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diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt b/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..effe7af3a5af --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +Special Usage Model of the ACPI Control Method Lid Device + +Copyright (C) 2016, Intel Corporation +Author: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@intel.com> + + +Abstract: + +Platforms containing lids convey lid state (open/close) to OSPMs using a +control method lid device. To implement this, the AML tables issue +Notify(lid_device, 0x80) to notify the OSPMs whenever the lid state has +changed. The _LID control method for the lid device must be implemented to +report the "current" state of the lid as either "opened" or "closed". + +For most platforms, both the _LID method and the lid notifications are +reliable. However, there are exceptions. In order to work with these +exceptional buggy platforms, special restrictions and expections should be +taken into account. This document describes the restrictions and the +expections of the Linux ACPI lid device driver. + + +1. Restrictions of the returning value of the _LID control method + +The _LID control method is described to return the "current" lid state. +However the word of "current" has ambiguity, some buggy AML tables return +the lid state upon the last lid notification instead of returning the lid +state upon the last _LID evaluation. There won't be difference when the +_LID control method is evaluated during the runtime, the problem is its +initial returning value. When the AML tables implement this control method +with cached value, the initial returning value is likely not reliable. +There are platforms always retun "closed" as initial lid state. + +2. Restrictions of the lid state change notifications + +There are buggy AML tables never notifying when the lid device state is +changed to "opened". Thus the "opened" notification is not guaranteed. But +it is guaranteed that the AML tables always notify "closed" when the lid +state is changed to "closed". The "closed" notification is normally used to +trigger some system power saving operations on Windows. Since it is fully +tested, it is reliable from all AML tables. + +3. Expections for the userspace users of the ACPI lid device driver + +The ACPI button driver exports the lid state to the userspace via the +following file: + /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state +This file actually calls the _LID control method described above. And given +the previous explanation, it is not reliable enough on some platforms. So +it is advised for the userspace program to not to solely rely on this file +to determine the actual lid state. + +The ACPI button driver emits the following input event to the userspace: + SW_LID +The ACPI lid device driver is implemented to try to deliver the platform +triggered events to the userspace. However, given the fact that the buggy +firmware cannot make sure "opened"/"closed" events are paired, the ACPI +button driver uses the following 3 modes in order not to trigger issues. + +If the userspace hasn't been prepared to ignore the unreliable "opened" +events and the unreliable initial state notification, Linux users can use +the following kernel parameters to handle the possible issues: +A. button.lid_init_state=method: + When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver reports the + initial lid state using the returning value of the _LID control method + and whether the "opened"/"closed" events are paired fully relies on the + firmware implementation. + This option can be used to fix some platforms where the returning value + of the _LID control method is reliable but the initial lid state + notification is missing. + This option is the default behavior during the period the userspace + isn't ready to handle the buggy AML tables. +B. button.lid_init_state=open: + When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver always reports the + initial lid state as "opened" and whether the "opened"/"closed" events + are paired fully relies on the firmware implementation. + This may fix some platforms where the returning value of the _LID + control method is not reliable and the initial lid state notification is + missing. + +If the userspace has been prepared to ignore the unreliable "opened" events +and the unreliable initial state notification, Linux users should always +use the following kernel parameter: +C. button.lid_init_state=ignore: + When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver never reports the + initial lid state and there is a compensation mechanism implemented to + ensure that the reliable "closed" notifications can always be delievered + to the userspace by always pairing "closed" input events with complement + "opened" input events. But there is still no guarantee that the "opened" + notifications can be delivered to the userspace when the lid is actually + opens given that some AML tables do not send "opened" notifications + reliably. + In this mode, if everything is correctly implemented by the platform + firmware, the old userspace programs should still work. Otherwise, the + new userspace programs are required to work with the ACPI button driver. + This option will be the default behavior after the userspace is ready to + handle the buggy AML tables. |