Re: [PATCH] Input: ads7846 - don't use scratch for tx_buf when clearing register

Marek Vasut
2026-04-26T00:51:29Z

On 4/24/26 9:25 PM, Kris Bahnsen wrote:
> The workaround for XPT2046 clears the command register, giving the
> touchscreen controller a NOP. The change incorrectly re-uses the
> req->scratch variable which is used as rx_buf for xfer[5], so by
> the time xfer[6] occurs, the contents of req->scratch may not be
> 0. It was found that the touchscreen controller can end up in
> a completely unresponsive state due to it being given a command
> the driver does not expect.
>
> Instead, rely on the spi_transfer behavior of tx_buf being NULL to
> transmit all 0 bits, moving the 3 bytes to a single message.
>
> This change was tested on real TSC2046 and ADS7843 controllers,
> but not the XPT2046 the workaround was originally created for.
> Confirming that the original modification to clear the command
> register does not impact either real controller.
>
> Fixes: 781a07da9bb94 ("Input: ads7846 - add dummy command register clearing cycle")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Co-developed-by: Mark Featherston <mark@embeddedTS.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Featherston <mark@embeddedTS.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kris Bahnsen <kris@embeddedTS.com>
Tested-by: Marek Vasut <marex@nabladev.com> # XPT2046