From: Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@googlemail.com>
To: hansg@kernel.org
Cc: jikos@kernel.org, bentiss@kernel.org,
linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@googlemail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] HID: lg-g15: Add G15 LCD framebuffer support
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 18:39:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261108173920.424072-1-benpicco@googlemail.com> (raw)
Add support for the LCD display on the G15 and G15 v2 to the driver.
Those keyboards have a 160x43 monochrome display, hid-lg-g15 already
binds the device.
All protocol knowledge was lifted from g15daemon, a userspace utility
written for this keyboard long time ago. [0]
To test it I had Copliot port the g15stats util to use a framebuffer
device instead of directly talking to the USB device [1] and also
ran samples/auxdisplay.
[0] https://sourceforge.net/projects/g15daemon/
[1] https://github.com/benpicco/g15stats-auxdisplay
Assisted-by: Copilot with GPT-6.1 Terra
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@googlemail.com>
---
drivers/hid/Kconfig | 12 ++
drivers/hid/hid-lg-g15.c | 319 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 329 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
index 2481bc01c435..d7a7e2708308 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
@@ -674,6 +674,18 @@ config HID_LOGITECH
help
Support for Logitech devices that are not fully compliant with HID standard.
+config HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD
+ bool "Framebuffer support for Logitech G15 LCD" if EXPERT
+ default !EXPERT
+ depends on HID_LOGITECH
+ depends on HID_LOGITECH=FB || FB=y
+ select FB_SYSMEM_HELPERS_DEFERRED
+ help
+ Say Y here to expose the 160x43 monochrome LCD on Logitech G15
+ keyboards through a framebuffer device. This supports the original
+ G15 and G15 v2 models. The display updates when its framebuffer
+ changes. If unsure, say Y.
+
config HID_LOGITECH_DJ
tristate "Logitech receivers full support"
depends on USB_HID
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg-g15.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lg-g15.c
index 02ef3e2094b4..ca1f3280c05a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg-g15.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg-g15.c
@@ -5,15 +5,25 @@
* Copyright (c) 2019 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
*/
+#include <linux/bits.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/fb.h>
#include <linux/hid.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
#include <linux/leds.h>
#include <linux/led-class-multicolor.h>
+#include <linux/math.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm.h>
#include <linux/random.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/usb.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <dt-bindings/leds/common.h>
#include "hid-ids.h"
@@ -79,6 +89,19 @@ struct lg_g15_led {
u8 red, green, blue;
};
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD)
+struct lg_g15_fb {
+ struct usb_device *usb;
+ struct fb_info *info;
+ struct fb_deferred_io defio;
+ struct mutex lock; /* Serializes USB I/O and disconnect. */
+ u8 *report;
+ unsigned int pipe;
+ bool disconnected;
+ bool suspended;
+};
+#endif
+
struct lg_g15_data {
/* Must be first for proper dma alignment */
u8 transfer_buf[LG_G15_TRANSFER_BUF_SIZE];
@@ -88,12 +111,285 @@ struct lg_g15_data {
struct input_dev *input;
struct input_dev *input_js; /* Separate joystick device for G13. */
struct hid_device *hdev;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD)
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb;
+#endif
enum lg_g15_model model;
struct lg_g15_led leds[LG_G15_LED_MAX];
bool game_mode_enabled;
bool backlight_disabled; /* true == HW backlight toggled *OFF* */
};
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD)
+#define LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH 160
+#define LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT 43
+#define LG_G15_LCD_STRIDE (LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH / 8)
+#define LG_G15_LCD_FB_SIZE (LG_G15_LCD_STRIDE * LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT)
+#define LG_G15_LCD_HEADER_SIZE 32
+#define LG_G15_LCD_PAGES DIV_ROUND_UP(LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT, 8)
+#define LG_G15_LCD_REPORT_SIZE (LG_G15_LCD_HEADER_SIZE + \
+ LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH * LG_G15_LCD_PAGES)
+#define LG_G15_LCD_REFRESH_DELAY msecs_to_jiffies(50)
+#define LG_G15_LCD_USB_TIMEOUT 1000
+
+static void lg_g15_pack_report(u8 *report, const u8 *pixels)
+{
+ unsigned int page, x, bit, y;
+ u8 value, mask;
+
+ memset(report, 0, LG_G15_LCD_HEADER_SIZE);
+ report[0] = 0x03;
+ report += LG_G15_LCD_HEADER_SIZE;
+
+ /*
+ * The LCD consumes vertical, LSB-at-the-top groups of eight pixels.
+ * Its pixel polarity is opposite to FB_VISUAL_MONO10.
+ */
+ for (page = 0; page < LG_G15_LCD_PAGES; page++) {
+ for (x = 0; x < LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH; x++) {
+ mask = BIT(7 - x % 8);
+ value = 0;
+ for (bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) {
+ y = page * 8 + bit;
+ if (y >= LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT)
+ break;
+ if (!(pixels[y * LG_G15_LCD_STRIDE + x / 8] & mask))
+ value |= BIT(bit);
+ }
+ *report++ = value;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void lg_g15_fb_deferred_io(struct fb_info *info,
+ struct list_head *pagelist)
+{
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb = info->par;
+ int actual, ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&fb->lock);
+
+ if (fb->disconnected || fb->suspended)
+ goto out;
+
+ lg_g15_pack_report(fb->report, fb->info->screen_buffer);
+
+ ret = usb_interrupt_msg(fb->usb, fb->pipe, fb->report,
+ LG_G15_LCD_REPORT_SIZE, &actual,
+ LG_G15_LCD_USB_TIMEOUT);
+
+ if (!ret && actual != LG_G15_LCD_REPORT_SIZE)
+ ret = -EIO;
+ if (ret)
+ dev_err_ratelimited(&fb->usb->dev,
+ "LCD update failed: %d\n", ret);
+out:
+ mutex_unlock(&fb->lock);
+}
+
+static void lg_g15_fb_damage(struct fb_info *info, off_t offset, size_t len)
+{
+ schedule_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work, LG_G15_LCD_REFRESH_DELAY);
+}
+
+static void lg_g15_fb_damage_area(struct fb_info *info, u32 x, u32 y,
+ u32 width, u32 height)
+{
+ schedule_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work, LG_G15_LCD_REFRESH_DELAY);
+}
+
+FB_GEN_DEFAULT_DEFERRED_SYSMEM_OPS(lg_g15_fb,
+ lg_g15_fb_damage,
+ lg_g15_fb_damage_area)
+
+static int lg_g15_fb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
+{
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb = info->par;
+ int ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&fb->lock);
+ ret = fb->disconnected ? -ENODEV : 0;
+ mutex_unlock(&fb->lock);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int lg_g15_fb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
+ struct fb_info *info)
+{
+ if (var->xres != LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH ||
+ var->yres != LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT ||
+ var->xres_virtual != LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH ||
+ var->yres_virtual != LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT ||
+ var->bits_per_pixel != 1 || var->xoffset || var->yoffset ||
+ var->nonstd || var->rotate)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ *var = info->var;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void lg_g15_fb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
+{
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb = info->par;
+
+ fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
+ vfree(info->screen_buffer);
+ kfree(fb->report);
+ usb_put_dev(fb->usb);
+ framebuffer_release(info);
+}
+
+static const struct fb_ops lg_g15_fb_ops = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .fb_open = lg_g15_fb_open,
+ .fb_check_var = lg_g15_fb_check_var,
+ .fb_destroy = lg_g15_fb_destroy,
+ FB_DEFAULT_DEFERRED_OPS(lg_g15_fb),
+};
+
+static const struct fb_fix_screeninfo lg_g15_fb_fix = {
+ .id = "g15",
+ .type = FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS,
+ .visual = FB_VISUAL_MONO10,
+ .line_length = LG_G15_LCD_STRIDE,
+ .smem_len = LG_G15_LCD_FB_SIZE,
+ .accel = FB_ACCEL_NONE,
+};
+
+static const struct fb_var_screeninfo lg_g15_fb_var = {
+ .xres = LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH,
+ .yres = LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT,
+ .xres_virtual = LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH,
+ .yres_virtual = LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT,
+ .bits_per_pixel = 1,
+ .red = {
+ .length = 1,
+ },
+ .green = {
+ .length = 1,
+ },
+ .blue = {
+ .length = 1,
+ },
+ .width = 90,
+ .height = 23,
+};
+
+static int lg_g15_fb_init(struct hid_device *hdev, struct lg_g15_data *g15)
+{
+ struct usb_interface *intf = to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent);
+ struct usb_host_interface *alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
+ struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *out;
+ struct fb_info *info;
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = usb_find_int_out_endpoint(alt, &out);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(*fb), &hdev->dev);
+ if (!info)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ fb = info->par;
+ fb->info = info;
+ fb->usb = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
+ fb->pipe = usb_sndintpipe(fb->usb, out->bEndpointAddress);
+ mutex_init(&fb->lock);
+
+ fb->report = kmalloc(LG_G15_LCD_REPORT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!fb->report) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err_usb;
+ }
+ info->screen_buffer = vzalloc(PAGE_ALIGN(LG_G15_LCD_FB_SIZE));
+ if (!info->screen_buffer) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err_report;
+ }
+
+ info->fbops = &lg_g15_fb_ops;
+ info->fix = lg_g15_fb_fix;
+ info->var = lg_g15_fb_var;
+ info->flags = FBINFO_VIRTFB;
+ info->screen_size = LG_G15_LCD_FB_SIZE;
+ fb->defio.delay = LG_G15_LCD_REFRESH_DELAY;
+ fb->defio.deferred_io = lg_g15_fb_deferred_io;
+ info->fbdefio = &fb->defio;
+ ret = fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_buffer;
+
+ ret = register_framebuffer(info);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_defio;
+
+ g15->fb = fb;
+ hid_info(hdev, "fb%d: G15 LCD, %dx%d monochrome\n",
+ info->node, LG_G15_LCD_WIDTH, LG_G15_LCD_HEIGHT);
+ return 0;
+
+err_defio:
+ fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
+err_buffer:
+ vfree(info->screen_buffer);
+err_report:
+ kfree(fb->report);
+err_usb:
+ usb_put_dev(fb->usb);
+ framebuffer_release(info);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void lg_g15_fb_remove(struct lg_g15_data *g15)
+{
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb = g15->fb;
+ struct fb_info *info;
+
+ if (!fb)
+ return;
+
+ info = fb->info;
+ mutex_lock(&fb->lock);
+ fb->disconnected = true;
+ mutex_unlock(&fb->lock);
+ flush_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work);
+ unregister_framebuffer(info);
+}
+
+static int lg_g15_suspend(struct hid_device *hdev, pm_message_t message)
+{
+ struct lg_g15_data *g15 = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb;
+
+ if (!g15 || !g15->fb)
+ return 0;
+
+ fb = g15->fb;
+ mutex_lock(&fb->lock);
+ fb->suspended = true;
+ mutex_unlock(&fb->lock);
+ flush_delayed_work(&fb->info->deferred_work);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int lg_g15_resume(struct hid_device *hdev)
+{
+ struct lg_g15_data *g15 = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ struct lg_g15_fb *fb;
+
+ if (!g15 || !g15->fb)
+ return 0;
+
+ fb = g15->fb;
+ mutex_lock(&fb->lock);
+ fb->suspended = false;
+ mutex_unlock(&fb->lock);
+ schedule_delayed_work(&fb->info->deferred_work, 0);
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
/********* G13 LED functions ***********/
/*
* G13 retains no state across power cycles, and always powers up with the backlight on,
@@ -1333,6 +1629,15 @@ static int lg_g15_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
goto error_hw_stop;
}
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD)
+ if (hdev->product == USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD ||
+ hdev->product == USB_DEVICE_ID_LOGITECH_G15_V2_LCD) {
+ ret = lg_g15_fb_init(hdev, g15);
+ if (ret)
+ hid_err(hdev, "Failed to initialize LCD framebuffer: %d\n", ret);
+ }
+#endif
+
return 0;
error_hw_stop:
@@ -1377,15 +1682,20 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(hid, lg_g15_devices);
static void lg_g15_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
{
struct lg_g15_data *g15 = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ if (!g15)
+ goto out;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD)
+ lg_g15_fb_remove(g15);
+#endif
/*
* g15->work is only initialized for the models that schedule it
* (G15, G15 v2, G510). The G13 and Z-10 leave it zeroed, so only
* cancel it when it was set up.
*/
- if (g15 && g15->work.func)
+ if (g15->work.func)
cancel_work_sync(&g15->work);
-
+out:
hid_hw_stop(hdev);
}
@@ -1395,6 +1705,11 @@ static struct hid_driver lg_g15_driver = {
.raw_event = lg_g15_raw_event,
.probe = lg_g15_probe,
.remove = lg_g15_remove,
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_G15_LCD)
+ .suspend = pm_ptr(lg_g15_suspend),
+ .resume = pm_ptr(lg_g15_resume),
+ .reset_resume = pm_ptr(lg_g15_resume),
+#endif
};
module_hid_driver(lg_g15_driver);
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-11-08 17:39 UTC|newest]
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2026-11-08 17:39 Benjamin Valentin [this message]
2026-11-08 18:03 ` [PATCH] HID: lg-g15: Add G15 LCD framebuffer support sashiko-bot
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