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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+==================
+ACPI WMI interface
+==================
+
+The ACPI WMI interface is a proprietary extension of the ACPI specification made
+by Microsoft to allow hardware vendors to embed WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)
+objects inside their ACPI firmware. Typical functions implemented over ACPI WMI
+are hotkey events on modern notebooks and configuration of BIOS options.
+
+PNP0C14 ACPI device
+-------------------
+
+Discovery of WMI objects is handled by defining ACPI devices with a PNP ID
+of ``PNP0C14``. These devices will contain a set of ACPI buffers and methods
+used for mapping and execution of WMI methods and/or queries. If there exist
+multiple of such devices, then each device is required to have a
+unique ACPI UID.
+
+_WDG buffer
+-----------
+
+The ``_WDG`` buffer is used to discover WMI objects and is required to be
+static. Its internal structure consists of data blocks with a size of 20 bytes,
+containing the following data:
+
+======= =============== =====================================================
+Offset Size (in bytes) Content
+======= =============== =====================================================
+0x00 16 128 bit Variant 2 object GUID.
+0x10 2 2 character method ID or single byte notification ID.
+0x12 1 Object instance count.
+0x13 1 Object flags.
+======= =============== =====================================================
+
+The WMI object flags control whether the method or notification ID is used:
+
+- 0x1: Data block is expensive to collect.
+- 0x2: Data block contains WMI methods.
+- 0x4: Data block contains ASCIZ string.
+- 0x8: Data block describes a WMI event, use notification ID instead
+ of method ID.
+
+Each WMI object GUID can appear multiple times inside a system.
+The method/notification ID is used to construct the ACPI method names used for
+interacting with the WMI object.
+
+WQxx ACPI methods
+-----------------
+
+If a data block does not contain WMI methods, then its content can be retrieved
+by this required ACPI method. The last two characters of the ACPI method name
+are the method ID of the data block to query. Their single parameter is an
+integer describing the instance which should be queried. This parameter can be
+omitted if the data block contains only a single instance.
+
+WSxx ACPI methods
+-----------------
+
+Similar to the ``WQxx`` ACPI methods, except that it is optional and takes an
+additional buffer as its second argument. The instance argument also cannot
+be omitted.
+
+WMxx ACPI methods
+-----------------
+
+Used for executing WMI methods associated with a data block. The last two
+characters of the ACPI method name are the method ID of the data block
+containing the WMI methods. Their first parameter is a integer describing the
+instance which methods should be executed. The second parameter is an integer
+describing the WMI method ID to execute, and the third parameter is a buffer
+containing the WMI method parameters. If the data block is marked as containing
+an ASCIZ string, then this buffer should contain an ASCIZ string. The ACPI
+method will return the result of the executed WMI method.
+
+WExx ACPI methods
+-----------------
+
+Used for optionally enabling/disabling WMI events, the last two characters of
+the ACPI method are the notification ID of the data block describing the WMI
+event as hexadecimal value. Their first parameter is an integer with a value
+of 0 if the WMI event should be disabled, other values will enable
+the WMI event.
+
+Those ACPI methods are always called even for WMI events not registered as
+being expensive to collect to match the behavior of the Windows driver.
+
+WCxx ACPI methods
+-----------------
+Similar to the ``WExx`` ACPI methods, except that instead of WMI events it controls
+data collection of data blocks registered as being expensive to collect. Thus the
+last two characters of the ACPI method name are the method ID of the data block
+to enable/disable.
+
+Those ACPI methods are also called before setting data blocks to match the
+behavior of the Windows driver.
+
+_WED ACPI method
+----------------
+
+Used to retrieve additional WMI event data, its single parameter is a integer
+holding the notification ID of the event. This method should be evaluated every
+time an ACPI notification is received, since some ACPI implementations use a
+queue to store WMI event data items. This queue will overflow after a couple
+of WMI events are received without retrieving the associated WMI event data.
+
+Conversion rules for ACPI data types
+------------------------------------
+
+Consumers of the ACPI-WMI interface use binary buffers to exchange data with the WMI driver core,
+with the internal structure of the buffer being only know to the consumers. The WMI driver core is
+thus responsible for converting the data inside the buffer into an appropriate ACPI data type for
+consumption by the ACPI firmware. Additionally, any data returned by the various ACPI methods needs
+to be converted back into a binary buffer.
+
+The layout of said buffers is defined by the MOF description of the WMI method or data block in
+question [1]_:
+
+=============== ======================================================================= =========
+Data Type Layout Alignment
+=============== ======================================================================= =========
+``string`` Starts with an unsigned 16-bit little endian integer specifying 2 bytes
+ the length of the string data in bytes, followed by the string data
+ encoded as UTF-16LE with **optional** NULL termination and padding.
+ Keep in mind that some firmware implementations might depend on the
+ terminating NULL character to be present. Also the padding should
+ always be performed with NULL characters.
+``boolean`` Single byte where 0 means ``false`` and nonzero means ``true``. 1 byte
+``sint8`` Signed 8-bit integer. 1 byte
+``uint8`` Unsigned 8-bit integer. 1 byte
+``sint16`` Signed 16-bit little endian integer. 2 bytes
+``uint16`` Unsigned 16-bit little endian integer. 2 bytes
+``sint32`` Signed 32-bit little endian integer. 4 bytes
+``uint32`` Unsigned 32-bit little endian integer. 4 bytes
+``sint64`` Signed 64-bit little endian integer. 8 bytes
+``uint64`` Unsigned 64-bit little endian integer. 8 bytes
+``datetime`` A fixed-length 25-character UTF-16LE string with the format 2 bytes
+ *yyyymmddhhmmss.mmmmmmsutc* where *yyyy* is the 4-digit year, *mm* is
+ the 2-digit month, *dd* is the 2-digit day, *hh* is the 2-digit hour
+ based on a 24-hour clock, *mm* is the 2-digit minute, *ss* is the
+ 2-digit second, *mmmmmm* is the 6-digit microsecond, *s* is a plus or
+ minus character depending on whether *utc* is a positive or negative
+ offset from UTC (or a colon if the date is an interval). Unpopulated
+ fields should be filled with asterisks.
+=============== ======================================================================= =========
+
+Arrays should be aligned based on the alignment of their base type, while objects should be
+aligned based on the largest alignment of an element inside them.
+
+All buffers returned by the WMI driver core are 8-byte aligned. When converting ACPI data types
+into such buffers the following conversion rules apply:
+
+=============== ============================================================
+ACPI Data Type Converted into
+=============== ============================================================
+Buffer Copied as-is.
+Integer Converted into a ``uint32``.
+String Converted into a ``string`` with a terminating NULL character
+ to match the behavior the of the Windows driver.
+Package Each element inside the package is converted with alignment
+ of the resulting data types being respected. Nested packages
+ are not allowed.
+=============== ============================================================
+
+The Windows driver does attempt to handle nested packages, but this results in internal data
+structures (``_ACPI_METHOD_ARGUMENT_V1``) erroneously being copied into the resulting buffer.
+ACPI firmware implementations should thus not return nested packages from ACPI methods
+associated with the ACPI-WMI interface.
+
+References
+==========
+
+.. [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/kernel/driver-defined-wmi-data-items
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+==============================================
+Dell AWCC WMI interface driver (alienware-wmi)
+==============================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+The WMI device WMAX has been implemented for many Alienware and Dell's G-Series
+models. Throughout these models, two implementations have been identified. The
+first one, used by older systems, deals with HDMI, brightness, RGB, amplifier
+and deep sleep control. The second one used by newer systems deals primarily
+with thermal control and overclocking.
+
+It is suspected that the latter is used by Alienware Command Center (AWCC) to
+manage manufacturer predefined thermal profiles. The alienware-wmi driver
+exposes Thermal_Information and Thermal_Control methods through the Platform
+Profile API to mimic AWCC's behavior.
+
+This newer interface, named AWCCMethodFunction has been reverse engineered, as
+Dell has not provided any official documentation. We will try to describe to the
+best of our ability its discovered inner workings.
+
+.. note::
+ The following method description may be incomplete and some operations have
+ different implementations between devices.
+
+WMI interface description
+-------------------------
+
+The WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("WMI Function"), guid("{A70591CE-A997-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492}")]
+ class AWCCWmiMethodFunction {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(13), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Overclocking Report.")] void Return_OverclockingReport([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(14), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set OCUIBIOS Control.")] void Set_OCUIBIOSControl([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(15), Implemented, read, write, Description("Clear OC FailSafe Flag.")] void Clear_OCFailSafeFlag([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(19), Implemented, read, write, Description("Get Fan Sensors.")] void GetFanSensors([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(20), Implemented, read, write, Description("Thermal Information.")] void Thermal_Information([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(21), Implemented, read, write, Description("Thermal Control.")] void Thermal_Control([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(23), Implemented, read, write, Description("MemoryOCControl.")] void MemoryOCControl([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(26), Implemented, read, write, Description("System Information.")] void SystemInformation([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(28), Implemented, read, write, Description("Power Information.")] void PowerInformation([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(32), Implemented, read, write, Description("FW Update GPIO toggle.")] void FWUpdateGPIOtoggle([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(33), Implemented, read, write, Description("Read Total of GPIOs.")] void ReadTotalofGPIOs([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(34), Implemented, read, write, Description("Read GPIO pin Status.")] void ReadGPIOpPinStatus([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(35), Implemented, read, write, Description("Read Chassis Color.")] void ReadChassisColor([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(36), Implemented, read, write, Description("Read Platform Properties.")] void ReadPlatformProperties([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(37), Implemented, read, write, Description("Game Shift Status.")] void GameShiftStatus([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(128), Implemented, read, write, Description("Caldera SW installation.")] void CalderaSWInstallation([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(129), Implemented, read, write, Description("Caldera SW is released.")] void CalderaSWReleased([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(130), Implemented, read, write, Description("Caldera Connection Status.")] void CalderaConnectionStatus([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(131), Implemented, read, write, Description("Surprise Unplugged Flag Status.")] void SurpriseUnpluggedFlagStatus([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(132), Implemented, read, write, Description("Clear Surprise Unplugged Flag.")] void ClearSurpriseUnpluggedFlag([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(133), Implemented, read, write, Description("Cancel Undock Request.")] void CancelUndockRequest([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(135), Implemented, read, write, Description("Devices in Caldera.")] void DevicesInCaldera([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(136), Implemented, read, write, Description("Notify BIOS for SW ready to disconnect Caldera.")] void NotifyBIOSForSWReadyToDisconnectCaldera([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(160), Implemented, read, write, Description("Tobii SW installation.")] void TobiiSWinstallation([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(161), Implemented, read, write, Description("Tobii SW Released.")] void TobiiSWReleased([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(162), Implemented, read, write, Description("Tobii Camera Power Reset.")] void TobiiCameraPowerReset([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(163), Implemented, read, write, Description("Tobii Camera Power On.")] void TobiiCameraPowerOn([out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(164), Implemented, read, write, Description("Tobii Camera Power Off.")] void TobiiCameraPowerOff([out] uint32 argr);
+ };
+
+Methods not described in the following document have unknown behavior.
+
+Argument Structure
+------------------
+
+All input arguments have type **uint32** and their structure is very similar
+between methods. Usually, the first byte corresponds to a specific *operation*
+the method performs, and the subsequent bytes correspond to *arguments* passed
+to this *operation*. For example, if an operation has code 0x01 and requires an
+ID 0xA0, the argument you would pass to the method is 0xA001.
+
+
+Thermal Methods
+===============
+
+WMI method GetFanSensors([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| 0x01 | Get the number of temperature | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | sensors related with a fan ID | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x02 | Get the temperature sensor IDs | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | related to a fan sensor ID | - Byte 2: Index |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+WMI method Thermal_Information([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| 0x01 | Unknown. | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x02 | Get system description number with | - None |
+| | the following structure: | |
+| | | |
+| | - Byte 0: Number of fans | |
+| | - Byte 1: Number of temperature | |
+| | sensors | |
+| | - Byte 2: Unknown | |
+| | - Byte 3: Number of thermal | |
+| | profiles | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x03 | List an ID or resource at a given | - Byte 1: Index |
+| | index. Fan IDs, temperature IDs, | |
+| | unknown IDs and thermal profile | |
+| | IDs are listed in that exact | |
+| | order. | |
+| | | |
+| | Operation 0x02 is used to know | |
+| | which indexes map to which | |
+| | resources. | |
+| | | |
+| | **Returns:** ID at a given index | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x04 | Get the current temperature for a | - Byte 1: Sensor |
+| | given temperature sensor. | ID |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x05 | Get the current RPM for a given | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | fan. | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x06 | Get fan speed percentage. (not | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | implemented in every model) | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x07 | Unknown. | - Unknown |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x08 | Get minimum RPM for a given FAN | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | ID. | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x09 | Get maximum RPM for a given FAN | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | ID. | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x0A | Get balanced thermal profile ID. | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x0B | Get current thermal profile ID. | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x0C | Get current `boost` value for a | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | given fan ID. | |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+WMI method Thermal_Control([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| 0x01 | Activate a given thermal profile. | - Byte 1: Thermal |
+| | | profile ID |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x02 | Set a `boost` value for a given | - Byte 1: Fan ID |
+| | fan ID. | - Byte 2: Boost |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+These are the known thermal profile codes:
+
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Thermal Profile | Type | ID |
++==============================+==========+======+
+| Custom | Special | 0x00 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| G-Mode | Special | 0xAB |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Quiet | Legacy | 0x96 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Balanced | Legacy | 0x97 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Balanced Performance | Legacy | 0x98 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Performance | Legacy | 0x99 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Balanced | USTT | 0xA0 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Balanced Performance | USTT | 0xA1 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Cool | USTT | 0xA2 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Quiet | USTT | 0xA3 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Performance | USTT | 0xA4 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+| Low Power | USTT | 0xA5 |
++------------------------------+----------+------+
+
+If a model supports the User Selectable Thermal Tables (USTT) profiles, it will
+not support the Legacy profiles and vice-versa.
+
+Every model supports the CUSTOM (0x00) thermal profile. GMODE replaces
+PERFORMANCE in G-Series laptops.
+
+WMI method GameShiftStatus([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| 0x01 | Toggle *Game Shift*. | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| 0x02 | Get *Game Shift* status. | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+Game Shift Status does not change the fan speed profile but it could be some
+sort of CPU/GPU power profile. Benchmarks have not been done.
+
+This method is only present on Dell's G-Series laptops and it's implementation
+implies GMODE thermal profile is available, even if operation 0x03 of
+Thermal_Information does not list it.
+
+G-key on Dell's G-Series laptops also changes Game Shift status, so both are
+directly related.
+
+Overclocking Methods
+====================
+
+WMI method MemoryOCControl([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AWCC supports memory overclocking, but this method is very intricate and has
+not been deciphered yet.
+
+GPIO control Methods
+====================
+
+Alienware and Dell G Series devices with the AWCC interface usually have an
+embedded STM32 RGB lighting controller with USB/HID capabilities. It's vendor ID
+is ``187c`` while it's product ID may vary from model to model.
+
+The control of two GPIO pins of this MCU is exposed as WMI methods for debugging
+purposes.
+
++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Pin | Description |
++==============+===============================+==============================+
+| 0 | Device Firmware Update (DFU) | **HIGH**: Enables DFU mode |
+| | mode pin. | on next MCU boot. |
+| | +------------------------------+
+| | | **LOW**: Disables DFU mode |
+| | | on next MCU boot. |
++--------------+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
+| 1 | Negative Reset (NRST) pin. | **HIGH**: MCU is ON. |
+| | | |
+| | +------------------------------+
+| | | **LOW**: MCU is OFF. |
+| | | |
++--------------+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
+
+See :ref:`acknowledgements` for more information on this MCU.
+
+.. note::
+ Some GPIO control methods break the usual argument structure and take a
+ **Pin number** instead of an operation on the first byte.
+
+WMI method FWUpdateGPIOtoggle([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| Pin number | Set the pin status | - Byte 1: Pin |
+| | | status |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+WMI method ReadTotalofGPIOs([out] uint32 argr)
+----------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| N/A | Get the total number of GPIOs | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+.. note::
+ Due to how WMI methods are implemented on the firmware level, this method
+ requires a dummy uint32 input argument when invoked.
+
+WMI method ReadGPIOpPinStatus([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr)
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+| Operation (Byte 0) | Description | Arguments |
++====================+====================================+====================+
+| Pin number | Get the pin status | - None |
++--------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+
+
+.. note::
+ There known firmware bug in some laptops where reading the status of a pin
+ also flips it.
+
+Other information Methods
+=========================
+
+WMI method ReadChassisColor([out] uint32 argr)
+----------------------------------------------
+
+Returns the chassis color internal ID.
+
+.. _acknowledgements:
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+Kudos to
+
+* `AlexIII <https://github.com/AlexIII/tcc-g15>`_
+* `T-Troll <https://github.com/T-Troll/alienfx-tools/>`_
+* `Gabriel Marcano <https://gabriel.marcanobrady.family/blog/2024/12/16/dell-g5-5505-se-acpi-or-figuring-out-how-to-reset-the-rgb-controller/>`_
+
+for documenting and testing some of this device's functionality, making it
+possible to generalize this driver.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/bitland-mifs-wmi.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/bitland-mifs-wmi.rst
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+========================================
+Bitland MIFS driver (bitland-mifs-wmi)
+========================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+
+EC WMI interface description
+============================
+
+The EC WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ class WMIEvent : __ExtrinsicEvent {
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x40A"), Description("Root WMI HID_EVENT20"), guid("{46c93e13-ee9b-4262-8488-563bca757fef}")]
+ class HID_EVENT20 : WmiEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("Package Data")] uint8 EventDetail[8];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x40A"), Description("Root WMI HID_EVENT21"), guid("{fa78e245-2c0f-4ca1-91cf-15f34e474850}")]
+ class HID_EVENT21 : WmiEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("Package Data")] uint8 EventDetail[8];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x40A"), Description("Root WMI HID_EVENT22"), guid("{1dceaf0a-4d63-44bb-bd0c-0d6281bfddc5}")]
+ class HID_EVENT22 : WmiEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("Package Data")] uint8 EventDetail[8];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x40A"), Description("Root WMI HID_EVENT23"), guid("{3f9e3c26-b077-4f86-91f5-37ff64d8c7ed}")]
+ class HID_EVENT23 : WmiEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("Package Data")] uint8 EventDetail[8];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Class used to operate firmware interface"), guid("{b60bfb48-3e5b-49e4-a0e9-8cffe1b3434b}")]
+ class MICommonInterface {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(1), Implemented, read, write, Description("Method used to support system functions.")] void MiInterface([in, Description("WMI Interface")] uint8 InData[32], [out] uint8 OutData[30], [out] uint16 Reserved);
+ };
+
+Reverse-Engineering the EC WMI interface
+========================================
+
+The OEM software can be download from `this link <https://iknow.lenovo.com.cn/detail/429447>`_
+
+Nothing is obfuscated, In this case, `ILSpy <https://github.com/icsharpcode/ILSpy>`_ could be helpful.
+
+WMI Methods (MICommonInterface)
+========================================
+
+The ``MICommonInterface`` class (GUID: ``{b60bfb48-3e5b-49e4-a0e9-8cffe1b3434b}``)
+is the primary control interface. It uses a 32-byte buffer for both input
+(``InData``) and output (``OutData``).
+
+Method Structure
+----------------
+
+The data packet follows a standardized format:
+
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Byte | Description |
++==========+==================================================================+
+| 1 | Method Type: Get (0xFA / 250) or Set (0xFB / 251) |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3 | Command ID (Method Name) |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 4 - 31 | Arguments (for Set) or Return Data (for Get) |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+Command IDs
+-----------
+
+The following Command IDs are used in the third byte of the buffer:
+
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| ID | Name | Values / Description |
++==========+=======================+==========================================+
+| 8 | SystemPerMode | 0: Balance, 1: Performance, 2: Quiet, |
+| | | 3: Full-speed |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 9 | GPUMode | 0: Hybrid, 1: Discrete, 2: UMA |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 10 | KeyboardType | 0: White, 1: Single RGB, 2: Zone RGB |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 11 | FnLock | 0: Off, 1: On |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 12 | TPLock | 0: Unlock, 1: Lock (Touchpad) |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 13 | CPUGPUSYSFanSpeed | Returns 12 bytes of fan data: |
+| | | Bytes 4-5: CPU Fan RPM (Little Endian) |
+| | | Bytes 6-7: GPU Fan RPM (Little Endian) |
+| | | Bytes 10-11: SYS Fan RPM (Little Endian) |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 16 | RGBKeyboardMode | 0: Off, 1: Auto Cyclic, 2: Fixed, |
+| | | 3: Custom |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 17 | RGBKeyboardColor | Bytes 4, 5, 6: Red, Green, Blue values |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 18 | RGBKeyboardBrightness | 0-10: Brightness Levels, 128: Auto |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 19 | SystemAcType | 1: Type-C, 2: Circular Hole (DC) |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 20 | MaxFanSpeedSwitch | Byte 4: Fan Type (0: CPU/GPU, 1: SYS) |
+| | | Byte 5: State (0: Off, 1: On) |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 21 | MaxFanSpeed | Sets manual fan speed duty cycle |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+| 22 | CPUThermometer | Returns CPU Temperature |
++----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+
+
+WMI Events (HID_EVENT20)
+========================
+
+The driver listens for events from the ``HID_EVENT20`` class
+(GUID: ``{46c93e13-ee9b-4262-8488-563bca757fef}``). These events are triggered
+by hotkeys or system state changes (e.g., plugging in AC power).
+
+Event Structure
+---------------
+
+The event data is provided in an 8-byte array (``EventDetail``):
+
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Byte | Description |
++==========+==================================================================+
+| 0 | Event Type (Always 0x01 for HotKey/Notification) |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 1 | Event ID (Corresponds to the Command IDs above) |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 2 | Value (The new state or value of the feature) |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Common Event IDs:
+-----------------
+
+Note: reserved event ids are not listed there
+
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Event Id | Description |
++==========+==================================================================+
+| 4 | AirPlane mode change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 5 | Keyboard brightness change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 6 | Touchpad state (enabled/disabled) change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 7 | FnLock state (enabled/disabled) change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 8 | Keyboard mode change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 9 | CapsLock state change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 13 | NumLock state change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 14 | ScrollLock state change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 15 | Performance plan change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 25 | Display refresh rate change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 33 | Super key lock state (enabled/disabled) change |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 35 | Open control center key |
++----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Implementation Details
+======================
+
+Performance Modes
+-----------------
+Changing the performance mode via Command ID 0x08 (SystemPerMode) affects the
+power limits (PL1/PL2) and fan curves managed by the Embedded Controller (EC).
+Note that the "Full-speed" and "Performance" mode (1, 3) is typically only
+available when the system is connected to a DC power source (not USB-C/PD).
+
+In the driver implementation, switch to performance/full-speed mode without
+DC power connected will throw the EOPNOTSUPP error.
+
+Graphics Switching
+------------------
+The ``GPUMode`` (0x09) allows switching between Hybrid (Muxless) and Discrete
+(Muxed) graphics. Changing this value usually requires a system reboot to
+take effect in the BIOS/Firmware.
+
+Fan Control
+-----------
+The system supports both automatic EC control and manual overrides. Command ID
+0x14 (``MaxFanSpeedSwitch``) is used to toggle manual control, while ID 0x15
+sets the actual PWM duty cycle.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/dell-wmi-ddv.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/dell-wmi-ddv.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..109d4c5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/wmi/devices/dell-wmi-ddv.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+============================================
+Dell DDV WMI interface driver (dell-wmi-ddv)
+============================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+Many Dell notebooks made after ~2020 support a WMI-based interface for
+retrieving various system data like battery temperature, ePPID, diagnostic data
+and fan/thermal sensor data.
+
+This interface is likely used by the `Dell Data Vault` software on Windows,
+so it was called `DDV`. Currently the ``dell-wmi-ddv`` driver supports
+version 2 and 3 of the interface, with support for new interface versions
+easily added.
+
+.. warning:: The interface is regarded as internal by Dell, so no vendor
+ documentation is available. All knowledge was thus obtained by
+ trial-and-error, please keep that in mind.
+
+Dell ePPID (electronic Piece Part Identification)
+=================================================
+
+The Dell ePPID is used to uniquely identify components in Dell machines,
+including batteries. It has a form similar to `CC-PPPPPP-MMMMM-YMD-SSSS-FFF`
+and contains the following information:
+
+* Country code of origin (CC).
+* Part number with the first character being a filling number (PPPPPP).
+* Manufacture Identification (MMMMM).
+* Manufacturing Year/Month/Date (YMD) in base 36, with Y being the last digit
+ of the year.
+* Manufacture Sequence Number (SSSS).
+* Optional Firmware Version/Revision (FFF).
+
+The `eppidtool <https://pypi.org/project/eppidtool>`_ python utility can be used
+to decode and display this information.
+
+All information regarding the Dell ePPID was gathered using Dell support
+documentation and `this website <https://telcontar.net/KBK/Dell/date_codes>`_.
+
+WMI interface description
+=========================
+
+The WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("WMI Function"), guid("{8A42EA14-4F2A-FD45-6422-0087F7A7E608}")]
+ class DDVWmiMethodFunction {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(1), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Design Capacity.")] void BatteryDesignCapacity([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(2), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Full Charge Capacity.")] void BatteryFullChargeCapacity([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(3), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Manufacture Name.")] void BatteryManufactureName([in] uint32 arg2, [out] string argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(4), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Manufacture Date.")] void BatteryManufactureDate([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(5), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Serial Number.")] void BatterySerialNumber([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(6), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Chemistry Value.")] void BatteryChemistryValue([in] uint32 arg2, [out] string argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(7), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Temperature.")] void BatteryTemperature([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(8), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Current.")] void BatteryCurrent([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(9), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Voltage.")] void BatteryVoltage([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(10), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Manufacture Access(MA code).")] void BatteryManufactureAceess([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(11), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Relative State-Of-Charge.")] void BatteryRelativeStateOfCharge([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(12), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Cycle Count")] void BatteryCycleCount([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(13), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery ePPID")] void BatteryePPID([in] uint32 arg2, [out] string argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(14), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Raw Analytics Start")] void BatteryeRawAnalyticsStart([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(15), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Raw Analytics")] void BatteryeRawAnalytics([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 RawSize, [out, WmiSizeIs("RawSize") : ToInstance] uint8 RawData[]);
+ [WmiMethodId(16), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Design Voltage.")] void BatteryDesignVoltage([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(17), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Battery Raw Analytics A Block")] void BatteryeRawAnalyticsABlock([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 RawSize, [out, WmiSizeIs("RawSize") : ToInstance] uint8 RawData[]);
+ [WmiMethodId(18), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Version.")] void ReturnVersion([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 argr);
+ [WmiMethodId(32), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Fan Sensor Information")] void FanSensorInformation([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 RawSize, [out, WmiSizeIs("RawSize") : ToInstance] uint8 RawData[]);
+ [WmiMethodId(34), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return Thermal Sensor Information")] void ThermalSensorInformation([in] uint32 arg2, [out] uint32 RawSize, [out, WmiSizeIs("RawSize") : ToInstance] uint8 RawData[]);
+ };
+
+Each WMI method takes an ACPI buffer containing a 32-bit index as input argument,
+with the first 8 bit being used to specify the battery when using battery-related
+WMI methods. Other WMI methods may ignore this argument or interpret it
+differently. The WMI method output format varies:
+
+* if the function has only a single output, then an ACPI object
+ of the corresponding type is returned
+* if the function has multiple outputs, when an ACPI package
+ containing the outputs in the same order is returned
+
+The format of the output should be thoroughly checked, since many methods can
+return malformed data in case of an error.
+
+The data format of many battery-related methods seems to be based on the
+`Smart Battery Data Specification`, so unknown battery-related methods are
+likely to follow this standard in some way.
+
+WMI method GetBatteryDesignCapacity()
+-------------------------------------
+
+Returns the design capacity of the battery in mAh as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryFullCharge()
+------------------------------
+
+Returns the full charge capacity of the battery in mAh as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryManufactureName()
+-----------------------------------
+
+Returns the manufacture name of the battery as an ASCII string.
+
+WMI method BatteryManufactureDate()
+-----------------------------------
+
+Returns the manufacture date of the battery as an u16.
+The date is encoded in the following manner:
+
+- bits 0 to 4 contain the manufacture day.
+- bits 5 to 8 contain the manufacture month.
+- bits 9 to 15 contain the manufacture year biased by 1980.
+
+WMI method BatterySerialNumber()
+--------------------------------
+
+Returns the serial number of the battery as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryChemistryValue()
+----------------------------------
+
+Returns the chemistry of the battery as an ASCII string.
+Known values are:
+
+- "Li-I" for Li-Ion
+
+WMI method BatteryTemperature()
+-------------------------------
+
+Returns the temperature of the battery in tenth degree kelvin as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryCurrent()
+---------------------------
+
+Returns the current flow of the battery in mA as an s16.
+Negative values indicate discharging.
+
+WMI method BatteryVoltage()
+---------------------------
+
+Returns the voltage flow of the battery in mV as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryManufactureAccess()
+-------------------------------------
+
+Returns the health status of the battery as a u16.
+The health status encoded in the following manner:
+
+ - the third nibble contains the general failure mode
+ - the fourth nibble contains the specific failure code
+
+Valid failure modes are:
+
+ - permanent failure (``0x9``)
+ - overheat failure (``0xa``)
+ - overcurrent failure (``0xb``)
+
+All other failure modes are to be considered normal.
+
+The following failure codes are valid for a permanent failure:
+
+ - fuse blown (``0x0``)
+ - cell imbalance (``0x1``)
+ - overvoltage (``0x2``)
+ - fet failure (``0x3``)
+
+The last two bits of the failure code are to be ignored when the battery
+signals a permanent failure.
+
+The following failure codes a valid for a overheat failure:
+
+ - overheat at start of charging (``0x5``)
+ - overheat during charging (``0x7``)
+ - overheat during discharging (``0x8``)
+
+The following failure codes are valid for a overcurrent failure:
+
+ - overcurrent during charging (``0x6``)
+ - overcurrent during discharging (``0xb``)
+
+WMI method BatteryRelativeStateOfCharge()
+-----------------------------------------
+
+Returns the capacity of the battery in percent as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryCycleCount()
+------------------------------
+
+Returns the cycle count of the battery as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryePPID()
+-------------------------
+
+Returns the ePPID of the battery as an ASCII string.
+
+WMI method BatteryeRawAnalyticsStart()
+--------------------------------------
+
+Performs an analysis of the battery and returns a status code:
+
+- ``0x0``: Success
+- ``0x1``: Interface not supported
+- ``0xfffffffe``: Error/Timeout
+
+.. note::
+ The meaning of this method is still largely unknown.
+
+WMI method BatteryeRawAnalytics()
+---------------------------------
+
+Returns a buffer usually containing 12 blocks of analytics data.
+Those blocks contain:
+
+- a block number starting with 0 (u8)
+- 31 bytes of unknown data
+
+.. note::
+ The meaning of this method is still largely unknown.
+
+WMI method BatteryDesignVoltage()
+---------------------------------
+
+Returns the design voltage of the battery in mV as an u16.
+
+WMI method BatteryeRawAnalyticsABlock()
+---------------------------------------
+
+Returns a single block of analytics data, with the second byte
+of the index being used for selecting the block number.
+
+*Supported since WMI interface version 3!*
+
+.. note::
+ The meaning of this method is still largely unknown.
+
+WMI method ReturnVersion()
+--------------------------
+
+Returns the WMI interface version as an u32.
+
+WMI method FanSensorInformation()
+---------------------------------
+
+Returns a buffer containing fan sensor entries, terminated
+with a single ``0xff``.
+Those entries contain:
+
+- fan type (u8)
+- fan speed in RPM (little endian u16)
+
+WMI method ThermalSensorInformation()
+-------------------------------------
+
+Returns a buffer containing thermal sensor entries, terminated
+with a single ``0xff``.
+Those entries contain:
+
+- thermal type (u8)
+- current temperature (s8)
+- min. temperature (s8)
+- max. temperature (s8)
+- unknown field (u8)
+
+.. note::
+ TODO: Find out what the meaning of the last byte is.
+
+ACPI battery matching algorithm
+===============================
+
+The algorithm used to match ACPI batteries to indices is based on information
+which was found inside the logging messages of the OEM software.
+
+Basically for each new ACPI battery, the serial numbers of the batteries behind
+indices 1 till 3 are compared with the serial number of the ACPI battery.
+Since the serial number of the ACPI battery can either be encoded as a normal
+integer or as a hexadecimal value, both cases need to be checked. The first
+index with a matching serial number is then selected.
+
+A serial number of 0 indicates that the corresponding index is not associated
+with an actual battery, or that the associated battery is not present.
+
+Some machines like the Dell Inspiron 3505 only support a single battery and thus
+ignore the battery index. Because of this the driver depends on the ACPI battery
+hook mechanism to discover batteries.
+
+Reverse-Engineering the DDV WMI interface
+=========================================
+
+1. Find a supported Dell notebook, usually made after ~2020.
+2. Dump the ACPI tables and search for the WMI device (usually called "ADDV").
+3. Decode the corresponding bmof data and look at the ASL code.
+4. Try to deduce the meaning of a certain WMI method by comparing the control
+ flow with other ACPI methods (_BIX or _BIF for battery related methods
+ for example).
+5. Use the built-in UEFI diagnostics to view sensor types/values for fan/thermal
+ related methods (sometimes overwriting static ACPI data fields can be used
+ to test different sensor type values, since on some machines this data is
+ not reinitialized upon a warm reset).
+
+Alternatively:
+
+1. Load the ``dell-wmi-ddv`` driver, use the ``force`` module param
+ if necessary.
+2. Use the debugfs interface to access the raw fan/thermal sensor buffer data.
+3. Compare the data with the built-in UEFI diagnostics.
+
+In case the DDV WMI interface version available on your Dell notebook is not
+supported or you are seeing unknown fan/thermal sensors, please submit a
+bugreport on `bugzilla <https://bugzilla.kernel.org>`_ so they can be added
+to the ``dell-wmi-ddv`` driver.
+
+See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst for further information.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/index.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0a9b4229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/wmi/devices/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+=============================
+Driver-specific Documentation
+=============================
+
+This section provides information about various devices supported by
+the Linux kernel, their protocols and driver details.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+ :numbered:
+ :glob:
+
+ *
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/lenovo-wmi-gamezone.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/lenovo-wmi-gamezone.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1769ad3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/wmi/devices/lenovo-wmi-gamezone.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+==========================================================
+Lenovo WMI Interface Gamezone Driver (lenovo-wmi-gamezone)
+==========================================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+The Lenovo WMI gamezone interface is broken up into multiple GUIDs,
+The primary "Gamezone" GUID provides advanced features such as fan
+profiles and overclocking. It is paired with multiple event GUIDs
+and data block GUIDs that provide context for the various methods.
+
+Gamezone Data
+-------------
+
+WMI GUID ``887B54E3-DDDC-4B2C-8B88-68A26A8835D0``
+
+The Gamezone Data WMI interface provides platform-profile and fan curve
+settings for devices that fall under the "Gaming Series" of Lenovo devices.
+It uses a notifier chain to inform other Lenovo WMI interface drivers of the
+current platform profile when it changes. The currently set profile can be
+determined by the user on the hardware by looking at the color of the power
+or profile LED, depending on the model.
+
+The following platform profiles are supported:
+ - low-power, blue LED
+ - balanced, white LED
+ - performance, red LED
+ - max-power, purple LED
+ - custom, purple LED
+
+Extreme Mode
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Some newer Lenovo "Gaming Series" laptops have an "Extreme Mode" profile
+enabled in their BIOS. When available, this mode will be represented by the
+max-power platform profile.
+
+For a subset of these devices the "Extreme Mode" profile is incomplete in
+the BIOS and setting it will cause undefined behavior. A BIOS bug quirk table
+is provided to ensure these devices cannot set "Extreme Mode" from the driver.
+
+Custom Profile
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The custom profile represents a hardware mode on Lenovo devices that enables
+user modifications to Package Power Tracking (PPT) and fan curve settings.
+When an attribute exposed by the Other Mode WMI interface is to be modified,
+the Gamezone driver must first be switched to the "custom" profile manually,
+or the setting will have no effect. If another profile is set from the list
+of supported profiles, the BIOS will override any user PPT settings when
+switching to that profile.
+
+Gamezone Thermal Mode Event
+---------------------------
+
+WMI GUID ``D320289E-8FEA-41E0-86F9-911D83151B5F``
+
+The Gamezone Thermal Mode Event interface notifies the system when the platform
+profile has changed, either through the hardware event (Fn+Q for laptops or
+Legion + Y for Go Series), or through the Gamezone WMI interface. This event is
+implemented in the Lenovo WMI Events driver (lenovo-wmi-events).
+
+
+WMI interface description
+=========================
+
+The WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("LENOVO_GAMEZONE_DATA class"), guid("{887B54E3-DDDC-4B2C-8B88-68A26A8835D0}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_DATA {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(4), Implemented, Description("Is SupportGpu OverClock")] void IsSupportGpuOC([out, Description("Is SupportGpu OverClock")] uint32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(11), Implemented, Description("Get AslCode Version")] void GetVersion ([out, Description("AslCode version")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(12), Implemented, Description("Fan cooling capability")] void IsSupportFanCooling([out, Description("Fan cooling capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(13), Implemented, Description("Set Fan cooling on/off")] void SetFanCooling ([in, Description("Set Fan cooling on/off")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(14), Implemented, Description("cpu oc capability")] void IsSupportCpuOC ([out, Description("cpu oc capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(15), Implemented, Description("bios has overclock capability")] void IsBIOSSupportOC ([out, Description("bios has overclock capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(16), Implemented, Description("enable or disable overclock in bios")] void SetBIOSOC ([in, Description("enable or disable overclock in bios")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(18), Implemented, Description("Get CPU temperature")] void GetCPUTemp ([out, Description("Get CPU temperature")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(19), Implemented, Description("Get GPU temperature")] void GetGPUTemp ([out, Description("Get GPU temperature")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(20), Implemented, Description("Get Fan cooling on/off status")] void GetFanCoolingStatus ([out, Description("Get Fan cooling on/off status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(21), Implemented, Description("EC support disable windows key capability")] void IsSupportDisableWinKey ([out, Description("EC support disable windows key capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(22), Implemented, Description("Set windows key disable/enable")] void SetWinKeyStatus ([in, Description("Set windows key disable/enable")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(23), Implemented, Description("Get windows key disable/enable status")] void GetWinKeyStatus ([out, Description("Get windows key disable/enable status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(24), Implemented, Description("EC support disable touchpad capability")] void IsSupportDisableTP ([out, Description("EC support disable touchpad capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(25), Implemented, Description("Set touchpad disable/enable")] void SetTPStatus ([in, Description("Set touchpad disable/enable")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(26), Implemented, Description("Get touchpad disable/enable status")] void GetTPStatus ([out, Description("Get touchpad disable/enable status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(30), Implemented, Description("Get Keyboard feature list")] void GetKeyboardfeaturelist ([out, Description("Get Keyboard feature list")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(31), Implemented, Description("Get Memory OC Information")] void GetMemoryOCInfo ([out, Description("Get Memory OC Information")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(32), Implemented, Description("Water Cooling feature capability")] void IsSupportWaterCooling ([out, Description("Water Cooling feature capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(33), Implemented, Description("Set Water Cooling status")] void SetWaterCoolingStatus ([in, Description("Set Water Cooling status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(34), Implemented, Description("Get Water Cooling status")] void GetWaterCoolingStatus ([out, Description("Get Water Cooling status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(35), Implemented, Description("Lighting feature capability")] void IsSupportLightingFeature ([out, Description("Lighting feature capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(36), Implemented, Description("Set keyboard light off or on to max")] void SetKeyboardLight ([in, Description("keyboard light off or on switch")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(37), Implemented, Description("Get keyboard light on/off status")] void GetKeyboardLight ([out, Description("Get keyboard light on/off status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(38), Implemented, Description("Get Macrokey scan code")] void GetMacrokeyScancode ([in, Description("Macrokey index")] UINT32 idx, [out, Description("Scan code")] UINT32 scancode);
+ [WmiMethodId(39), Implemented, Description("Get Macrokey count")] void GetMacrokeyCount ([out, Description("Macrokey count")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(40), Implemented, Description("Support G-Sync feature")] void IsSupportGSync ([out, Description("Support G-Sync feature")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(41), Implemented, Description("Get G-Sync Status")] void GetGSyncStatus ([out, Description("Get G-Sync Status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(42), Implemented, Description("Set G-Sync Status")] void SetGSyncStatus ([in, Description("Set G-Sync Status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(43), Implemented, Description("Support Smart Fan feature")] void IsSupportSmartFan ([out, Description("Support Smart Fan feature")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(44), Implemented, Description("Set Smart Fan Mode")] void SetSmartFanMode ([in, Description("Set Smart Fan Mode")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(45), Implemented, Description("Get Smart Fan Mode")] void GetSmartFanMode ([out, Description("Get Smart Fan Mode")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(46), Implemented, Description("Get Smart Fan Setting Mode")] void GetSmartFanSetting ([out, Description("Get Smart Setting Mode")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(47), Implemented, Description("Get Power Charge Mode")] void GetPowerChargeMode ([out, Description("Get Power Charge Mode")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(48), Implemented, Description("Get Gaming Product Info")] void GetProductInfo ([out, Description("Get Gaming Product Info")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(49), Implemented, Description("Over Drive feature capability")] void IsSupportOD ([out, Description("Over Drive feature capability")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(50), Implemented, Description("Get Over Drive status")] void GetODStatus ([out, Description("Get Over Drive status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(51), Implemented, Description("Set Over Drive status")] void SetODStatus ([in, Description("Set Over Drive status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(52), Implemented, Description("Set Light Control Owner")] void SetLightControlOwner ([in, Description("Set Light Control Owner")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(53), Implemented, Description("Set DDS Control Owner")] void SetDDSControlOwner ([in, Description("Set DDS Control Owner")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(54), Implemented, Description("Get the flag of restore OC value")] void IsRestoreOCValue ([in, Description("Clean this flag")] UINT32 idx, [out, Description("Restore oc value flag")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(55), Implemented, Description("Get Real Thremal Mode")] void GetThermalMode ([out, Description("Real Thremal Mode")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(56), Implemented, Description("Get the OC switch status in BIOS")] void GetBIOSOCMode ([out, Description("OC Mode")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(59), Implemented, Description("Get hardware info support version")] void GetHardwareInfoSupportVersion ([out, Description("version")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(60), Implemented, Description("Get Cpu core 0 max frequency")] void GetCpuFrequency ([out, Description("frequency")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(62), Implemented, Description("Check the Adapter type fit for OC")] void IsACFitForOC ([out, Description("AC check result")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(63), Implemented, Description("Is support IGPU mode")] void IsSupportIGPUMode ([out, Description("IGPU modes")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(64), Implemented, Description("Get IGPU Mode Status")] void GetIGPUModeStatus([out, Description("IGPU Mode Status")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(65), Implemented, Description("Set IGPU Mode")] void SetIGPUModeStatus([in, Description("IGPU Mode")] UINT32 mode, [out, Description("return code")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(66), Implemented, Description("Notify DGPU Status")] void NotifyDGPUStatus([in, Description("DGPU status")] UINT32 status, [out, Description("return code")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(67), Implemented, Description("Is changed Y log")] void IsChangedYLog([out, Description("Is changed Y Log")] UINT32 Data);
+ [WmiMethodId(68), Implemented, Description("Get DGPU Hardwawre ID")] void GetDGPUHWId([out, Description("Get DGPU Hardware ID")] string Data);
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Definition of CPU OC parameter list"), guid("{B7F3CA0A-ACDC-42D2-9217-77C6C628FBD2}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_CPU_OC_DATA {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("OC tune id.")] uint32 Tuneid;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("Default value.")] uint32 DefaultValue;
+ [WmiDataId(3), read, Description("OC Value.")] uint32 OCValue;
+ [WmiDataId(4), read, Description("Min Value.")] uint32 MinValue;
+ [WmiDataId(5), read, Description("Max Value.")] uint32 MaxValue;
+ [WmiDataId(6), read, Description("Scale Value.")] uint32 ScaleValue;
+ [WmiDataId(7), read, Description("OC Order id.")] uint32 OCOrderid;
+ [WmiDataId(8), read, Description("NON-OC Order id.")] uint32 NOCOrderid;
+ [WmiDataId(9), read, Description("Delay time in ms.")] uint32 Interval;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Definition of GPU OC parameter list"), guid("{887B54E2-DDDC-4B2C-8B88-68A26A8835D0}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_GPU_OC_DATA {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("P-State ID.")] uint32 PStateID;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("CLOCK ID.")] uint32 ClockID;
+ [WmiDataId(3), read, Description("Default value.")] uint32 defaultvalue;
+ [WmiDataId(4), read, Description("OC Offset freqency.")] uint32 OCOffsetFreq;
+ [WmiDataId(5), read, Description("OC Min offset value.")] uint32 OCMinOffset;
+ [WmiDataId(6), read, Description("OC Max offset value.")] uint32 OCMaxOffset;
+ [WmiDataId(7), read, Description("OC Offset Scale.")] uint32 OCOffsetScale;
+ [WmiDataId(8), read, Description("OC Order id.")] uint32 OCOrderid;
+ [WmiDataId(9), read, Description("NON-OC Order id.")] uint32 NOCOrderid;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Fancooling finish event"), guid("{BC72A435-E8C1-4275-B3E2-D8B8074ABA59}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_FAN_COOLING_EVENT: WMIEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("Fancooling clean finish event")] uint32 EventId;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Smart Fan mode change event"), guid("{D320289E-8FEA-41E0-86F9-611D83151B5F}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_SMART_FAN_MODE_EVENT: WMIEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("Smart Fan Mode change event")] uint32 mode;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("version of FN+Q")] uint32 version;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Smart Fan setting mode change event"), guid("{D320289E-8FEA-41E1-86F9-611D83151B5F}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_SMART_FAN_SETTING_EVENT: WMIEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("Smart Fan Setting mode change event")] uint32 mode;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("POWER CHARGE MODE Change EVENT"), guid("{D320289E-8FEA-41E0-86F9-711D83151B5F}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_POWER_CHARGE_MODE_EVENT: WMIEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("POWER CHARGE MODE Change EVENT")] uint32 mode;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Thermal Mode Real Mode change event"), guid("{D320289E-8FEA-41E0-86F9-911D83151B5F}")]
+ class LENOVO_GAMEZONE_THERMAL_MODE_EVENT: WMIEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("Thermal Mode Real Mode")] uint32 mode;
+ };
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/lenovo-wmi-other.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/lenovo-wmi-other.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..011054d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/wmi/devices/lenovo-wmi-other.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+===========================================================
+Lenovo WMI Interface Other Mode Driver (lenovo-wmi-other)
+===========================================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+Lenovo WMI Other Mode interface is broken up into multiple GUIDs,
+The primary Other Mode interface provides advanced power tuning features
+such as Package Power Tracking (PPT). It is paired with multiple data block
+GUIDs that provide context for the various methods.
+
+
+Other Mode
+----------
+
+WMI GUID ``DC2A8805-3A8C-41BA-A6F7-092E0089CD3B``
+
+The Other Mode WMI interface uses the firmware_attributes class to expose
+various WMI attributes provided by the interface in the sysfs. This enables
+CPU and GPU power limit tuning as well as various other attributes for
+devices that fall under the "Gaming Series" of Lenovo devices. Each
+attribute exposed by the Other Mode interface has corresponding
+capability data blocks which allow the driver to probe details about the
+attribute. Each attribute has multiple pages, one for each of the platform
+profiles managed by the Gamezone interface. Attributes are exposed in sysfs
+under the following path:
+
+::
+
+ /sys/class/firmware-attributes/lenovo-wmi-other/attributes/<attribute>/
+
+Additionally, this driver also exports attributes to HWMON.
+
+LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_00
+-------------------------
+
+WMI GUID ``362A3AFE-3D96-4665-8530-96DAD5BB300E``
+
+The LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_00 interface provides various information that
+does not rely on the gamezone thermal mode.
+
+The following HWMON attributes are implemented:
+ - fanX_div: internal RPM divisor
+ - fanX_input: current RPM
+ - fanX_target: target RPM (tunable, 0=auto)
+
+Due to the internal RPM divisor, the current/target RPMs are rounded down to
+its nearest multiple. The divisor itself is not necessary to be a power of two.
+
+LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_01
+-------------------------
+
+WMI GUID ``7A8F5407-CB67-4D6E-B547-39B3BE018154``
+
+The LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_01 interface provides various information that
+relies on the gamezone thermal mode, including power limits of integrated
+CPU and GPU components.
+
+Each attribute has the following properties:
+ - current_value
+ - default_value
+ - display_name
+ - max_value
+ - min_value
+ - scalar_increment
+ - type
+
+The following firmware-attributes are implemented:
+ - cpu_temp: CPU Thermal Load Limit
+ - dgpu_boost_clk: Dedicated GPU Boost Clock
+ - dgpu_didvid: Dedicated GPU Device Identifier and Vendor Identifier
+ - dgpu_enable: Dedicated GPU Enabled Status
+ - gpu_mode: GPU Mode by Power Limit
+ - gpu_nv_ac_offset: Nvidia GPU AC Total Processing Power Baseline Offset
+ - gpu_nv_bpl: Nvidia GPU Base Power Limit
+ - gpu_nv_cpu_boost: Nvidia GPU to CPU Dynamic Boost Limit
+ - gpu_nv_ctgp: Nvidia GPU Configurable Total Graphics Power
+ - gpu_nv_ppab: Nvidia GPU Power Performance Aware Boost Limit
+ - gpu_temp: GPU Thermal Load Limit
+ - ppt_cpu_cl: CPU Cross Loading Power Limit
+ - ppt_pl1_apu_spl: Platform Profile Tracking APU Sustained Power Limit
+ - ppt_pl1_spl: Platform Profile Tracking Sustained Power Limit
+ - ppt_pl1_spl_cl: Platform Profile Tracking Cross Loading Sustained Power Limit
+ - ppt_pl1_tau: Exceed Duration for Platform Profile Tracking Sustained Power Limit
+ - ppt_pl2_sppt: Platform Profile Tracking Slow Package Power Tracking
+ - ppt_pl2_sppt_cl: Platform Profile Tracking Cross Loading Slow Package Tracking
+ - ppt_pl3_fppt: Platform Profile Tracking Fast Package Power Tracking
+ - ppt_pl3_fppt_cl: Platform Profile Tracking Cross Loading Fast Package Power Tracking
+ - ppt_pl4_ipl: Platform Profile Tracking Instantaneous Power Limit
+ - ppt_pl4_ipl_cl: Platform Profile Tracking Cross Loading Instantaneous Power Limit
+
+LENOVO_FAN_TEST_DATA
+-------------------------
+
+WMI GUID ``B642801B-3D21-45DE-90AE-6E86F164FB21``
+
+The LENOVO_FAN_TEST_DATA interface provides reference data for self-test of
+cooling fans.
+
+The following HWMON attributes are implemented:
+ - fanX_max: maximum RPM
+ - fanX_min: minimum RPM
+
+WMI interface description
+=========================
+
+The WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("LENOVO_OTHER_METHOD class"), guid("{dc2a8805-3a8c-41ba-a6f7-092e0089cd3b}")]
+ class LENOVO_OTHER_METHOD {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(17), Implemented, Description("Get Feature Value ")] void GetFeatureValue([in] uint32 IDs, [out] uint32 value);
+ [WmiMethodId(18), Implemented, Description("Set Feature Value ")] void SetFeatureValue([in] uint32 IDs, [in] uint32 value);
+ [WmiMethodId(19), Implemented, Description("Get Data By Command ")] void GetDataByCommand([in] uint32 IDs, [in] uint32 Command, [out] uint32 DataSize, [out, WmiSizeIs("DataSize")] uint32 Data[]);
+ [WmiMethodId(99), Implemented, Description("Get Data By Package for TAC")] void GetDataByPackage([in, Max(40)] uint8 Input[], [out] uint32 DataSize, [out, WmiSizeIs("DataSize")] uint8 Data[]);
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("LENOVO CAPABILITY DATA 00"), guid("{362a3afe-3d96-4665-8530-96dad5bb300e}")]
+ class LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_00 {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description(" IDs.")] uint32 IDs;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("Capability.")] uint32 Capability;
+ [WmiDataId(3), read, Description("Capability Default Value.")] uint32 DefaultValue;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("LENOVO CAPABILITY DATA 01"), guid("{7a8f5407-cb67-4d6e-b547-39b3be018154}")]
+ class LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_01 {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description(" IDs.")] uint32 IDs;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("Capability.")] uint32 Capability;
+ [WmiDataId(3), read, Description("Default Value.")] uint32 DefaultValue;
+ [WmiDataId(4), read, Description("Step.")] uint32 Step;
+ [WmiDataId(5), read, Description("Minimum Value.")] uint32 MinValue;
+ [WmiDataId(6), read, Description("Maximum Value.")] uint32 MaxValue;
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("LENOVO CAPABILITY DATA 02"), guid("{bbf1f790-6c2f-422b-bc8c-4e7369c7f6ab}")]
+ class LENOVO_CAPABILITY_DATA_02 {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description(" IDs.")] uint32 IDs;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("Capability.")] uint32 Capability;
+ [WmiDataId(3), read, Description("Data Size.")] uint32 DataSize;
+ [WmiDataId(4), read, Description("Default Value"), WmiSizeIs("DataSize")] uint8 DefaultValue[];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"), Description("Definition of Fan Test Data"), guid("{B642801B-3D21-45DE-90AE-6E86F164FB21}")]
+ class LENOVO_FAN_TEST_DATA {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, Description("Mode.")] uint32 NumOfFans;
+ [WmiDataId(2), read, Description("Fan ID."), WmiSizeIs("NumOfFans")] uint32 FanId[];
+ [WmiDataId(3), read, Description("Maximum Fan Speed."), WmiSizeIs("NumOfFans")] uint32 FanMaxSpeed[];
+ [WmiDataId(4), read, Description("Minumum Fan Speed."), WmiSizeIs("NumOfFans")] uint32 FanMinSpeed[];
+ };
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/msi-wmi-platform.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/msi-wmi-platform.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73197b319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/wmi/devices/msi-wmi-platform.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+===================================================
+MSI WMI Platform Features driver (msi-wmi-platform)
+===================================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+Many MSI notebooks support various features like reading fan sensors. This features are controlled
+by the embedded controller, with the ACPI firmware exposing a standard ACPI WMI interface on top
+of the embedded controller interface.
+
+WMI interface description
+=========================
+
+The WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Locale("MS\0x409"),
+ Description("This class contains the definition of the package used in other classes"),
+ guid("{ABBC0F60-8EA1-11d1-00A0-C90629100000}")]
+ class Package {
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("16 bytes of data")] uint8 Bytes[16];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Locale("MS\0x409"),
+ Description("This class contains the definition of the package used in other classes"),
+ guid("{ABBC0F63-8EA1-11d1-00A0-C90629100000}")]
+ class Package_32 {
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("32 bytes of data")] uint8 Bytes[32];
+ };
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\0x409"),
+ Description("Class used to operate methods on a package"),
+ guid("{ABBC0F6E-8EA1-11d1-00A0-C90629100000}")]
+ class MSI_ACPI {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(1), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void GetPackage([out, id(0)] Package Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(2), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void SetPackage([in, id(0)] Package Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(3), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_EC([out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(4), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_EC([in, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(5), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_BIOS([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(6), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_BIOS([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(7), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_SMBUS([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(8), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_SMBUS([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(9), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_MasterBattery([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(10), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_MasterBattery([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(11), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_SlaveBattery([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(12), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_SlaveBattery([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(13), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Temperature([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(14), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Temperature([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(15), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Thermal([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(16), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Thermal([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(17), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Fan([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(18), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Fan([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(19), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Device([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(20), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Device([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(21), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Power([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(22), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Power([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(23), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Debug([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(24), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Debug([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(25), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_AP([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(26), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_AP([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(27), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_Data([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(28), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a package")]
+ void Set_Data([in, out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(29), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a package")]
+ void Get_WMI([out, id(0)] Package_32 Data);
+ };
+
+Due to a peculiarity in how Windows handles the ``CreateByteField()`` ACPI operator (errors only
+happen when a invalid byte field is ultimately accessed), all methods require a 32 byte input
+buffer, even if the Binary MOF says otherwise.
+
+The input buffer contains a single byte to select the subfeature to be accessed and 31 bytes of
+input data, the meaning of which depends on the subfeature being accessed.
+
+The output buffer contains a single byte which signals success or failure (``0x00`` on failure)
+and 31 bytes of output data, the meaning if which depends on the subfeature being accessed.
+
+.. note::
+ The ACPI control method responsible for handling the WMI method calls is not thread-safe.
+ This is a firmware bug that needs to be handled inside the driver itself.
+
+WMI method Get_EC()
+-------------------
+
+Returns embedded controller information, the selected subfeature does not matter. The output
+data contains a flag byte and a 28 byte controller firmware version string.
+
+The first 4 bits of the flag byte contain the minor version of the embedded controller interface,
+with the next 2 bits containing the major version of the embedded controller interface.
+
+The 7th bit signals if the embedded controller page changed (exact meaning is unknown), and the
+last bit signals if the platform is a Tigerlake platform.
+
+The MSI software seems to only use this interface when the last bit is set.
+
+WMI method Get_Fan()
+--------------------
+
+Fan speed sensors can be accessed by selecting subfeature ``0x00``. The output data contains
+up to four 16-bit fan speed readings in big-endian format. Most machines do not support all
+four fan speed sensors, so the remaining reading are hardcoded to ``0x0000``.
+
+The fan RPM readings can be calculated with the following formula:
+
+ RPM = 480000 / <fan speed reading>
+
+If the fan speed reading is zero, then the fan RPM is zero too.
+
+WMI method Get_WMI()
+--------------------
+
+Returns the version of the ACPI WMI interface, the selected subfeature does not matter.
+The output data contains two bytes, the first one contains the major version and the last one
+contains the minor revision of the ACPI WMI interface.
+
+The MSI software seems to only use this interface when the major version is greater than two.
+
+Reverse-Engineering the MSI WMI Platform interface
+==================================================
+
+.. warning:: Randomly poking the embedded controller interface can potentially cause damage
+ to the machine and other unwanted side effects, please be careful.
+
+The underlying embedded controller interface is used by the ``msi-ec`` driver, and it seems
+that many methods just copy a part of the embedded controller memory into the output buffer.
+
+This means that the remaining WMI methods can be reverse-engineered by looking which part of
+the embedded controller memory is accessed by the ACPI AML code. The driver also supports a
+debugfs interface for directly executing WMI methods. Additionally, any safety checks regarding
+unsupported hardware can be disabled by loading the module with ``force=true``.
+
+More information about the MSI embedded controller interface can be found at the
+`msi-ec project <https://github.com/BeardOverflow/msi-ec>`_.
+
+Special thanks go to github user `glpnk` for showing how to decode the fan speed readings.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/uniwill-laptop.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/uniwill-laptop.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65583b239
--- /dev/null
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+========================================
+Uniwill Notebook driver (uniwill-laptop)
+========================================
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+Many notebooks manufactured by Uniwill (either directly or as ODM) provide a EC interface
+for controlling various platform settings like sensors and fan control. This interface is
+used by the ``uniwill-laptop`` driver to map those features onto standard kernel interfaces.
+
+EC WMI interface description
+============================
+
+The EC WMI interface description can be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data using the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utility:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"),
+ Description("Class used to operate methods on a ULong"),
+ guid("{ABBC0F6F-8EA1-11d1-00A0-C90629100000}")]
+ class AcpiTest_MULong {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiMethodId(1), Implemented, read, write, Description("Return the contents of a ULong")]
+ void GetULong([out, Description("Ulong Data")] uint32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(2), Implemented, read, write, Description("Set the contents of a ULong")]
+ void SetULong([in, Description("Ulong Data")] uint32 Data);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(3), Implemented, read, write,
+ Description("Generate an event containing ULong data")]
+ void FireULong([in, Description("WMI requires a parameter")] uint32 Hack);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(4), Implemented, read, write, Description("Get and Set the contents of a ULong")]
+ void GetSetULong([in, Description("Ulong Data")] uint64 Data,
+ [out, Description("Ulong Data")] uint32 Return);
+
+ [WmiMethodId(5), Implemented, read, write,
+ Description("Get and Set the contents of a ULong for Dollby button")]
+ void GetButton([in, Description("Ulong Data")] uint64 Data,
+ [out, Description("Ulong Data")] uint32 Return);
+ };
+
+Most of the WMI-related code was copied from the Windows driver samples, which unfortunately means
+that the WMI-GUID is not unique. This makes the WMI-GUID unusable for autoloading.
+
+WMI method GetULong()
+---------------------
+
+This WMI method was copied from the Windows driver samples and has no function.
+
+WMI method SetULong()
+---------------------
+
+This WMI method was copied from the Windows driver samples and has no function.
+
+WMI method FireULong()
+----------------------
+
+This WMI method allows to inject a WMI event with a 32-bit payload. Its primary purpose seems
+to be debugging.
+
+WMI method GetSetULong()
+------------------------
+
+This WMI method is used to communicate with the EC. The ``Data`` argument holds the following
+information (starting with the least significant byte):
+
+1. 16-bit address
+2. 16-bit data (set to ``0x0000`` when reading)
+3. 16-bit operation (``0x0100`` for reading and ``0x0000`` for writing)
+4. 16-bit reserved (set to ``0x0000``)
+
+The first 8 bits of the ``Return`` value contain the data returned by the EC when reading.
+The special value ``0xFEFEFEFE`` is used to indicate a communication failure with the EC.
+
+WMI method GetButton()
+----------------------
+
+This WMI method is not implemented on all machines and has an unknown purpose.
+
+Reverse-Engineering the EC WMI interface
+========================================
+
+.. warning:: Randomly poking the EC can potentially cause damage to the machine and other unwanted
+ side effects, please be careful.
+
+The EC behind the ``GetSetULong`` method is used by the OEM software supplied by the manufacturer.
+Reverse-engineering of this software is difficult since it uses an obfuscator, however some parts
+are not obfuscated. In this case `dnSpy <https://github.com/dnSpy/dnSpy>`_ could also be helpful.
+
+The EC can be accessed under Windows using powershell (requires admin privileges):
+
+::
+
+ > $obj = Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName AcpiTest_MULong | Select-Object -First 1
+ > Invoke-CimMethod -InputObject $obj -MethodName GetSetULong -Arguments @{Data = <input>}
+
+WMI event interface description
+===============================
+
+The WMI interface description can also be decoded from the embedded binary MOF (bmof)
+data:
+
+::
+
+ [WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WmiProv"), Locale("MS\\0x409"),
+ Description("Class containing event generated ULong data"),
+ guid("{ABBC0F72-8EA1-11d1-00A0-C90629100000}")]
+ class AcpiTest_EventULong : WmiEvent {
+ [key, read] string InstanceName;
+ [read] boolean Active;
+
+ [WmiDataId(1), read, write, Description("ULong Data")] uint32 ULong;
+ };
+
+Most of the WMI-related code was again copied from the Windows driver samples, causing this WMI
+interface to suffer from the same restrictions as the EC WMI interface described above.
+
+WMI event data
+--------------
+
+The WMI event data contains a single 32-bit value which is used to indicate various platform events.
+
+Reverse-Engineering the Uniwill WMI event interface
+===================================================
+
+The driver logs debug messages when receiving a WMI event. Thus enabling debug messages will be
+useful for finding unknown event codes.
+
+EC ACPI interface description
+=============================
+
+The ``INOU0000`` ACPI device is a virtual device used to access various hardware registers
+available on notebooks manufactured by Uniwill. Reading and writing those registers happens
+by calling ACPI control methods. The ``uniwill-laptop`` driver uses this device to communicate
+with the EC because the ACPI control methods are faster than the WMI methods described above.
+
+ACPI control methods used for reading registers take a single ACPI integer containing the address
+of the register to read and return a ACPI integer containing the data inside said register. ACPI
+control methods used for writing registers however take two ACPI integers, with the additional
+ACPI integer containing the data to be written into the register. Such ACPI control methods return
+nothing.
+
+System memory
+-------------
+
+System memory can be accessed with a granularity of either a single byte (``MMRB`` for reading and
+``MMWB`` for writing) or four bytes (``MMRD`` for reading and ``MMWD`` for writing). Those ACPI
+control methods are unused because they provide no benefit when compared to the native memory
+access functions provided by the kernel.
+
+EC RAM
+------
+
+The internal RAM of the EC can be accessed with a granularity of a single byte using the ``ECRR``
+(read) and ``ECRW`` (write) ACPI control methods, with the maximum register address being ``0xFFF``.
+The OEM software waits 6 ms after calling one of those ACPI control methods, likely to avoid
+overwhelming the EC when being connected over LPC.
+
+PCI config space
+----------------
+
+The PCI config space can be accessed with a granularity of four bytes using the ``PCRD`` (read) and
+``PCWD`` (write) ACPI control methods. The exact address format is unknown, and poking random PCI
+devices might confuse the PCI subsystem. Because of this those ACPI control methods are not used.
+
+IO ports
+--------
+
+IO ports can be accessed with a granularity of four bytes using the ``IORD`` (read) and ``IOWD``
+(write) ACPI control methods. Those ACPI control methods are unused because they provide no benefit
+when compared to the native IO port access functions provided by the kernel.
+
+CMOS RAM
+--------
+
+The CMOS RAM can be accessed with a granularity of a single byte using the ``RCMS`` (read) and
+``WCMS`` ACPI control methods. Using those ACPI methods might interfere with the native CMOS RAM
+access functions provided by the kernel due to the usage of indexed IO, so they are unused.
+
+Indexed IO
+----------
+
+Indexed IO with IO ports with a granularity of a single byte can be performed using the ``RIOP``
+(read) and ``WIOP`` (write) ACPI control methods. Those ACPI methods are unused because they
+provide no benefit when compared to the native IO port access functions provided by the kernel.
+
+Special thanks go to github user `pobrn` which developed the
+`qc71_laptop <https://github.com/pobrn/qc71_laptop>`_ driver on which this driver is partly based.
+The same is true for Tuxedo Computers, which developed the
+`tuxedo-drivers <https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers>`_ package
+which also served as a foundation for this driver.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/devices/wmi-bmof.rst b/Documentation/wmi/devices/wmi-bmof.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca1ee9a29
--- /dev/null
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+==============================
+WMI embedded Binary MOF driver
+==============================
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+Many machines embed WMI Binary MOF (Managed Object Format) metadata used to
+describe the details of their ACPI WMI interfaces. The data can be decoded
+with tools like `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ to obtain a
+human readable WMI interface description, which is useful for developing
+new WMI drivers.
+
+The Binary MOF data can be retrieved from the ``bmof`` sysfs attribute of the
+associated WMI device. Please note that multiple WMI devices containing Binary
+MOF data can exist on a given system.
+
+WMI interface
+=============
+
+The Binary MOF WMI device is identified by the WMI GUID ``05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910``.
+The Binary MOF can be obtained by doing a WMI data block query. The result is
+then returned as an ACPI buffer with a variable size.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst b/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6290c448f
--- /dev/null
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+============================
+WMI driver development guide
+============================
+
+The WMI subsystem provides a rich driver API for implementing WMI drivers,
+documented at Documentation/driver-api/wmi.rst. This document will serve
+as an introductory guide for WMI driver writers using this API. It is supposed
+to be a successor to the original LWN article [1]_ which deals with WMI drivers
+using the deprecated GUID-based WMI interface.
+
+Obtaining WMI device information
+--------------------------------
+
+Before developing an WMI driver, information about the WMI device in question
+must be obtained. The `lswmi <https://pypi.org/project/lswmi>`_ utility can be
+used to extract detailed WMI device information using the following command:
+
+::
+
+ lswmi -V
+
+The resulting output will contain information about all WMI devices available on
+a given machine, plus some extra information.
+
+In order to find out more about the interface used to communicate with a WMI device,
+the `bmfdec <https://github.com/pali/bmfdec>`_ utilities can be used to decode
+the Binary MOF (Managed Object Format) information used to describe WMI devices.
+The ``wmi-bmof`` driver exposes this information to userspace, see
+Documentation/wmi/devices/wmi-bmof.rst.
+
+In order to retrieve the decoded Binary MOF information, use the following command (requires root):
+
+::
+
+ ./bmf2mof /sys/bus/wmi/devices/05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910[-X]/bmof
+
+Sometimes, looking at the disassembled ACPI tables used to describe the WMI device
+helps in understanding how the WMI device is supposed to work. The path of the ACPI
+method associated with a given WMI device can be retrieved using the ``lswmi`` utility
+as mentioned above.
+
+If you are attempting to port a driver to Linux and are working on a Windows
+system, `WMIExplorer <https://github.com/vinaypamnani/wmie2>`_ can be useful
+for inspecting available WMI methods and invoking them directly.
+
+Basic WMI driver structure
+--------------------------
+
+The basic WMI driver is build around the struct wmi_driver, which is then bound
+to matching WMI devices using a struct wmi_device_id table:
+
+::
+
+ static const struct wmi_device_id foo_id_table[] = {
+ /* Using only uppercase letters is recommended */
+ { "936DA01F-9ABD-4D9D-80C7-02AF85C822A8", NULL },
+ { }
+ };
+ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(wmi, foo_id_table);
+
+ static struct wmi_driver foo_driver = {
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "foo",
+ .probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS, /* recommended */
+ .pm = pm_sleep_ptr(&foo_dev_pm_ops), /* optional */
+ },
+ .id_table = foo_id_table,
+ .probe = foo_probe,
+ .remove = foo_remove, /* optional, devres is preferred */
+ .shutdown = foo_shutdown, /* optional, called during shutdown */
+ .notify_new = foo_notify, /* optional, for event handling */
+ .min_event_size = X, /* optional, simplifies event payload size verification */
+ .no_singleton = true, /* required for new WMI drivers */
+ };
+ module_wmi_driver(foo_driver);
+
+The probe() callback is called when the WMI driver is bound to a matching WMI device. Allocating
+driver-specific data structures and initialising interfaces to other kernel subsystems should
+normally be done in this function.
+
+The remove() callback is then called when the WMI driver is unbound from a WMI device. In order
+to unregister interfaces to other kernel subsystems and release resources, devres should be used.
+This simplifies error handling during probe and often allows to omit this callback entirely, see
+Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst for details.
+
+The shutdown() callback is called during shutdown, reboot or kexec. Its sole purpose is to disable
+the WMI device and put it in a well-known state for the WMI driver to pick up later after reboot
+or kexec. Most WMI drivers need no special shutdown handling and can thus omit this callback.
+
+Please note that new WMI drivers are required to be able to be instantiated multiple times,
+and are forbidden from using any deprecated GUID-based or ACPI-based WMI functions. This means
+that the WMI driver should be prepared for the scenario that multiple matching WMI devices are
+present on a given machine.
+
+Because of this, WMI drivers should use the state container design pattern as described in
+Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/design-patterns.rst.
+
+.. warning:: Using both GUID-based and non-GUID-based functions for querying WMI data blocks and
+ handling WMI events simultaneously on the same device is guaranteed to corrupt the
+ WMI device state and might lead to erratic behaviour.
+
+WMI method drivers
+------------------
+
+WMI drivers can call WMI device methods using wmidev_invoke_method(). For each WMI method
+invocation the WMI driver needs to provide the instance number and the method ID, as well as
+a buffer with the method arguments and optionally a buffer for the results. When calling WMI
+methods that do not return any values, wmidev_invoke_procedure() should be used instead.
+
+The layout of said buffers is device-specific and described by the Binary MOF data associated
+with a given WMI device. Said Binary MOF data also describes the method ID of a given WMI method
+with the ``WmiMethodId`` qualifier. WMI devices exposing WMI methods usually expose only a single
+instance (instance number 0), but in theory can expose multiple instances as well. In such a case
+the number of instances can be retrieved using wmidev_instance_count().
+
+Take a look at drivers/platform/x86/intel/wmi/thunderbolt.c for an example WMI method driver.
+
+WMI data block drivers
+----------------------
+
+WMI drivers can query WMI data blocks using wmidev_query_block(), the layout of the returned
+buffer is again device-specific and described by the Binary MOF data. Some WMI data blocks are
+also writeable and can be set using wmidev_set_block(). The number of data block instances can
+again be retrieved using wmidev_instance_count().
+
+Take a look at drivers/platform/x86/intel/wmi/sbl-fw-update.c for an example WMI data block driver.
+
+WMI event drivers
+-----------------
+
+WMI drivers can receive WMI events via the notify_new() callback inside the struct wmi_driver.
+The WMI subsystem will then take care of setting up the WMI event accordingly. Please note that
+the layout of the buffer passed to this callback is device-specific, and freeing of the buffer
+is done by the WMI subsystem itself, not the driver.
+
+The WMI driver core will take care that the notify_new() callback will only be called after
+the probe() callback has been called, and that no events are being received by the driver
+right before and after calling its remove() or shutdown() callback.
+
+However WMI driver developers should be aware that multiple WMI events can be received concurrently,
+so any locking (if necessary) needs to be provided by the WMI driver itself.
+
+The WMI driver can furthermore instruct the WMI driver core to automatically reject WMI events
+that contain a undersized event payload by populating the ``min_event_size`` field inside
+struct wmi_driver. Setting this field to 0 will thus enable the WMI driver to receive WMI events
+without any event payload.
+
+Take a look at drivers/platform/x86/xiaomi-wmi.c for an example WMI event driver.
+
+Exchanging data with the WMI driver core
+----------------------------------------
+
+WMI drivers can exchange data with the WMI driver core using struct wmi_buffer. The internal
+structure of those buffers is device-specific and only known by the WMI driver. Because of this
+the WMI driver itself is responsible for parsing and validating the data received from its
+WMI device.
+
+The structure of said buffers is described by the MOF data associated with the WMI device in
+question. When such a buffer contains multiple data items it usually makes sense to define a
+C structure and use it during parsing. Since the WMI driver core guarantees that all buffers
+received from a WMI device are aligned on an 8-byte boundary, WMI drivers can simply perform
+a cast between the WMI buffer data and this C structure.
+
+This however should only be done after the size of the buffer was verified to be large enough
+to hold the whole C structure. WMI drivers should reject undersized buffers as they are usually
+sent by the WMI device to signal an internal error. Oversized buffers however should be accepted
+to emulate the behavior of the Windows WMI implementation.
+
+When defining a C structure for parsing WMI buffers the alignment of the data items should be
+respected. This is especially important for 64-bit integers as those have different alignments
+on 64-bit (8-byte alignment) and 32-bit (4-byte alignment) architectures. It is thus a good idea
+to manually specify the alignment of such data items or mark the whole structure as packed when
+appropriate. Integer data items in general are little-endian integers and should be marked as
+such using ``__le64`` and friends. When parsing WMI string data items the struct wmi_string should
+be used as WMI strings have a different layout than C strings.
+
+See Documentation/wmi/acpi-interface.rst for more information regarding the binary format
+of WMI data items.
+
+Handling multiple WMI devices at once
+-------------------------------------
+
+There are many cases of firmware vendors using multiple WMI devices to control different aspects
+of a single physical device. This can make developing WMI drivers complicated, as those drivers
+might need to communicate with each other to present a unified interface to userspace.
+
+On such case involves a WMI event device which needs to talk to a WMI data block device or WMI
+method device upon receiving an WMI event. In such a case, two WMI drivers should be developed,
+one for the WMI event device and one for the other WMI device.
+
+The WMI event device driver has only one purpose: to receive WMI events, validate any additional
+event data and invoke a notifier chain. The other WMI driver adds itself to this notifier chain
+during probing and thus gets notified every time a WMI event is received. This WMI driver might
+then process the event further for example by using an input device.
+
+For other WMI device constellations, similar mechanisms can be used.
+
+Things to avoid
+---------------
+
+When developing WMI drivers, there are a couple of things which should be avoided:
+
+- usage of the deprecated GUID-based WMI interface which uses GUIDs instead of WMI device structs
+- usage of the deprecated ACPI-based WMI interface which uses ACPI objects instead of plain buffers
+- bypassing of the WMI subsystem when talking to WMI devices
+- WMI drivers which cannot be instantiated multiple times.
+
+Many older WMI drivers violate one or more points from this list. The reason for
+this is that the WMI subsystem evolved significantly over the last two decades,
+so there is a lot of legacy cruft inside older WMI drivers.
+
+New WMI drivers are also required to conform to the linux kernel coding style as specified in
+Documentation/process/coding-style.rst. The checkpatch utility can catch many common coding style
+violations, you can invoke it with the following command:
+
+::
+
+ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict <path to driver file>
+
+References
+==========
+
+.. [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/391230/
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/index.rst b/Documentation/wmi/index.rst
new file mode 100644
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+=============
+WMI Subsystem
+=============
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ acpi-interface
+ driver-development-guide
+ devices/index