From: Vicki Pfau <vi@endrift.com>
To: Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@kernel.org>,
linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Vicki Pfau <vi@endrift.com>,
Yousef Alhouseen <alhouseenyousef@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] HID: steam: Retry send/recv reports if stale
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 15:21:43 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260702222145.1863104-10-vi@endrift.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260702222145.1863104-1-vi@endrift.com>
Sometimes recv report will reply with a stale result from a previous send
report. Instead of failing out, we should retry them, as they generally
reply correctly after three tries, give or take.
Signed-off-by: Vicki Pfau <vi@endrift.com>
---
drivers/hid/hid-steam.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
index e97431bc2828..8d036b341253 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
@@ -486,6 +486,43 @@ static int steam_write_settings(struct steam_device *steam,
return steam_recv_report(steam, cmd, 2 + cmd[1]);
}
+static int steam_exchange_report(struct steam_device *steam, u8 *cmd, int csize,
+ u8 *reply, int rsize)
+{
+ unsigned int retries = 5;
+ int ret;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&steam->report_mutex);
+ do {
+ ret = steam_send_report(steam, cmd, csize);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ ret = steam_recv_report(steam, reply, rsize);
+ /*
+ * Sometimes this can fail on the first few tries on the Steam
+ * Controller (2015). It appears to be a firmware bug, and Steam
+ * itself just retries, so we should also retry a few times to
+ * see if we get it.
+ */
+ if (ret == -EPROTO)
+ continue;
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ hid_err(steam->hdev, "%s: error reading reply (%*ph)\n",
+ __func__, csize, cmd);
+ return ret;
+ }
+ if (reply[0] == cmd[0] && reply[1] >= 1)
+ break;
+ if (retries > 0)
+ continue;
+ hid_err(steam->hdev, "%s: invalid reply (%*ph)\n", __func__,
+ rsize, reply);
+ return -EPROTO;
+ } while (retries--);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int steam_get_serial(struct steam_device *steam)
{
/*
@@ -496,15 +533,10 @@ static int steam_get_serial(struct steam_device *steam)
u8 cmd[] = {ID_GET_STRING_ATTRIBUTE, sizeof(steam->serial_no), ATTRIB_STR_UNIT_SERIAL};
u8 reply[3 + STEAM_SERIAL_LEN + 1];
- guard(mutex)(&steam->report_mutex);
- ret = steam_send_report(steam, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
+ ret = steam_exchange_report(steam, cmd, sizeof(cmd), reply, sizeof(reply));
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- ret = steam_recv_report(steam, reply, sizeof(reply));
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
- if (reply[0] != ID_GET_STRING_ATTRIBUTE || reply[1] < 1 ||
- reply[1] > sizeof(steam->serial_no) || reply[2] != ATTRIB_STR_UNIT_SERIAL) {
+ if (reply[1] > sizeof(steam->serial_no) || reply[2] != ATTRIB_STR_UNIT_SERIAL) {
hid_err(steam->hdev, "%s: invalid reply (%*ph)\n", __func__,
(int)sizeof(reply), reply);
return -EIO;
@@ -523,14 +555,10 @@ static int steam_get_attributes(struct steam_device *steam)
int i;
struct steam_controller_attribute *attr;
- guard(mutex)(&steam->report_mutex);
- ret = steam_send_report(steam, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
- ret = steam_recv_report(steam, reply, sizeof(reply));
+ ret = steam_exchange_report(steam, cmd, sizeof(cmd), reply, sizeof(reply));
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- if (reply[0] != ID_GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES || reply[1] < 2) {
+ if (reply[1] < 2) {
hid_err(steam->hdev, "%s: invalid reply (%*ph)\n", __func__,
(int)sizeof(reply), reply);
return -EIO;
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-02 22:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-02 22:21 [PATCH 01/10] HID: steam: Update documentation Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 02/10] HID: steam: Refactor and clean up report parsing Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 03/10] HID: steam: Rename some constants that got renamed upstream Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 04/10] HID: steam: Add support for sensor events on the Steam Controller (2015) Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 05/10] HID: steam: Coalesce rumble packets Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 06/10] HID: steam: Fully unregister controller when hidraw is opened Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 07/10] HID: steam: Rearrange deinitialization sequence Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:35 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 08/10] HID: steam: Improve logging and other cleanup Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-02 22:21 ` [PATCH 09/10] HID: steam: Reject short reads Vicki Pfau
2026-07-02 22:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-03 11:26 ` Yousef Alhouseen
2026-07-02 22:21 ` Vicki Pfau [this message]
2026-07-02 22:36 ` [PATCH 10/10] HID: steam: Retry send/recv reports if stale sashiko-bot
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