From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>,
Daniel Wagner <dwagner@suse.de>, Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.15.y 3/3] nvme: fix PCIe subsystem reset controller state transition
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:02:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260121030238.1163180-3-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260121030238.1163180-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>
[ Upstream commit 0edb475ac0a7d153318a24d4dca175a270a5cc4f ]
The commit d2fe192348f9 (“nvme: only allow entering LIVE from CONNECTING
state”) disallows controller state transitions directly from RESETTING
to LIVE. However, the NVMe PCIe subsystem reset path relies on this
transition to recover the controller on PowerPC (PPC) systems.
On PPC systems, issuing a subsystem reset causes a temporary loss of
communication with the NVMe adapter. A subsequent PCIe MMIO read then
triggers EEH recovery, which restores the PCIe link and brings the
controller back online. For EEH recovery to proceed correctly, the
controller must transition back to the LIVE state.
Due to the changes introduced by commit d2fe192348f9 (“nvme: only allow
entering LIVE from CONNECTING state”), the controller can no longer
transition directly from RESETTING to LIVE. As a result, EEH recovery
exits prematurely, leaving the controller stuck in the RESETTING state.
Fix this by explicitly transitioning the controller state from RESETTING
to CONNECTING and then to LIVE. This satisfies the updated state
transition rules and allows the controller to be successfully recovered
on PPC systems following a PCIe subsystem reset.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: d2fe192348f9 ("nvme: only allow entering LIVE from CONNECTING state")
Reviewed-by: Daniel Wagner <dwagner@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/nvme/host/pci.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 0fd88317bbf1f..64c2275e2310d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,10 @@ static int nvme_pci_subsystem_reset(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
}
writel(NVME_SUBSYS_RESET, dev->bar + NVME_REG_NSSR);
- nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_LIVE);
+
+ if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) ||
+ !nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_LIVE))
+ goto unlock;
/*
* Read controller status to flush the previous write and trigger a
--
2.51.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-21 3:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-20 13:07 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] nvme: fix PCIe subsystem reset controller state transition" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree gregkh
2026-01-21 3:02 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/3] nvme-fc: rename free_ctrl callback to match name pattern Sasha Levin
2026-01-21 3:02 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/3] nvme-pci: do not directly handle subsys reset fallout Sasha Levin
2026-01-21 3:02 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
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