[PATCH] hwmon: (dell-smm-hwmon) Disable BIOS fan control upon loading

[Giovanni Mascellani <gio@debian.org>]

Hello,

I would like to submit the following patch for inclusion in Linux. Since
it is my first Linux patch, I would like to have a preliminary review
here, if possible.

I have a question in particular: I would like the functions
i8k_disable_bios() and i8k_enable_bios() to be called when the computer
is about to enter or is recovering suspension to RAM, or is recovering
from hibernation to disk. How can I do that?

The original commit message follows.

Thanks, Giovanni.


On some Dell laptops the BIOS directly controls fan speed, ignoring
SET_FAN commands. Also, the BIOS controller often happens to be buggy,
failing to increase fan speed when the CPU is under heavy load and
setting fan at full speed even when the CPU is idle and relatively
cool.

Disable BIOS fan control on such laptops at module loading, and
re-enable it at module unloading, so that a userspace controller like
i8kmon can take control of the fan.

Signed-off-by: Giovanni Mascellani <gio@debian.org>
---
 drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
index 4212d022d253..6110558c8609 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/i8k.h>
 
+/*
+ * The code for enabling and disabling BIOS fan control were found by
+ * trial and error with the program at
+ *  https://github.com/clopez/dellfan.
+ */
+
 #define I8K_SMM_FN_STATUS	0x0025
 #define I8K_SMM_POWER_STATUS	0x0069
 #define I8K_SMM_SET_FAN		0x01a3
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@
 #define I8K_SMM_GET_TEMP_TYPE	0x11a3
 #define I8K_SMM_GET_DELL_SIG1	0xfea3
 #define I8K_SMM_GET_DELL_SIG2	0xffa3
+#define I8K_SMM_DISABLE_BIOS	0x30a3
+#define I8K_SMM_ENABLE_BIOS	0x31a3
 
 #define I8K_FAN_MULT		30
 #define I8K_FAN_MAX_RPM		30000
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ static uint i8k_pwm_mult;
 static uint i8k_fan_max = I8K_FAN_HIGH;
 static bool disallow_fan_type_call;
 static bool disallow_fan_support;
+static bool disable_bios;
 
 #define I8K_HWMON_HAVE_TEMP1	(1 << 0)
 #define I8K_HWMON_HAVE_TEMP2	(1 << 1)
@@ -419,6 +428,26 @@ static int i8k_get_power_status(void)
 	return (regs.eax & 0xff) == I8K_POWER_AC ? I8K_AC : I8K_BATTERY;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Disable BIOS fan control.
+ */
+static int i8k_disable_bios(void)
+{
+	struct smm_regs regs = { .eax = I8K_SMM_DISABLE_BIOS, .ebx = 0 };
+
+	return i8k_smm(&regs) ? : regs.eax & 0xff;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Enable BIOS fan control.
+ */
+static int i8k_enable_bios(void)
+{
+	struct smm_regs regs = { .eax = I8K_SMM_ENABLE_BIOS, .ebx = 0 };
+
+	return i8k_smm(&regs) ? : regs.eax & 0xff;
+}
+
 /*
  * Procfs interface
  */
@@ -1135,6 +1164,22 @@ static struct dmi_system_id i8k_blacklist_fan_support_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
 	{ }
 };
 
+/*
+ * On some machines the BIOS disregards all SET_FAN commands unless it
+ * is explicitly disabled.
+ * See bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200949
+ */
+static struct dmi_system_id i8k_disable_bios_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
+	{
+		.ident = "Dell Precision 5530",
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
+			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Precision 5530"),
+		},
+	},
+	{ }
+};
+
 /*
  * Probe for the presence of a supported laptop.
  */
@@ -1169,6 +1214,11 @@ static int __init i8k_probe(void)
 			disallow_fan_type_call = true;
 	}
 
+	if (dmi_check_system(i8k_disable_bios_dmi_table)) {
+		pr_warn("broken Dell BIOS detected, disabling BIOS fan control\n");
+		disable_bios = true;
+	}
+
 	strlcpy(bios_version, i8k_get_dmi_data(DMI_BIOS_VERSION),
 		sizeof(bios_version));
 	strlcpy(bios_machineid, i8k_get_dmi_data(DMI_PRODUCT_SERIAL),
@@ -1218,6 +1268,11 @@ static int __init i8k_probe(void)
 		i8k_fan_mult = fan_mult;
 	}
 
+	if (disable_bios) {
+		if (i8k_disable_bios())
+			pr_warn("could not disable BIOS fan control\n");
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1241,6 +1296,12 @@ static void __exit i8k_exit(void)
 {
 	hwmon_device_unregister(i8k_hwmon_dev);
 	i8k_exit_procfs();
+
+	if (disable_bios) {
+		pr_warn("re-enabling BIOS fan control\n");
+		if (i8k_enable_bios())
+			pr_warn("could not re-enable BIOS fan control\n");
+	}
 }
 
 module_init(i8k_init);
-- 
2.24.0


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