Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: asus-wmi: fix unclear usage of bd->props.power

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

On 8/19/26 22:53, Denis Benato wrote:
> The bd->props.power is checked in parts of the driver correctly comparing with
> BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON, while in others with a raw usage of bd->props.power
> and !bd->props.power, moreover in certain checks the logic has been
> inverted due to BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON being defined as 0: fix both the wrong
> usage and the inconsistencies by using proper comparisons.
Can someone having the regression please try this out please?
> Fixes: 130d29c5627c ("platform/x86: asus-wmi: adjust screenpad power/brightness handling")
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178362762638.911488.8564892548331679884@eldamar.lan/
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ea9c63d1-4776-49d5-9dc4-6c09498f99c9@linux.dev/
> Signed-off-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c | 12 +++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> index 8610663b8269..3600dddd8f36 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
> @@ -4500,7 +4500,8 @@ static int update_screenpad_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
>  	u32 ctrl_param = bd->props.brightness;
>  	int err = 0;
>  
> -	if (bd->props.power) {
> +	switch (bd->props.power) {
> +	case BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON:
>  		err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_SCREENPAD_POWER, 1, NULL);
>  		if (err < 0)
>  			return err;
> @@ -4508,12 +4509,17 @@ static int update_screenpad_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
>  		err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_SCREENPAD_LIGHT, ctrl_param, NULL);
>  		if (err < 0)
>  			return err;
> -	}
> +		break;
>  
> -	if (!bd->props.power) {
> +	case BACKLIGHT_POWER_OFF:
>  		err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_SCREENPAD_POWER, 0, NULL);
>  		if (err < 0)
>  			return err;
> +		break;
> +
> +	default:
> +		pr_warn("Invalid screenpad backlight power state: %d\n", bd->props.power);
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
>  	return err;