ASUS fan control

asus_fan.c

/*
 *
 * obj-m := fan.o
 * KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
 * PWD := $(shell pwd)
 * 
 * all:
 * 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules
 * 
 * clean:
 * 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) clean
 */

#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
#include <linux/thermal.h>
#include <linux/dmi.h>

MODULE_AUTHOR("Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASUS fan driver");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

static struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;

static int fan_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
		unsigned long *state)
{
	*state = 0xff;
	return 0;
}

static int fan_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
		unsigned long *state)
{
	struct acpi_object_list params;
	union acpi_object in_objs[1];
	unsigned long long value;
	acpi_status r;

	params.count = ARRAY_SIZE(in_objs);
	params.pointer = in_objs;
	in_objs[0].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
	in_objs[0].integer.value = 0;

	r = acpi_evaluate_integer(NULL, "\\_TZ.RFAN", &params, &value);
	if (r != AE_OK)
		return r;

	*state = value;

	return 0;
}

static int fan_set(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, int fan, int speed)
{
	struct acpi_object_list params;
	union acpi_object in_objs[2];
	unsigned long long value;

	params.count = ARRAY_SIZE(in_objs);
	params.pointer = in_objs;
	in_objs[0].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
	in_objs[0].integer.value = fan;
	in_objs[1].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
	in_objs[1].integer.value = speed;

	return acpi_evaluate_integer(NULL, "\\_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0.SFNV", &params, &value);
}

static int fan_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
		unsigned long state)
{
	return fan_set(cdev, 1, state);
}

static int fan_set_auto(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
{
	return fan_set(cdev, 0, 0);
}

static const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops fan_cooling_ops = {
	.get_max_state = fan_get_max_state,
	.get_cur_state = fan_get_cur_state,
	.set_cur_state = fan_set_cur_state,
};

static int __init fan_init(void)
{
	if (strcmp(dmi_get_system_info(DMI_SYS_VENDOR), "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."))
		return -ENODEV;
	cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("Fan", NULL, &fan_cooling_ops);
	if (IS_ERR(cdev))
		return PTR_ERR(cdev);
	fan_set_auto(cdev);
	return 0;
}

static void __exit fan_exit(void)
{
	fan_set_auto(cdev);
	thermal_cooling_device_unregister(cdev);
}

module_init(fan_init);
module_exit(fan_exit);

I do have a "asus" part in sensors when it is modprobed. However, cpu temperature is pretty much all I got. So I still don't have any fan informations...

If you don't have any informations, maybe you do not have acpi stuff installed...

@asuxer: thanks for the lkml link, I hope it will keep going on...

OK I give up...

I recompiled the original Ubuntu kernel, but patched it with the diff from here
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/10/8/800
(http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1796054)

Reboot, then I re-run sensors-detect, then sudo pwmconfig (from package fancontrol) but still I get
/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no fan-capable sensor modules installed

felipec, please tell us what you did. You say it works perfectly for you?

@asuxer this module don't create /sys/class/hwmon devices. Control your fan with:

$ echo 200 | sudo tee /sys/class/thermal/cooling_deviceN/cur_state

• added full Makefile
• added "hack" to set fan back to automatic without unloading the module

-> forked here: https://gist.github.com/daringer/721e2cea17b570512097