[PATCH v3] thermal: qcom: tsens: atomic temperature read with hardware-guided retries

[PATCH v3] thermal: qcom: tsens: atomic temperature read with hardware-guided retries

[Priyansh Jain]

The existing TSENS temperature read logic polls the valid bit and then
reads the temperature register. When temperature reads are triggered
at very short intervals, this can race with hardware updates and allow
the temperature field to be read while it is still being updated.

In this case, the valid bit may already be asserted even though the
temperature value is transitioning, resulting in an incorrect reading.

Hardware programming guidelines require the temperature value and the
valid bit to be sampled atomically in the same read transaction. A
reading is considered valid only if the valid bit is observed set in
that same sample.

The guidelines further specify that software should attempt the
temperature read up to three times to account for transient update
windows. If none of the attempts observe a valid sample, a stable
fallback value must be returned: if the first and second samples match,
the second value is returned; otherwise, if the second and third
samples match, the third value is returned.

Update the TSENS sensor read logic to implement atomic sampling along
with the recommended retry-and-compare fallback behavior. This removes
the race window and ensures deterministic temperature values in
accordance with hardware requirements.

Changes in v2:

- Reverted merging of the valid-bit and LAST_TEMP register field logic
  to preserve the regmap differences between TSENS versions
- Defined valid-bit support and last temperature resolution for all
  TSENS v1 and v2 feature structures
- Defined last temperature resolution for Tsens v0 feature structure
- Dropped tsens version checks in favor of valid-bit capability
- Computed masks from resolution to keep a single source of truth
- Minor code cleanups based on review feedback

Changes in v3:
- Remove valid_bit, last_temp_mask, and last_temp_resolution fields from
  struct tsens_features in tsens.h
- Compute last_temp_mask, resolution, and valid_bit on-the-fly using
  regmap field definitions
- Remove field initializations from all platform data files
  (tsens-v0_1.c, tsens-v1.c, tsens-v2.c)
- Remove the initialization line in init_common() that was computing
  last_temp_mask

Signed-off-by: Priyansh Jain <priyansh.jain@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.h |   1 +
 2 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c b/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c
index a2422ebee816..72583af7ddd6 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c
@@ -315,10 +315,67 @@ static inline int code_to_degc(u32 adc_code, const struct tsens_sensor *s)
 	return degc;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tsens_read_temp - Retrieve temperature readings from the hardware.
+ * @s:     Pointer to sensor struct
+ * @field: Index into regmap_field array pointing to temperature data
+ * @temp: temperature in deciCelsius to be read from hardware
+ *
+ * This function handles temperature returned in ADC code or deciCelsius
+ * depending on IP version.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, a negative errno will be returned in error cases
+ */
+static int tsens_read_temp(const struct tsens_sensor *s, int field, int *temp)
+{
+	struct tsens_priv *priv = s->priv;
+	int temp_val[MAX_READ_RETRY] = {0};
+	u32 status = 0;
+	int ret;
+	u32 last_temp_mask = GENMASK(priv->fields[LAST_TEMP_0].msb,
+					priv->fields[LAST_TEMP_0].lsb);
+	u32 valid_bit = priv->rf[VALID_0 + s->hw_id] ? BIT(priv->fields[VALID_0].lsb) : 0;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_READ_RETRY; i++) {
+		ret = regmap_read(priv->tm_map, priv->fields[field].reg, &status);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/* VER_0 doesn't have VALID bit */
+		if (!valid_bit) {
+			*temp = status & last_temp_mask;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		temp_val[i] = status & last_temp_mask;
+
+		if (status & valid_bit) {
+			*temp = temp_val[i];
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* As per the HW guidelines, if none of the attempts observe a
+	 * valid sample, a stable fallback value must be returned. If the
+	 * first and second samples match, the second value is returned;
+	 * otherwise, if the second and third samples match, the third
+	 * value is returned.
+	 */
+	if (temp_val[0] == temp_val[1])
+		*temp = temp_val[1];
+	else if (temp_val[1] == temp_val[2])
+		*temp = temp_val[2];
+	else
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * tsens_hw_to_mC - Return sign-extended temperature in mCelsius.
  * @s:     Pointer to sensor struct
  * @field: Index into regmap_field array pointing to temperature data
+ * @temp: temperature in milliCelsius to be read from hardware
  *
  * This function handles temperature returned in ADC code or deciCelsius
  * depending on IP version.
@@ -326,20 +383,14 @@ static inline int code_to_degc(u32 adc_code, const struct tsens_sensor *s)
  * Return: Temperature in milliCelsius on success, a negative errno will
  * be returned in error cases
  */
-static int tsens_hw_to_mC(const struct tsens_sensor *s, int field)
+static int tsens_hw_to_mC(const struct tsens_sensor *s, int temp)
 {
 	struct tsens_priv *priv = s->priv;
 	u32 resolution;
-	u32 temp = 0;
-	int ret;
 
 	resolution = priv->fields[LAST_TEMP_0].msb -
 		priv->fields[LAST_TEMP_0].lsb;
 
-	ret = regmap_field_read(priv->rf[field], &temp);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Convert temperature from ADC code to milliCelsius */
 	if (priv->feat->adc)
 		return code_to_degc(temp, s) * 1000;
@@ -514,8 +565,12 @@ static int tsens_read_irq_state(struct tsens_priv *priv, u32 hw_id,
 					&d->crit_irq_mask);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-
-		d->crit_thresh = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, CRIT_THRESH_0 + hw_id);
+		ret = regmap_field_read(priv->rf[CRIT_THRESH_0 + hw_id], &d->crit_thresh);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		d->crit_thresh = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, d->crit_thresh);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	} else {
 		/* No mask register on older TSENS */
 		d->up_irq_mask = 0;
@@ -524,9 +579,14 @@ static int tsens_read_irq_state(struct tsens_priv *priv, u32 hw_id,
 		d->crit_irq_mask = 0;
 		d->crit_thresh = 0;
 	}
-
-	d->up_thresh  = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, UP_THRESH_0 + hw_id);
-	d->low_thresh = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, LOW_THRESH_0 + hw_id);
+	ret = regmap_field_read(priv->rf[UP_THRESH_0 + hw_id], &d->up_thresh);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	d->up_thresh = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, d->up_thresh);
+	ret = regmap_field_read(priv->rf[LOW_THRESH_0 + hw_id], &d->low_thresh);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	d->low_thresh = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, d->low_thresh);
 
 	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "[%u] %s%s: status(%u|%u|%u) | clr(%u|%u|%u) | mask(%u|%u|%u)\n",
 		hw_id, __func__,
@@ -750,33 +810,16 @@ static void tsens_disable_irq(struct tsens_priv *priv)
 
 int get_temp_tsens_valid(const struct tsens_sensor *s, int *temp)
 {
-	struct tsens_priv *priv = s->priv;
+	int ret;
 	int hw_id = s->hw_id;
 	u32 temp_idx = LAST_TEMP_0 + hw_id;
-	u32 valid_idx = VALID_0 + hw_id;
-	u32 valid;
-	int ret;
 
-	/* VER_0 doesn't have VALID bit */
-	if (tsens_version(priv) == VER_0)
-		goto get_temp;
+	ret = tsens_read_temp(s, temp_idx, temp);
 
-	/* Valid bit is 0 for 6 AHB clock cycles.
-	 * At 19.2MHz, 1 AHB clock is ~60ns.
-	 * We should enter this loop very, very rarely.
-	 * Wait 1 us since it's the min of poll_timeout macro.
-	 * Old value was 400 ns.
-	 */
-	ret = regmap_field_read_poll_timeout(priv->rf[valid_idx], valid,
-					     valid, 1, 20 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-get_temp:
-	/* Valid bit is set, OK to read the temperature */
-	*temp = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, temp_idx);
+	if (!ret)
+		*temp = tsens_hw_to_mC(s, *temp);
 
-	return 0;
+		return ret;
 }
 
 int get_temp_common(const struct tsens_sensor *s, int *temp)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.h b/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.h
index 2a7afa4c899b..ab57ad88c3f7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define THRESHOLD_MIN_ADC_CODE	0x0
 
 #define MAX_SENSORS 16
+#define MAX_READ_RETRY 3
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH v3] thermal: qcom: tsens: atomic temperature read with hardware-guided retries

[Daniel Lezcano]

Hi Priyansh,

On 5/11/26 09:10, Priyansh Jain wrote:
> The existing TSENS temperature read logic polls the valid bit and then
> reads the temperature register. When temperature reads are triggered
> at very short intervals, this can race with hardware updates and allow
> the temperature field to be read while it is still being updated.
> 
> In this case, the valid bit may already be asserted even though the
> temperature value is transitioning, resulting in an incorrect reading.
> 
> Hardware programming guidelines require the temperature value and the
> valid bit to be sampled atomically in the same read transaction. A
> reading is considered valid only if the valid bit is observed set in
> that same sample.
> 
> The guidelines further specify that software should attempt the
> temperature read up to three times to account for transient update
> windows. If none of the attempts observe a valid sample, a stable
> fallback value must be returned: if the first and second samples match,
> the second value is returned; otherwise, if the second and third
> samples match, the third value is returned.
> 
> Update the TSENS sensor read logic to implement atomic sampling along
> with the recommended retry-and-compare fallback behavior. This removes
> the race window and ensures deterministic temperature values in
> accordance with hardware requirements.

In future, please add the '---' annotation in order to have the 
changelog below not included when git-apply'ing the patch

> Changes in v2:
> 
> - Reverted merging of the valid-bit and LAST_TEMP register field logic
>    to preserve the regmap differences between TSENS versions
> - Defined valid-bit support and last temperature resolution for all
>    TSENS v1 and v2 feature structures
> - Defined last temperature resolution for Tsens v0 feature structure
> - Dropped tsens version checks in favor of valid-bit capability
> - Computed masks from resolution to keep a single source of truth
> - Minor code cleanups based on review feedback
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - Remove valid_bit, last_temp_mask, and last_temp_resolution fields from
>    struct tsens_features in tsens.h
> - Compute last_temp_mask, resolution, and valid_bit on-the-fly using
>    regmap field definitions
> - Remove field initializations from all platform data files
>    (tsens-v0_1.c, tsens-v1.c, tsens-v2.c)
> - Remove the initialization line in init_common() that was computing
>    last_temp_mask
> 
> Signed-off-by: Priyansh Jain <priyansh.jain@oss.qualcomm.com>
> ---

Applied, thanks

Re: [PATCH v3] thermal: qcom: tsens: atomic temperature read with hardware-guided retries

[Daniel Lezcano]

On 5/12/26 11:19, Daniel Lezcano wrote:

[ ... ]

>> Signed-off-by: Priyansh Jain <priyansh.jain@oss.qualcomm.com>
>> ---
> 
> Applied, thanks

and dropped because of:


drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c:819:9: error: this ‘if’ clause does not 
guard... [-Werror=misleading-indentation]
   819 |         if (!ret)
       |         ^~
/home/dlezcano/Work/src/linux/thermal/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c:822:17: 
note: ...this statement, but the latter is misleadingly indented as if 
it were guarded by the  if’
   822 |                 return ret;
       |                 ^~~~~~
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors

Please next time test your changes before sending

Thanks