No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

Salt7299 · 2024-11-27 09:15:32

I have encountered issue with newest kernels on 6.12.1 (any kernels zen, normal, cachyos, hardened). With linux update 6.12.1 my asus UX3402VA have lost ability to set max battery charging, keyboard brightness, does not register special keys (micmute, enable touchpad, etc.). Issue seems to be asus_wmi.

With newer kernels lsmod | grep asus does not show asus_nb_wmi, which explain why it wouldn't work if module responsible for this is not present (it is not possible to even load it)

Downgrade to any 6.11.9 kernel seems to fix this issue so I think it is problem with kernel config or kernel itself. I will try to debug this and send any updates if any specific kernel parameters/modules help to fix it just so anyone with similar issues would know how to fix it. I also use UKI and systemd based initramfs so it might be the culprit. Did anyone else had similar issues or it's just me? I think I will manage to fix it myself, but any suggestion would be more than appreciated.

seth · 2024-11-27 11:16:44

https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/ … eads#L9334
https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/linux/ also lists it.

modinfo asus_nb_wmi

edo0 · 2024-11-27 20:54:06

I can reproduce the same issue on my UX3402VA — no backlight control (on by default on boot), no max charging level with TLP, no special keys.

And unfortunately, downgrading to the LTS kernel is not an option either without sacrificing the audio driver for this model (not included in the 6.6.6 linux LTS and updates of it).

Last edited by edo0 (2024-11-27 20:55:22)

edo0 · 2024-11-27 20:59:46

This is the output for

modinfo asus_nb_wmi

modinfo asus_nb_wmi
filename:       /lib/modules/6.12.1-zen1-1-zen/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.ko.zst
alias:          wmi:0B3CBB35-E3C2-45ED-91C2-4C5A6D195D1C
license:        GPL
description:    Asus Notebooks WMI Hotkey Driver
author:         Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@gmail.com>
srcversion:     2D309D9920419AD50D0F9F3
depends:        asus-wmi,video
intree:         Y
name:           asus_nb_wmi
retpoline:      Y
vermagic:       6.12.1-zen1-1-zen SMP preempt mod_unload 
sig_id:         PKCS#7
signer:         Build time autogenerated kernel key
sig_key:        7F:D0:A4:4D:9A:60:A2:CC:52:C4:66:5A:CD:20:21:13:A0:50:55:A4
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
signature:      30:66:02:31:00:D6:C0:C7:20:F0:F2:DC:05:04:CF:7D:5A:BC:51:C7:
		A9:4B:BC:DE:51:D1:3D:86:B8:4F:86:3E:52:6E:CE:F1:B5:22:30:35:
		E2:40:B6:16:A1:B8:63:35:C0:02:6C:48:00:02:31:00:92:A9:B2:B0:
		EF:26:CB:4B:0B:34:91:40:0A:2C:B8:AD:E4:9A:8A:1F:3C:C4:75:B9:
		96:C2:07:02:94:B4:55:D8:92:93:BE:2E:0C:06:CA:FF:29:1B:96:3E:
		58:25:2C:F3
parm:           wapf:WAPF value (uint)
parm:           tablet_mode_sw:Tablet mode detect: -1:auto 0:disable 1:kbd-dock 2:lid-flip 3:lid-flip-rog (uint)

edo0 · 2024-11-27 21:01:23

And this is an excerpt of what I get with

 sudo tlp-stat

+++ Battery Care
Plugin: asus
Supported features: none available
Driver usage:
* natacpi (asus_wmi) = inactive (laptop not supported)

Last edited by edo0 (2024-11-27 21:01:43)

seth · 2024-11-28 06:30:37

newer kernels lsmod | grep asus does not show asus_nb_wmi

The module is there but the aliases likely don't match, so it's not loaded automatically - or it fails.

sudo modprobe -v asus_nb_wmi

edo0 · 2024-11-28 18:30:42

Thank you for the explanation. This is what I get when running the command:

sudo modprobe -v asus_nb_wmi
[sudo] password for user: 
insmod /lib/modules/6.12.1-zen1-1-zen/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.ko.zst 
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'asus_nb_wmi': No such device

Running

lsmod | grep asus

gives the following output

asus_wmi              139264  0
platform_profile       12288  1 asus_wmi
rfkill                 40960  10 iwlmvm,asus_wmi,bluetooth,cfg80211
sparse_keymap          12288  2 intel_hid,asus_wmi
video                  81920  3 asus_wmi,xe,i915
i8042                  57344  1 asus_wmi
wmi                    32768  3 video,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof

seth · 2024-11-28 18:38:59

Please check whether the LTS kernel actually ends up (automatically) loading "asus_nb_wmi" for you and whether asus_wmi loads automatically w/ either kernel (it will be loaded w/ asus_nb_wmi)

Then try to force it

sudo modprobe -f asus_nb_wmi

edo0 · 2024-11-28 21:01:41

The linux LTS kernel appears able to automatically load "asus_nb_wmi"

With the following output

lsmod | grep asus
asus_nb_wmi            28672  0
asus_wmi               98304  1 asus_nb_wmi
ledtrig_audio          12288  3 snd_ctl_led,snd_hda_codec_generic,asus_wmi
platform_profile       12288  1 asus_wmi
rfkill                 40960  10 iwlmvm,asus_wmi,bluetooth,cfg80211
sparse_keymap          12288  2 intel_hid,asus_wmi
video                  77824  2 asus_wmi,i915
i8042                  57344  1 asus_wmi
wmi                    45056  3 video,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof
[***@*** ~]$ sudo modprobe -v asus_nb_wmi
[sudo] password for ***: 
[***@*** ~]$ sudo modprobe -v asus_nb_wmi
[[***@*** ~]$

This is what I get on the Zen kernel instead (the same output for the standard arch kernel)

[***@*** ~]$ sudo modprobe -f asus_nb_wmi
[sudo] password for ***: 
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'asus_nb_wmi': No such device
[***@*** ~]$ lsmod | grep asus
asus_wmi              139264  0
platform_profile       12288  1 asus_wmi
rfkill                 40960  10 iwlmvm,asus_wmi,bluetooth,cfg80211
sparse_keymap          12288  2 intel_hid,asus_wmi
i8042                  57344  1 asus_wmi
video                  81920  3 asus_wmi,xe,i915
wmi                    32768  3 video,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof
[***@*** ~]$

seth · 2024-11-28 21:28:38

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commi … 0c299f5ab3 ?
Do you get "Failed to set default thermal profile" in dmesg/the system journal?

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commi … e79f5281b6 seems less likely ("a platform_profile handler is already registered", but the patch should rather make it plow through)

edo0 · 2024-11-28 21:35:36

Yes, I can confirm it failed to set the default thermal profile

[    3.995701] asus_wmi: Failed to set throttle thermal policy (retval): 0x0
[    3.995704] asus_wmi: Failed to set default thermal profile
[    3.995708] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: probe with driver asus-nb-wmi failed with error -5

Full dmesg here https://pastebin.com/Uvy34GQS

seth · 2024-11-28 22:16:44

[   35.708015] asus_nb_wmi: bad vermagic: kernel tainted.
[   35.708176] asus_nb_wmi: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel

Ftr, this is probably you trying "modprobe -n"?

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2024102519 … in@gmx.de/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.1 … S-Platform

You'd need to test the kernel w/ that patch reverted to confirm it's the trigger (while it smells like)
The discriminating factor *might* be

[    3.953728] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: Detected ATK, not ASUSWMI, use DSTS

edo0 · 2024-11-28 22:37:08

Thank you for the information.

I am sorry I must say that I have no prior experience compiling the Linux kernel.
Would you be able to advise me on how to compile it excluding the listed patch?
I will be happy to test it out on my machine.

seth · 2024-11-29 07:16:20

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Compile_kernel_module

If gromit or loqs see this thread, they'll probably upload one faster than you can read the wiki

loqs · 2024-11-29 13:47:36

linux 6.12.1.arch1 with Fix-thermal-profile-handling.patch applied:
linux-6.12.1.arch1-1.2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst/linux-headers-6.12.1.arch1-1.2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst.

diff of changes I made to the PKGBUILD:

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 5193841..481ec41 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pkgbase=linux
 pkgver=6.12.1.arch1
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=1.2
 pkgdesc='Linux'
 url='https://github.com/archlinux/linux'
 arch=(x86_64)
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ makedepends=(
   python
   tar
   xz
-
-  # htmldocs
-  graphviz
-  imagemagick
-  python-sphinx
-  python-yaml
-  texlive-latexextra
 )
 options=(
   !debug
@@ -34,6 +27,7 @@ _srctag=v${pkgver%.*}-${pkgver##*.}
 source=(
   https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${pkgver%%.*}.x/${_srcname}.tar.{xz,sign}
   $url/releases/download/$_srctag/linux-$_srctag.patch.zst{,.sig}
+  'Fix-thermal-profile-handling.patch::https://patchwork.kernel.org/series/907152/mbox/'
   config  # the main kernel config file
 )
 validpgpkeys=(
@@ -46,11 +40,13 @@ sha256sums=('0193b1d86dd372ec891bae799f6da20deef16fc199f30080a4ea9de8cef0c619'
             'SKIP'
             '518f473f291a71006299a17ce376fa0d587c2e8995ecc7be143b06a2ce5423b3'
             'SKIP'
+            'b13004be5fdba6962b5040c07050e34ddff131b8e0ba968c05acfa9544050887'
             '01b93dbc25330f56e18dd883762d24bd6e50a8c2575c7211c5e4f1824b1dcbd4')
 b2sums=('de3f4dec2fc7e36711c68683d6564d0c3ce6fe728ffa6a629604e2fa9e489dbab45fd6676343f6e68bafbd202a3e814e82a1448b46844e34046b9f82f819b8f4'
         'SKIP'
         '6e1d77f20b961ef0fc7fa999ba5d9cbbf8a0dd415c84d43274924938077915e879d19591ccb1a32e839b625a125dde64cd891142c1cecf24621fa4a559b3dbf0'
         'SKIP'
+        'b709601a58081cae6d2cf7266080959525bf994dc95ac794da99b5fdaf09151e5a63d2115ba618a04b0979306e1325f6de94d281a09a1812e8494e6cb98bc390'
         '557cab1d12e8b75e1c29af6c9400854fa4abb41b57748389a94451db77ab38479225188cb08de9564817d556d3c31d277e5fb8d82605ce344c05ffdd4675d1ed')
 
 export KBUILD_BUILD_HOST=archlinux
@@ -87,7 +83,6 @@ build() {
   cd $_srcname
   make all
   make -C tools/bpf/bpftool vmlinux.h feature-clang-bpf-co-re=1
-  make htmldocs
 }
 
 _package() {
@@ -214,29 +209,9 @@ _package-headers() {
   ln -sr "$builddir" "$pkgdir/usr/src/$pkgbase"
 }
 
-_package-docs() {
-  pkgdesc="Documentation for the $pkgdesc kernel"
-
-  cd $_srcname
-  local builddir="$pkgdir/usr/lib/modules/$(<version)/build"
-
-  echo "Installing documentation..."
-  local src dst
-  while read -rd '' src; do
-    dst="${src#Documentation/}"
-    dst="$builddir/Documentation/${dst#output/}"
-    install -Dm644 "$src" "$dst"
-  done < <(find Documentation -name '.*' -prune -o ! -type d -print0)
-
-  echo "Adding symlink..."
-  mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc"
-  ln -sr "$builddir/Documentation" "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/$pkgbase"
-}
-
 pkgname=(
   "$pkgbase"
   "$pkgbase-headers"
-  "$pkgbase-docs"
 )
 for _p in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
   eval "package_$_p() {

edo0 · 2024-11-29 23:29:18

Thank you very much for providing compiled packages.
Unfortunately, the patched kernel still presented the issue

uname -r
6.12.1-arch1-1.2

(full dmesg below)
https://pastebin.com/VLQgNmb0

sudo dmesg
[sudo] password for ***: 
...
[    4.309852] asus_wmi: Failed to set throttle thermal policy (retval): 0x0
[    4.309857] asus_wmi: Failed to set default thermal profile
[    4.309863] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: probe with driver asus-nb-wmi failed with error -5

and

sudo modprobe -v asus_nb_wmi
[sudo] password for ***: 
insmod /lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1.2/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.ko.zst 
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'asus_nb_wmi': No such device

sudo modprobe -f asus_nb_wmi
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'asus_nb_wmi': No such device

Last edited by edo0 (2024-11-30 00:02:15)

seth · 2024-11-30 06:46:40

@loqs, that patch seems to have been abandonened, https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/a0392146-b … 83@gmx.de/
The idea was to revert https://github.com/archlinux/linux/comm … 0c299f5ab3 as this "fix" might¹ actually end up breaking the module for some users and needs to be reverted (or refined)

¹ I''m fairly confident, but it need to be confirmed before we storm into lkml and yell at them

loqs · 2024-11-30 11:47:46

seth wrote:

@loqs, that patch seems to have been abandonened, https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/a0392146-b … 83@gmx.de/

v2 of the series was accepted and archived?:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/pl … in@gmx.de/
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/pl … in@gmx.de/

seth wrote:

The idea was to revert https://github.com/archlinux/linux/comm … 0c299f5ab3 as this "fix" might¹ actually end up breaking the module for some users and needs to be reverted (or refined)

linux 6.12.1.arch1 with b012170fed282151f7ba8988a347670c299f5ab3 reverted:
linux-6.12.1.arch1-1.3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst/linux-headers-6.12.1.arch1-1.3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

edo0 · 2024-11-30 15:03:46

Thank you so much seth and loqs!
I can confirm this new version of linux 6.12.1.arch1 with b012170fed282151f7ba8988a347670c299f5ab3 reverted does solve the issues I have been experiencing, including keyboard backlight and thermal profiles.

Full dsmeg at the link below
https://pastebin.com/iCv4yz0u

[    4.251922] asus_wmi: ASUS WMI generic driver loaded
...
[    4.349507] asus_wmi: Initialization: 0x1
[    4.350593] asus_wmi: SFUN value: 0x21
[    4.350602] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: Detected ATK, not ASUSWMI, use DSTS
...
[    4.370554] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: Using throttle_thermal_policy for platform_profile support
...
[    4.403291] input: Asus WMI hotkeys as /devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/input/input31

and

[***@*** ~]$ lsmod | grep asus
asus_nb_wmi            32768  0
asus_wmi              110592  1 asus_nb_wmi
platform_profile       12288  1 asus_wmi
rfkill                 40960  10 iwlmvm,asus_wmi,bluetooth,cfg80211
sparse_keymap          12288  2 intel_hid,asus_wmi
i8042                  57344  1 asus_wmi
video                  81920  4 asus_wmi,asus_nb_wmi,xe,i915
wmi                    28672  3 video,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof

Last edited by edo0 (2024-11-30 15:05:58)

seth · 2024-11-30 18:59:16

Sorry loqs, missed that there was an iteration.

@edo0
Great.

Send a mail to Armin Wolf <W_Armin æt gmx.de>, Hans de Goede <hdegoede æt redhat.com>, linux-hwmon æt vger.kernel.org (obviously not "æt" …) and inform them that this patch prevents loading asus_nb_wmi which also seems to handle the thermal policy for you

[    4.350602] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: Detected ATK, not ASUSWMI, use DSTS
[    4.370554] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: Using throttle_thermal_policy for platform_profile support

edo0 · 2024-12-01 10:58:13

Thank you very much for all your help troubleshooting this!
I have sent an e-mail out, and will wait to hear back from them.

loqs · 2024-12-01 16:18:59

For reference https://lore.kernel.org/all/0bc76531-d8 … gmail.com/

ewaller · 2024-12-01 18:13:30

As a point of reference, this laptop, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X712EA_K712EA does not have this issue

ewaller@odin/~% uname -a
Linux odin 6.12.1-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:04:27 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ewaller@odin/~% lsmod | grep wmi
asus_nb_wmi            32768  0
asus_wmi              110592  1 asus_nb_wmi
platform_profile       12288  1 asus_wmi
sparse_keymap          12288  1 asus_wmi
wmi_bmof               12288  0
rfkill                 40960  11 iwlmvm,asus_wmi,bluetooth,cfg80211
i8042                  57344  1 asus_wmi
video                  81920  4 asus_wmi,asus_nb_wmi,xe,i915
wmi                    28672  3 video,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof
ewaller@odin/~%

seth · 2024-12-01 19:07:49

@ewaller, do you get "Detected ATK, not ASUSWMI, use DSTS" in your dmesg?

Edit: prototype patch from the Wer-Wolf
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment. … format=raw

Last edited by seth (2024-12-01 19:10:32)

ewaller · 2024-12-01 19:17:30

ewaller@odin/~[1]% sudo dmesg | grep ATK
[sudo] password for ewaller: 
[    3.614989] asus-nb-wmi asus-nb-wmi: Detected ATK, not ASUSWMI, use DSTS
ewaller@odin/~%

Arch Linux

#1 2024-11-27 09:15:32

No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#2 2024-11-27 11:16:44

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#3 2024-11-27 20:54:06

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#4 2024-11-27 20:59:46

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#5 2024-11-27 21:01:23

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#6 2024-11-28 06:30:37

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#7 2024-11-28 18:30:42

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#8 2024-11-28 18:38:59

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#9 2024-11-28 21:01:41

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#10 2024-11-28 21:28:38

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#11 2024-11-28 21:35:36

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#12 2024-11-28 22:16:44

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#13 2024-11-28 22:37:08

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#14 2024-11-29 07:16:20

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#15 2024-11-29 13:47:36

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#16 2024-11-29 23:29:18

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#17 2024-11-30 06:46:40

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#18 2024-11-30 11:47:46

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#19 2024-11-30 15:03:46

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#20 2024-11-30 18:59:16

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#21 2024-12-01 10:58:13

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#22 2024-12-01 16:18:59

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#23 2024-12-01 18:13:30

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#24 2024-12-01 19:07:49

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

#25 2024-12-01 19:17:30

Re: No asus_nb_wmi in 6.12.1 kernels

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