From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
To: Andreas Kempe <andreas.kempe@actia.se>
Cc: "Jonathan Cameron" <jic23@kernel.org>,
"David Lechner" <dlechner@baylibre.com>,
"Nuno Sá" <nuno.sa@analog.com>,
"Andy Shevchenko" <andy@kernel.org>,
"linux-iio@vger.kernel.org" <linux-iio@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: deselect shub page before reading whoami
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 14:09:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <akZVDry41WEl5y4Y@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260702104059.1744219-1-andreas.kempe@actia.se>
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> As part of driver initialization, e.g. st_lsm6dsx_init_shub() selects
> the shub register page using st_lsm6dsx_set_page(). Selecting the shub
> register page shadows the regular register space so whoami, among other
> registers, is no longer accessible.
>
> In applications where the IMU is permanently powered separately from the
> processor, there is a window where a reset of the CPU leaves the IMU in
> the shub register page. Once this occurs, any subsequent probe attempt
> fails because of the register shadowing.
>
> Using the ism330dlc, the error typically looks like
>
> st_lsm6dsx_i2c 3-006a: unsupported whoami [10]
>
> with the unknown whoami read from a reserved register in the shub page.
>
> The reset register is also shadowed by the page select, preventing a
> reset from recovering the chip.
>
> Unconditionally clear the shub page before the whoami readout to ensure
> normal register access and allow the initialization to proceed.
>
> Place the fix in st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami() before the whoami check
> because hw->settings, which st_lsm6dsx_set_page() relies on, is first
> assigned in that function.
>
> Placing the fix in a more logical place than the whoami check would
> require a bigger restructuring of the code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Kempe <andreas.kempe@actia.se>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Drop st_lsm6dsx_get_page() and unconditionally clear the shub page.
> - Make the code comment clearer.
> - Document the placement rationale in the commit message.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20260604132646.1099072-1-andreas.kempe@actia.se/
>
> drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
> index 630e2cae6f19..f4edcb73ec8c 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
> @@ -1712,6 +1712,26 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id,
> return -ENODEV;
> }
>
> + hw->settings = &st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i];
> +
> + if (hw->settings->shub_settings.page_mux.addr) {
> + /*
> + * If the IMU has the shub page selected on init, for example
> + * after a CPU watchdog reset while the page is selected, the
> + * regular register space is shadowed. While the regular
> + * register space is shadowed, the registers needed for
> + * initializing the IMU are not available.
> + *
> + * Unconditionally clear the shub page selection to ensure
> + * normal register access.
> + */
> + err = st_lsm6dsx_set_page(hw, false);
> + if (err < 0) {
> + dev_err(hw->dev, "failed to clear shub page\n");
> + return err;
> + }
> + }
> +
> err = regmap_read(hw->regmap, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_WHOAMI_ADDR, &data);
> if (err < 0) {
> dev_err(hw->dev, "failed to read whoami register\n");
> @@ -1724,7 +1744,6 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id,
> }
>
> *name = st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].name;
> - hw->settings = &st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i];
>
> return 0;
> }
> --
> 2.53.0
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2026-07-02 10:41 [PATCH v2] iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: deselect shub page before reading whoami Andreas Kempe
2026-07-02 12:09 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-07-02 17:04 ` Jonathan Cameron
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