[PATCH 4/5] ipmi: ssif_bmc: change log level to dbg in irq callback

From: Jian Zhang

Date: Thu Apr 02 2026 - 07:06:50 EST


Long-running tests indicate that this logging can occasionally disrupt
timing and lead to request/response corruption.

Irq handler need to be executed as fast as possible,
most I2C slave IRQ implementations are byte-level, logging here
can significantly affect transfer behavior and timing. It is recommended
to use dev_dbg() for these messages.

Fixes: dd2bc5cc9e25 ("ipmi: ssif_bmc: Add SSIF BMC driver")
Signed-off-by: Jian Zhang <zhangjian.3032@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/ipmi/ssif_bmc.c | 18 +++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ssif_bmc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ssif_bmc.c
index d0543be0af80..691e95a67f94 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ssif_bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ssif_bmc.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void process_request_part(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc)
len = ssif_bmc->request.len + part->length;
/* Do the bound check here, not allow the request len exceed 254 bytes */
if (len > IPMI_SSIF_PAYLOAD_MAX) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
"Warn: Request exceeded 254 bytes, aborting");
/* Request too long, aborting */
ssif_bmc->aborting = true;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static void on_read_requested_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_START ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_REQ_RECVING ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_RES_SENDING) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
"Warn: %s unexpected READ REQUESTED in state=%s\n",
__func__, state_to_string(ssif_bmc->state));
ssif_bmc->state = SSIF_ABORTING;
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static void on_read_requested_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)

} else if (ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_SMBUS_CMD) {
if (!supported_read_cmd(ssif_bmc->part_buf.smbus_cmd)) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev, "Warn: Unknown SMBus read command=0x%x",
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev, "Warn: Unknown SMBus read command=0x%x",
ssif_bmc->part_buf.smbus_cmd);
ssif_bmc->aborting = true;
}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static void on_read_processed_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_START ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_REQ_RECVING ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_SMBUS_CMD) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
"Warn: %s unexpected READ PROCESSED in state=%s\n",
__func__, state_to_string(ssif_bmc->state));
ssif_bmc->state = SSIF_ABORTING;
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static void on_write_requested_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)
} else if (ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_START ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_REQ_RECVING ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_RES_SENDING) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
"Warn: %s unexpected WRITE REQUEST in state=%s\n",
__func__, state_to_string(ssif_bmc->state));
ssif_bmc->state = SSIF_ABORTING;
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static void on_write_received_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)
{
if (ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_READY ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_RES_SENDING) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
"Warn: %s unexpected WRITE RECEIVED in state=%s\n",
__func__, state_to_string(ssif_bmc->state));
ssif_bmc->state = SSIF_ABORTING;
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static void on_write_received_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)

} else if (ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_SMBUS_CMD) {
if (!supported_write_cmd(ssif_bmc->part_buf.smbus_cmd)) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev, "Warn: Unknown SMBus write command=0x%x",
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev, "Warn: Unknown SMBus write command=0x%x",
ssif_bmc->part_buf.smbus_cmd);
ssif_bmc->aborting = true;
}
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static void on_stop_event(struct ssif_bmc_ctx *ssif_bmc, u8 *val)
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_START ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_SMBUS_CMD ||
ssif_bmc->state == SSIF_ABORTING) {
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev,
"Warn: %s unexpected SLAVE STOP in state=%s\n",
__func__, state_to_string(ssif_bmc->state));
ssif_bmc->state = SSIF_READY;
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int ssif_bmc_cb(struct i2c_client *client, enum i2c_slave_event event, u8
break;

default:
- dev_warn(&ssif_bmc->client->dev, "Warn: Unknown i2c slave event\n");
+ dev_dbg(&ssif_bmc->client->dev, "Warn: Unknown i2c slave event\n");
break;
}

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