From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
To: hansg@kernel.org, ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com
Cc: wse@tuxedocomputers.com, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Do not enable the charging limit even when forced
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:09:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260417050912.5582-5-W_Armin@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260417050912.5582-1-W_Armin@gmx.de>
It seems that on some older models (~2020) the battery charging limit
can permanently damage the battery. Prevent users from enabling this
feature thru the "force" module parameter to avoid causing permanent
hardware damage on such devices.
Fixes: d050479693bb ("platform/x86: Add Uniwill laptop driver")
Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/ld9yyf/battery_limit_hidden_function_discovered_on/
Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/uniwill-laptop.rst | 10 ++++++++++
drivers/platform/x86/uniwill/uniwill-acpi.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/uniwill-laptop.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/uniwill-laptop.rst
index 561334865feb..1f3ca84c7d88 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/uniwill-laptop.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/uniwill-laptop.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Support for changing the platform performance mode is currently not implemented.
Battery Charging Control
------------------------
+.. warning:: Some devices do not properly implement the charging threshold interface. Forcing
+ the driver to enable access to said interface on such devices might damage the
+ battery [1]_. Because of this the driver will not enable said feature even when
+ using the ``force`` module parameter.
+
The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver supports controlling the battery charge limit. This happens over
the standard ``charge_control_end_threshold`` power supply sysfs attribute. All values
between 1 and 100 percent are supported.
@@ -70,3 +75,8 @@ The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver allows to set the configurable TGP for devices wit
allow it.
See Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uniwill-laptop for details.
+
+References
+==========
+
+.. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/ld9yyf/battery_limit_hidden_function_discovered_on/
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/uniwill/uniwill-acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/uniwill/uniwill-acpi.c
index 7c7ea0e76966..dac80c78ca0b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/uniwill/uniwill-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/uniwill/uniwill-acpi.c
@@ -2499,8 +2499,8 @@ static int __init uniwill_init(void)
}
if (force) {
- /* Assume that the device supports all features */
- device_descriptor.features = UINT_MAX;
+ /* Assume that the device supports all features except the charge limit */
+ device_descriptor.features = UINT_MAX & ~UNIWILL_FEATURE_BATTERY;
pr_warn("Enabling potentially unsupported features\n");
}
--
2.39.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-17 5:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-17 5:09 [PATCH v2 0/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Charging-related improvements Armin Wolf
2026-04-17 5:09 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Properly initialize charging threshold Armin Wolf
2026-04-30 12:53 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-05-03 21:34 ` Armin Wolf
2026-04-17 5:09 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Accept charging threshold of 0 Armin Wolf
2026-04-30 12:55 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-04-17 5:09 ` [PATCH v2 3/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Fix behavior of "force" module param Armin Wolf
2026-04-17 12:01 ` Werner Sembach
2026-04-30 12:57 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-04-17 5:09 ` Armin Wolf [this message]
2026-04-17 12:01 ` [PATCH v2 4/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Do not enable the charging limit even when forced Werner Sembach
2026-04-30 12:57 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-04-17 5:09 ` [PATCH v2 5/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Rework FN lock/super key suspend handling Armin Wolf
2026-04-30 13:11 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-04-17 5:09 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Mark EC_ADDR_OEM_4 as volatile Armin Wolf
2026-04-30 13:13 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-04-17 5:09 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: Add support for battery charge modes Armin Wolf
2026-04-20 20:03 ` Werner Sembach
2026-04-30 13:22 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-04-30 13:41 ` Armin Wolf
2026-05-04 8:44 ` Werner Sembach
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