From: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
"Benjamin Tissoires" <bentiss@kernel.org>,
"Jiri Kosina" <jikos@kernel.org>,
"Luke D . Jones" <luke@ljones.dev>,
"Mateusz Schwartz" <matthew.schwartz@linux.dev>,
"Denis Benato" <benato.denis96@gmail.com>,
"Jonathan LoBue" <jlobue10@gmail.com>,
"Khamunetri Clark" <khamunetriclark@gmail.com>,
"Derek J. Clark" <derekjohn.clark@gmail.com>,
Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH v2 09/12] HID: asus: add support to force feedback
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:58:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260819195835.1649657-10-denis.benato@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260819195835.1649657-1-denis.benato@linux.dev>
Unlike ROG ally the X version and following ones uses DInput protocol
and the force feedback needs to be implemented as its protocol is
vendor-specific, therefore add support for FF_RUMBLE with magnitude
scaling on a work-queue based approach to avoid using possibly
sleeping calls in atomic context.
Assisted-by: opencode:glm-5.2
Assisted-by: VSCode:gpt-5.3-codex
Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Khamunetri Clark <khamunetriclark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Luke Jones <luke@ljones.dev>
---
drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 198 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 191 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 6f43b7317168..ca3050fea843 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
@@ -235,6 +235,23 @@ struct ally_config {
struct ally_joystick_resp_curve right_curve;
};
+/* XInput force-feedback report (output report 0x0d, gamepad interface) */
+struct ff_data {
+ u8 enable;
+ u8 magnitude_left;
+ u8 magnitude_right;
+ u8 magnitude_strong;
+ u8 magnitude_weak;
+ u8 pulse_sustain_10ms;
+ u8 pulse_release_10ms;
+ u8 loop_count;
+} __packed;
+
+struct ff_report {
+ u8 report_id;
+ struct ff_data ff;
+} __packed;
+
struct ally_handheld {
/* All read/write to IN interfaces must lock */
struct mutex intf_mutex;
@@ -243,6 +260,13 @@ struct ally_handheld {
struct input_dev *ally_x_input;
struct hid_device *ally_x_hdev;
+ struct ff_report ff_packet;
+ struct work_struct ff_work;
+ /* Serializes ff_packet and update_ff between play_effect and ff_work */
+ spinlock_t ff_lock;
+ bool ff_work_initialized;
+ bool update_ff;
+
struct hid_device *keyboard_hdev;
struct input_dev *keyboard_input;
@@ -357,9 +381,13 @@ enum ally_command_codes {
CMD_SET_ANTI_DEADZONE = 0x18,
};
+/* XInput rumble magnitudes use the hardware's 0..100 intensity range. */
+#define ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY 100
+
static const u8 ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF[] = {
0x0D, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xEB
};
+static_assert(sizeof(struct ff_report) == sizeof(ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF));
/*
* The ROG Ally device presents multiple USB interfaces (keyboard, mouse, gamepad,
@@ -368,6 +396,7 @@ static const u8 ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF[] = {
* ally_handheld structure to share state across these separate HID interfaces.
*/
static void ally_resume_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
+static void ally_x_ff_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
/*
* Changes to ally_drvdata must lock: the raw_event callbacks, which may
@@ -383,6 +412,13 @@ static struct ally_handheld ally_drvdata = {
*/
.resume_work = __DELAYED_WORK_INITIALIZER(ally_drvdata.resume_work,
ally_resume_work_fn, 0),
+ /*
+ * Initialised statically for the same reason as resume_work: remove()
+ * drains the work whichever of the interfaces probed or failed to
+ * probe, so it must be safe to cancel unconditionally.
+ */
+ .ff_work = __WORK_INITIALIZER(ally_drvdata.ff_work, ally_x_ff_work_fn),
+ .ff_lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(ally_drvdata.ff_lock),
};
static const u8 asus_report_id_init[] = {
@@ -2519,6 +2555,86 @@ static bool ally_x_raw_event(struct input_dev *input, struct hid_device *hdev,
return true;
}
+/**
+ * ally_x_send_ff_report() - Send a force-feedback report to the gamepad
+ * @ally: ally handheld structure
+ * @hdev: HID device
+ * @buf: buffer containing the report to send
+ * @len: length of the report
+ *
+ * The gamepad interface consumes force-feedback packets as output reports,
+ * unlike the config interface which expects feature reports: a rumble packet
+ * sent as HID_REQ_SET_REPORT would be rejected by the hardware.
+ *
+ * Return: count of data transferred, negative if error
+ */
+static int ally_x_send_ff_report(struct ally_handheld *ally,
+ struct hid_device *hdev,
+ const u8 *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ u8 *dmabuf __free(kfree) = kmemdup(buf, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+ if (!dmabuf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &ally->intf_mutex)
+ return hid_hw_output_report(hdev, dmabuf, len);
+}
+
+static int ally_x_send_ff_off(struct ally_handheld *ally, struct hid_device *hdev)
+{
+ return ally_x_send_ff_report(ally, hdev, ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF,
+ sizeof(ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF));
+}
+
+static void ally_x_ff_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct ally_handheld *ally =
+ container_of(work, struct ally_handheld, ff_work);
+ struct hid_device *hdev = NULL;
+ struct ff_report report;
+ bool update = false;
+ int ret;
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &ally->ff_lock) {
+ if (ally->update_ff) {
+ report = ally->ff_packet;
+ ally->update_ff = false;
+ update = true;
+ hdev = ally->ally_x_hdev;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!update || !hdev)
+ return;
+
+ ret = ally_x_send_ff_report(ally, hdev, (u8 *)&report, sizeof(report));
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to send force-feedback: %d\n", ret);
+}
+
+static int ally_x_play_effect(struct input_dev *idev, void *data,
+ struct ff_effect *effect)
+{
+ struct ally_handheld *ally = &ally_drvdata;
+
+ if (effect->type != FF_RUMBLE)
+ return 0;
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &ally->ff_lock) {
+ ally->ff_packet.ff.magnitude_strong =
+ effect->u.rumble.strong_magnitude * ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY / 65535;
+ ally->ff_packet.ff.magnitude_weak =
+ effect->u.rumble.weak_magnitude * ALLY_FF_MAX_INTENSITY / 65535;
+ ally->update_ff = true;
+
+ if (ally->ff_work_initialized)
+ schedule_work(&ally->ff_work);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct input_dev *ally_x_alloc_input_dev(struct hid_device *hdev)
{
struct input_dev *input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(&hdev->dev);
@@ -2574,6 +2690,21 @@ static int ally_x_setup_input(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all
input_set_capability(input, EV_KEY, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY);
input_set_capability(input, EV_KEY, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY1);
+ memcpy(&ally->ff_packet, ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF, sizeof(ally->ff_packet));
+ ally->ff_work_initialized = true;
+
+ input_set_capability(input, EV_FF, FF_RUMBLE);
+
+ /*
+ * A registered device advertising FF_RUMBLE without the memless core
+ * behind it would crash input_ff_upload(): fail the whole setup instead.
+ */
+ ret = input_ff_create_memless(input, NULL, ally_x_play_effect);
+ if (ret) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to create force-feedback: %d\n", ret);
+ goto ally_x_setup_input_err;
+ }
+
ret = input_register_device(input);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "Failed to register Ally X gamepad device: %d\n", ret);
@@ -2592,13 +2723,28 @@ static int ally_x_setup_input(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *all
static int hid_asus_ally_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally)
{
- int ret;
+ struct hid_device *x_hdev;
+ unsigned long flags;
- /* Failure at this point is non-critical */
- ret = ally_gamepad_send_packet(ally, hdev, ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF,
- sizeof(ALLY_FORCE_FEEDBACK_OFF));
- if (ret < 0)
- hid_err(hdev, "Ally failed to init force-feedback off: %d\n", ret);
+ /*
+ * The force-feedback "off" packet belongs to the gamepad interface,
+ * which consumes it as an output report: the config interface probed
+ * here would reject it. The gamepad probe path sends the packet itself,
+ * so this only matters when the gamepad interface is already bound,
+ * e.g. after a reset resume that re-initialized the MCU.
+ */
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ x_hdev = ally->ally_x_hdev;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
+ if (x_hdev) {
+ /* Failure at this point is non-critical */
+ int ret = ally_x_send_ff_off(ally, x_hdev);
+
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_err(hdev, "Ally failed to init force-feedback off: %d\n",
+ ret);
+ }
return 0;
}
@@ -2717,6 +2863,14 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
+ /*
+ * Make sure rumble starts disabled: this is the interface that
+ * owns the force-feedback output report. Failure is non-critical.
+ */
+ ret = ally_x_send_ff_off(&ally_drvdata, hdev);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to disable force-feedback: %d\n", ret);
+
spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
ally_drvdata.ally_x_hdev = hdev;
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
@@ -2741,6 +2895,7 @@ static struct ally_handheld *hid_asus_ally_probe(struct hid_device *hdev)
static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *ally)
{
unsigned long flags;
+ bool owns_xpad;
if (!ally)
return;
@@ -2754,7 +2909,36 @@ static void hid_asus_ally_remove(struct hid_device *hdev, struct ally_handheld *
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ally->resume_work);
spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
- if (ally->ally_x_hdev == hdev) {
+ owns_xpad = ally->ally_x_hdev == hdev;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+
+ if (owns_xpad) {
+ /*
+ * Stop queueing force-feedback work before the gamepad
+ * pointers are cleared: play_effect() tests the flag under the
+ * same lock, so no work can be queued past the cancel below.
+ */
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &ally->ff_lock)
+ ally->ff_work_initialized = false;
+
+ /*
+ * cancel_work_sync() may sleep: keep it out of ally_data_lock,
+ * but run it before the pointers are cleared so in-flight work
+ * cannot outlive the interface it sends through.
+ */
+ cancel_work_sync(&ally->ff_work);
+
+ /*
+ * The input core can no longer stop effects through the
+ * disabled work: quiesce any rumble still playing ourselves,
+ * or the device would keep vibrating after being unbound.
+ */
+ if (ally_x_send_ff_off(ally, hdev) < 0)
+ hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to stop force-feedback\n");
+ }
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ally_data_lock, flags);
+ if (owns_xpad) {
ally->ally_x_input = NULL;
ally->ally_x_hdev = NULL;
}
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-19 19:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-19 19:58 [PATCH v2 00/12] HID: asus: add support for ROG Ally handhelds Denis Benato
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] HID: asus: reinitialize the device after exiting a sleep state Denis Benato
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] HID: asus: add support for ROG Ally handhelds Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] HID: asus: add gamepad configuration Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] HID: asus: add vibration strength configuration Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:12 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] HID: asus: add joysticks inner and outer range configuration Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] HID: asus: add triggers " Denis Benato
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] HID: asus: add joysticks anti-deadzone configuration Denis Benato
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] HID: asus: add support for response curve Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` Denis Benato [this message]
2026-08-19 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] HID: asus: add support to force feedback sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] HID: asus: add support for gamepad mode Denis Benato
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] HID: asus: add support for turbo buttons Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:23 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-19 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] HID: asus: add support for btn remapping Denis Benato
2026-08-19 20:22 ` sashiko-bot
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