Compile and install Linux Kernel with patch for Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 Touchpad

build-patched-kernel.sh

#! /bin/bash
#
# Lenovo Legion 5 Patch Utility
#
# This script aims to simplify the application of various patches required for Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05.
# For convenience you can run this script with `bash <(curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jbuncle/7dacde983b3c33b3b816b10e2fd2308a/raw/build-patched-kernel.sh)`
#
# References:
#  - Original bug and related patch: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1887190
#  - Touchpad patch file: https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg69458.html
#  - Tutorial for building the linux kernel: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-and-installing-the-latest-linux-kernel-from-source-6d8df5345980/, then adapted based on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/GitKernelBuild
#

set -e


KERNEL_VERSION_511='5.11-rc6'

PROC=`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`

install_build_deps() {
	sudo apt-get install git fakeroot build-essential ncurses-dev xz-utils libssl-dev bc flex bison libelf-dev dwarves
}

prompt_kernel_version() {
	while true; do
		echo ""
		echo "=============================================================="
		echo ""
		echo "What version of the kernel do you want to use, '5.8', '5.9' or '${KERNEL_VERSION_511}?'"
		echo "5.8 and 5.9 are stable and will be patched with the required changes to allow the touchpad to work."
		echo "5.11 is currently a release candidate and therefore not fully stable, however it will not need patching as it contains the necessary changes already."
		echo ""
		echo "Enter '5.8', '5.9' or '${KERNEL_VERSION_511}':"
		read -p "" BUILD_MODE
		case $BUILD_MODE in
			"5.9" ) 
			     	KERNEL_VERSION='5.9'
				break
			;;
			"5.8" ) 
			     	KERNEL_VERSION='5.8'
				break;
		    ;;
			"${KERNEL_VERSION_511}" ) 
			     	KERNEL_VERSION=${KERNEL_VERSION_511}
				break;
			;;
			* ) 
				echo "Please enter either 5.11-rc6, 5.9, 5.8."
			;;
		esac
	done

}

#
# Generate Kernel configuration based on current systems existing config.
#
generate_config() {
	# Copy in old config
 	cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config 
	
	echo ""
	echo "About to run 'make oldconfig', do you want to accept all new kernel options automatically or do you want to be prompted for each one? [y/n]"
	echo " y - (Default) Accept all new options"
	echo " n - Prompt for each option"
	read -p "" ACCEPT_NEW_CONFIG
	case $ACCEPT_NEW_CONFIG in
		[Nn]* ) 
			make oldconfig	
		;;
		* )
			yes '' | make oldconfig 	 
		;;

	esac
	
	# Allow adjustments to kernel config
	make -j ${PROC} menuconfig
}

#
# Check if we have an existing download of the kernel in the current directory
#
has_kernel() {
    if [ "${1}" = "${KERNEL_VERSION_511}" ] ; then
        test -f linux-${1}.tar.gz
    else
        test -f linux-${1}.tar.xz    
    fi
}

#
# Download kernel into current directory
#
download_kernel() {
    echo "Downloading kernel"
    if [ "${1}" = "${KERNEL_VERSION_511}" ] ; then
        wget https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-${1}.tar.gz
    else
        wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-${1}.tar.xz    
    fi
}

#
# Extract kernel
#
extract_kernel() {
	echo "Extracting kernel"
	if [ "${1}" = "${KERNEL_VERSION_511}" ] ; then
        tar xf linux-${1}.tar.gz
    else
        tar xf linux-${1}.tar.xz    
    fi
}

#
# Apply touchpad kernel patch
#
apply_patch() {
	# Apply a suggested patch for Lenovo Legion 5 touchpad
	echo "Downloading patch"
	wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jbuncle/7dacde983b3c33b3b816b10e2fd2308a/raw/touchpad-kernel-workaround.patch
	
	echo "Applying patch"
	# TODO: Use downloaded script
	patch -p1 -i touchpad-kernel-workaround.patch
}

#
# Fetches kernel using given version, extracts and enters the source directory.
#
get_kernel_source() {

	echo "Using version ${1}"
	cd /tmp/	
	test -d kernel-build-${1} || mkdir kernel-build-${1}
	cd kernel-build-${1}
	
	# Check for existing download
	if [ ! -d linux-${1} ] ; then 
		# Fetch kernel source
		has_kernel ${1} || download_kernel ${1}
		
		# Extract kernel
		extract_kernel ${1}
		cd linux-${1}

	    if [ "${1}" != "${KERNEL_VERSION_511}" ] ; then 
			apply_patch
		else
            echo "Not applying patches (using version '${KERNEL_VERSION_511}' which should already contain required updates )"
		fi
	else
		echo "Using existing downloaded source"
		cd linux-${1}
	fi
}

build_and_install_kernel() {

	LOCALVERSION=-touchpad-patch
	SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"		
	
	prompt_kernel_version
	VERSION=${KERNEL_VERSION}
	
	get_kernel_source ${VERSION}
	
	generate_config
	
	# Build kernel deb packages
	echo "Running 'make clean'"
	make -j ${PROC} clean
	echo "Creating linux kernel deb packages with 'make deb-pkg'"
	sudo make -j ${PROC} CONFIG_HID=y CONFIG_I2C_HID=y deb-pkg LOCALVERSION=${LOCALVERSION}

	cd ..

	# Locate the freshly built deb packages
	LINUX_IMG_DEB=$(ls linux-image-*_amd64.deb | grep -v "\-dbg_" | head -n 1)
	LINUX_IMG_HEADERS=$(ls linux-headers-*_amd64.deb | head -n 1)

	# Install the new kernel with deb package manager
	sudo dpkg -i ${LINUX_IMG_DEB}
	sudo dpkg -i ${LINUX_IMG_HEADERS}
	
	echo ""
	echo "=========="
	echo "Now update '/etc/default/grub', setting GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT to contain 'i2c_hid.polling_mode=1' e.g.:"
	echo '	GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i2c_hid.polling_mode=1"'
	echo "(Don't forget to run 'sudo update-grub')"
	echo 'Then reboot and select the new kernel'
	echo "=========="
	echo ""
	
	# TODO: Prompt update and prompt reboot
}



build_and_install_module() {
	KERNEL_PATH=$(modinfo --filename i2c-hid)
	BUILD_SPACE=/tmp/build/i2c-hid

	
	MODULE_DOWNLOAD=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1887190/+attachment/5422562/+files/i2c-hid_standalone.zip
	MODULE_EXP_CHECKSUM=30cec04d640cbfe0f0f3bc8e68478ebf
	
	# Check module is active
	lsmod | grep i2c_hid || (echo "Module i2c_hid doesn't seem to be enabled"; exit)
	
	# Download patched module source
	if [ ! -d ${BUILD_SPACE} ] ; then
		cd /tmp
		rm -rf i2c-hid_standalone i2c-hid_standalone.zip
		
		mkdir -p $(dirname ${BUILD_SPACE})
	
		echo "Downloading module source code"
		wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1887190/+attachment/5422562/+files/i2c-hid_standalone.zip
		
		DOWNLOAD_MD5=$(md5sum i2c-hid_standalone.zip | awk '{ print $1 }')
		if [ "${DOWNLOAD_MD5}" != "${MODULE_EXP_CHECKSUM}"  ] ; then
			echo "Checksum '${DOWNLOAD_MD5}' failed to match '${MODULE_EXP_CHECKSUM}'"
		fi
		
		unzip -d ${BUILD_SPACE} i2c-hid_standalone.zip
		rm i2c-hid_standalone.zip
		
	fi

	cd ${BUILD_SPACE}/i2c-hid_standalone

	echo "Building module"
	make -j ${PROC} 

	# Backup old, but don't overwrite
	test -f "${KERNEL_PATH}.old" || (echo "Backing up existing module to ${KERNEL_PATH}.old" ; sudo cp "${KERNEL_PATH}" "${KERNEL_PATH}.old")
	
	# Replace module
	echo "Replacing module with patched version"
	sudo cp ${BUILD_SPACE}/i2c-hid_standalone/i2c-hid.ko ${KERNEL_PATH}

	# Remove existing module if enabled
	echo "Removing module"
	sudo rmmod i2c-hid || true
	
	# Insert module into the kernel  Temporarilty set with polling_mode
	echo "Re-enabling with polling_mode=1 (temporary)"
	sudo insmod ${KERNEL_PATH} polling_mode=1


	echo ""
	echo "=========="
	# For some reason, when I did it this way, I had to use "i2c_hid" instead of "i2c-hid"
	echo "To activate the patch permanently update '/etc/default/grub', setting GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT to contain 'i2c_hid.polling_mode=1' e.g.:"
	echo 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i2c_hid.polling_mode=1"'
	echo "(Don't forget to run 'sudo update-grub')"
	echo "=========="
	echo ""
}

brightness_fix() {
	LINE='Option \"RegistryDwords\" \"EnableBrightnessControl=1\"'
	FILE='/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nvidia.conf'
	AFTER='Option \"AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration\"'
	

	echo "Applying brightness fix"

	echo "Checking nvidia config"
	(grep -q "${LINE}" ${FILE} && echo "Nvidia config already updated") || sudo sed -i "s/${AFTER}/${AFTER}\n    ${LINE}/" "${FILE}"


	echo "Checking Grub option"
	(grep -q "video.use_native_backlight=1" /etc/default/grub && echo "Grub already updated") || (\
		echo "Inserting option\n"; \
		sudo sed -i "s/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash video.use_native_backlight=1/" /etc/default/grub && \
		echo "Updating grub\n" && \
		sudo update-grub && \
		echo "You will need to reboot\n" \
	)

	echo "Done"
	
}



help() {
	echo " m - (Riskier but faster) Build the i2c-hid module alone and insert it into you current kernel (this could break your kernel - ideally make sure you have other kernels available)."
	echo "     This may not work if kernel module signature verification is enabled"
	echo " k - (Safer but slower) Compile and install the whole kernel (alongside your existing kernel) with a patched i2c-hid module"
	echo " b - Apply screen brightness fix (issue where screen brightness cannot be adjusted)"
	echo ""
	echo "Note, to build the latest kernel (${KERNEL_VERSION_511}) you will need to choose 'k'"
	echo ""
}

do_prompt() {
	echo ""
	echo "This utility script is intended for use with Ubuntu 20 on Lenovo Legion 5"
	echo ""

	echo "What do you want to do?"
	echo "Build patched module [m], build patched kernel [k], apply brightness fix [b], more info [h]:"
	read -p "" BUILD_MODE
	case $BUILD_MODE in
		[mM]* ) 
			install_build_deps
			build_and_install_module
		;;
		[kK]* ) 
			install_build_deps
			build_and_install_kernel
		;;
		[bB]* ) 
			brightness_fix
		;;
		[hH]* | "-h" | * ) 
			help
			do_prompt
		;;
	esac
}


do_prompt

touchpad-kernel-workaround.patch

diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c
index dbd04492825d..0bb8075424b6 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/driver.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>

@@ -60,6 +62,24 @@
 #define I2C_HID_PWR_ON		0x00
 #define I2C_HID_PWR_SLEEP	0x01

+/* polling mode */
+#define I2C_POLLING_DISABLED 0
+#define I2C_POLLING_GPIO_PIN 1
+#define POLLING_INTERVAL 10
+
+static u8 polling_mode;
+module_param(polling_mode, byte, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(polling_mode, "How to poll - 0 disabled; 1 based on GPIO pin's status");
+
+static unsigned int polling_interval_active_us = 4000;
+module_param(polling_interval_active_us, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(polling_interval_active_us,
+		 "Poll every {polling_interval_active_us} us when the touchpad is active. Default to 4000 us");
+
+static unsigned int polling_interval_idle_ms = 10;
+module_param(polling_interval_idle_ms, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(polling_interval_ms,
+		 "Poll every {polling_interval_idle_ms} ms when the touchpad is idle. Default to 10 ms");
 /* debug option */
 static bool debug;
 module_param(debug, bool, 0444);
@@ -158,6 +178,8 @@ struct i2c_hid {

 	struct i2c_hid_platform_data pdata;

+	struct task_struct *polling_thread;
+
 	bool			irq_wake_enabled;
 	struct mutex		reset_lock;
 };
@@ -772,7 +794,9 @@ static int i2c_hid_start(struct hid_device *hid)
 		i2c_hid_free_buffers(ihid);

 		ret = i2c_hid_alloc_buffers(ihid, bufsize);
-		enable_irq(client->irq);
+
+		if (polling_mode == I2C_POLLING_DISABLED)
+			enable_irq(client->irq);

 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -814,6 +838,86 @@ struct hid_ll_driver i2c_hid_ll_driver = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_hid_ll_driver);

+static int get_gpio_pin_state(struct irq_desc *irq_desc)
+{
+	struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(&irq_desc->irq_data);
+
+	return gc->get(gc, irq_desc->irq_data.hwirq);
+}
+
+static bool interrupt_line_active(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	unsigned long trigger_type = irq_get_trigger_type(client->irq);
+	struct irq_desc *irq_desc = irq_to_desc(client->irq);
+
+	/*
+	 * According to Windows Precsiontion Touchpad's specs
+	 * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/windows-precision-touchpad-device-bus-connectivity,
+	 * GPIO Interrupt Assertion Leve could be either ActiveLow or
+	 * ActiveHigh.
+	 */
+	if (trigger_type & IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW)
+		return !get_gpio_pin_state(irq_desc);
+
+	return get_gpio_pin_state(irq_desc);
+}
+
+static int i2c_hid_polling_thread(void *i2c_hid)
+{
+	struct i2c_hid *ihid = i2c_hid;
+	struct i2c_client *client = ihid->client;
+	unsigned int polling_interval_idle;
+
+	while (1) {
+		/*
+		 * re-calculate polling_interval_idle
+		 * so the module parameters polling_interval_idle_ms can be
+		 * changed dynamically through sysfs as polling_interval_active_us
+		 */
+		polling_interval_idle = polling_interval_idle_ms * 1000;
+		if (test_bit(I2C_HID_READ_PENDING, &ihid->flags))
+			usleep_range(50000, 100000);
+
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			break;
+
+		while (interrupt_line_active(client)) {
+			i2c_hid_get_input(ihid);
+			usleep_range(polling_interval_active_us,
+				     polling_interval_active_us + 100);
+		}
+
+		usleep_range(polling_interval_idle,
+			     polling_interval_idle + 1000);
+	}
+
+	do_exit(0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int i2c_hid_init_polling(struct i2c_hid *ihid)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = ihid->client;
+
+	if (!irq_get_trigger_type(client->irq)) {
+		dev_warn(&client->dev,
+			 "Failed to get GPIO Interrupt Assertion Level, could not enable polling mode for %s",
+			 client->name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ihid->polling_thread = kthread_create(i2c_hid_polling_thread, ihid,
+					      "I2C HID polling thread");
+
+	if (ihid->polling_thread) {
+		pr_info("I2C HID polling thread");
+		wake_up_process(ihid->polling_thread);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int i2c_hid_init_irq(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct i2c_hid *ihid = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
@@ -997,6 +1101,15 @@ static void i2c_hid_fwnode_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		pdata->post_power_delay_ms = val;
 }

+static void free_irq_or_stop_polling(struct i2c_client *client,
+				     struct i2c_hid *ihid)
+{
+	if (polling_mode != I2C_POLLING_DISABLED)
+		kthread_stop(ihid->polling_thread);
+	else
+		free_irq(client->irq, ihid);
+}
+
 static int i2c_hid_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *dev_id)
 {
@@ -1090,7 +1203,11 @@ static int i2c_hid_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_regulator;

-	ret = i2c_hid_init_irq(client);
+	if (polling_mode != I2C_POLLING_DISABLED)
+		ret = i2c_hid_init_polling(ihid);
+	else
+		ret = i2c_hid_init_irq(client);
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_regulator;

@@ -1129,7 +1246,7 @@ static int i2c_hid_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	hid_destroy_device(hid);

 err_irq:
-	free_irq(client->irq, ihid);
+	free_irq_or_stop_polling(client, ihid);

 err_regulator:
 	regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(ihid->pdata.supplies),
@@ -1146,7 +1263,7 @@ static int i2c_hid_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	hid = ihid->hid;
 	hid_destroy_device(hid);

-	free_irq(client->irq, ihid);
+	free_irq_or_stop_polling(client, ihid);

 	if (ihid->bufsize)
 		i2c_hid_free_buffers(ihid);
@@ -1162,7 +1279,7 @@ static void i2c_hid_shutdown(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct i2c_hid *ihid = i2c_get_clientdata(client);

 	i2c_hid_set_power(client, I2C_HID_PWR_SLEEP);
-	free_irq(client->irq, ihid);
+	free_irq_or_stop_polling(client, ihid);
 }

 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
@@ -1183,15 +1300,16 @@ static int i2c_hid_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	/* Save some power */
 	i2c_hid_set_power(client, I2C_HID_PWR_SLEEP);

-	disable_irq(client->irq);
-
-	if (device_may_wakeup(&client->dev)) {
-		wake_status = enable_irq_wake(client->irq);
-		if (!wake_status)
-			ihid->irq_wake_enabled = true;
-		else
-			hid_warn(hid, "Failed to enable irq wake: %d\n",
-				wake_status);
+	if (polling_mode == I2C_POLLING_DISABLED) {
+		disable_irq(client->irq);
+		if (device_may_wakeup(&client->dev)) {
+			wake_status = enable_irq_wake(client->irq);
+			if (!wake_status)
+				ihid->irq_wake_enabled = true;
+			else
+				hid_warn(hid, "Failed to enable irq wake: %d\n",
+					 wake_status);
+		}
 	} else {
 		regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(ihid->pdata.supplies),
 				       ihid->pdata.supplies);
@@ -1208,7 +1326,7 @@ static int i2c_hid_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct hid_device *hid = ihid->hid;
 	int wake_status;

-	if (!device_may_wakeup(&client->dev)) {
+	if (!device_may_wakeup(&client->dev) || polling_mode != I2C_POLLING_DISABLED) {
 		ret = regulator_bulk_enable(ARRAY_SIZE(ihid->pdata.supplies),
 					    ihid->pdata.supplies);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1225,7 +1343,8 @@ static int i2c_hid_resume(struct device *dev)
 				wake_status);
 	}

-	enable_irq(client->irq);
+	if (polling_mode == I2C_POLLING_DISABLED)
+		enable_irq(client->irq);

 	/* Instead of resetting device, simply powers the device on. This
 	 * solves "incomplete reports" on Raydium devices 2386:3118 and

I have recently purchased Lenovo Legion 5i Pro, I am trying to run Ubuntu 18.04, but the touchpad doesnt work at all. I tried all the fixes online, can you please try to explain me how to get it working or how to use your fix to get is working?

@yashpatel1392 Nope. Ubuntu 18.04 is not supported. You need at least linux kernel 5.11. Better try some rolling distro like Manjaro Linux. You can try this but I highly recommend you to use linux kernel 5.12 or above for legion laptops.

su # Make yourself root user.
cd /sys/class/gpio/
echo 386 > export
cd gpio386
echo out > direction
# Your touchpad should start working

Thanks for the response. I have updated my kernel to be 5.12. So, should your solution work?

I have recently purchased Lenovo Legion 5i Pro, I am trying to run Ubuntu 18.04, but the touchpad doesnt work at all. I tried all the fixes online, can you please try to explain me how to get it working or how to use your fix to get is working?

@yashpatel1392 Nope. Ubuntu 18.04 is not supported. You need at least linux kernel 5.11. Better try some rolling distro like Manjaro Linux. You can try this but I highly recommend you to use linux kernel 5.12 or above for legion laptops.

su # Make yourself root user.
cd /sys/class/gpio/
echo 386 > export
cd gpio386
echo out > direction
# Your touchpad should start working

Thanks for the response. I have updated my kernel to be 5.12. So, should your solution work?

@yashpatel1392 With linux kernel 5.12 you DO NOT NEED ANY workaround at all. Maybe you just disabled your touchpad with F10?