[PATCH] power: supply: macsmc: Support macOS 27 SMC firmware
Sasha Finkelstein
k at chaosmail.tech
Thu Jun 11 09:49:14 PDT 2026
The SMC firmware included in macOS 27 changed the size of BCF0 key from
4 to 1 bytes. This key is used for indicating that battery state is
critically low.
Signed-off-by: Sasha Finkelstein <k at chaosmail.tech>
---
drivers/power/supply/macsmc-power.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/macsmc-power.c b/drivers/power/supply/macsmc-power.c
index 33ca07460f3a..650dc8740f71 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/macsmc-power.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/macsmc-power.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct macsmc_power {
bool has_ch0i; /* Force discharge (Older firmware) */
bool has_ch0c; /* Inhibit charge (Older firmware) */
bool has_chte; /* Inhibit charge (Modern firmware) */
+ bool bcf0_1byte; /* Battery critical */
u8 num_cells;
int nominal_voltage_mv;
@@ -273,6 +274,18 @@ static int macsmc_battery_get_date(const char *s, int *out)
return 0;
}
+static int macsmc_battery_read_bcf0(struct macsmc_power *power, u32 *val)
+{
+ u8 tval;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!power->bcf0_1byte)
+ return apple_smc_read_u32(power->smc, SMC_KEY(BCF0), val);
+ ret = apple_smc_read_u8(power->smc, SMC_KEY(BCF0), &tval);
+ *val = tval;
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int macsmc_battery_get_capacity_level(struct macsmc_power *power)
{
bool flag;
@@ -280,7 +293,7 @@ static int macsmc_battery_get_capacity_level(struct macsmc_power *power)
int ret;
/* Check for emergency shutdown condition */
- if (apple_smc_read_u32(power->smc, SMC_KEY(BCF0), &val) >= 0 && val)
+ if (macsmc_battery_read_bcf0(power, &val) >= 0 && val)
return POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY_LEVEL_CRITICAL;
/* Check AC status for whether we could boot in this state */
@@ -577,7 +590,7 @@ static void macsmc_power_critical_work(struct work_struct *wrk)
* Check if SMC flagged the battery as empty.
* We trigger a graceful shutdown to let the OS save data.
*/
- if (apple_smc_read_u32(power->smc, SMC_KEY(BCF0), &bcf0) == 0 && bcf0 != 0) {
+ if (macsmc_battery_read_bcf0(power, &bcf0) == 0 && bcf0 != 0) {
power->orderly_shutdown_triggered = true;
dev_crit(power->dev, "Battery critical (empty flag set). Triggering orderly shutdown.\n");
orderly_poweroff(true);
@@ -616,6 +629,7 @@ static int macsmc_power_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
struct apple_smc *smc = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
struct power_supply_config psy_cfg = {};
+ struct apple_smc_key_info info;
struct macsmc_power *power;
bool has_battery = false;
bool has_ac_adapter = false;
@@ -714,6 +728,20 @@ static int macsmc_power_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (apple_smc_key_exists(smc, SMC_KEY(CH0I)))
power->has_ch0i = true;
+ ret = apple_smc_get_key_info(power->smc, SMC_KEY(BCF0), &info);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to determine BCF0 key size\n");
+ return ret;
+ }
+ if (info.size == 1)
+ power->bcf0_1byte = true;
+ else if (info.size == 4)
+ power->bcf0_1byte = false;
+ else {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unexpected BCF0 key size %d\n", info.size);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
/* Reset "Optimised Battery Charging" flags to default state */
if (power->has_chte)
apple_smc_write_u32(smc, SMC_KEY(CHTE), 0);
@@ -766,7 +794,7 @@ static int macsmc_power_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
power->nominal_voltage_mv = MACSMC_NOMINAL_CELL_VOLTAGE_MV * power->num_cells;
/* Enable critical shutdown notifications by reading status once */
- apple_smc_read_u32(power->smc, SMC_KEY(BCF0), &val32);
+ macsmc_battery_read_bcf0(power, &val32);
psy_cfg.drv_data = power;
power->batt = devm_power_supply_register(dev, &power->batt_desc, &psy_cfg);
---
base-commit: 9716c086c8e8b141d35aa61f2e96a2e83de212a7
change-id: 20260611-gate-power-cfd726dc0d7f
Best regards,
--
Sasha Finkelstein <k at chaosmail.tech>
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