.

systemd-analyze output
----------------------

    Startup finished in 8.593s (firmware) + 1.273s (loader) + 37.877s (kernel) + 4.645s (initrd) + 3.831s (userspace) = 56.221s

ACPI Errors During Boot
-----------------------

The following ACPI errors appear in dmesg (though these complete quickly and are not the direct cause of the delay):

    ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.GPP2], AE_NOT_FOUND (20250404/dswload2-162)
    ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20250404/psobject-220)
    ACPI: Skipping parse of AML opcode: Scope (0x0010)
    ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, While resolving a named reference package element - \_SB_.PCI0.GPP7.UP00.DP00.U4UP.U4P3.UHI0 (20250404/dspkginit-438)
    ACPI: [Firmware Bug]: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored

GPIO-related dmesg output
-------------------------

    [    0.257981] calling  pinctrl_init+0x0/0xc0 @ 1
    [    0.257982] pinctrl core: initialized pinctrl subsystem
    [    0.257994] initcall pinctrl_init+0x0/0xc0 returned 0 after 0 usecs
    [    1.612848] calling  amd_gpio_driver_init+0x0/0x20 @ 1
    [    1.613779] initcall amd_gpio_driver_init+0x0/0x20 returned 0 after 930 usecs
    [    1.739645] calling  acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 @ 1
    [   38.077788] initcall acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 36338138 usecs

Workaround
----------

Adding the following kernel parameter resolves the issue and reduces boot time to ~10 seconds:

    gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0

Impact of Workaround
--------------------

Testing with the workaround applied, no obvious regressions have been observed:

-   Lid switch works
-   Power button works
-   Keyboard function keys work
-   Sleep/wake works

Long-term, a DMI quirk entry for this device would be preferable.

Suggested Fix
-------------

Add a DMI quirk entry to `drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c` for the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP, though it may be needed on other ROG/Strix/Zephyrus models from 2021-2025.

Steps to Reproduce
------------------

1.  Install Linux on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025)
2.  Boot without `gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0`
3.  Observe ~40 second boot time with `systemd-analyze time`
4.  Add `initcall_debug` to kernel parameters and observe the 36-second hang in `acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_ir`

[PATCH] gpiolib: acpi: Disable edge events on boot on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP

[francesco.lauritano1]

From: Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com>

On the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025), the kernel can stall for ~36
seconds during late init in acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs().

Booting with gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0 avoids the stall and
restores normal boot times.

Add a DMI quirk to disable edge events on boot by default on this model.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/6iFCwGH2vssb7NRUTWGpkubGMNbgIlBHSz40z8ZsezjxngXpoiiRiJaijviNvhiDAGIr43bfUmdxLmxYoHDjyft4DgwFc3Pnu5hzPguTa0s=@protonmail.com/

Tested-by: Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com>
---
 drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
index a0116f004..763dd3cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
@@ -370,6 +370,22 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id gpiolib_acpi_quirks[] __initconst = {
 			.ignore_wake = "ASCP1A00:00@8",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		/*
+		 * The ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) has a buggy ACPI GPIO configuration
+		 * causing acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs() to stall for
+		 * ~36 seconds during boot.
+		 *
+		 * Found in BIOS G614PP.307.
+		 */
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP"),
+		},
+		.driver_data = &(struct acpi_gpiolib_dmi_quirk) {
+			.no_edge_events_on_boot = true,
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		/*
 		 * Spurious wakeups, likely from touchpad controller
-- 
2.52.0

Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: acpi: Disable edge events on boot on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP

[Mika Westerberg]

Hi,

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:01:52PM +0000, francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
> From: Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com>
> 
> On the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025), the kernel can stall for ~36
> seconds during late init in acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs().
> 
> Booting with gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0 avoids the stall and
> restores normal boot times.

Okay but it might just accidentally "work" and hides the real issue. Doing
things like this blindly might end up breaking something that relies on
that _AEI.

Can you post full dmesg and acpipdump somewhere so we can try to figure out
what is going on?

> Add a DMI quirk to disable edge events on boot by default on this model.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/6iFCwGH2vssb7NRUTWGpkubGMNbgIlBHSz40z8ZsezjxngXpoiiRiJaijviNvhiDAGIr43bfUmdxLmxYoHDjyft4DgwFc3Pnu5hzPguTa0s=@protonmail.com/
> 
> Tested-by: Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
> index a0116f004..763dd3cbd 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
> @@ -370,6 +370,22 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id gpiolib_acpi_quirks[] __initconst = {
>  			.ignore_wake = "ASCP1A00:00@8",
>  		},
>  	},
> +	{
> +		/*
> +		 * The ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) has a buggy ACPI GPIO configuration
> +		 * causing acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs() to stall for
> +		 * ~36 seconds during boot.
> +		 *
> +		 * Found in BIOS G614PP.307.
> +		 */
> +		.matches = {
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
> +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP"),
> +		},
> +		.driver_data = &(struct acpi_gpiolib_dmi_quirk) {
> +			.no_edge_events_on_boot = true,
> +		},
> +	},
>  	{
>  		/*
>  		 * Spurious wakeups, likely from touchpad controller
> -- 
> 2.52.0
> 

Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: acpi: Disable edge events on boot on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP

[Francesco Lauritano]

Hi Mika,

Thanks for looking into this. Happy to dig deeper.

Here are the requested dumps (boot with initcall_debug, no workaround):

dmesg: https://gist.github.com/kylan11/63ec3ec319cd6bcaa043fa0b1366965a

acpidump: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kylan11/7956bbf75714265107f0886f6ed2a381/raw/1614845eb1dc6ab7e2effb6fe56b585a746abe4f/gistfile1.txt

Some quick notes:
- The AMD GPIO controller probes successfully (LINE 2077)

- The hang occurs in the deferred IRQ handler (line 2960)

- There are some ACPI errors around 0.285373 to 0.289806, though they complete quickly

- After the 36-second hang, everything else initializes normally. 
touchpad, audio, wifi, nvidia GPU all work fine.

The ACPI tables show there's a _AEI method under \_SB_GPIO. Not sure if those
unresolved GPP2/GPP7 references are related to what's blocking the deferred
IRQ handler, or if it's something else entirely.

Let me know if you need anything else or want me to test something specific.

Thanks,
Francesco


On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 2:08 PM, Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:01:52PM +0000, francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
> 
> > From: Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com
> > 
> > On the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025), the kernel can stall for ~36
> > seconds during late init in acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs().
> > 
> > Booting with gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0 avoids the stall and
> > restores normal boot times.
> 
> 
> Okay but it might just accidentally "work" and hides the real issue. Doing
> things like this blindly might end up breaking something that relies on
> that _AEI.
> 
> Can you post full dmesg and acpipdump somewhere so we can try to figure out
> what is going on?
> 
> > Add a DMI quirk to disable edge events on boot by default on this model.
> > 
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/6iFCwGH2vssb7NRUTWGpkubGMNbgIlBHSz40z8ZsezjxngXpoiiRiJaijviNvhiDAGIr43bfUmdxLmxYoHDjyft4DgwFc3Pnu5hzPguTa0s=@protonmail.com/
> > 
> > Tested-by: Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com
> > Signed-off-by: Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com
> > ---
> > drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
> > index a0116f004..763dd3cbd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi-quirks.c
> > @@ -370,6 +370,22 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id gpiolib_acpi_quirks[] __initconst = {
> > .ignore_wake = "ASCP1A00:00@8",
> > },
> > },
> > + {
> > + /*
> > + * The ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) has a buggy ACPI GPIO configuration
> > + * causing acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs() to stall for
> > + * ~36 seconds during boot.
> > + *
> > + * Found in BIOS G614PP.307.
> > + /
> > + .matches = {
> > + DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
> > + DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP"),
> > + },
> > + .driver_data = &(struct acpi_gpiolib_dmi_quirk) {
> > + .no_edge_events_on_boot = true,
> > + },
> > + },
> > {
> > /
> > * Spurious wakeups, likely from touchpad controller
> > --
> > 2.52.0

Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: acpi: Disable edge events on boot on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 02:01:51PM +0000, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> 
> Thanks for looking into this. Happy to dig deeper.
> 
> Here are the requested dumps (boot with initcall_debug, no workaround):

(Usually we also use `ignore_loglevel`, but I think dmesg should have it anyway.)

> dmesg: https://gist.github.com/kylan11/63ec3ec319cd6bcaa043fa0b1366965a
> 
> acpidump: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kylan11/7956bbf75714265107f0886f6ed2a381/raw/1614845eb1dc6ab7e2effb6fe56b585a746abe4f/gistfile1.txt

> Some quick notes:
> - The AMD GPIO controller probes successfully (LINE 2077)
> 
> - The hang occurs in the deferred IRQ handler (line 2960)
> 
> - There are some ACPI errors around 0.285373 to 0.289806, though they complete quickly

This looks like related to USB4 (thubderbolt) dock? Mika, does it look familiar?

> - After the 36-second hang, everything else initializes normally.
> touchpad, audio, wifi, nvidia GPU all work fine.
> 
> The ACPI tables show there's a _AEI method under \_SB_GPIO. Not sure if those
> unresolved GPP2/GPP7 references are related to what's blocking the deferred
> IRQ handler, or if it's something else entirely.
> 
> Let me know if you need anything else or want me to test something specific.
> 
> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 2:08 PM, Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:01:52PM +0000, francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
> > 
> > > On the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025), the kernel can stall for ~36
> > > seconds during late init in acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs().
> > > 
> > > Booting with gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0 avoids the stall and
> > > restores normal boot times.
> > 
> > Okay but it might just accidentally "work" and hides the real issue. Doing
> > things like this blindly might end up breaking something that relies on
> > that _AEI.
> > 
> > Can you post full dmesg and acpipdump somewhere so we can try to figure out
> > what is going on?

> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/6iFCwGH2vssb7NRUTWGpkubGMNbgIlBHSz40z8ZsezjxngXpoiiRiJaijviNvhiDAGIr43bfUmdxLmxYoHDjyft4DgwFc3Pnu5hzPguTa0s=@protonmail.com/

Not sure what this means. Maybe better tag like Closes should be used?

> > > Tested-by: Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com

This is implied that the author of the patch tested it before sending.

> > > Signed-off-by: Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Mario Limonciello]

++linux-gpio, Hans

On 12/17/25 4:06 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025) experiences a 36-second kernel boot delay caused by `acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs()` hanging during late_initcall_sync. The workaround is `gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0`.
> 
> System Information
> ------------------
> 
> -   Hardware: ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP
> -   DMI Product: ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP
> -   DMI Vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
> -   BIOS Version: G614PP.307 (08/14/2025)
> -   CPU: AMD Ryzen (Strix Point)
> -   GPU: NVIDIA (with nvidia-open 580.105.08)
> -   Distribution: EndeavourOS
> -   Kernel: 6.17.9 (also reproduced on zem)
> -   Bootloader: systemd-boot with dracut
> 
> Problem Description
> -------------------
> 
> The system takes approximately 56 seconds to boot, with 37.8 seconds spent in the kernel phase. Using `initcall_debug`, the culprit was identified as:
> 
>      [    1.739645] calling  acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 @ 1
>      [   38.077788] initcall acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 36338138 usecs
> 
> The kernel goes completely silent between ~2 seconds and ~38 seconds (no dmesg output during this period):
> 
>      [    2.607764] clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc
>      [   37.828217] clk: Disabling unused clocks
> 
> Windows boots normally on the same hardware, indicating this is a Linux-specific ACPI handling issue.
> 
> systemd-analyze output
> ----------------------
> 
>      Startup finished in 8.593s (firmware) + 1.273s (loader) + 37.877s (kernel) + 4.645s (initrd) + 3.831s (userspace) = 56.221s
> 
> ACPI Errors During Boot
> -----------------------
> 
> The following ACPI errors appear in dmesg (though these complete quickly and are not the direct cause of the delay):
> 
>      ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.GPP2], AE_NOT_FOUND (20250404/dswload2-162)
>      ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20250404/psobject-220)
>      ACPI: Skipping parse of AML opcode: Scope (0x0010)
>      ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, While resolving a named reference package element - \_SB_.PCI0.GPP7.UP00.DP00.U4UP.U4P3.UHI0 (20250404/dspkginit-438)
>      ACPI: [Firmware Bug]: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
> 
> GPIO-related dmesg output
> -------------------------
> 
>      [    0.257981] calling  pinctrl_init+0x0/0xc0 @ 1
>      [    0.257982] pinctrl core: initialized pinctrl subsystem
>      [    0.257994] initcall pinctrl_init+0x0/0xc0 returned 0 after 0 usecs
>      [    1.612848] calling  amd_gpio_driver_init+0x0/0x20 @ 1
>      [    1.613779] initcall amd_gpio_driver_init+0x0/0x20 returned 0 after 930 usecs
>      [    1.739645] calling  acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 @ 1
>      [   38.077788] initcall acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 36338138 usecs
> 
> Workaround
> ----------
> 
> Adding the following kernel parameter resolves the issue and reduces boot time to ~10 seconds:
> 
>      gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0
> 
> Impact of Workaround
> --------------------
> 
> Testing with the workaround applied, no obvious regressions have been observed:
> 
> -   Lid switch works
> -   Power button works
> -   Keyboard function keys work
> -   Sleep/wake works
> 
> Long-term, a DMI quirk entry for this device would be preferable.
> 
> Suggested Fix
> -------------
> 
> Add a DMI quirk entry to `drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c` for the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP, though it may be needed on other ROG/Strix/Zephyrus models from 2021-2025.
> 
> Steps to Reproduce
> ------------------
> 
> 1.  Install Linux on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025)
> 2.  Boot without `gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0`
> 3.  Observe ~40 second boot time with `systemd-analyze time`
> 4.  Add `initcall_debug` to kernel parameters and observe the 36-second hang in `acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_ir`
> 
> 
> 

The behavior to run these interrupts at boot was introduced by:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ca876c7483b6

Have you already analyzed the ACPI tables to understand where the large 
delay is coming from?  I think before jumping into the quirk like the 
LLM you used suggests we should understand which deferred interrupt 
handler is causing the issue to make sure we're not masking another issue.

Could you please attach the acpidump to a kernel Bugzilla to look over?

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Francesco Lauritano]

Hi Mario,

+Mika (sent him the dumps earlier)

dmesg: https://gist.github.com/kylan11/63ec3ec319cd6bcaa043fa0b1366965a

acpidump: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kylan11/7956bbf75714265107f0886f6ed2a381/raw/1614845eb1dc6ab7e2effb6fe56b585a746abe4f/gistfile1.txt

Agreed, got way too excited, still learning. Did some more digging.

The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:

gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24

This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0() 
that method stalls around 18s per pin. Ignoring just one cuts the delay in half (32s vs 56s boot), so both are hitting the same broken path.

Also found another similar report on a G614PR (same chassis, different GPU): https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/rog-strix-series/rog-strix-g614pr-long-boot-time-on-linux/m-p/1112775

Happy to test patches.

(Re: LLM - used it to format the report, debugging was done the old fashioned way :) )

Francesco



On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 3:23 PM, Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org> wrote:

> ++linux-gpio, Hans
>
> On 12/17/25 4:06 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
>
> > ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025) experiences a 36-second kernel boot delay caused by `acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs()` hanging during late_initcall_sync. The workaround is `gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0`.
> >
> > System Information
> > ------------------
> >
> > - Hardware: ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP
> > - DMI Product: ROG Strix G16 G614PP_G614PP
> > - DMI Vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
> > - BIOS Version: G614PP.307 (08/14/2025)
> > - CPU: AMD Ryzen (Strix Point)
> > - GPU: NVIDIA (with nvidia-open 580.105.08)
> > - Distribution: EndeavourOS
> > - Kernel: 6.17.9 (also reproduced on zem)
> > - Bootloader: systemd-boot with dracut
> >
> > Problem Description
> > -------------------
> >
> > The system takes approximately 56 seconds to boot, with 37.8 seconds spent in the kernel phase. Using `initcall_debug`, the culprit was identified as:
> >
> > [ 1.739645] calling acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 @ 1
> > [ 38.077788] initcall acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 36338138 usecs
> >
> > The kernel goes completely silent between ~2 seconds and ~38 seconds (no dmesg output during this period):
> >
> > [ 2.607764] clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc
> > [ 37.828217] clk: Disabling unused clocks
> >
> > Windows boots normally on the same hardware, indicating this is a Linux-specific ACPI handling issue.
> >
> > systemd-analyze output
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Startup finished in 8.593s (firmware) + 1.273s (loader) + 37.877s (kernel) + 4.645s (initrd) + 3.831s (userspace) = 56.221s
> >
> > ACPI Errors During Boot
> > -----------------------
> >
> > The following ACPI errors appear in dmesg (though these complete quickly and are not the direct cause of the delay):
> >
> > ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.GPP2], AE_NOT_FOUND (20250404/dswload2-162)
> > ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20250404/psobject-220)
> > ACPI: Skipping parse of AML opcode: Scope (0x0010)
> > ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, While resolving a named reference package element - \SB.PCI0.GPP7.UP00.DP00.U4UP.U4P3.UHI0 (20250404/dspkginit-438)
> > ACPI: [Firmware Bug]: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
> >
> > GPIO-related dmesg output
> > -------------------------
> >
> > [ 0.257981] calling pinctrl_init+0x0/0xc0 @ 1
> > [ 0.257982] pinctrl core: initialized pinctrl subsystem
> > [ 0.257994] initcall pinctrl_init+0x0/0xc0 returned 0 after 0 usecs
> > [ 1.612848] calling amd_gpio_driver_init+0x0/0x20 @ 1
> > [ 1.613779] initcall amd_gpio_driver_init+0x0/0x20 returned 0 after 930 usecs
> > [ 1.739645] calling acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 @ 1
> > [ 38.077788] initcall acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 36338138 usecs
> >
> > Workaround
> > ----------
> >
> > Adding the following kernel parameter resolves the issue and reduces boot time to ~10 seconds:
> >
> > gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0
> >
> > Impact of Workaround
> > --------------------
> >
> > Testing with the workaround applied, no obvious regressions have been observed:
> >
> > - Lid switch works
> > - Power button works
> > - Keyboard function keys work
> > - Sleep/wake works
> >
> > Long-term, a DMI quirk entry for this device would be preferable.
> >
> > Suggested Fix
> > -------------
> >
> > Add a DMI quirk entry to `drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c` for the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP, though it may be needed on other ROG/Strix/Zephyrus models from 2021-2025.
> >
> > Steps to Reproduce
> > ------------------
> >
> > 1. Install Linux on ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP (2025)
> > 2. Boot without `gpiolib_acpi.run_edge_events_on_boot=0`
> > 3. Observe ~40 second boot time with `systemd-analyze time`
> > 4. Add `initcall_debug` to kernel parameters and observe the 36-second hang in `acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_ir`
>
>
> The behavior to run these interrupts at boot was introduced by:
>
> https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ca876c7483b6
>
> Have you already analyzed the ACPI tables to understand where the large
> delay is coming from? I think before jumping into the quirk like the
> LLM you used suggests we should understand which deferred interrupt
> handler is causing the issue to make sure we're not masking another issue.
>
> Could you please attach the acpidump to a kernel Bugzilla to look over?

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Francesco Lauritano]

On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com> wrote:

> The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:
> 
> gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24
> 
> This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0()

Traced it further. HNC0(pin, 0) takes the Else branch and calls:
ATKM(0xC0)
ADTM(Zero)

ADTM calls NOD2(), which is the actual culprit:

While ((Arg0 != RDNT))
{
    If ((Local0 >= 0x0F)) { Break }
    Notify (^^GPP0.PEGP, Arg0)
    Local0++
    Sleep (Local0 * 0x64)
}

It notifies the dGPU and polls RDNT, sleeping 100, 200, ... 1500ms per iteration. 
Max 15 loops = ~12s per pin. GPU doesn't respond at boot so it maxes out.

Two pins, ~12s each, ~24-36s total.

Francesco

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Mario Limonciello]

On 12/17/25 10:57 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Lauritano <francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:
>>
>> gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24
>>
>> This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0()
> 
> Traced it further. HNC0(pin, 0) takes the Else branch and calls:
> ATKM(0xC0)
> ADTM(Zero)
> 
> ADTM calls NOD2(), which is the actual culprit:
> 
> While ((Arg0 != RDNT))
> {
>      If ((Local0 >= 0x0F)) { Break }
>      Notify (^^GPP0.PEGP, Arg0)
>      Local0++
>      Sleep (Local0 * 0x64)
> }
> 
> It notifies the dGPU and polls RDNT, sleeping 100, 200, ... 1500ms per iteration.
> Max 15 loops = ~12s per pin. GPU doesn't respond at boot so it maxes out.
> 
> Two pins, ~12s each, ~24-36s total.
> 
> Francesco

Any idea why isn't the dGPU responding?  I would have expected 
https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4d4c10f763d78 sets up policy that it's 
in D0.

Is the dGPU turned off in BIOS or through some reverse engineered 
tool/API or something?

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Francesco Lauritano]

On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7:01 PM, Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org> wrote:

> On 12/17/25 10:57 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
> > 
> > > The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:
> > > 
> > > gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24
> > > 
> > > This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0()
> > 
> > Traced it further. HNC0(pin, 0) takes the Else branch and calls:
> > ATKM(0xC0)
> > ADTM(Zero)
> > 
> > ADTM calls NOD2(), which is the actual culprit:
> > 
> > While ((Arg0 != RDNT))
> > {
> > If ((Local0 >= 0x0F)) { Break }
> > Notify (^^GPP0.PEGP, Arg0)
> > Local0++
> > Sleep (Local0 * 0x64)
> > }
> > 
> > It notifies the dGPU and polls RDNT, sleeping 100, 200, ... 1500ms per iteration.
> > Max 15 loops = ~12s per pin. GPU doesn't respond at boot so it maxes out.
> > 
> > Two pins, ~12s each, ~24-36s total.
> > 
> > Francesco
> 
> 
> Any idea why isn't the dGPU responding? I would have expected
> https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4d4c10f763d78 sets up policy that it's
> in D0.
> 
> Is the dGPU turned off in BIOS or through some reverse engineered
> tool/API or something?

dmesg without the workaround:
[    1.005184] pci 0000:01:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot
[    1.288811] pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA device added
[   38.250139] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[   38.369358] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
[   39.744421] NVRM: GPS ACPI DSM called before _acpiDsmSupportedFuncCacheInit

GPU is in D0 from 1.0s. nvidia loads at 38.2s after the GPIO hang completes.

No weird tools/APIs besides userspace utils (asusctl/supergfxctl). 

No changes to BIOS factory defaults other than disabling Fast Boot.
dGPU is active, Display Mode is Dynamic (hybrid).

Traced RDNT - it's set by GPS function 19 in the ACPI tables:
Case (0x13)
{
    Debug = "GPS fun 19"
    \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.RDNT = (Local1 + 0xD1)
}

As far as I can understand GPIO initcall blocks at late_initcall_sync, preventing nvidia 
from loading in time to respond. Based on the timing, GPU is awake but nothing can 
register a handler while kernel is stuck at NOD2 polling loop.

Thanks,
Francesco

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Mika Westerberg]

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 07:19:56PM +0000, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7:01 PM, Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org> wrote:
> 
> > On 12/17/25 10:57 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:
> > > > 
> > > > gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24
> > > > 
> > > > This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0()
> > > 
> > > Traced it further. HNC0(pin, 0) takes the Else branch and calls:
> > > ATKM(0xC0)
> > > ADTM(Zero)
> > > 
> > > ADTM calls NOD2(), which is the actual culprit:
> > > 
> > > While ((Arg0 != RDNT))
> > > {
> > > If ((Local0 >= 0x0F)) { Break }
> > > Notify (^^GPP0.PEGP, Arg0)
> > > Local0++
> > > Sleep (Local0 * 0x64)
> > > }
> > > 
> > > It notifies the dGPU and polls RDNT, sleeping 100, 200, ... 1500ms per iteration.
> > > Max 15 loops = ~12s per pin. GPU doesn't respond at boot so it maxes out.
> > > 
> > > Two pins, ~12s each, ~24-36s total.
> > > 
> > > Francesco
> > 
> > 
> > Any idea why isn't the dGPU responding? I would have expected
> > https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4d4c10f763d78 sets up policy that it's
> > in D0.
> > 
> > Is the dGPU turned off in BIOS or through some reverse engineered
> > tool/API or something?
> 
> dmesg without the workaround:
> [    1.005184] pci 0000:01:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot
> [    1.288811] pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA device added
> [   38.250139] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
> [   38.369358] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
> [   39.744421] NVRM: GPS ACPI DSM called before _acpiDsmSupportedFuncCacheInit
> 
> GPU is in D0 from 1.0s. nvidia loads at 38.2s after the GPIO hang completes.
> 
> No weird tools/APIs besides userspace utils (asusctl/supergfxctl). 
> 
> No changes to BIOS factory defaults other than disabling Fast Boot.
> dGPU is active, Display Mode is Dynamic (hybrid).
> 
> Traced RDNT - it's set by GPS function 19 in the ACPI tables:
> Case (0x13)
> {
>     Debug = "GPS fun 19"
>     \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.RDNT = (Local1 + 0xD1)
> }
> 
> As far as I can understand GPIO initcall blocks at late_initcall_sync, preventing nvidia 
> from loading in time to respond. Based on the timing, GPU is awake but nothing can 
> register a handler while kernel is stuck at NOD2 polling loop.

I wonder if you could try with the nouveau driver so that it's built-in to
the kernel proper? Then it should be ready at the time these events
trigger.

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Hans de Goede]

Hi,

On 18-Dec-25 07:39, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 07:19:56PM +0000, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
>> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7:01 PM, Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/17/25 10:57 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:
>>>>>
>>>>> gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24
>>>>>
>>>>> This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0()
>>>>
>>>> Traced it further. HNC0(pin, 0) takes the Else branch and calls:
>>>> ATKM(0xC0)
>>>> ADTM(Zero)
>>>>
>>>> ADTM calls NOD2(), which is the actual culprit:
>>>>
>>>> While ((Arg0 != RDNT))
>>>> {
>>>> If ((Local0 >= 0x0F)) { Break }
>>>> Notify (^^GPP0.PEGP, Arg0)
>>>> Local0++
>>>> Sleep (Local0 * 0x64)
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> It notifies the dGPU and polls RDNT, sleeping 100, 200, ... 1500ms per iteration.
>>>> Max 15 loops = ~12s per pin. GPU doesn't respond at boot so it maxes out.
>>>>
>>>> Two pins, ~12s each, ~24-36s total.
>>>>
>>>> Francesco
>>>
>>>
>>> Any idea why isn't the dGPU responding? I would have expected
>>> https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4d4c10f763d78 sets up policy that it's
>>> in D0.
>>>
>>> Is the dGPU turned off in BIOS or through some reverse engineered
>>> tool/API or something?
>>
>> dmesg without the workaround:
>> [    1.005184] pci 0000:01:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot
>> [    1.288811] pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA device added
>> [   38.250139] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
>> [   38.369358] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
>> [   39.744421] NVRM: GPS ACPI DSM called before _acpiDsmSupportedFuncCacheInit
>>
>> GPU is in D0 from 1.0s. nvidia loads at 38.2s after the GPIO hang completes.
>>
>> No weird tools/APIs besides userspace utils (asusctl/supergfxctl). 
>>
>> No changes to BIOS factory defaults other than disabling Fast Boot.
>> dGPU is active, Display Mode is Dynamic (hybrid).
>>
>> Traced RDNT - it's set by GPS function 19 in the ACPI tables:
>> Case (0x13)
>> {
>>     Debug = "GPS fun 19"
>>     \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.RDNT = (Local1 + 0xD1)
>> }
>>
>> As far as I can understand GPIO initcall blocks at late_initcall_sync, preventing nvidia 
>> from loading in time to respond. Based on the timing, GPU is awake but nothing can 
>> register a handler while kernel is stuck at NOD2 polling loop.
> 
> I wonder if you could try with the nouveau driver so that it's built-in to
> the kernel proper? Then it should be ready at the time these events
> trigger.

That is not really a workable solution though.

I think either we need to DMI quirk the 2 models with this issue;

Or perhaps it is time to rethink the whole running of edge handlers
on boot thing.

Based on the existing DMI quirks, which fix some much more serious
breakage (breaking HDMI out port DCC, causing a USB-A port to not
get 5V out) I would say it is safe to say that Windows does not do
this.

As for the original reasons mentioned in the commit message
introducing this:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca876c7483b6

The BYT tabled ID pin handling has been sowewhat controversial. Some
people actually liked that many BYT BIOSes leave the USB data pins in
host mode even when a charger is connected as this allows using
a USB-otg-charging HUB charging and being in host mode at the same time.

That just leaves the original LID handling on microsoft surface 3
tablets case as somewhat of a problem.

But we can just pick an initial LID state of LID not closed there,
booting up with the LID closed is unusual and if done, the user
likely does *not* want to suspend right away which would happen
when reporting the LID as closed.

I still have a Surface 3 and I can check if that is the default and
if not this could be fixed with a quirk in the ACPI LID handling code.

TL;DR: I think this is a case where we can fix things by ripping
out a whole bunch of code + quirks and stop running edge event
handlers on boot.

Regards,

Hans

Re: [BUG] 36-second boot delay due to by acpi_gpio_handle_deferred_request_irqs on ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025)

[Mika Westerberg]

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 11:33:14AM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 18-Dec-25 07:39, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 07:19:56PM +0000, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7:01 PM, Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 12/17/25 10:57 AM, Francesco Lauritano wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Lauritano francesco.lauritano1@protonmail.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> The _AEI defines 5 GPIO interrupts. Narrowed it down to two:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> gpiolib_acpi.ignore_interrupt=AMDI0030:00@21,AMDI0030:00@24
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This fixes the delay. Pins 0x15 and 0x18 both call: \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.HNC0()
> >>>>
> >>>> Traced it further. HNC0(pin, 0) takes the Else branch and calls:
> >>>> ATKM(0xC0)
> >>>> ADTM(Zero)
> >>>>
> >>>> ADTM calls NOD2(), which is the actual culprit:
> >>>>
> >>>> While ((Arg0 != RDNT))
> >>>> {
> >>>> If ((Local0 >= 0x0F)) { Break }
> >>>> Notify (^^GPP0.PEGP, Arg0)
> >>>> Local0++
> >>>> Sleep (Local0 * 0x64)
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >>>> It notifies the dGPU and polls RDNT, sleeping 100, 200, ... 1500ms per iteration.
> >>>> Max 15 loops = ~12s per pin. GPU doesn't respond at boot so it maxes out.
> >>>>
> >>>> Two pins, ~12s each, ~24-36s total.
> >>>>
> >>>> Francesco
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Any idea why isn't the dGPU responding? I would have expected
> >>> https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4d4c10f763d78 sets up policy that it's
> >>> in D0.
> >>>
> >>> Is the dGPU turned off in BIOS or through some reverse engineered
> >>> tool/API or something?
> >>
> >> dmesg without the workaround:
> >> [    1.005184] pci 0000:01:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot
> >> [    1.288811] pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA device added
> >> [   38.250139] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
> >> [   38.369358] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
> >> [   39.744421] NVRM: GPS ACPI DSM called before _acpiDsmSupportedFuncCacheInit
> >>
> >> GPU is in D0 from 1.0s. nvidia loads at 38.2s after the GPIO hang completes.
> >>
> >> No weird tools/APIs besides userspace utils (asusctl/supergfxctl). 
> >>
> >> No changes to BIOS factory defaults other than disabling Fast Boot.
> >> dGPU is active, Display Mode is Dynamic (hybrid).
> >>
> >> Traced RDNT - it's set by GPS function 19 in the ACPI tables:
> >> Case (0x13)
> >> {
> >>     Debug = "GPS fun 19"
> >>     \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.RDNT = (Local1 + 0xD1)
> >> }
> >>
> >> As far as I can understand GPIO initcall blocks at late_initcall_sync, preventing nvidia 
> >> from loading in time to respond. Based on the timing, GPU is awake but nothing can 
> >> register a handler while kernel is stuck at NOD2 polling loop.
> > 
> > I wonder if you could try with the nouveau driver so that it's built-in to
> > the kernel proper? Then it should be ready at the time these events
> > trigger.
> 
> That is not really a workable solution though.

Yeah, I did not meant it to be the "solution" rather just to check whether
it is related if the GPU driver is there or not. You cannot build the
proprietary driver into the kernel so that's why I suggested the
open-source one.