[PATCH v1 1/1] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs615: Set LDO12A regulator to HPM to avoid boot hang

[PATCH v1 1/1] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs615: Set LDO12A regulator to HPM to avoid boot hang

[Ziyue Zhang]

On certain platforms (e.g., QCS615), consumers of LDO12A—such as PCIe,
UFS, and eMMC—may draw more than 10mA of current during boot. This can
exceed the regulator's limit in Low Power Mode (LPM), triggering current
limit protection and causing the system to hang.

To address this, there are two possible approaches:
a) Set the regulator's initial mode to High Performance Mode (HPM) in
   the device tree.
b) Keep the default LPM setting and have each consumer driver explicitly
   set its current load.

Since some regulators are shared among multiple consumers, and setting
the current must be coordinated across all of them, we will initially
adopt option a by setting the regulator to HPM. We can later migrate to
option b when the timing is appropriate and all consumer drivers are
ready.

Signed-off-by: Ziyue Zhang <ziyue.zhang@oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Tingguo Cheng <quic_tingguoc@quicinc.com>
---
This patch follows a suggestion from Bjorn Andersson regarding USB
regulator handling where each consumer is expected to explicitly set its
current load.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/37fc7aa6-23d2-4636-8e02-4957019121a3@quicinc.com/
---
 arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs615-ride.dts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs615-ride.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs615-ride.dts
index a6652e4817d1..7639635c67c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs615-ride.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs615-ride.dts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ vreg_l12a: ldo12 {
 			regulator-name = "vreg_l12a";
 			regulator-min-microvolt = <1800000>;
 			regulator-max-microvolt = <1890000>;
-			regulator-initial-mode = <RPMH_REGULATOR_MODE_LPM>;
+			regulator-initial-mode = <RPMH_REGULATOR_MODE_HPM>;
 			regulator-allow-set-load;
 			regulator-allowed-modes = <RPMH_REGULATOR_MODE_LPM
 						   RPMH_REGULATOR_MODE_HPM>;
-- 
2.34.1


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Re: (subset) [PATCH v1 1/1] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs615: Set LDO12A regulator to HPM to avoid boot hang

[Bjorn Andersson]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:06:01 +0800, Ziyue Zhang wrote:
> On certain platforms (e.g., QCS615), consumers of LDO12A—such as PCIe,
> UFS, and eMMC—may draw more than 10mA of current during boot. This can
> exceed the regulator's limit in Low Power Mode (LPM), triggering current
> limit protection and causing the system to hang.
> 
> To address this, there are two possible approaches:
> a) Set the regulator's initial mode to High Performance Mode (HPM) in
>    the device tree.
> b) Keep the default LPM setting and have each consumer driver explicitly
>    set its current load.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs615: Set LDO12A regulator to HPM to avoid boot hang
      commit: fba47ba8c8a8ffa9d8ad1836396837a998bb5153

Best regards,
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