Re: [PATCH v12 02/11] HID: asus: initialize additional endpoints only for certain devices

[Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>]

On 1/22/26 08:50, Antheas Kapenekakis wrote:
> Currently, ID1/ID2 initializations are performed for all NKEY devices.
> However, ID1 initializations are only required for RGB control and are
> only supported for RGB capable devices. ID2 initializations are only
> required for initializing the Anime display endpoint which is only
> supported on devices with an Anime display. Both of these
> initializations are for functionality that is not present on this driver
> and are performed for devices which might not support them.
>
> At the same time, there are older NKEY devices that have only been
> tested with these initializations in the kernel and it is not possible
> to recheck them. There is a possibility that especially with the ID1
> initialization, certain laptop models might have their shortcuts stop
> working (currently unproven).
>
> To avoid sending unnecessary commands, change to only initialize ID1/ID2
> for those NKEY devices suspected to be problematic without them by
> introducing a quirk for them and replacing the NKEY quirk in the block
> that performs the inits with that. Therefore, new devices that do not
> need (and some do not support) these initializations will not have
> them performed.
>
> In addition, as these initializations might not be supported by the
> affected devices, change the function to not bail if they fail.
Reviewed-by: Denis Benato <benato.denis96@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@antheas.dev>
> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 16 ++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
> index 323e6302bac5..92904b5a700c 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
> @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Asus HID Keyboard and TouchPad");
>  #define QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD		BIT(11)
>  #define QUIRK_ROG_CLAYMORE_II_KEYBOARD BIT(12)
>  #define QUIRK_ROG_ALLY_XPAD		BIT(13)
> +#define QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_ID1ID2_INIT		BIT(14)
>  
>  #define I2C_KEYBOARD_QUIRKS			(QUIRK_FIX_NOTEBOOK_REPORT | \
>  						 QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS | \
> @@ -652,14 +653,9 @@ static int asus_kbd_register_leds(struct hid_device *hdev)
>  	if (!(kbd_func & SUPPORT_KBD_BACKLIGHT))
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  
> -	if (drvdata->quirks & QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD) {
> -		ret = asus_kbd_init(hdev, FEATURE_KBD_LED_REPORT_ID1);
> -		if (ret < 0)
> -			return ret;
> -
> -		ret = asus_kbd_init(hdev, FEATURE_KBD_LED_REPORT_ID2);
> -		if (ret < 0)
> -			return ret;
> +	if (drvdata->quirks & QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_ID1ID2_INIT) {
> +		asus_kbd_init(hdev, FEATURE_KBD_LED_REPORT_ID1);
> +		asus_kbd_init(hdev, FEATURE_KBD_LED_REPORT_ID2);
>  	}
>  
>  	if (dmi_match(DMI_PRODUCT_FAMILY, "ProArt P16")) {
> @@ -1376,10 +1372,10 @@ static const struct hid_device_id asus_devices[] = {
>  	  QUIRK_USE_KBD_BACKLIGHT },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_ASUSTEK,
>  	    USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUSTEK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD),
> -	  QUIRK_USE_KBD_BACKLIGHT | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD },
> +	  QUIRK_USE_KBD_BACKLIGHT | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_ID1ID2_INIT },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_ASUSTEK,
>  	    USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUSTEK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD2),
> -	  QUIRK_USE_KBD_BACKLIGHT | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD },
> +	  QUIRK_USE_KBD_BACKLIGHT | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_ID1ID2_INIT },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_ASUSTEK,
>  	    USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUSTEK_ROG_Z13_LIGHTBAR),
>  	  QUIRK_USE_KBD_BACKLIGHT | QUIRK_ROG_NKEY_KEYBOARD },