[PATCH v1] PCI: imx6: Add force_suspend flag to override L1SS suspend skip
From: Richard Zhu
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 02:18:21 EST
Add a force_suspend flag to allow platform drivers to force the PCIe
link into L2 state during suspend, even when L1SS (ASPM L1 Sub-States)
is enabled.
By default, the DesignWare PCIe host controller skips L2 suspend when
L1SS is supported to meet low resume latency requirements for devices
like NVMe. However, some platforms like i.MX PCIe need to enter L2 state
for proper power management regardless of L1SS support.
Enable force_suspend for i.MX PCIe to ensure the link enters L2 during
system suspend.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 4774faf854f5 ("PCI: dwc: Implement generic suspend/resume functionality")
Signed-off-by: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c | 1 +
drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c | 4 +++-
drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index 81a7093494c8..7902d39185a5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -1831,6 +1831,7 @@ static int imx_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (imx_check_flag(imx_pcie, IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SKIP_L23_READY))
pci->pp.skip_l23_ready = true;
pci->pp.use_atu_msg = true;
+ pci->pp.force_l2_suspend = true;
ret = dw_pcie_host_init(&pci->pp);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
index a74339982c24..720154fd4ff0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,9 @@ int dw_pcie_suspend_noirq(struct dw_pcie *pci)
* If L1SS is supported, then do not put the link into L2 as some
* devices such as NVMe expect low resume latency.
*/
- if (dw_pcie_readw_dbi(pci, offset + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL) & PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_ASPM_L1)
+ if (!pci->pp.force_l2_suspend &&
+ (dw_pcie_readw_dbi(pci, offset + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL) &
+ PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_ASPM_L1))
return 0;
if (pci->pp.ops->pme_turn_off) {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
index ae6389dd9caa..5261036bbe6e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ struct dw_pcie_rp {
bool ecam_enabled;
bool native_ecam;
bool skip_l23_ready;
+ bool force_l2_suspend;
};
struct dw_pcie_ep_ops {
--
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