From: Sergio Melas <sergiomelas@gmail.com>
To: linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, groeck@gmail.com, sergiomelas@gmail.com
Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, jdelvare@suse.com
Subject: [PATCH 0/1]
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:29:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260319132920.275755-1-sergiomelas@gmail.com> (raw)
This patch introduces a new driver for Lenovo Yoga, Legion, and IdeaPad
laptops that report fan speeds via ACPI.
The driver addresses the "jumpy" and low-resolution RPM data common in
Lenovo Embedded Controllers by implementing a passive First-Order Lag
filter with slew-rate limiting (RLLag).
Technical Validation:
- Verified via physical tachometer and FOPTD (First-Order Plus Time Delay)
identification to ensure the filter constant (TAU_MS) matches hardware inertia.
- Stress-tested through multiple S3 (Suspend) and S4 (Hibernate) cycles.
- Verified 0.0% memory drift over 4+ hours of active monitoring.
- Compatible with KDE Plasma 6 System Monitor and standard hwmon tools.
The implementation is "passive," calculating filter state transitions
only upon userspace read requests. This ensures physical model consistency
without the power overhead of background kernel threads.
Changes since v1:
- Updated MODULE_LICENSE to "GPL".
- Removed background worker/kthread; implemented a passive update strategy.
- Added Documentation/hwmon/yoga_fan.rst.
- Added universal ACPI path probing for up to 8 fans (FANS, FA2S, FAN0).
Sergio Melas (1):
hwmon: (yogafan) Add universal Lenovo Yoga/Legion fan driver
Documentation/hwmon/yoga_fan.rst | 36 +++++
auto_compile_rust_lenovo_drivers.sh | 196 -----------------------
drivers/hwmon/Kconfig | 14 ++
drivers/hwmon/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/hwmon/yoga_fan.c | 237 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 288 insertions(+), 196 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/yoga_fan.rst
delete mode 100755 auto_compile_rust_lenovo_drivers.sh
create mode 100644 drivers/hwmon/yoga_fan.c
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next reply other threads:[~2026-03-19 13:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-19 13:29 Sergio Melas [this message]
2026-03-19 13:29 ` [PATCH 1/1] hwmon: (yogafan) Add universal Lenovo Yoga/Legion fan driver Sergio Melas
2026-03-19 15:59 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-03-19 17:03 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-03-19 19:37 ` [PATCH 0/1] Guenter Roeck
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