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HID: appletb-kbd: run inactivity autodim from workqueues
authorSangyun Kim <sangyun.kim@snu.ac.kr>
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:13:18 +0000 (14:13 +0900)
committerJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
Tue, 12 May 2026 15:57:35 +0000 (17:57 +0200)
The autodim code in hid-appletb-kbd takes backlight_device->ops_lock
via backlight_device_set_brightness() -> mutex_lock() from two
different atomic contexts:

 * appletb_inactivity_timer() is a struct timer_list callback, so it
   runs in softirq context.  Every expiry triggers

     BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:591
     Call Trace:
      <IRQ>
      __might_resched
      __mutex_lock
      backlight_device_set_brightness
      appletb_inactivity_timer
      call_timer_fn
      run_timer_softirq

 * reset_inactivity_timer() is called from appletb_kbd_hid_event() and
   appletb_kbd_inp_event().  On real USB hardware these run in
   softirq/IRQ context (URB completion and input-event dispatch).
   When the Touch Bar has already been dimmed or turned off, the
   reset path calls backlight_device_set_brightness() directly to
   restore brightness, producing the same warning.

Both call sites hit the same mutex_lock()-from-atomic bug.  Fix them
together by moving the blocking work onto the system workqueue:

 * Convert the inactivity timer from struct timer_list to
   struct delayed_work; the callback (appletb_inactivity_work) now
   runs in process context where mutex_lock() is legal.
 * Add a dedicated struct work_struct restore_brightness_work and have
   reset_inactivity_timer() schedule it instead of calling
   backlight_device_set_brightness() directly.

Cancel both works synchronously during driver tear-down alongside the
existing backlight reference drop.

The semantics are unchanged (same delays, same state transitions on
dim, turn-off and user activity); only the execution context of the
sleeping call changes.  The timer field and callback are renamed to
match their new type; reset_inactivity_timer() keeps its name because
it is invoked from input event paths that read naturally as "reset
the inactivity timer".

Fixes: 93a0fc489481 ("HID: hid-appletb-kbd: add support for automatic brightness control while using the touchbar")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sangyun Kim <sangyun.kim@snu.ac.kr>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
drivers/hid/hid-appletb-kbd.c

index 8feac9e3589b83419b7904e27109f6c0c1e1e642..462010a758993e6eded4f4857377b345860cccbc 100644 (file)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/input/sparse-keymap.h>
 
 #include "hid-ids.h"
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ struct appletb_kbd {
        struct input_handle kbd_handle;
        struct input_handle tpd_handle;
        struct backlight_device *backlight_dev;
-       struct timer_list inactivity_timer;
+       struct delayed_work inactivity_work;
+       struct work_struct restore_brightness_work;
        bool has_dimmed;
        bool has_turned_off;
        u8 saved_mode;
@@ -164,16 +165,18 @@ static int appletb_tb_key_to_slot(unsigned int code)
        }
 }
 
-static void appletb_inactivity_timer(struct timer_list *t)
+static void appletb_inactivity_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct appletb_kbd *kbd = timer_container_of(kbd, t, inactivity_timer);
+       struct appletb_kbd *kbd = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+                                              struct appletb_kbd,
+                                              inactivity_work);
 
        if (kbd->backlight_dev && appletb_tb_autodim) {
                if (!kbd->has_dimmed) {
                        backlight_device_set_brightness(kbd->backlight_dev, 1);
                        kbd->has_dimmed = true;
-                       mod_timer(&kbd->inactivity_timer,
-                               jiffies + secs_to_jiffies(appletb_tb_idle_timeout));
+                       mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &kbd->inactivity_work,
+                                        secs_to_jiffies(appletb_tb_idle_timeout));
                } else if (!kbd->has_turned_off) {
                        backlight_device_set_brightness(kbd->backlight_dev, 0);
                        kbd->has_turned_off = true;
@@ -181,16 +184,25 @@ static void appletb_inactivity_timer(struct timer_list *t)
        }
 }
 
+static void appletb_restore_brightness_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct appletb_kbd *kbd = container_of(work, struct appletb_kbd,
+                                              restore_brightness_work);
+
+       if (kbd->backlight_dev)
+               backlight_device_set_brightness(kbd->backlight_dev, 2);
+}
+
 static void reset_inactivity_timer(struct appletb_kbd *kbd)
 {
        if (kbd->backlight_dev && appletb_tb_autodim) {
                if (kbd->has_dimmed || kbd->has_turned_off) {
-                       backlight_device_set_brightness(kbd->backlight_dev, 2);
                        kbd->has_dimmed = false;
                        kbd->has_turned_off = false;
+                       schedule_work(&kbd->restore_brightness_work);
                }
-               mod_timer(&kbd->inactivity_timer,
-                       jiffies + secs_to_jiffies(appletb_tb_dim_timeout));
+               mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &kbd->inactivity_work,
+                                secs_to_jiffies(appletb_tb_dim_timeout));
        }
 }
 
@@ -408,9 +420,11 @@ static int appletb_kbd_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id
                dev_err_probe(dev, -ENODEV, "Failed to get backlight device\n");
        } else {
                backlight_device_set_brightness(kbd->backlight_dev, 2);
-               timer_setup(&kbd->inactivity_timer, appletb_inactivity_timer, 0);
-               mod_timer(&kbd->inactivity_timer,
-                       jiffies + secs_to_jiffies(appletb_tb_dim_timeout));
+               INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&kbd->inactivity_work, appletb_inactivity_work);
+               INIT_WORK(&kbd->restore_brightness_work,
+                         appletb_restore_brightness_work);
+               mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &kbd->inactivity_work,
+                                secs_to_jiffies(appletb_tb_dim_timeout));
        }
 
        kbd->inp_handler.event = appletb_kbd_inp_event;
@@ -444,7 +458,8 @@ close_hw:
 stop_hw:
        hid_hw_stop(hdev);
        if (kbd->backlight_dev) {
-               timer_delete_sync(&kbd->inactivity_timer);
+               cancel_delayed_work_sync(&kbd->inactivity_work);
+               cancel_work_sync(&kbd->restore_brightness_work);
                put_device(&kbd->backlight_dev->dev);
        }
        return ret;
@@ -461,7 +476,8 @@ static void appletb_kbd_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
        hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 
        if (kbd->backlight_dev) {
-               timer_delete_sync(&kbd->inactivity_timer);
+               cancel_delayed_work_sync(&kbd->inactivity_work);
+               cancel_work_sync(&kbd->restore_brightness_work);
                put_device(&kbd->backlight_dev->dev);
        }
 }