[PATCHv2 7/8] ata: sata_dwc_460ex: fix PHY lifecycle ordering on device removal

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Wed Jul 01 2026 - 20:05:35 EST


sata_dwc_remove() calls phy_exit() while phy_power_off() is still
pending in sata_dwc_port_stop(), which runs later during device
teardown. This violates the expected PHY sequencing of power_off
before exit.

Assisted-by: opencode:big-pickle
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
index f26220cac130..e8e2790be1d6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
@@ -864,10 +864,14 @@ static int sata_dwc_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
if (err)
goto CLEANUP_ALLOC;

- err = phy_power_on(hsdev->phy);
+ err = phy_init(hsdev->phy);
if (err)
goto CLEANUP_ALLOC;

+ err = phy_power_on(hsdev->phy);
+ if (err)
+ goto CLEANUP_PHY;
+
for (i = 0; i < SATA_DWC_QCMD_MAX; i++)
hsdevp->cmd_issued[i] = SATA_DWC_CMD_ISSUED_NOT;

@@ -893,6 +897,8 @@ static int sata_dwc_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
dev_dbg(ap->dev, "%s: done\n", __func__);
return 0;

+CLEANUP_PHY:
+ phy_exit(hsdev->phy);
CLEANUP_ALLOC:
kfree(hsdevp);
CLEANUP:
@@ -910,6 +916,7 @@ static void sata_dwc_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap)
dmaengine_terminate_sync(hsdevp->chan);
dma_release_channel(hsdevp->chan);
phy_power_off(hsdev->phy);
+ phy_exit(hsdev->phy);

kfree(hsdevp);
ap->private_data = NULL;
@@ -1176,6 +1183,10 @@ static int sata_dwc_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
if (irq < 0)
return irq;

+ hsdev->phy = devm_phy_optional_get(dev, "sata-phy");
+ if (IS_ERR(hsdev->phy))
+ return PTR_ERR(hsdev->phy);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SATA_DWC_OLD_DMA
if (!device_property_present(dev, "dmas")) {
err = sata_dwc_dma_init_old(ofdev, hsdev);
@@ -1184,29 +1195,26 @@ static int sata_dwc_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
}
#endif

- hsdev->phy = devm_phy_optional_get(dev, "sata-phy");
- if (IS_ERR(hsdev->phy))
- return PTR_ERR(hsdev->phy);
-
- err = phy_init(hsdev->phy);
- if (err)
- goto error_out;
-
/*
* Now, register with libATA core, this will also initiate the
* device discovery process, invoking our port_start() handler &
* error_handler() to execute a dummy Softreset EH session
*/
err = ata_host_activate(host, irq, sata_dwc_isr, 0, &sata_dwc_sht);
- if (err)
+ if (err) {
dev_err(dev, "failed to activate host");
+ goto error_out;
+ }

/* Enable SATA Interrupts */
sata_dwc_enable_interrupts(hsdev);
return 0;

error_out:
- phy_exit(hsdev->phy);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SATA_DWC_OLD_DMA
+ if (!device_property_present(dev, "dmas"))
+ sata_dwc_dma_exit_old(hsdev);
+#endif
return err;
}

@@ -1220,8 +1228,6 @@ static void sata_dwc_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)

ata_host_detach(host);

- phy_exit(hsdev->phy);
-
#ifdef CONFIG_SATA_DWC_OLD_DMA
/* Free SATA DMA resources */
sata_dwc_dma_exit_old(hsdev);
--
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