From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
To: Dell.Client.Kernel@dell.com, pali@kernel.org, mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
Cc: hansg@kernel.org, ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux@roeck-us.net,
linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Use new buffer-based WMI API
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 01:25:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260308002522.4185-4-W_Armin@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260308002522.4185-1-W_Armin@gmx.de>
Use the new buffer-based WMI API to also support ACPI firmware
implementations that do not use ACPI buffers for returning the
results of a SMBIOS call.
Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
---
drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-wmi.c | 46 +++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-wmi.c
index a7dca8c59d60..3c05b48354b3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-wmi.c
@@ -50,38 +50,42 @@ static inline struct wmi_smbios_priv *get_first_smbios_priv(void)
static int run_smbios_call(struct wmi_device *wdev)
{
- struct acpi_buffer output = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
- struct wmi_smbios_priv *priv;
- struct acpi_buffer input;
- union acpi_object *obj;
- acpi_status status;
-
- priv = dev_get_drvdata(&wdev->dev);
- input.length = priv->req_buf_size - sizeof(u64);
- input.pointer = &priv->buf->std;
+ struct wmi_smbios_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&wdev->dev);
+ const struct wmi_buffer input = {
+ .length = priv->req_buf_size - sizeof(u64),
+ .data = &priv->buf->std,
+ };
+ struct wmi_buffer output;
+ int ret;
dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "evaluating: %u/%u [%x,%x,%x,%x]\n",
priv->buf->std.cmd_class, priv->buf->std.cmd_select,
priv->buf->std.input[0], priv->buf->std.input[1],
priv->buf->std.input[2], priv->buf->std.input[3]);
- status = wmidev_evaluate_method(wdev, 0, 1, &input, &output);
- if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
- return -EIO;
- obj = (union acpi_object *)output.pointer;
- if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
- dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "received type: %d\n", obj->type);
- if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
- dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "SMBIOS call failed: %llu\n",
- obj->integer.value);
- kfree(output.pointer);
+ ret = wmidev_invoke_method(wdev, 0, 1, &input, &output);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ /*
+ * The output buffer returned by the WMI method should have at least the size
+ * of the input buffer. Because the Windows WMI implementation ignores any surplus
+ * data returned by a WMI method call we emulate this behavior here.
+ *
+ * Additionally the ACPI firmware might return buffers with not enough data to
+ * signal an error, so we only print a debug message here.
+ */
+ if (output.length < input.length) {
+ dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "SMBIOS call returned not enough data (%zu)\n", output.length);
+ kfree(output.data);
return -EIO;
}
- memcpy(input.pointer, obj->buffer.pointer, obj->buffer.length);
+
+ memcpy(input.data, output.data, input.length);
dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "result: [%08x,%08x,%08x,%08x]\n",
priv->buf->std.output[0], priv->buf->std.output[1],
priv->buf->std.output[2], priv->buf->std.output[3]);
- kfree(output.pointer);
+ kfree(output.data);
return 0;
}
--
2.39.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-08 0:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-08 0:25 [PATCH 0/9] Convert most Dell WMI drivers to use the new buffer-based API Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 1/9] platform/x86: dell-descriptor: Use new buffer-based WMI API Armin Wolf
2026-03-09 15:41 ` Mario Limonciello
2026-03-09 17:23 ` Pali Rohár
2026-03-09 19:45 ` Armin Wolf
2026-03-10 1:53 ` Mario Limonciello
2026-03-10 10:46 ` Gergo Koteles
2026-03-14 17:55 ` Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 2/9] platform/x86: dell-privacy: " Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` Armin Wolf [this message]
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 4/9] platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: " Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 5/9] platform/x86: dell-ddv: " Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 6/9] hwmon: (dell-smm) " Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 14:52 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-03-08 20:03 ` Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 7/9] platform/wmi: Make wmi_bus_class const Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 8/9] platform/wmi: Make sysfs attributes const Armin Wolf
2026-03-08 0:25 ` [PATCH 9/9] modpost: Handle malformed WMI GUID strings Armin Wolf
2026-03-09 16:07 ` Mario Limonciello
2026-03-14 17:56 ` Armin Wolf
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