[alsa-devel] [possible bug] DMI OEM string doesn't match (was Re: [PATCH] Recognise and use subdevice 0x3061 found in some HP dv6 notebooks.)
Takashi Iwai
tiwai at suse.de
Sat Dec 26 10:15:00 CET 2009
At Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:19:23 +0530,
Kunal Gangakhedkar wrote:
>
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
> > At Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:09:17 +0530,
> > Kunal Gangakhedkar wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thursday 24 Dec 2009 1:07:12 pm Kunal Gangakhedkar wrote:
> >> > On Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 12:02:47 am Kunal Gangakhedkar wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Sorry for the late reply - was busy with office work.
> >> > > Just built the kernel from your git (sound-2.6.git) master
> >> > > (as of commit 07e23a669544942a9154b64c583bdef014f66a15).
> >> > >
> >> > > This new driver didn't require 'model=hp-dv5' modparm - it did detect and
> >> > > use my card properly; so, my patch is not needed anymore, I guess :)
> >> > >
> >> > > However, the hp_detect=1 problem still persists :(.
> >> > > I had to use the "echo 'hp_detect=1' > /sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/hints"
> >> > > method to get the auto-muting to work.
> >> > > It's also true with enable_msi=1 modparm.
> >> > >
> >> > > Anything more you want me to try?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks,
> >> > > Kunal
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Also, "spec->gpio_led = 0x08" in patch_sigmatel.c seems to enable the
> >> > colour changing (orange/white) of the mute/unmute button.
> >> > I got this info from ubuntu's lucid kernel which somehow
> >> > enabled the behaviour.
> >> > But, it was missing from the sound-2.6.git master kernel that I built.
> >> > I'll do more digging to see why it isn't working in the git kernel.
> >> >
> >> > This is the code that I copied from lucid kernel into linux-backports-modules
> >> > that enabled the led behaviour:
> >> >
> >> > if ((codec->subsystem_id >> 16) == PCI_VENDOR_ID_HP) {
> >> > const struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
> >> > while ((dev = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OEM_STRING,
> >> > NULL, dev))) {
> >> > if (strcmp(dev->name, "HP_Mute_LED_1")) {
> >> > switch (codec->vendor_id) {
> >> > case 0x111d7608:
> >> > spec->gpio_led = 0x01;
> >> > break;
> >> > case 0x111d7600:
> >> > case 0x111d7601:
> >> > case 0x111d7602:
> >> > case 0x111d7603: /* <-- My codec STAC 92HD75B3X5 */
> >> > spec->gpio_led = 0x08;
> >> > break;
> >> > }
> >> > break;
> >> > }
> >> > }
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Kunal
> >> >
> >>
> >> I did a bit of digging around - and the patch_sigmatel.c from sound-2.6.git
> >> seems to have problem in the find_mute_led_gpio() function.
> >> My laptop doesn't seem to have the "HP_Mute_LED_*" OEM string
> >> in the DMI table.
> >>
> >> The DMI table as dumped by "dmidecode --dump":
> >> # dmidecode 2.9
> >> SMBIOS 2.4 present.
> >> 20 structures occupying 1001 bytes.
> >> Table at 0x000EB340.
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 00 18 00 00 01 02 00 00 03 0F 90 DA 01 3C 00 00
> >> 14 00 87 05 0F 17 19 17
> >> Strings:
> >> 48 65 77 6C 65 74 74 2D 50 61 63 6B 61 72 64 00
> >> "Hewlett-Packard"
> >> 46 2E 31 37 00
> >> "F.17"
> >> 30 38 2F 31 38 2F 32 30 30 39 00
> >> "08/18/2009"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 01 1B 01 00 01 02 03 04 43 4E 46 39 31 37 30 53
> >> 4B 38 00 23 8B B4 43 C7 06 05 06
> >> Strings:
> >> 48 65 77 6C 65 74 74 2D 50 61 63 6B 61 72 64 00
> >> "Hewlett-Packard"
> >> 48 50 20 50 61 76 69 6C 69 6F 6E 20 64 76 36 20
> >> 4E 6F 74 65 62 6F 6F 6B 20 50 43 00
> >> "HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC"
> >> 52 65 76 20 31 00
> >> "Rev 1"
> >> 43 4E 46 39 31 37 30 53 4B 38 00
> >> "CNF9170SK8"
> >> 56 42 36 32 34 50 41 23 41 43 4A 00
> >> "VB624PA#ACJ"
> >> 31 30 33 43 5F 35 33 33 35 4B 56 00
> >> "103C_5335KV"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 16 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 02 10 02 00 01 02 03 04 05 09 06 03 00 0A 00 00
> >> Strings:
> >> 51 75 61 6E 74 61 00
> >> "Quanta"
> >> 33 30 36 31 00
> >> "3061"
> >> 31 39 2E 31 37 00
> >> "19.17"
> >> 4E 6F 6E 65 00
> >> "None"
> >> 42 61 73 65 20 42 6F 61 72 64 20 41 73 73 65 74
> >> 20 54 61 67 00
> >> "Base Board Asset Tag"
> >> 42 61 73 65 20 42 6F 61 72 64 20 43 68 61 73 73
> >> 69 73 20 4C 6F 63 61 74 69 6F 6E 00
> >> "Base Board Chassis Location"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 22 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 03 16 03 00 01 0A 02 03 04 03 03 03 03 12 01 00
> >> 00 00 01 00 00 00
> >> Strings:
> >> 51 75 61 6E 74 61 00
> >> "Quanta"
> >> 4E 2F 41 00
> >> "N/A"
> >> 4E 6F 6E 65 00
> >> "None"
> >> 20 00
> >> " "
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0004, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 09 0D 04 00 01 A5 08 03 04 01 00 06 03
> >> Strings:
> >> 50 43 49 20 45 78 70 72 65 73 73 20 53 6C 6F 74
> >> 20 31 00
> >> "PCI Express Slot 1"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0005, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 09 0D 05 00 01 A5 08 03 04 02 00 06 00
> >> Strings:
> >> 50 43 49 20 45 78 70 72 65 73 73 20 53 6C 6F 74
> >> 20 32 00
> >> "PCI Express Slot 2"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0006, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 09 0D 06 00 01 A5 08 03 04 03 00 06 01
> >> Strings:
> >> 50 43 49 20 45 78 70 72 65 73 73 20 53 6C 6F 74
> >> 20 33 00
> >> "PCI Express Slot 3"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0007, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 0A 06 07 00 83 01
> >> Strings:
> >> 30 00
> >> "0"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0008, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 0B 05 08 00 04
> >> Strings:
> >> 24 48 50 24 00
> >> "$HP$"
> >> 4C 4F 43 23 41 43 4A 00
> >> "LOC#ACJ"
> >> 41 42 53 20 37 30 2F 37 31 20 37 39 20 37 41 20
> >> 37 42 20 37 43 00
> >> "ABS 70/71 79 7A 7B 7C"
> >> 43 4E 42 31 20 30 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 31 34 31
> >> 32 31 30 30 30 30 00
> >> "CNB1 01100000141210000"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0009, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 20 14 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> >> 00 00 00 00
> >>
> >> Handle 0x000A, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 04 23 0A 00 03 03 E9 02 31 0F 20 00 FF FB 8B 17
> >> 01 8E 08 07 98 08 98 08 41 01 0B 00 0C 00 FF FF
> >> 05 04 06
> >> Strings:
> >> 41 4D 44 20 54 75 72 69 6F 6E 28 74 6D 29 20 58
> >> 32 20 44 75 61 6C 2D 43 6F 72 65 20 4D 6F 62 69
> >> 6C 65 20 52 4D 2D 37 34 00
> >> "AMD Turion(tm) X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-74"
> >> 41 4D 44 20 70 72 6F 63 65 73 73 6F 72 00
> >> "AMD processor"
> >> 53 6F 63 6B 65 74 20 4D 32 2F 53 31 47 31 00
> >> "Socket M2/S1G1"
> >> 46 46 46 46 00
> >> "FFFF"
> >> 4E 6F 74 53 75 70 70 6F 72 74 00
> >> "NotSupport"
> >> 46 46 46 46 00
> >> "FFFF"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x000B, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 07 13 0B 00 01 80 01 00 01 00 01 20 00 20 00 00
> >> 05 05 04
> >> Strings:
> >> 4C 31 20 43 61 63 68 65 00
> >> "L1 Cache"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x000C, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 07 13 0C 00 01 81 01 10 80 10 80 20 00 20 00 00
> >> 05 05 08
> >> Strings:
> >> 4C 32 20 43 61 63 68 65 00
> >> "L2 Cache"
> >>
> >> Handle 0x000D, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 10 0F 0D 00 03 03 03 00 00 80 00 FE FF 02 00
> >>
> >> Handle 0x000E, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 11 1B 0E 00 0D 00 FE FF 40 00 40 00 00 08 0D 00
> >> 01 02 13 80 00 20 03 03 04 05 06
> >> Strings:
> >> 53 4F 44 49 4D 4D 20 30 00
> >> "SODIMM 0"
> >> 42 61 6E 6B 20 30 30 00
> >> "Bank 00"
> >> 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 43 45
> >> 00
> >> "00000000000000CE"
> >> 43 45 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
> >> 30 32 30 39 31 35 38 32 42 34 41 37 46 44 00
> >> "CE0000000000000002091582B4A7FD"
> >> 55 6E 6B 6E 6F 77 6E 00
> >> "Unknown"
> >> 4D 34 20 37 30 54 35 36 36 33 45 48 33 2D 43 46
> >> 37 20 00
> >> "M4 70T5663EH3-CF7 "
> >>
> >> Handle 0x000F, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 14 13 0F 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF 1F 00 0E 00 12 00
> >> 01 00 00
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0010, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 11 1B 10 00 0D 00 FE FF 40 00 40 00 00 08 0D 00
> >> 01 02 13 80 00 20 03 03 04 05 06
> >> Strings:
> >> 53 4F 44 49 4D 4D 20 31 00
> >> "SODIMM 1"
> >> 42 61 6E 6B 20 30 38 00
> >> "Bank 08"
> >> 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 43 45
> >> 00
> >> "00000000000000CE"
> >> 43 45 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
> >> 30 32 30 39 31 35 38 32 42 34 41 37 34 36 00
> >> "CE0000000000000002091582B4A746"
> >> 55 6E 6B 6E 6F 77 6E 00
> >> "Unknown"
> >> 4D 34 20 37 30 54 35 36 36 33 45 48 33 2D 43 46
> >> 37 20 00
> >> "M4 70T5663EH3-CF7 "
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0011, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 14 13 11 00 00 00 20 00 FF FF 3F 00 10 00 12 00
> >> 01 00 00
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0012, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 13 0F 12 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF 3F 00 0D 00 02
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0013, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 7F 04 13 00
> >>
> >>
> >> As per the man page of dmidecode, type 11 is for OEM strings.
> >> So, the concerned part of the output is:
> >>
> >> Handle 0x0008, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
> >> Header and Data:
> >> 0B 05 08 00 04
> >> Strings:
> >> 24 48 50 24 00
> >> "$HP$"
> >> 4C 4F 43 23 41 43 4A 00
> >> "LOC#ACJ"
> >> 41 42 53 20 37 30 2F 37 31 20 37 39 20 37 41 20
> >> 37 42 20 37 43 00
> >> "ABS 70/71 79 7A 7B 7C"
> >> 43 4E 42 31 20 30 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 31 34 31
> >> 32 31 30 30 30 30 00
> >> "CNB1 01100000141210000"
> >>
> >> So, as you can see, the sscanf()'s from the find_mute_led_gpio() will never work.
> >>
> >> Logged a bug on kernel bugzilla:
> >> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14878
> >>
> >> BTW, the version in 2.6.32 is also faulty.
> >> This line:
> >> http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v2.6.32/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c#L5482
> >>
> >> will actually work *only* when the string *doesn't* match - which is why it worked
> >> in my case since I don't have the 'HP_Mute_LED*' string(s). The return value of strcmp()
> >> is 0 when strings match - non-zero otherwise. So, this if() block will only work when
> >> the strings don't match.
> >
> > Maybe it depends on the BIOS version.
> > The latest one (or possible the upcoming one) should have these DMI
> > entries.
> >
>
> I have the latest bios version installed - F.17 - as can be seen from
> the DMI type 0 output.
>
> Here is the link to all the bioses available for my system:
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/previousVersions?softwareitem=ob-74591-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=in&lang=en&os=2093&product=3962763
>
> How can it be guaranteed that the new BIOS WILL have these strings?
Ask HP.
> As noted in the bug report on kernel bugzilla, even my cousin's laptop
> (Pavilion dv9500t CTO) shows similar dmi strings. That is an old model
> (>1yr old).
>
> Does that mean that you don't plan to support older models? Because
> this code surely doesn't work on the older models as I have reported.
>
> Moreover, it's not always possible to update the bios since the tools
> are available only on windows.
> Also, what about asking the average Joe to update the bios?
> I don't think he'd even understand what a bios is - chances of him
> blowing it up are pretty high.
I'm willing to apply any patches if they are reasonable.
thanks,
Takashi
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