Re: [PATCH 0/6] Apple NVMe fixes for macOS 15+ firmware / M4 support
From: Nick Chan
Date: Thu Aug 06 2026 - 12:51:04 EST
Sven Peter 於 2026/8/6 晚上11:27 寫道:
> Hi,
>
> This series fixes a bunch of bugs that were working fine with M1/M2 NVMe
> controllers with older firmware but are now starting to bite us.
> With macOS 15 a new firmware is installed for the controller and both
> XNU and the controller are a bit more strict now. This firmware is
> required once we add M4 support.
>
> The first patch fixes a panic that can happen when the controller fails
> to initialize, which now happens for the first time with the new
> firmware. The other fixes then make it work again.
For the whole series:
Tested-by: Nick Chan <towinchenmi@xxxxxxxxx> # pre-M1 controllers
>
> Best,
>
> Sven
>
> Signed-off-by: Sven Peter <sven@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Sven Peter (6):
> nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal
> nvme-apple: Don't set a DMA direction for commands without a data transfer
> nvme-apple: Never set the opcode in the NVMMU TCB
> nvme: Add a quirk for page aligned admin queue buffers
> nvme-apple: Require page aligned buffers on the admin queue
> nvme-apple: Drop the PRP null check chicken bit
>
> drivers/nvme/host/apple.c | 32 +++++++++++++++-----------------
> drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 5 ++++-
> drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h | 7 +++++++
> 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: dc59e4fea9d83f03bad6bddf3fa2e52491777482
> change-id: 20260806-b4-nvme-fwabi-000386148b21
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Sven Peter <sven@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
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