Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: asus-nb-wmi: add quirk_asus_ignore_fan for UX3405MA

[Denis Benato <benato.denis96@gmail.com>]

On 12/25/25 00:43, Tim Wassink wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> yes the only problem is the error in dmesg, the rest seems to work.
Then I think we can leave this as-is, unless there is a particular reason
to ensure no errors are being reported in this case.

This is not the only module that does things this way, so I don't think
it's going to be a problem.

Thank you for your time and looking into the matter :)
>
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM Denis Benato <benato.denis96@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/22/25 11:44, Tim Wassink wrote:
>>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM Denis Benato <denis.benato@somemail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 12/21/25 22:01, Tim Wassink wrote:
>>>>> The ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX3405MA) uses a newer WMI interface for thermal
>>>>> management that does not support the legacy WMI fan control methods.
>>>>> Currently, this results in ENODEV (-19) errors in dmesg when the driver
>>>>> attempts to fetch factory fan curve defaults.
>>>>>
>>>>> Add a quirk to use quirk_asus_ignore_fan to silence these errors and
>>>>> signal that legacy fan control is intentionally unsupported, as thermal
>>>>> policies are handled through the platform_profile interface.
>>>> It is my understanding that this patch suppresses the error,
>>>> while maintaining the current behavior in every other aspect,
>>>> correct?
>>> I am actually not sure anymore if this patch is ok, as it introduces a
>>> trade-off regarding telemetry.
>>>
>>> While the patch successfully silences the ENODEV (-19) errors, I have
>>> verified locally that it also inhibits the registration of the fan
>>> telemetry in hwmon. This means the read-only 'fan1_input' (RPM) is no
>>> longer available to the user.
>>>
>>> I initially followed the precedent of commit 82cc5c6c624c ("platform/x86:
>>> asus-wmi: Ignore fan on E410MA"), which can be found here:
>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221221-asus-fan-v1-2-e07f3949725b@weissschuh.net/
>>>
>>> Now I realize that case was specifically for a fanless system. The
>>> UX3405MA does have a physical fan
>>> which remains functional via the platform_profile (AIPT) interface
>>> after this patch, as confirmed by stress testing.
>>>
>>> I thought this quirk was the standard way to handle it, but I am not
>>> so sure anymore.
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think what's happening is that asus-nb-wmi is binding multiple devices: for those
>> that are unsupported the driver returns -ENODEV and the kernel, as a result,
>> probes successive drivers for those devices that can't be bound.
>>
>> It's very likely that using that quirk prevents asus-nb-wmi to bind all devices,
>> and this can very well result in what you are seeing...
>>
>> The only runtime problem is that an error appears in dmesg, right? The rest is
>> working from what I can understand from your messages.
>>> Best regards,
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM Denis Benato <benato.denis96@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 12/21/25 22:01, Tim Wassink wrote:
>>>>> The ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX3405MA) uses a newer WMI interface for thermal
>>>>> management that does not support the legacy WMI fan control methods.
>>>>> Currently, this results in ENODEV (-19) errors in dmesg when the driver
>>>>> attempts to fetch factory fan curve defaults.
>>>>>
>>>>> Add a quirk to use quirk_asus_ignore_fan to silence these errors and
>>>>> signal that legacy fan control is intentionally unsupported, as thermal
>>>>> policies are handled through the platform_profile interface.
>>>> It is my understanding that this patch suppresses the error,
>>>> while maintaining the current behavior in every other aspect,
>>>> correct?
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Tim Wassink <timwassink.dev@gmail.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c | 9 +++++++++
>>>>>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c
>>>>> index 6a62bc5b02fd..eaa8abe506cb 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c
>>>>> @@ -544,6 +544,15 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id asus_quirks[] = {
>>>>>               },
>>>>>               .driver_data = &quirk_asus_zenbook_duo_kbd,
>>>>>       },
>>>>> +     {
>>>>> +             .callback = dmi_matched,
>>>>> +             .ident = "ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3405MA",
>>>>> +             .matches = {
>>>>> +                     DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
>>>>> +                     DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "UX3405MA"),
>>>>> +             },
>>>>> +             .driver_data = &quirk_asus_ignore_fan,
>>>>> +     },
>>>>>       {
>>>>>               .callback = dmi_matched,
>>>>>               .ident = "ASUS ROG Z13",