linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: dwc3: qcom: Defer dwc3-qcom probe if dwc3 isn't probed properly

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Message-ID: <2938c8ff-ecc6-0a6e-6011-f83f3e3fbaa1@quicinc.com>
Date:   Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:39:31 +0530
From:   Krishna Kurapati PSSNV <quic_kriskura@...cinc.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: dwc3: qcom: Defer dwc3-qcom probe if dwc3 isn't
 probed properly


On 7/14/2022 8:32 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 08:25:16PM +0530, Krishna Kurapati wrote:
>> On SC7180 devices, it is observed that dwc3 probing is deferred
>> because device_links_check_suppliers() finds that '88e3000.phy'
>> isn't ready yet.
>>
>> As a part of its probe call, dwc3-qcom driver checks if dwc3 core
>> is wakeup capable or not. If the dwc3 core is wakeup capable, driver
>> configures dwc-qcom's power domain to be always ON. Also it configures
>> dp/dm interrupts accordingly to support wakeup from system suspend.
>>
>> More info regarding the same can be found at:
>> commit d9be8d5c5b03 ("usb: dwc3: qcom: Keep power domain on to retain controller status"
>> commit 6895ea55c385 ("usb: dwc3: qcom: Configure wakeup interrupts during suspend")
>>
>> In the event, dwc3 probe gets deferred and is processed after dwc3-qcom
>> probe, driver ends up reading the wakeup capability of dwc3 core as false
>> leading to instability in suspend/resume path.
>>
>> To avoid this scenario, ensure dwc3_probe is successful by checking
>> if appropriate driver is assigned to it or not after the of_platform_populate
>> call. If it isn't then defer dwc3-qcom probe as well.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Krishna Kurapati <quic_kriskura@...cinc.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c | 3 +++
>>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
>> index 7703655..096d1414 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
>> @@ -722,6 +722,9 @@ static int dwc3_qcom_of_register_core(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>   		dev_err(dev, "failed to get dwc3 platform device\n");
>>   	}
>>   
>> +	if (!qcom->dwc3->dev.driver)
>> +		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
>> +
> Why not limit this check to a device type like your changelog mentions?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
Hi Greg,

I wanted to make it common to any device using this driver. Although on 
devices
ike SC7280,this issue is not seen but the code would hold good. Do you 
see any
concerns if we do it this way ?

Thanks,
Krishna,