[PATCH v2 6/6] rtsx_usb: avoid USB I/O in runtime autosuspend

From: Sean Rhodes

Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 14:44:08 EST


The runtime autosuspend callback currently queries card status and clears
OCP via USB register accesses.

On some systems this can deadlock runtime PM and leave the USB device
stuck in the "suspending" state.

Avoid issuing USB commands from the runtime autosuspend callback.
Instead, use the last cached card status (updated on successful status
reads) and conservatively assume a card may be present until status is
known.

Signed-off-by: Sean Rhodes <sean@starlabs.systems>
---
drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c | 11 +++++++----
include/linux/rtsx_usb.h | 3 +++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c b/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
index 5d818b632788..63751797ee2b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ int rtsx_usb_get_card_status(struct rtsx_ucr *ucr, u16 *status)
if (ret < 0)
return ret;

+ ucr->card_status_cache = *status;
+ ucr->card_status_valid = true;
+
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtsx_usb_get_card_status);
@@ -743,16 +746,16 @@ static int rtsx_usb_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)

if (PMSG_IS_AUTO(message)) {
if (mutex_trylock(&ucr->dev_mutex)) {
- rtsx_usb_get_card_status(ucr, &val);
+ if (ucr->card_status_valid)
+ val = ucr->card_status_cache;
+ else
+ val = SD_CD | MS_CD;
mutex_unlock(&ucr->dev_mutex);

/* Defer the autosuspend if card exists */
if (val & (SD_CD | MS_CD)) {
device_for_each_child(&intf->dev, NULL, rtsx_usb_resume_child);
return -EAGAIN;
- } else {
- /* if the card does not exists, clear OCP status */
- rtsx_usb_write_register(ucr, OCPCTL, MS_OCP_CLEAR, MS_OCP_CLEAR);
}
} else {
/* There is an ongoing operation*/
diff --git a/include/linux/rtsx_usb.h b/include/linux/rtsx_usb.h
index 276b509c03e3..3188f6616729 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtsx_usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtsx_usb.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ struct rtsx_ucr {
struct usb_interface *pusb_intf;
struct usb_sg_request current_sg;

+ u16 card_status_cache;
+ bool card_status_valid;
+
struct timer_list sg_timer;
struct mutex dev_mutex;
};
--
2.51.0