[PATCH v10 2/7] i2c: mux: add idle_state property to i2c_mux_core

From: Marcus Folkesson

Date: Wed Jul 08 2026 - 08:22:14 EST


Muxes treat their channels differently when idle.
Let the mux core have this information to make it available for
internal use.
Reuse the same state values used by CONFIG_MULTIPLEXER.

Possible idle states are:
- MUX_IDLE_AS_IS: Leave channels as is when idle
- MUX_IDLE_DISCONNECT: Disconnect channel (set HiZ when idle)
- <n>: Enable channel n when idle

Default value is set to MUX_IDLE_AS_IS.

Signed-off-by: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c | 1 +
include/linux/i2c-mux.h | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
index 681a201c239b..edf16683dc83 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ struct i2c_mux_core *i2c_mux_alloc(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
muxc->select = select;
muxc->deselect = deselect;
muxc->max_adapters = max_adapters;
+ muxc->idle_state = MUX_IDLE_AS_IS;

return muxc;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c-mux.h b/include/linux/i2c-mux.h
index 1784ac7afb11..624fadbaa703 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c-mux.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c-mux.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@

#ifdef __KERNEL__

+#include <dt-bindings/mux/mux.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>

struct i2c_mux_core {
@@ -22,6 +23,17 @@ struct i2c_mux_core {
unsigned int arbitrator:1;
unsigned int gate:1;

+ /*
+ * The mux controller state to use when inactive.
+ * Possible idle states are:
+ * - MUX_IDLE_AS_IS: Leave channels as is when idle
+ * - MUX_IDLE_DISCONNECT: Disconnect channel (set HiZ when idle)
+ * - <n>: Enable channel n when idle
+ *
+ * Default value is set to MUX_IDLE_AS_IS.
+ */
+ int idle_state;
+
void *priv;

int (*select)(struct i2c_mux_core *, u32 chan_id);
@@ -38,6 +50,20 @@ struct i2c_mux_core *i2c_mux_alloc(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
int (*select)(struct i2c_mux_core *, u32),
int (*deselect)(struct i2c_mux_core *, u32));

+/*
+ * Mux drivers may only change idle_state, and may only do so
+ * between allocation and registration of the mux controller.
+ */
+static inline void i2c_mux_set_idle_state(struct i2c_mux_core *muxc, int state)
+{
+ muxc->idle_state = state;
+}
+
+static inline int i2c_mux_idle_state(struct i2c_mux_core *muxc)
+{
+ return muxc->idle_state;
+}
+
/* flags for i2c_mux_alloc */
#define I2C_MUX_LOCKED BIT(0)
#define I2C_MUX_ARBITRATOR BIT(1)

--
2.54.0