* [PATCH RFC 1/1] leds: add ASUS Aura SCSI driver for ROG NVMe enclosures
2026-09-01 14:26 [PATCH RFC 0/1] leds: add ASUS Aura SCSI driver for ROG NVMe enclosures Liang Haowen
@ 2026-09-01 14:34 ` Liang Haowen
2026-09-03 12:00 ` [PATCH RFC v2 1/1] leds: asus-aura-scsi: Add ASUS Aura RGB LED " Liang Haowen
2026-09-03 12:00 ` [PATCH RFC v2 0/1] " Liang Haowen
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Liang Haowen @ 2026-09-01 14:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-leds
Cc: Lee Jones, Pavel Machek, Martin K. Petersen, linux-scsi,
platform-driver-x86, linux-kernel, Denis Benato, Armin Wolf,
Hans de Goede, Ilpo Jarvinen
ASUS ROG external NVMe enclosures (ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932) are
plain USB mass-storage devices with no HID interface: the Aura LEDs
hang off an ENE controller driven by vendor SCSI commands on the same
LUN as the disk. The enclosure has 4 independently addressable LEDs,
verified on hardware.
Register a scsi_device_handler matched by INQUIRY (vendor "ROG",
model "ESD-S1C"); it does not claim the sdev (sd keeps owning the
disk) and exposes each LED as a multicolor LED class device,
/sys/class/leds/asus-arion:led0 through led3.
Protocol: a 16-byte vendor CDB (opcode 0xec, 'A' 'S' signature,
register index, argument count in cdb[13]). MODE 0x8021 (Static) must
be written first in every sequence or the device ignores it; colours
go to 0x8160 + 3 * led and 0x8100 + 3 * led (3 bytes, order R, B, G;
both tables are written because firmware revisions pull from one or
the other); APPLY 0x80a0 takes 0x01 to apply and 0xaa to save.
The CDB cannot go through scsi_execute_cmd(): it sizes the command
via scsi_command_size(opcode), which maps vendor opcode 0xec to
10 bytes, so cdb[13] is dropped and the device silently ignores the
write (GOOD status, no error). Build the block request by hand and
force cmd_len = 16, mirroring what SG_IO does from userspace.
This is the monolithic out-of-tree version as verified on hardware;
the Kconfig/Makefile/MAINTAINERS wiring lands with the agreed split
into a SCSI transport helper and a shared ASUS Aura LED interface.
Signed-off-by: Liang Haowen <nbg2974@gmail.com>
---
------------------------------------------------------------------------
drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c | 302 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 302 insertions(+)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c b/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..111111111111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * ASUS Aura RGB over SCSI for ROG external NVMe enclosures
+ * (e.g. ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932).
+ *
+ * USB mass-storage device, no HID; the ENE LED controller is driven via
+ * vendor SCSI commands. Matched by INQUIRY (vendor "ROG", model "ESD-S1C"),
+ * does NOT claim the sdev (sd keeps owning the disk).
+ *
+ * The Arion exposes 4 independently addressable LEDs (verified on hardware):
+ * each is a multicolor LED class device (asus-arion:led0..led3). A colour
+ * change writes that LED's slot only: EFFECT 0x8160 + 3*led, DIRECT
+ * 0x8100 + 3*led (3 bytes, byte order R, B, G), then APPLY (0x01) and
+ * SAVE (0xaa). MODE (0x8021 = Static) is written first in every sequence;
+ * skipping it makes the device ignore the whole sequence.
+ *
+ * Uses brightness_set (non-blocking LED core fast path) + a work_struct
+ * for the sleeping block-request vendor CDB send.
+ *
+ * CDB length: scsi_execute_cmd() sizes the CDB via scsi_command_size(opcode),
+ * which maps vendor opcode 0xec to 10 bytes. The ENE protocol uses a 16-byte
+ * CDB with the data length in cdb[13], so scsi_execute_cmd() drops cdb[13]
+ * and the device silently ignores the write. We build the request by hand
+ * and force cmd_len = 16 (what SG_IO does from userspace).
+ *
+ * Attach manually until a notifier lands:
+ * echo asus_aura > /sys/block/sdX/device/dh_state
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/led-class-multicolor.h>
+#include <linux/blk_types.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/blk-mq.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_dh.h>
+
+#define ARION_INQ_VENDOR "ROG"
+#define ARION_INQ_MODEL "ESD-S1C"
+
+#define ENE_OPCODE 0xec
+#define ENE_REG_MODE 0x8021 /* AuraMode value: Static=1, Breathe=2, ... */
+#define ENE_REG_APPLY 0x80a0
+#define ENE_REG_COLORS 0x8160 /* + 3*led, 3 bytes per LED, order R,B,G */
+#define ENE_REG_COLORS_DIRECT 0x8100 /* + 3*led, same layout */
+#define ENE_APPLY 0x01
+#define ENE_SAVE 0xaa
+#define ENE_MODE_STATIC 1
+#define ENE_CDB_LEN 16
+#define ENE_RGB_LEN 3
+
+/*
+ * Verified on hardware: the enclosure has 4 independently settable LEDs.
+ * (The colour table reserves 16 slots; only the first 4 drive anything.)
+ */
+#define ARION_NUM_LEDS 4
+
+struct asus_aura_led {
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone;
+ int index;
+ struct led_classdev_mc mc_cdev;
+ struct mc_subled subled[3];
+ u8 rgb[ENE_RGB_LEN];
+ struct work_struct work;
+};
+
+struct asus_aura_zone {
+ struct scsi_device *sdev;
+ struct asus_aura_led leds[ARION_NUM_LEDS];
+};
+
+static void ene_build_cdb(u8 *cdb, u16 reg, u8 arg_count)
+{
+ memset(cdb, 0, ENE_CDB_LEN);
+ cdb[0] = ENE_OPCODE;
+ cdb[1] = 'A';
+ cdb[2] = 'S';
+ cdb[3] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
+ cdb[4] = reg & 0xff;
+ cdb[13] = arg_count;
+}
+
+/* Raw block request so we can force cmd_len=16 (see file header). */
+static int ene_write(struct scsi_device *sdev, u16 reg,
+ const void *data, u8 arg_count)
+{
+ struct request *rq;
+ struct scsi_cmnd *scmd;
+ u8 cdb[ENE_CDB_LEN];
+ int ret;
+
+ ene_build_cdb(cdb, reg, arg_count);
+
+ rq = blk_mq_alloc_request(sdev->request_queue, REQ_OP_DRV_OUT, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(rq))
+ return PTR_ERR(rq);
+
+ scmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+ scmd->cmd_len = ENE_CDB_LEN;
+ memcpy(scmd->cmnd, cdb, ENE_CDB_LEN);
+
+ if (arg_count) {
+ ret = blk_rq_map_kern(rq,
+ (void *)data, arg_count, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ blk_execute_rq(rq, true);
+ ret = scmd->result;
+out:
+ blk_mq_free_request(rq);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/* Sleepable: runs on the system workqueue. Writes one LED's slot. */
+static void asus_aura_led_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_led *led =
+ container_of(work, struct asus_aura_led, work);
+ struct scsi_device *sdev = led->zone->sdev;
+ u8 apply = ENE_APPLY;
+ u8 save = ENE_SAVE;
+ u8 mode = ENE_MODE_STATIC;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!scsi_device_online(sdev))
+ return;
+
+ /* Mode first: without it the device ignores the whole sequence. */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_MODE, &mode, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_COLORS + led->index * ENE_RGB_LEN,
+ led->rgb, ENE_RGB_LEN);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ /*
+ * Cover the DIRECT colour set too; some firmware revisions pull
+ * from 0x8100 instead of 0x8160.
+ */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_COLORS_DIRECT + led->index * ENE_RGB_LEN,
+ led->rgb, ENE_RGB_LEN);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_APPLY, &apply, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ /*
+ * The change only takes effect after SAVE (0xaa). NOTE: saving on
+ * every brightness change writes flash each time; revisit for wear
+ * once confirmed.
+ */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_APPLY, &save, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ return;
+err:
+ dev_err(&sdev->sdev_gendev,
+ "asus_aura: led%d write failed: %d\n", led->index, ret);
+}
+
+/* Non-blocking LED callback (LED core fast path). Cache colour, defer SCSI. */
+static void asus_aura_set(struct led_classdev *cdev,
+ enum led_brightness brightness)
+{
+ struct led_classdev_mc *mc = lcdev_to_mccdev(cdev);
+ struct asus_aura_led *led =
+ container_of(mc, struct asus_aura_led, mc_cdev);
+
+ led_mc_calc_color_components(mc, brightness);
+ /* ENE colour register byte order is R, B, G. */
+ led->rgb[0] = led->subled[0].brightness;
+ led->rgb[1] = led->subled[2].brightness;
+ led->rgb[2] = led->subled[1].brightness;
+
+ schedule_work(&led->work);
+}
+
+static int asus_aura_register_led(struct asus_aura_zone *zone, int index)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_led *led = &zone->leds[index];
+ struct led_classdev *cdev = &led->mc_cdev.led_cdev;
+ int ret;
+
+ led->zone = zone;
+ led->index = index;
+
+ led->subled[0].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_RED;
+ led->subled[1].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN;
+ led->subled[2].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_BLUE;
+ led->mc_cdev.num_colors = 3;
+ led->mc_cdev.subled_info = led->subled;
+
+ cdev->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "asus-arion:led%d", index);
+ if (!cdev->name)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ cdev->max_brightness = 255;
+ cdev->brightness_set = asus_aura_set;
+
+ INIT_WORK(&led->work, asus_aura_led_work);
+ led_mc_calc_color_components(&led->mc_cdev, cdev->brightness);
+
+ /*
+ * Register with NULL parent: parenting the LED to the sdev takes a
+ * device reference, which blocks the sdev's final release on unplug,
+ * which is what calls scsi_dh_release_device() -> our .detach() that
+ * unregisters the LEDs. That reference cycle leaked the LED nodes and
+ * the module refcount on every hot-unplug.
+ */
+ ret = led_classdev_multicolor_register(NULL, &led->mc_cdev);
+ if (ret)
+ kfree(cdev->name);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int asus_aura_attach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ if (strncmp(sdev->vendor, ARION_INQ_VENDOR, strlen(ARION_INQ_VENDOR)) ||
+ strncmp(sdev->model, ARION_INQ_MODEL, strlen(ARION_INQ_MODEL)))
+ return SCSI_DH_DEV_UNSUPP;
+
+ zone = kzalloc_obj(*zone, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!zone)
+ return SCSI_DH_NOMEM;
+ zone->sdev = sdev;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARION_NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+ ret = asus_aura_register_led(zone, i);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_free;
+ }
+
+ sdev->handler_data = zone;
+ sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
+ "asus_aura: %d per-LED multicolor LEDs registered\n",
+ ARION_NUM_LEDS);
+ return SCSI_DH_OK;
+
+err_free:
+ while (i--) {
+ cancel_work_sync(&zone->leds[i].work);
+ led_classdev_multicolor_unregister(&zone->leds[i].mc_cdev);
+ kfree(zone->leds[i].mc_cdev.led_cdev.name);
+ }
+ kfree(zone);
+ return SCSI_DH_NOMEM;
+}
+
+static void asus_aura_detach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone = sdev->handler_data;
+ int i;
+
+ if (!zone)
+ return;
+ for (i = 0; i < ARION_NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+ cancel_work_sync(&zone->leds[i].work);
+ led_classdev_multicolor_unregister(&zone->leds[i].mc_cdev);
+ kfree(zone->leds[i].mc_cdev.led_cdev.name);
+ }
+ kfree(zone);
+ sdev->handler_data = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct scsi_device_handler asus_aura_dh = {
+ .name = "asus_aura",
+ .module = THIS_MODULE,
+ .attach = asus_aura_attach,
+ .detach = asus_aura_detach,
+};
+
+static int __init asus_aura_init(void)
+{
+ return scsi_register_device_handler(&asus_aura_dh);
+}
+
+static void __exit asus_aura_exit(void)
+{
+ scsi_unregister_device_handler(&asus_aura_dh);
+}
+
+module_init(asus_aura_init);
+module_exit(asus_aura_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASUS Aura RGB over SCSI for ROG NVMe enclosures (per-LED)");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Liang Haowen");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* [PATCH RFC v2 1/1] leds: asus-aura-scsi: Add ASUS Aura RGB LED driver for ROG NVMe enclosures
2026-09-01 14:26 [PATCH RFC 0/1] leds: add ASUS Aura SCSI driver for ROG NVMe enclosures Liang Haowen
2026-09-01 14:34 ` [PATCH RFC 1/1] " Liang Haowen
@ 2026-09-03 12:00 ` Liang Haowen
2026-09-03 12:00 ` [PATCH RFC v2 0/1] " Liang Haowen
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Liang Haowen @ 2026-09-03 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-leds
Cc: Lee Jones, Pavel Machek, Martin K. Petersen, linux-scsi,
platform-driver-x86, linux-kernel, Denis Benato, Armin Wolf,
Hans de Goede, Ilpo Jarvinen
ASUS ROG external NVMe enclosures (ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932) are
plain USB mass-storage devices with no HID interface: the Aura LEDs
hang off an ENE controller driven by vendor SCSI commands on the same
LUN as the disk. The enclosure has 4 independently addressable LEDs,
verified on hardware.
Register a scsi_device_handler matched by INQUIRY (vendor "ROG",
model "ESD-S1C"); it does not claim the sdev (sd keeps owning the
disk) and exposes each LED as a multicolor LED class device,
/sys/class/leds/asus-arion:led0 through led3.
Protocol: a 16-byte vendor CDB (opcode 0xec, 'A' 'S' signature,
register index, argument count in cdb[13]). MODE 0x8021 (Static) must
be written first in every sequence or the device ignores it; colours
go to 0x8160 + 3 * led and 0x8100 + 3 * led (3 bytes, order R, B, G;
both tables are written because firmware revisions pull from one or
the other); APPLY 0x80a0 takes 0x01 to apply and 0xaa to save.
The CDB cannot go through scsi_execute_cmd(): it sizes the command
via scsi_command_size(opcode), which maps vendor opcode 0xec to
10 bytes, so cdb[13] is dropped and the device silently ignores the
write (GOOD status, no error). The request is built with
scsi_alloc_request() instead, which fully initializes the scsi_cmnd,
with cmd_len forced to 16, mirroring what SG_IO does from userspace.
brightness_set only caches the colour and marks the LED in a per-zone
dirty bitmap; a single work item per zone then runs one ENE sequence
for all pending LEDs (MODE, colour slots, APPLY, SAVE). Funneling
every update through one work item keeps the sequences from
interleaving between concurrent LED updates and batches multi-LED
updates into a single APPLY/SAVE.
This is the monolithic out-of-tree version as verified on hardware;
the Kconfig/Makefile/MAINTAINERS wiring lands with the agreed split
into a SCSI transport helper and a shared ASUS Aura LED interface.
Signed-off-by: Liang Haowen <nbg2974@gmail.com>
---
drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c | 332 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 332 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c b/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dd559a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * ASUS Aura RGB over SCSI for ROG external NVMe enclosures
+ * (e.g. ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932).
+ *
+ * USB mass-storage device, no HID; the ENE LED controller is driven via
+ * vendor SCSI commands. Matched by INQUIRY (vendor "ROG", model "ESD-S1C"),
+ * does NOT claim the sdev (sd keeps owning the disk).
+ *
+ * The Arion exposes 4 independently addressable LEDs (verified on hardware):
+ * each is a multicolor LED class device (asus-arion:led0..led3). A colour
+ * change writes that LED's slot only: EFFECT 0x8160 + 3*led, DIRECT
+ * 0x8100 + 3*led (3 bytes, byte order R, B, G), then APPLY (0x01) and
+ * SAVE (0xaa). MODE (0x8021 = Static) is written first in every sequence;
+ * skipping it makes the device ignore the whole sequence.
+ *
+ * Scheduling: brightness_set (LED core fast path) caches the colour and
+ * marks the LED in a per-zone dirty bitmap; a single work item per zone
+ * runs one ENE sequence for all pending LEDs (MODE once, colour slots,
+ * APPLY, SAVE). Funneling every update through that one work item also
+ * serializes the sequences: the MODE/colour/APPLY/SAVE chain must never
+ * interleave between concurrent LED updates.
+ *
+ * CDB length: scsi_execute_cmd() sizes the CDB via COMMAND_SIZE(opcode),
+ * which maps vendor opcode 0xec to 10 bytes. The ENE protocol uses a 16-byte
+ * CDB with the data length in cdb[13], so scsi_execute_cmd() drops cdb[13]
+ * and the device silently ignores the write. ene_write() therefore mirrors
+ * scsi_execute_cmd() on top of scsi_alloc_request() and forces cmd_len = 16
+ * (what SG_IO does from userspace).
+ *
+ * Attach manually until a notifier lands:
+ * echo asus_aura > /sys/block/sdX/device/dh_state
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/led-class-multicolor.h>
+#include <linux/blk_types.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/blk-mq.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_dh.h>
+
+#define ARION_INQ_VENDOR "ROG"
+#define ARION_INQ_MODEL "ESD-S1C"
+
+#define ENE_OPCODE 0xec
+#define ENE_REG_MODE 0x8021 /* AuraMode value: Static=1, Breathe=2, ... */
+#define ENE_REG_APPLY 0x80a0
+#define ENE_REG_COLORS 0x8160 /* + 3*led, 3 bytes per LED, order R,B,G */
+#define ENE_REG_COLORS_DIRECT 0x8100 /* + 3*led, same layout */
+#define ENE_APPLY 0x01
+#define ENE_SAVE 0xaa
+#define ENE_MODE_STATIC 1
+#define ENE_CDB_LEN 16
+#define ENE_RGB_LEN 3
+#define ENE_TIMEOUT (10 * HZ)
+
+/*
+ * Verified on hardware: the enclosure has 4 independently settable LEDs.
+ * (The colour table reserves 16 slots; only the first 4 drive anything.)
+ */
+#define ARION_NUM_LEDS 4
+
+struct asus_aura_led {
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone;
+ int index;
+ struct led_classdev_mc mc_cdev;
+ struct mc_subled subled[3];
+ u8 rgb[ENE_RGB_LEN];
+};
+
+struct asus_aura_zone {
+ struct scsi_device *sdev;
+ struct asus_aura_led leds[ARION_NUM_LEDS];
+ unsigned long dirty; /* bit i: led i needs a colour write */
+ struct work_struct work;
+};
+
+static void ene_build_cdb(u8 *cdb, u16 reg, u8 arg_count)
+{
+ memset(cdb, 0, ENE_CDB_LEN);
+ cdb[0] = ENE_OPCODE;
+ cdb[1] = 'A';
+ cdb[2] = 'S';
+ cdb[3] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
+ cdb[4] = reg & 0xff;
+ cdb[13] = arg_count;
+}
+
+/*
+ * scsi_execute_cmd() with cmd_len forced to 16. scsi_alloc_request()
+ * initializes the scsi_cmnd fully (scsi_initialize_rq(): zeroed cmnd, sense
+ * and rcu head, retries), which a raw blk_mq_alloc_request() does not.
+ */
+static int ene_write(struct scsi_device *sdev, u16 reg,
+ const void *data, u8 arg_count)
+{
+ struct request *rq;
+ struct scsi_cmnd *scmd;
+ u8 cdb[ENE_CDB_LEN];
+ int ret;
+
+ ene_build_cdb(cdb, reg, arg_count);
+
+ rq = scsi_alloc_request(sdev->request_queue, REQ_OP_DRV_OUT, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(rq))
+ return PTR_ERR(rq);
+
+ if (arg_count) {
+ ret = blk_rq_map_kern(rq, (void *)data, arg_count, GFP_NOIO);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ scmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+ scmd->cmd_len = ENE_CDB_LEN;
+ memcpy(scmd->cmnd, cdb, ENE_CDB_LEN);
+ scmd->allowed = 1;
+ rq->timeout = ENE_TIMEOUT;
+ rq->rq_flags |= RQF_QUIET;
+
+ blk_execute_rq(rq, true);
+ ret = scmd->result;
+out:
+ blk_mq_free_request(rq);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Sleepable: runs on the system workqueue. One ENE sequence for every LED
+ * marked in the dirty bitmap. test_and_clear_bit() pairs with the set_bit()
+ * in asus_aura_set(): a colour cached while this runs requeues the work and
+ * is picked up by the next sequence.
+ */
+static void asus_aura_zone_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone =
+ container_of(work, struct asus_aura_zone, work);
+ struct scsi_device *sdev = zone->sdev;
+ u8 apply = ENE_APPLY;
+ u8 save = ENE_SAVE;
+ u8 mode = ENE_MODE_STATIC;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ if (!scsi_device_online(sdev))
+ return;
+
+ /* Mode first: without it the device ignores the whole sequence. */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_MODE, &mode, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARION_NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+ struct asus_aura_led *led = &zone->leds[i];
+
+ if (!test_and_clear_bit(i, &zone->dirty))
+ continue;
+
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_COLORS + i * ENE_RGB_LEN,
+ led->rgb, ENE_RGB_LEN);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ /*
+ * Cover the DIRECT colour set too; some firmware revisions
+ * pull from 0x8100 instead of 0x8160.
+ */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_COLORS_DIRECT + i * ENE_RGB_LEN,
+ led->rgb, ENE_RGB_LEN);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+ }
+
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_APPLY, &apply, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ /*
+ * The change only takes effect after SAVE (0xaa). NOTE: saving on
+ * every brightness change writes flash each time; revisit for wear
+ * once confirmed.
+ */
+ ret = ene_write(sdev, ENE_REG_APPLY, &save, 1);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
+
+ return;
+err:
+ dev_err(&sdev->sdev_gendev,
+ "asus_aura: colour update failed: %d\n", ret);
+}
+
+/* Non-blocking LED callback (LED core fast path). Cache colour, defer SCSI. */
+static void asus_aura_set(struct led_classdev *cdev,
+ enum led_brightness brightness)
+{
+ struct led_classdev_mc *mc = lcdev_to_mccdev(cdev);
+ struct asus_aura_led *led =
+ container_of(mc, struct asus_aura_led, mc_cdev);
+
+ led_mc_calc_color_components(mc, brightness);
+ /* ENE colour register byte order is R, B, G. */
+ led->rgb[0] = led->subled[0].brightness;
+ led->rgb[1] = led->subled[2].brightness;
+ led->rgb[2] = led->subled[1].brightness;
+
+ set_bit(led->index, &led->zone->dirty);
+ schedule_work(&led->zone->work);
+}
+
+static int asus_aura_register_led(struct asus_aura_zone *zone, int index)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_led *led = &zone->leds[index];
+ struct led_classdev *cdev = &led->mc_cdev.led_cdev;
+ int ret;
+
+ led->zone = zone;
+ led->index = index;
+
+ led->subled[0].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_RED;
+ led->subled[1].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN;
+ led->subled[2].color_index = LED_COLOR_ID_BLUE;
+ led->mc_cdev.num_colors = 3;
+ led->mc_cdev.subled_info = led->subled;
+
+ cdev->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "asus-arion:led%d", index);
+ if (!cdev->name)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ cdev->max_brightness = 255;
+ cdev->brightness_set = asus_aura_set;
+
+ led_mc_calc_color_components(&led->mc_cdev, cdev->brightness);
+
+ /*
+ * Register with NULL parent: parenting the LED to the sdev takes a
+ * device reference, which blocks the sdev's final release on unplug,
+ * which is what calls scsi_dh_release_device() -> our .detach() that
+ * unregisters the LEDs. That reference cycle leaked the LED nodes and
+ * the module refcount on every hot-unplug.
+ */
+ ret = led_classdev_multicolor_register(NULL, &led->mc_cdev);
+ if (ret)
+ kfree(cdev->name);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Unregister the LED devices before cancelling the work: unregistering
+ * removes the sysfs attributes, so no new brightness_set can schedule the
+ * zone work afterwards, and it waits for in-flight sysfs callbacks.
+ * Cancelling first would leave a window where a brightness write requeues
+ * the work after cancel_work_sync() returned, and the work would then run
+ * on freed memory.
+ */
+static void asus_aura_release(struct asus_aura_zone *zone, int num_leds)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < num_leds; i++)
+ led_classdev_multicolor_unregister(&zone->leds[i].mc_cdev);
+ cancel_work_sync(&zone->work);
+ for (i = 0; i < num_leds; i++)
+ kfree(zone->leds[i].mc_cdev.led_cdev.name);
+ kfree(zone);
+}
+
+static int asus_aura_attach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ if (strncmp(sdev->vendor, ARION_INQ_VENDOR, strlen(ARION_INQ_VENDOR)) ||
+ strncmp(sdev->model, ARION_INQ_MODEL, strlen(ARION_INQ_MODEL)))
+ return SCSI_DH_DEV_UNSUPP;
+
+ zone = kzalloc_obj(*zone, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!zone)
+ return SCSI_DH_NOMEM;
+ zone->sdev = sdev;
+ INIT_WORK(&zone->work, asus_aura_zone_work);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARION_NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+ ret = asus_aura_register_led(zone, i);
+ if (ret) {
+ asus_aura_release(zone, i);
+ return SCSI_DH_NOMEM;
+ }
+ }
+
+ sdev->handler_data = zone;
+ return SCSI_DH_OK;
+}
+
+static void asus_aura_detach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+ struct asus_aura_zone *zone = sdev->handler_data;
+
+ if (!zone)
+ return;
+ asus_aura_release(zone, ARION_NUM_LEDS);
+ sdev->handler_data = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct scsi_device_handler asus_aura_dh = {
+ .name = "asus_aura",
+ .module = THIS_MODULE,
+ .attach = asus_aura_attach,
+ .detach = asus_aura_detach,
+};
+
+static int __init asus_aura_init(void)
+{
+ return scsi_register_device_handler(&asus_aura_dh);
+}
+
+static void __exit asus_aura_exit(void)
+{
+ scsi_unregister_device_handler(&asus_aura_dh);
+}
+
+module_init(asus_aura_init);
+module_exit(asus_aura_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASUS Aura RGB over SCSI for ROG NVMe enclosures (per-LED)");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Liang Haowen");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.55.0
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2026-09-01 14:26 [PATCH RFC 0/1] leds: add ASUS Aura SCSI driver for ROG NVMe enclosures Liang Haowen
2026-09-01 14:34 ` [PATCH RFC 1/1] " Liang Haowen
2026-09-03 12:00 ` [PATCH RFC v2 1/1] leds: asus-aura-scsi: Add ASUS Aura RGB LED " Liang Haowen
@ 2026-09-03 12:00 ` Liang Haowen
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Liang Haowen @ 2026-09-03 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-leds
Cc: Lee Jones, Pavel Machek, Martin K. Petersen, linux-scsi,
platform-driver-x86, linux-kernel, Denis Benato, Armin Wolf,
Hans de Goede, Ilpo Jarvinen
Hello,
v2 of the LED driver for ASUS Aura RGB on ROG external NVMe
enclosures. It addresses all seven points from the review v1 received
(from the sashiko AI bot; there has been no human review on v1 yet).
Changes since v1:
- Teardown order: .detach() and the attach error path now unregister
the LED class devices first, then cancel_work_sync(), then free.
The v1 order (cancel first) left a window where a brightness write
could requeue the work after cancel_work_sync() returned, so the
work would run on freed memory.
- Request allocation: ene_write() now builds the request with
scsi_alloc_request() instead of a raw blk_mq_alloc_request().
scsi_initialize_rq() zeroes cmnd, initializes the rcu head, sense
length and retries; skipping that left those fields uninitialized.
An explicit timeout and RQF_QUIET are set, matching what
scsi_execute_cmd() does.
- Serialization of the ENE sequence: brightness_set() now only caches
the colour and marks the LED in a per-zone dirty bitmap; a single
work item per zone runs one sequence (MODE, colour slots, APPLY,
SAVE) for all pending LEDs. The v1 per-LED works could interleave
their sequences between concurrent updates. As a side effect,
multi-LED updates now batch into one APPLY/SAVE.
- Subject line: switched to the leds subsystem prefix and
capitalization.
- The attach success log message is gone.
Two of the reported items did not hold up against the kernel this
driver is built against (7.2.2):
- kzalloc_obj() is not an undefined macro; it lives in
include/linux/slab.h (since v6.17).
- blk_rq_map_kern() with four arguments is the current signature
(rq, buf, len, gfp); drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c calls it that way from
scsi_execute_cmd().
Everything else is unchanged from v1: the hardware (ROG external NVMe
enclosures, e.g. ROG STRIX Arion, USB 0b05:1932, no HID, ENE LED
controller behind vendor SCSI commands on the disk's LUN, 4
independently addressable LEDs), the scsi_device_handler that does
not claim the sdev, the multicolor LED interface, and the
protocol handling. v2 was re-verified on hardware.
Known caveats, unchanged:
- the handler attaches manually until a notifier lands
(echo asus_aura > /sys/block/sdX/device/dh_state);
- SAVE (0xaa) is issued with every colour update, which writes the
enclosure flash each time; wear has not been characterized yet;
- the LEDs are registered with a NULL parent device, because
parenting them to the sdev creates a reference cycle that blocks
the sdev's final release on unplug.
Comments on the interface shape and on folding this into the shared
Aura work with Denis remain very welcome.
Signed-off-by: Liang Haowen <nbg2974@gmail.com>
Liang Haowen (1):
leds: asus-aura-scsi: Add ASUS Aura RGB LED driver for ROG NVMe enclosures
drivers/leds/leds-asus-aura-scsi.c | 332 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 332 insertions(+)
--
2.55.0
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