Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: pmic_glink_altmode: Fix SVID=DP && unconnected edge case

From: Neil Armstrong

Date: Fri Mar 06 2026 - 09:47:36 EST


On 3/6/26 12:20, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
From: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The commit referenced in Fixes started evaluating the value of
alt_port->mux_ctrl before checking the active SVID. This led to
drm_aux_hpd_bridge_notify() no longer being called for the 'DP unplug'
case.

Perhaps somewhat interestingly, the firmware sends a notification with
SVID=DP, mux_ctrl=MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN and pin_assignment=0 on
unplug. 'pin_assignment' was previously interpreted as a bitfield
excerpt from the second byte of the DP pg_altmode payload (and stored
as an u8).

That value is used in pmic_glink_altmode_sc8280xp_notify(), decremented
by 1 (DPAM_HPD_A). Previously, this would result in an u8 underflow
that would rollover to 0xff (which prior to the Fixes patch would have
caused a pmic_glink_altmode_safe() and 'disconnected' bridge
notification). That check was removed, without a replacement.

Resolve this issue by making sure the SID=DP && mux_ctrl=NO_CONN combo
once again results in a HPD bridge notification.

Fixes: 0539c5a6fdef ("soc: qcom: pmic_glink_altmode: Consume TBT3/USB4 mode notifications")
Reported-by: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink_altmode.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink_altmode.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink_altmode.c
index d0afdcb96ee1..b496b88842a2 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink_altmode.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink_altmode.c
@@ -350,15 +350,17 @@ static void pmic_glink_altmode_worker(struct work_struct *work)
typec_switch_set(alt_port->typec_switch, alt_port->orientation);
- if (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN) {
- pmic_glink_altmode_safe(altmode, alt_port);
- } else if (alt_port->svid == USB_TYPEC_TBT_SID) {
+ if (alt_port->svid == USB_TYPEC_TBT_SID) {
pmic_glink_altmode_enable_tbt(altmode, alt_port);
} else if (alt_port->svid == USB_TYPEC_DP_SID) {
- pmic_glink_altmode_enable_dp(altmode, alt_port,
- alt_port->mode,
- alt_port->hpd_state,
- alt_port->hpd_irq);
+ if (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN) {
+ pmic_glink_altmode_safe(altmode, alt_port);
+ } else {
+ pmic_glink_altmode_enable_dp(altmode, alt_port,
+ alt_port->mode,
+ alt_port->hpd_state,
+ alt_port->hpd_irq);
+ }
if (alt_port->hpd_state)
conn_status = connector_status_connected;
@@ -368,6 +370,8 @@ static void pmic_glink_altmode_worker(struct work_struct *work)
drm_aux_hpd_bridge_notify(&alt_port->bridge->dev, conn_status);
} else if (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_TUNNELING) {
pmic_glink_altmode_enable_usb4(altmode, alt_port);
+ } else if (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN) {
+ pmic_glink_altmode_safe(altmode, alt_port);
} else {
pmic_glink_altmode_enable_usb(altmode, alt_port);
}

This looks fishy, because you had:

if (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN)
pmic_glink_altmode_safe()
else (blah)
...
else (alt_port->svid == USB_TYPEC_DP_SID)
pmic_glink_altmode_enable_dp
else (blah)
...
else (blah)
...

So what's the difference with :


if (blah)
...
else (alt_port->svid == USB_TYPEC_DP_SID) {
if (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN)
pmic_glink_altmode_safe()
else
pmic_glink_altmode_enable_dp
}
else (blah)
...
else (blah)
...
else (alt_port->mux_ctrl == MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN)
pmic_glink_altmode_safe()


Before, if mux_ctrl was MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN, it would set to safe mode whatever the svid,
now it's either in the DP case or at the end.

I don't see the difference here, except if your desire is to ignore
the MUX_CTRL_STATE_NO_CONN for USB_TYPEC_TBT_SID and MUX_CTRL_STATE_TUNNELING.

But it doesn't match the commit message at all.

Neil


---
base-commit: fc7b1a72c6cd5cbbd989c6c32a6486e3e4e3594d
change-id: 20260306-topic-pgaltmode_fixup-6b488960e355

Best regards,