Re: [PATCH v2] iio: temperature: tsys01: fix broken PROM checksum validation

From: Jonathan Cameron

Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 12:32:59 EST


On Tue, 5 May 2026 08:10:24 +0100
Salah Triki <salah.triki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The current implementation of tsys01_crc_valid() incorrectly sums the
> first word (n_prom[0]) repeatedly instead of iterating over the 8 words
> retrieved from the PROM. This leads to a checksum mismatch and probe
> failure on hardware.
>
> According to the TSYS01 datasheet, the PROM consists of 8 words. A valid
> check must iterate through all 8 words to verify the integrity of the
> calibration data. The current driver only checks the first word 8 times.
>
> Note: This fix was identified during a code audit and is based on
> datasheet specifications. It has not been tested on real hardware.
>
> Fixes: 43e53407f680 ("Add tsys01 meas-spec driver support")
> Signed-off-by: Salah Triki <salah.triki@xxxxxxxxx>
Bit of a gamble without testing but seems correct to me so small
gamble. Even taken it slow path doesn't really guarantee anyone will
happen to test it - so...

Applied to the fixes-togreg branch of iio.git and marked for stable.
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Update commit message to clarify that the fix is based on the
> datasheet analysis.
> - Add a note mentioning that it has not been tested on real hardware.
>
> drivers/iio/temperature/tsys01.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/tsys01.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/tsys01.c
> index 334bba6fdae6..104dd45598b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/temperature/tsys01.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/tsys01.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static bool tsys01_crc_valid(u16 *n_prom)
> u8 sum = 0;
>
> for (cnt = 0; cnt < TSYS01_PROM_WORDS_NB; cnt++)
> - sum += ((n_prom[0] >> 8) + (n_prom[0] & 0xFF));
> + sum += ((n_prom[cnt] >> 8) + (n_prom[cnt] & 0xFF));
>
> return (sum == 0);
> }