[PATCH v1 0/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Bind to a platform device instead of an ACPI one

[PATCH v1 0/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Bind to a platform device instead of an ACPI one

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

Hi All,

This series is part of a larger effort to switch over all drivers using
the struct acpi_driver interface to the more common struct platform_driver
interface and eliminate the former.  The background is explained in
Documentation/driver-api/acpi/acpi-drivers.rst and in the changelog of
the patch that introduced the above document:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/

The bottom line is that the kernel would be better off without struct
acpi_driver and so it is better to get rid of it.

This series carries out driver conversion of the platform x86 eeepc-laptop
driver.

Patch [1/2] updates the driver to install an ACPI notify handler by itself
instead of using the .notify() callback from struct acpi_driver, which is
requisite for the driver conversion.

Patch [2/2] converts the driver to using struct platform_driver for device
binding.

Thanks!

[PATCH v1 1/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Register ACPI notify handler directly

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>

To facilitate subsequent conversion of the driver to a platform one,
make it install an ACPI notify handler directly instead of using
a .notify() callback in struct acpi_driver.

No intentional functional impact.

Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
---
 drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
index 974f55e0b36f..626a99a71fce 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
@@ -1204,9 +1204,10 @@ static void eeepc_input_notify(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc, int event)
 		pr_info("Unknown key %x pressed\n", event);
 }
 
-static void eeepc_acpi_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
+static void eeepc_acpi_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 {
-	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = acpi_driver_data(device);
+	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = data;
+	struct acpi_device *device = eeepc->device;
 	int old_brightness, new_brightness;
 	u16 count;
 
@@ -1422,9 +1423,16 @@ static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	if (result)
 		goto fail_rfkill;
 
+	result = acpi_dev_install_notify_handler(device, ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY,
+						 eeepc_acpi_notify, eeepc);
+	if (result)
+		goto fail_acpi_notifier;
+
 	eeepc_device_present = true;
 	return 0;
 
+fail_acpi_notifier:
+	eeepc_rfkill_exit(eeepc);
 fail_rfkill:
 	eeepc_led_exit(eeepc);
 fail_led:
@@ -1444,6 +1452,7 @@ static void eeepc_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = acpi_driver_data(device);
 
+	acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(device, ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, eeepc_acpi_notify);
 	eeepc_backlight_exit(eeepc);
 	eeepc_rfkill_exit(eeepc);
 	eeepc_input_exit(eeepc);
@@ -1464,11 +1473,9 @@ static struct acpi_driver eeepc_acpi_driver = {
 	.name = EEEPC_LAPTOP_NAME,
 	.class = EEEPC_ACPI_CLASS,
 	.ids = eeepc_device_ids,
-	.flags = ACPI_DRIVER_ALL_NOTIFY_EVENTS,
 	.ops = {
 		.add = eeepc_acpi_add,
 		.remove = eeepc_acpi_remove,
-		.notify = eeepc_acpi_notify,
 	},
 };
 
-- 
2.51.0

[PATCH v1 2/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>

In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
underlying hardware.  Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
used by driver code to bind to that device.  There are multiple reasons
why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].

Overall, it is better to bind drivers to platform devices than to their
ACPI companions, so convert the EEEPC laptop ACPI driver to a platform
one.

While this is not expected to alter functionality, it changes sysfs
layout and so it will be visible to user space.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
---
 drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 32 +++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
index 626a99a71fce..02a71095920e 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
@@ -1361,8 +1361,9 @@ static void eeepc_enable_camera(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc)
 
 static bool eeepc_device_present;
 
-static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int eeepc_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
 	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc;
 	int result;
 
@@ -1373,9 +1374,10 @@ static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	eeepc->handle = device->handle;
 	strscpy(acpi_device_name(device), EEEPC_ACPI_DEVICE_NAME);
 	strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), EEEPC_ACPI_CLASS);
-	device->driver_data = eeepc;
 	eeepc->device = device;
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, eeepc);
+
 	eeepc->hotplug_disabled = hotplug_disabled;
 
 	eeepc_dmi_check(eeepc);
@@ -1448,11 +1450,12 @@ static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static void eeepc_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void eeepc_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = acpi_driver_data(device);
+	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(device, ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, eeepc_acpi_notify);
+	acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev),
+				       ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, eeepc_acpi_notify);
 	eeepc_backlight_exit(eeepc);
 	eeepc_rfkill_exit(eeepc);
 	eeepc_input_exit(eeepc);
@@ -1469,13 +1472,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id eeepc_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, eeepc_device_ids);
 
-static struct acpi_driver eeepc_acpi_driver = {
-	.name = EEEPC_LAPTOP_NAME,
-	.class = EEEPC_ACPI_CLASS,
-	.ids = eeepc_device_ids,
-	.ops = {
-		.add = eeepc_acpi_add,
-		.remove = eeepc_acpi_remove,
+static struct platform_driver eeepc_acpi_driver = {
+	.probe = eeepc_acpi_probe,
+	.remove = eeepc_acpi_remove,
+	.driver = {
+		.name = EEEPC_LAPTOP_NAME,
+		.acpi_match_table = eeepc_device_ids,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -1488,7 +1490,7 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
 	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
 
-	result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
+	result = platform_driver_register(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
 	if (result < 0)
 		goto fail_acpi_driver;
 
@@ -1500,7 +1502,7 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 fail_no_device:
-	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
+	platform_driver_unregister(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
 fail_acpi_driver:
 	platform_driver_unregister(&platform_driver);
 	return result;
@@ -1508,7 +1510,7 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
 
 static void __exit eeepc_laptop_exit(void)
 {
-	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
+	platform_driver_unregister(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
 	platform_driver_unregister(&platform_driver);
 }
 
-- 
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Register ACPI notify handler directly

[Denis Benato]

On 2/28/26 16:22, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
>
> To facilitate subsequent conversion of the driver to a platform one,
> make it install an ACPI notify handler directly instead of using
> a .notify() callback in struct acpi_driver.
>
> No intentional functional impact.
Reviewed-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 15 +++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> index 974f55e0b36f..626a99a71fce 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> @@ -1204,9 +1204,10 @@ static void eeepc_input_notify(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc, int event)
>  		pr_info("Unknown key %x pressed\n", event);
>  }
>  
> -static void eeepc_acpi_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
> +static void eeepc_acpi_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
>  {
> -	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = acpi_driver_data(device);
> +	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = data;
> +	struct acpi_device *device = eeepc->device;
>  	int old_brightness, new_brightness;
>  	u16 count;
>  
> @@ -1422,9 +1423,16 @@ static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>  	if (result)
>  		goto fail_rfkill;
>  
> +	result = acpi_dev_install_notify_handler(device, ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY,
> +						 eeepc_acpi_notify, eeepc);
> +	if (result)
> +		goto fail_acpi_notifier;
> +
>  	eeepc_device_present = true;
>  	return 0;
>  
> +fail_acpi_notifier:
> +	eeepc_rfkill_exit(eeepc);
>  fail_rfkill:
>  	eeepc_led_exit(eeepc);
>  fail_led:
> @@ -1444,6 +1452,7 @@ static void eeepc_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
>  {
>  	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = acpi_driver_data(device);
>  
> +	acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(device, ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, eeepc_acpi_notify);
>  	eeepc_backlight_exit(eeepc);
>  	eeepc_rfkill_exit(eeepc);
>  	eeepc_input_exit(eeepc);
> @@ -1464,11 +1473,9 @@ static struct acpi_driver eeepc_acpi_driver = {
>  	.name = EEEPC_LAPTOP_NAME,
>  	.class = EEEPC_ACPI_CLASS,
>  	.ids = eeepc_device_ids,
> -	.flags = ACPI_DRIVER_ALL_NOTIFY_EVENTS,
>  	.ops = {
>  		.add = eeepc_acpi_add,
>  		.remove = eeepc_acpi_remove,
> -		.notify = eeepc_acpi_notify,
>  	},
>  };
>  

Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one

[Denis Benato]

On 2/28/26 16:22, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
>
> In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
> to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
> the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
> underlying hardware.  Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
> used by driver code to bind to that device.  There are multiple reasons
> why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].
>
> Overall, it is better to bind drivers to platform devices than to their
> ACPI companions, so convert the EEEPC laptop ACPI driver to a platform
> one.
>
> While this is not expected to alter functionality, it changes sysfs
> layout and so it will be visible to user space.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Denis Benato <denis.benato@linux.dev>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 32 +++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> index 626a99a71fce..02a71095920e 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> @@ -1361,8 +1361,9 @@ static void eeepc_enable_camera(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc)
>  
>  static bool eeepc_device_present;
>  
> -static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> +static int eeepc_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  {
> +	struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
>  	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc;
>  	int result;
>  
> @@ -1373,9 +1374,10 @@ static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>  	eeepc->handle = device->handle;
>  	strscpy(acpi_device_name(device), EEEPC_ACPI_DEVICE_NAME);
>  	strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), EEEPC_ACPI_CLASS);
> -	device->driver_data = eeepc;
>  	eeepc->device = device;
>  
> +	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, eeepc);
> +
>  	eeepc->hotplug_disabled = hotplug_disabled;
>  
>  	eeepc_dmi_check(eeepc);
> @@ -1448,11 +1450,12 @@ static int eeepc_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>  	return result;
>  }
>  
> -static void eeepc_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
> +static void eeepc_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  {
> -	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = acpi_driver_data(device);
> +	struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
>  
> -	acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(device, ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, eeepc_acpi_notify);
> +	acpi_dev_remove_notify_handler(ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev),
> +				       ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, eeepc_acpi_notify);
>  	eeepc_backlight_exit(eeepc);
>  	eeepc_rfkill_exit(eeepc);
>  	eeepc_input_exit(eeepc);
> @@ -1469,13 +1472,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id eeepc_device_ids[] = {
>  };
>  MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, eeepc_device_ids);
>  
> -static struct acpi_driver eeepc_acpi_driver = {
> -	.name = EEEPC_LAPTOP_NAME,
> -	.class = EEEPC_ACPI_CLASS,
> -	.ids = eeepc_device_ids,
> -	.ops = {
> -		.add = eeepc_acpi_add,
> -		.remove = eeepc_acpi_remove,
> +static struct platform_driver eeepc_acpi_driver = {
> +	.probe = eeepc_acpi_probe,
> +	.remove = eeepc_acpi_remove,
> +	.driver = {
> +		.name = EEEPC_LAPTOP_NAME,
> +		.acpi_match_table = eeepc_device_ids,
>  	},
>  };
>  
> @@ -1488,7 +1490,7 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
>  	if (result < 0)
>  		return result;
>  
> -	result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
> +	result = platform_driver_register(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
>  	if (result < 0)
>  		goto fail_acpi_driver;
>  
> @@ -1500,7 +1502,7 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
>  	return 0;
>  
>  fail_no_device:
> -	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
> +	platform_driver_unregister(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
>  fail_acpi_driver:
>  	platform_driver_unregister(&platform_driver);
>  	return result;
> @@ -1508,7 +1510,7 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
>  
>  static void __exit eeepc_laptop_exit(void)
>  {
> -	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
> +	platform_driver_unregister(&eeepc_acpi_driver);
>  	platform_driver_unregister(&platform_driver);
>  }
>  

Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Bind to a platform device instead of an ACPI one

[Ilpo Järvinen]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:21:17 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> This series is part of a larger effort to switch over all drivers using
> the struct acpi_driver interface to the more common struct platform_driver
> interface and eliminate the former.  The background is explained in
> Documentation/driver-api/acpi/acpi-drivers.rst and in the changelog of
> the patch that introduced the above document:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/
> 
> [...]


Thank you for your contribution, it has been applied to my local
review-ilpo-next branch. Note it will show up in the public
platform-drivers-x86/review-ilpo-next branch only once I've pushed my
local branch there, which might take a while.

The list of commits applied:
[1/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Register ACPI notify handler directly
      commit: 5eea33b4d301e279abe49cdbd28f8be24e8932a1
[2/2] platform/x86: eeepc-laptop: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one
      commit: 079b59fd2d79e4f492cba7013c5f60787d573fc8

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