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From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@analog.com>,
	David Lechner <dlechner@baylibre.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
	Michael.Hennerich@analog.com, lars@metafoo.de,
	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 67/69] iio: adc: ad7768-1: Ensure SYNC_IN pulse minimum timing requirement
Date: Sun,  3 Aug 2025 20:31:17 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250804003119.3620476-67-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250804003119.3620476-1-sashal@kernel.org>

From: Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@analog.com>

[ Upstream commit 7e54d932873d91a55d1b89b7389876d78aeeab32 ]

The SYNC_IN pulse width must be at least 1.5 x Tmclk, corresponding to
~2.5 µs at the lowest supported MCLK frequency. Add a 3 µs delay to
ensure reliable synchronization timing even for the worst-case scenario.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@analog.com>
Reviewed-by: David Lechner <dlechner@baylibre.com>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/d3ee92a533cd1207cf5c5cc4d7bdbb5c6c267f68.1749063024.git.Jonathan.Santos@analog.com
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. Here's my
extensive analysis:

**1. Bug Fix Nature:**
The commit fixes a timing violation bug where the SYNC_IN pulse width
was not meeting the hardware's minimum timing requirement. According to
the datasheet (as noted in the commit), the SYNC_IN pulse must be at
least 1.5 × Tmclk (MCLK period). Without the proper delay, the
synchronization pulse may be too short, especially at lower MCLK
frequencies, causing unreliable synchronization.

**2. Specific Code Analysis:**

The original code had a critical timing issue:
```c
gpiod_set_value(st->gpio_sync_in, 1);
gpiod_set_value(st->gpio_sync_in, 0);
```

This creates a pulse with essentially zero width (just the GPIO toggle
time), which violates the hardware specification. The fix adds:
- A new dedicated function `ad7768_send_sync_pulse()` that ensures
  proper timing
- Uses `gpiod_set_value_cansleep()` instead of `gpiod_set_value()` for
  better reliability
- Adds a 3 µs delay using `fsleep(3)` to guarantee the minimum pulse
  width

**3. Impact Analysis:**
- **User Impact**: Without this fix, users may experience unreliable ADC
  synchronization, particularly when changing filter decimation rates or
  when operating at lower MCLK frequencies (0.6 MHz)
- **Worst Case**: At 0.6 MHz, Tmclk = 1.67 µs, requiring a minimum pulse
  width of 2.5 µs. The original code provides essentially 0 µs
- **Data Integrity**: Improper synchronization can lead to incorrect ADC
  readings or timing issues in multi-device setups

**4. Risk Assessment:**
- **Low Risk**: The change is minimal and contained - it only adds a 3
  µs delay and switches to the cansleep GPIO variant
- **No API Changes**: The fix is internal to the driver with no external
  interface changes
- **Conservative Fix**: The 3 µs delay provides margin above the 2.5 µs
  worst-case requirement

**5. Stable Kernel Criteria:**
✓ Fixes a real bug that affects users (timing violation)
✓ Small, contained change (adds one function, modifies one call site)
✓ No new features or architectural changes
✓ Minimal risk of regression
✓ Clear hardware specification violation being fixed

**6. Supporting Evidence:**
- The driver has had multiple previous fixes backported (as seen in git
  log with "Fixes:" tags)
- Similar timing-related fixes are commonly backported for hardware
  drivers
- The AD7768-1 is an active production part used in data acquisition
  systems where reliability is critical

The commit meets all stable kernel criteria for backporting - it's a
clear bug fix for a hardware timing violation that could cause
unreliable operation, implemented with minimal changes and low
regression risk.

 drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
index a9248a85466e..7956948166ab 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
@@ -203,6 +203,24 @@ static int ad7768_spi_reg_write(struct ad7768_state *st,
 	return spi_write(st->spi, st->data.d8, 2);
 }
 
+static int ad7768_send_sync_pulse(struct ad7768_state *st)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The datasheet specifies a minimum SYNC_IN pulse width of 1.5 × Tmclk,
+	 * where Tmclk is the MCLK period. The supported MCLK frequencies range
+	 * from 0.6 MHz to 17 MHz, which corresponds to a minimum SYNC_IN pulse
+	 * width of approximately 2.5 µs in the worst-case scenario (0.6 MHz).
+	 *
+	 * Add a delay to ensure the pulse width is always sufficient to
+	 * trigger synchronization.
+	 */
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(st->gpio_sync_in, 1);
+	fsleep(3);
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(st->gpio_sync_in, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ad7768_set_mode(struct ad7768_state *st,
 			   enum ad7768_conv_mode mode)
 {
@@ -288,10 +306,7 @@ static int ad7768_set_dig_fil(struct ad7768_state *st,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* A sync-in pulse is required every time the filter dec rate changes */
-	gpiod_set_value(st->gpio_sync_in, 1);
-	gpiod_set_value(st->gpio_sync_in, 0);
-
-	return 0;
+	return ad7768_send_sync_pulse(st);
 }
 
 static int ad7768_set_freq(struct ad7768_state *st,
-- 
2.39.5


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-08-04  0:34 UTC|newest]

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2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 03/69] cpufreq: CPPC: Mark driver with NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS flag Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 04/69] selftests/futex: Define SYS_futex on 32-bit architectures with 64-bit time_t Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 05/69] usb: typec: ucsi: psy: Set current max to 100mA for BC 1.2 and Default Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 06/69] regulator: core: repeat voltage setting request for stepped regulators Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 07/69] usb: xhci: Avoid showing warnings for dying controller Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 08/69] usb: xhci: Set avg_trb_len = 8 for EP0 during Address Device Command Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 09/69] usb: xhci: Avoid showing errors during surprise removal Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 10/69] firmware: qcom: scm: initialize tzmem before marking SCM as available Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 11/69] soc: qcom: rpmh-rsc: Add RSC version 4 support Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 12/69] ACPI: APEI: send SIGBUS to current task if synchronous memory error not recovered Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 13/69] remoteproc: imx_rproc: skip clock enable when M-core is managed by the SCU Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 14/69] usb: typec: tcpm/tcpci_maxim: fix irq wake usage Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 15/69] pmdomain: ti: Select PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 16/69] gpio: wcd934x: check the return value of regmap_update_bits() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 17/69] cpufreq: Exit governor when failed to start old governor Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 18/69] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Add Granite Rapids support in no-HWP mode Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 19/69] ARM: rockchip: fix kernel hang during smp initialization Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 20/69] PM / devfreq: governor: Replace sscanf() with kstrtoul() in set_freq_store() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 21/69] EDAC/synopsys: Clear the ECC counters on init Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 22/69] ASoC: soc-dapm: set bias_level if snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level() was successed Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 23/69] thermal/drivers/qcom-spmi-temp-alarm: Enable stage 2 shutdown when required Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 24/69] tools/nolibc: define time_t in terms of __kernel_old_time_t Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 25/69] iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: don't overallocate scan buffer Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 26/69] gpio: tps65912: check the return value of regmap_update_bits() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 27/69] mfd: tps6594: Add TI TPS652G1 support Sasha Levin
2025-08-18  6:34   ` Michael Walle
2025-08-19  2:01     ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 28/69] ARM: tegra: Use I/O memcpy to write to IRAM Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 29/69] tools/build: Fix s390(x) cross-compilation with clang Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 30/69] selftests: tracing: Use mutex_unlock for testing glob filter Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 31/69] ACPI: PRM: Reduce unnecessary printing to avoid user confusion Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 32/69] firmware: arm_scmi: power_control: Ensure SCMI_SYSPOWER_IDLE is set early during resume Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 33/69] firmware: tegra: Fix IVC dependency problems Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 34/69] pwm: sifive: Fix PWM algorithm and clarify inverted compare behavior Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 35/69] PM: runtime: Clear power.needs_force_resume in pm_runtime_reinit() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 36/69] thermal: sysfs: Return ENODATA instead of EAGAIN for reads Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 37/69] PM: sleep: console: Fix the black screen issue Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 38/69] ACPI: processor: fix acpi_object initialization Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 39/69] mmc: sdhci-msm: Ensure SD card power isn't ON when card removed Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 40/69] ACPI: APEI: GHES: add TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK on GHES panic path Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 41/69] selftests: vDSO: vdso_test_getrandom: Always print TAP header Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 42/69] pps: clients: gpio: fix interrupt handling order in remove path Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 43/69] reset: brcmstb: Enable reset drivers for ARCH_BCM2835 Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 44/69] char: misc: Fix improper and inaccurate error code returned by misc_init() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 45/69] mei: bus: Check for still connected devices in mei_cl_bus_dev_release() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 46/69] mmc: rtsx_usb_sdmmc: Fix error-path in sd_set_power_mode() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 47/69] platform/chrome: cros_ec_sensorhub: Retries when a sensor is not ready Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 48/69] ALSA: hda: Handle the jack polling always via a work Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:30 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 49/69] ALSA: hda: Disable jack polling at shutdown Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 50/69] x86/bugs: Avoid warning when overriding return thunk Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 51/69] ASoC: hdac_hdmi: Rate limit logging on connection and disconnection Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 52/69] ALSA: intel8x0: Fix incorrect codec index usage in mixer for ICH4 Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 53/69] ASoC: SOF: topology: Parse the dapm_widget_tokens in case of DSPless mode Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 54/69] tty: serial: fix print format specifiers Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 55/69] ASoC: core: Check for rtd == NULL in snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 56/69] usb: typec: intel_pmc_mux: Defer probe if SCU IPC isn't present Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 57/69] usb: core: usb_submit_urb: downgrade type check Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 58/69] usb: typec: fusb302: fix scheduling while atomic when using virtio-gpio Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 59/69] pm: cpupower: Fix the snapshot-order of tsc,mperf, clock in mperf_stop() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 60/69] imx8m-blk-ctrl: set ISI panic write hurry level Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 61/69] soc: qcom: mdt_loader: Actually use the e_phoff Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 62/69] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Handle KCOV __init vs inline mismatches Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 63/69] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Defer probe on missing EC parent Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 64/69] ALSA: hda/ca0132: Fix buffer overflow in add_tuning_control Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 65/69] ALSA: pcm: Rewrite recalculate_boundary() to avoid costly loop Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 66/69] ALSA: usb-audio: Avoid precedence issues in mixer_quirks macros Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 68/69] ASoC: codecs: rt5640: Retry DEVICE_ID verification Sasha Levin
2025-08-04  0:31 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 69/69] ASoC: qcom: use drvdata instead of component to keep id Sasha Levin

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