From: Kamal Dasu <kamal.dasu@broadcom.com>
To: Ulf Hansson <ulfh@kernel.org>
Cc: Kamal Dasu <kamal.dasu@broadcom.com>,
Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>,
Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>,
Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>,
Avri Altman <avri.altman@sandisk.com>,
Pedro Demarchi Gomes <pedrodemargomes@gmail.com>,
Erick Shepherd <erick.shepherd@ni.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
linux-mmc@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v7 3/3] mmc: core: Honor keep-power-in-suspend and reset-card-at-resume for (e)MMC
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 18:25:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260805222500.2567801-4-kamal.dasu@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260805222500.2567801-1-kamal.dasu@broadcom.com>
On some platforms, firmware accesses the (e)MMC card directly during
resume from Suspend-to-DRAM, before the kernel's own resume path has
run, in order to load boot code. This requires the card to remain
powered and responsive throughout suspend: putting it to sleep,
sending it a power-off notification, or removing its supply is not
safe, since firmware needs to talk to a live card. Since the card is
never power-cycled, nothing else resets it back to a known state
before the kernel reuses it after resume.
keep-power-in-suspend / MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER already exist for the first
part, but are only consumed in the SDIO suspend/resume path
(mmc_sdio_suspend()/mmc_sdio_resume()), gated on a per-function
runtime request via sdio_set_host_pm_flags(). (e)MMC has no
equivalent function-driver layer to make that request, and the
requirement here is a fixed platform characteristic rather than a
per-cycle one, so _mmc_suspend() checks host->pm_caps directly
instead of pm_flags.
reset-card-at-resume covers the second part: when set, _mmc_resume()
resets the host to its initial bus state the same way _mmc_hw_reset()
does for a non-power-cycle reset, before mmc_power_up() and
mmc_init_card() re-identify the card.
_mmc_suspend()'s fast path requires both MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER and
MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME to be set. Keeping the card powered without
also resetting it at resume is not safe for this driver: skipping
mmc_power_off() leaves power_mode at MMC_POWER_ON, so mmc_power_up()
no-ops in _mmc_resume(), and without an explicit reset first,
mmc_init_card() runs against whatever bus speed/width was active
before suspend instead of the initial state it expects. Conversely,
_mmc_resume()'s reset checks pm_flags rather than the
MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME capability directly, since pm_flags is only
set when the fast path actually ran -- the only time power_mode is
guaranteed to still be MMC_POWER_ON, and so the only time resetting
the bus before mmc_power_up() is both necessary and safe. Without
that check, MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME set on its own would drive the
clock and bus lines while the card's supply is still off following a
normal mmc_power_off().
host->pm_flags is set alongside marking the card suspended, and
cleared in _mmc_resume(), so host controller resume handlers can tell
power was preserved if they need to.
Reported-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260413180551.3683969-1-florian.fainelli@broadcom.com/
Signed-off-by: Kamal Dasu <kamal.dasu@broadcom.com>
---
Changes in v7:
- Sashiko's AI review of v6 found two real, complementary bugs in
treating MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER and MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME as fully
independent in this driver:
* keep-power-in-suspend without reset-card-at-resume: confirmed
on hardware to hang -- _mmc_resume()'s mmc_power_up() no-ops
since power_mode never left MMC_POWER_ON, so mmc_init_card()
runs at the pre-suspend bus speed and CMD1 times out.
* reset-card-at-resume without keep-power-in-suspend: the reset
block ran mmc_set_clock()/mmc_set_initial_state() ahead of
mmc_power_up(), while power_mode was still MMC_POWER_OFF from
a normal suspend-time mmc_power_off() -- driving the clock
and bus lines before the card's supply is enabled.
Fixed by requiring both capabilities together for the suspend
fast path, and checking pm_flags (not the raw capability) for the
resume-side reset, so it only ever runs when power was actually
kept this cycle. Verified on hardware: the keep-power-in-suspend-
without-reset-card-at-resume case now correctly falls through to
a normal power-off/power-on cycle instead of hanging, and the
paired-capability case is unaffected (still hardware-verified,
now with an extra confirmation run after this fix).
Changes in v6:
- Reworked around Ulf's two-property split: dropped the
unconditional mmc_set_clock()/mmc_set_initial_state() reset from
the suspend-side fast path, and instead perform it in
_mmc_resume(), gated on the new MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME (from
reset-card-at-resume), matching the property's name and
description ("before the card can be used, it must be reset").
- No longer touches MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND/no-mmc-poweroff-
suspend at all -- that capability and property are gone, per the
v4 rework; this patch only adds MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME.
Changes in v5:
- Only set host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER after
mmc_deselect_cards() succeeds, instead of unconditionally before
it. Otherwise, if the deselect fails, the card is never marked
suspended, _mmc_resume() takes its early exit, and the flag never
gets cleared -- leaking it for the rest of uptime.
Changes in v4:
- Gated the fast path on pm_type == MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND; it was
previously unconditional, so it wrongly skipped the required
power-off/notify handling during shutdown, unbind and
undervoltage as well.
- Set/clear host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER around the suspend/
resume, mirroring the SDIO convention, so host controller resume
handlers can tell power was preserved and perform a soft resume
sequence instead of assuming power was lost.
- Dropped MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND and the no-mmc-poweroff-
suspend DT property entirely. Reuse keep-power-in-suspend /
MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER instead, per Krzysztof's point that the new
property described the same contract as the existing one.
_mmc_suspend() now checks host->pm_caps directly rather than
pm_flags, since (e)MMC has no per-function driver to make the
dynamic sdio_set_host_pm_flags()-style request SDIO uses.
Changes in v3:
- Reworked _mmc_suspend() to skip poweroff-notify/sleep/power-off
entirely, not just SLEEP, per Ulf.
- Renamed to MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND/no-mmc-poweroff-suspend.
Changes in v2:
- Replaced the card-level MMC_QUIRK_BROKEN_SLEEP quirk with a host
capability, per Ulf.
- Added Reported-by/Closes crediting Florian.
drivers/mmc/core/host.c | 2 ++
drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/mmc/host.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index b7ce3137d452..1622f7846441 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ int mmc_of_parse(struct mmc_host *host)
if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "no-mmc-hs400"))
host->caps2 &= ~(MMC_CAP2_HS400_1_8V | MMC_CAP2_HS400_1_2V |
MMC_CAP2_HS400_ES);
+ if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "reset-card-at-resume"))
+ host->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME;
/* Must be after "non-removable" check */
if (device_property_read_u32(dev, "fixed-emmc-driver-type", &drv_type) == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 05444ecf3909..62cc009f2a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,33 @@ static int _mmc_suspend(struct mmc_host *host, enum mmc_poweroff_type pm_type)
goto out;
}
+ /*
+ * Keep the card powered across an actual suspend; shutdown, unbind
+ * and undervoltage still need the normal power-off path below,
+ * since they aren't guaranteed a subsequent _mmc_resume().
+ *
+ * Check pm_caps, not pm_flags: unlike SDIO, (e)MMC has no
+ * per-function driver to request this via
+ * sdio_set_host_pm_flags(), so it's a fixed platform trait here.
+ *
+ * Require MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME too: without it, _mmc_resume()
+ * has no way to bring the host back to a state mmc_init_card() can
+ * use, since mmc_power_up() no-ops when power_mode is already
+ * MMC_POWER_ON. Keeping power without also resetting at resume is
+ * not a safe combination for this driver.
+ */
+ if (pm_type == MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND &&
+ (host->pm_caps & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER) &&
+ (host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME)) {
+ if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host))
+ err = mmc_deselect_cards(host);
+ if (!err) {
+ host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
+ mmc_card_set_suspended(host->card);
+ }
+ goto out;
+ }
+
if (mmc_card_can_poweroff_notify(host->card) &&
mmc_host_can_poweroff_notify(host, pm_type))
err = mmc_poweroff_notify(host->card, notify_type);
@@ -2217,9 +2244,29 @@ static int _mmc_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
if (!mmc_card_suspended(host->card))
goto out;
+ /*
+ * Firmware or other hardware may have accessed the card while it
+ * stayed powered through suspend, leaving it in a state the kernel
+ * can no longer assume it knows. Reset the host to its initial bus
+ * state like _mmc_hw_reset() does for a non-power-cycle reset,
+ * before mmc_init_card() re-identifies the card.
+ *
+ * Check pm_flags, not the MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME capability
+ * directly: pm_flags only ends up set here when _mmc_suspend()
+ * actually took the keep-power fast path this cycle, which is the
+ * only time power_mode is guaranteed to still be MMC_POWER_ON (and
+ * so the only time this reset is both necessary and safe to do
+ * before mmc_power_up() touches the bus).
+ */
+ if (host->pm_flags & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER) {
+ mmc_set_clock(host, host->f_init);
+ mmc_set_initial_state(host);
+ }
+
mmc_power_up(host, host->card->ocr);
err = mmc_init_card(host, host->card->ocr, host->card);
mmc_card_clr_suspended(host->card);
+ host->pm_flags &= ~MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
out:
mmc_release_host(host);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index ba84f02c2a10..14a407a9f9b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
#define MMC_CAP2_CRYPTO 0
#endif
#define MMC_CAP2_ALT_GPT_TEGRA (1 << 28) /* Host with eMMC that has GPT entry at a non-standard location */
+#define MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME (1 << 29) /* Card must be reset before use at resume */
bool uhs2_sd_tran; /* UHS-II flag for SD_TRAN state */
bool uhs2_app_cmd; /* UHS-II flag for APP command */
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-05 22:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-05 22:24 [PATCH v7 0/3] mmc: core: Keep the card powered across suspend when firmware needs it live Kamal Dasu
2026-08-05 22:24 ` [PATCH v7 1/3] dt-bindings: mmc: Extend keep-power-in-suspend beyond SDIO Kamal Dasu
2026-08-05 22:24 ` [PATCH v7 2/3] dt-bindings: mmc: Add reset-card-at-resume property Kamal Dasu
2026-08-05 22:30 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 22:25 ` Kamal Dasu [this message]
2026-08-05 22:38 ` [PATCH v7 3/3] mmc: core: Honor keep-power-in-suspend and reset-card-at-resume for (e)MMC sashiko-bot
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