From 2c3c1048746a4622d8c89a29670120dc8fab93c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 20:49:45 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 6.1.76. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/toshiba_haps.rst | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/toshiba_haps.rst (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/toshiba_haps.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/toshiba_haps.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/toshiba_haps.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d28b6c3f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/toshiba_haps.rst @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +==================================== +Toshiba HDD Active Protection Sensor +==================================== + +Kernel driver: toshiba_haps + +Author: Azael Avalos + + +.. 0. Contents + + 1. Description + 2. Interface + 3. Accelerometer axes + 4. Supported devices + 5. Usage + + +1. Description +-------------- + +This driver provides support for the accelerometer found in various Toshiba +laptops, being called "Toshiba HDD Protection - Shock Sensor" officially, +and detects laptops automatically with this device. +On Windows, Toshiba provided software monitors this device and provides +automatic HDD protection (head unload) on sudden moves or harsh vibrations, +however, this driver only provides a notification via a sysfs file to let +userspace tools or daemons act accordingly, as well as providing a sysfs +file to set the desired protection level or sensor sensibility. + + +2. Interface +------------ + +This device comes with 3 methods: + +==== ===================================================================== +_STA Checks existence of the device, returning Zero if the device does not + exists or is not supported. +PTLV Sets the desired protection level. +RSSS Shuts down the HDD protection interface for a few seconds, + then restores normal operation. +==== ===================================================================== + +Note: + The presence of Solid State Drives (SSD) can make this driver to fail loading, + given the fact that such drives have no movable parts, and thus, not requiring + any "protection" as well as failing during the evaluation of the _STA method + found under this device. + + +3. Accelerometer axes +--------------------- + +This device does not report any axes, however, to query the sensor position +a couple HCI (Hardware Configuration Interface) calls (0x6D and 0xA6) are +provided to query such information, handled by the kernel module toshiba_acpi +since kernel version 3.15. + + +4. Supported devices +-------------------- + +This driver binds itself to the ACPI device TOS620A, and any Toshiba laptop +with this device is supported, given the fact that they have the presence of +conventional HDD and not only SSD, or a combination of both HDD and SSD. + + +5. Usage +-------- + +The sysfs files under /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/TOS620A:00/ are: + +================ ============================================================ +protection_level The protection_level is readable and writeable, and + provides a way to let userspace query the current protection + level, as well as set the desired protection level, the + available protection levels are:: + + ============ ======= ========== ======== + 0 - Disabled 1 - Low 2 - Medium 3 - High + ============ ======= ========== ======== + +reset_protection The reset_protection entry is writeable only, being "1" + the only parameter it accepts, it is used to trigger + a reset of the protection interface. +================ ============================================================ -- cgit v1.2.3