linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.16 198/366] hwmon: (nct6683) Enable EC access if disabled at boot

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Date:   Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:25:41 +0100
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, "Guenter Roeck" <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        "Jonathan Sims" <jonathan.625266@...thlink.net>
Subject: [PATCH 3.16 198/366] hwmon: (nct6683) Enable EC access if
 disabled at boot

3.16.60-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

commit dbac00f0cf634120d77edee10d25e3f6899d7636 upstream.

On Asrock Z370M Pro4, it was observed that EC access was disabled after
initially booting the system. As a result, the driver failed to load
with
	nct6683: EC is disabled
After a suspend/resume cycle, the driver loaded correctly.
	nct6683: Found NCT6683D or compatible chip at 0x2e:0xa20
	nct6683 nct6683.2592: NCT6683D EC firmware version 1.0 build 07/18/16

Enable EC access after identifying the chip if disabled to fix the problem.
Warn the user that the data it reports may be unusable, similar to other
drivers for chips from Nuvoton.

Fixes: 41082d66bfd6f ("hwmon: Driver for NCT6683D")
Reported-by: Jonathan Sims <jonathan.625266@...thlink.net>
Tested-by: Jonathan Sims <jonathan.625266@...thlink.net>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@ static int __init nct6683_find(int sioad
 	/* Activate logical device if needed */
 	val = superio_inb(sioaddr, SIO_REG_ENABLE);
 	if (!(val & 0x01)) {
-		pr_err("EC is disabled\n");
-		goto fail;
+		pr_warn("Forcibly enabling EC access. Data may be unusable.\n");
+		superio_outb(sioaddr, SIO_REG_ENABLE, val | 0x01);
 	}
 
 	superio_exit(sioaddr);