linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] i2c: npcm: Add clock toggle recovery

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Message-ID: <ced540e5-7804-4569-9805-991a12d43c22@quicinc.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:13:25 +0530
From: Mukesh Kumar Savaliya <quic_msavaliy@...cinc.com>
To: <mohammed.0.elbadry@...il.com>
CC: Tali Perry <tali.perry1@...il.com>, Avi Fishman <avifishman70@...il.com>,
        Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@...il.com>,
        Patrick Venture <venture@...gle.com>, Nancy Yuen <yuenn@...gle.com>,
        Benjamin Fair <benjaminfair@...gle.com>,
        Andi
 Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>, <openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] i2c: npcm: Add clock toggle recovery



On 3/25/2025 2:28 AM, mohammed.0.elbadry@...il.com wrote:
> From: Tali Perry <tali.perry1@...il.com>
> 
> During init of the bus, the module checks that the bus is idle.
> If one of the lines are stuck try to recover them first before failing.
> Sometimes SDA and SCL are low if improper reset occurs (e.g., reboot).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tali Perry <tali.perry1@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mohammed Elbadry <mohammed.0.elbadry@...il.com>
> ---
>   drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c | 12 ++++++++----
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
> index 3ad6124be80f..78c85015d955 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
> @@ -2043,10 +2043,14 @@ static int npcm_i2c_init_module(struct npcm_i2c *bus, enum i2c_mode mode,
>   
>   	/* Check HW is OK: SDA and SCL should be high at this point. */
>   	if ((npcm_i2c_get_SDA(&bus->adap) == 0) || (npcm_i2c_get_SCL(&bus->adap) == 0)) {
> -		dev_err(bus->dev, "I2C%d init fail: lines are low\n", bus->num);
> -		dev_err(bus->dev, "SDA=%d SCL=%d\n", npcm_i2c_get_SDA(&bus->adap),
> -			npcm_i2c_get_SCL(&bus->adap));
> -		return -ENXIO;
> +		dev_warn(bus->dev, " I2C%d SDA=%d SCL=%d, attempt recover\n", bus->num,
> +				 npcm_i2c_get_SDA(&bus->adap), npcm_i2c_get_SCL(&bus->adap));
> +		if (npcm_i2c_recovery_tgclk(&bus->adap)) {
> +			dev_err(bus->dev, "I2C%d init fail: lines are low\n", bus->num);
> +			dev_err(bus->dev, "SDA=%d SCL=%d\n", npcm_i2c_get_SDA(&bus->adap),
> +				npcm_i2c_get_SCL(&bus->adap));
Should combine logging into one line. First line you say they are low, 
second line you are printing the actual status, may be conflicting ?
> +			return -ENXIO;
> +		}
>   	}
>   
>   	npcm_i2c_int_enable(bus, true);