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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:58:26 +0200
From: Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>
To: Yann Sionneau <ysionneau@...ray.eu>
Cc: Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
Jan Dabros <jsd@...ihalf.com>,
Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>,
Julian Vetter <jvetter@...rayinc.com>,
linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
Jonathan Borne <jborne@...ray.eu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] i2c: designware: fix __i2c_dw_disable() in case
master is holding SCL low
On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 04:07:49PM +0200, Yann Sionneau wrote:
> The DesignWare IP can be synthesized with the IC_EMPTYFIFO_HOLD_MASTER_EN
> parameter.
> In this case, when the TX FIFO gets empty and the last command didn't have
> the STOP bit (IC_DATA_CMD[9]), the controller will hold SCL low until
> a new command is pushed into the TX FIFO or the transfer is aborted.
>
> When the controller is holding SCL low, it cannot be disabled.
> The transfer must first be aborted.
> Also, the bus recovery won't work because SCL is held low by the master.
>
> Check if the master is holding SCL low in __i2c_dw_disable() before trying
> to disable the controller. If SCL is held low, an abort is initiated.
> When the abort is done, then proceed with disabling the controller.
>
> This whole situation can happen for instance during SMBus read data block
> if the slave just responds with "byte count == 0".
> This puts the driver in an unrecoverable state, because the controller is
> holding SCL low and the current __i2c_dw_disable() procedure is not
> working. In this situation only a SoC reset can fix the i2c bus.
>
> Co-developed-by: Jonathan Borne <jborne@...ray.eu>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Borne <jborne@...ray.eu>
> Signed-off-by: Yann Sionneau <ysionneau@...ray.eu>
Applied to for-current, thanks!
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