Re: [REGRESSION] mainline/master: Apalis iMX6 no longer boots

[Francesco Dolcini]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 06:22:57AM +0000, Hongxing Zhu wrote:
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> > From: Francesco Dolcini <francesco@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 2:38 PM
> > To: Hongxing Zhu (OSS) <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Leonardo Costa <leoreis.costa@xxxxxxxxx>; Bjorn Helgaas
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> > regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Sherry Sun <sherry.sun@xxxxxxx>; Manivannan
> > Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx>; Hongxing Zhu <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxx>;
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> > Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] mainline/master: Apalis iMX6 no longer boots
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 12:47:18AM +0000, Hongxing Zhu (OSS) wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Leonardo Costa <leoreis.costa@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 2:26 AM
> > > > To: Hongxing Zhu (OSS) <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>; robh@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > > > krzk+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; conor+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; Frank Li
> > > > krzk+<frank.li@xxxxxxx>;
> > > > s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; festevam@xxxxxxxxx;
> > > > leonardo.costa@xxxxxxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > > imx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> > > > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Sherry Sun
> > > > <sherry.sun@xxxxxxx>; Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> > > > Hongxing Zhu <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxx>; linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] mainline/master: Apalis iMX6 no longer
> > > > boots
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 02:09:19PM -0300, Leonardo Costa wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 02:15:42AM +0000, Hongxing Zhu (OSS) wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Leonardo,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Would you be able to test this patch on your affected boards?
> > > > > > Your testing would help expedite the merge process and ensure
> > > > > > the fix resolves the boot issue you're experiencing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best Regards
> > > > > > Richard Zhu
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Richard,
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry for taking long to respond, I was caught up with something.
> > > > > I tested the patch and it solved the issue. I sent a Tested-by tag there.
> > > > > Thanks for looking into this!
> > > > >
> > > > > Best Regards
> > > > > Leonardo
> > > >
> > > > Hi Richard,
> > > >
> > > > That patch might have introduced/exposed a second regression where
> > > > PCI devices are not linked properly during the initialization. Sorry
> > > > for not catching this before, as I didn't have any device connected during
> > the previous test.
> > > Hi Leonardo:
> > > Sorry to hear about that.
> > > I did test commit 7678e81498e2 with one Intel NIC (82574L) connected,
> > > and I've double-checked today based on v7.2-rc7. The PCIe link can be
> > > set up properly on the i.MX6Q Sabresd board in my testing.
> > >
> > > Here are the logs:
> > > root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# lspci
> > > 00:00.0 PCI bridge: Synopsys, Inc. DWC_usb3 / PCIe bridge (rev 01)
> > > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network
> > > Connection root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# uname -a Linux imx6qpdlsolox
> > > 7.2.0-rc7 #30 SMP Tue Aug 11 00:21:26 UTC 2026 armv7l GNU/Linux
> > > root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# dmesg | grep pci
> > > [    0.256138] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: host bridge /soc/pcie@1ffc000 ranges:
> > > [    0.256307] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie:       IO 0x0001f80000..0x0001f8ffff ->
> > 0x0000000000
> > > [    0.256339] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie:      MEM 0x0001000000..0x0001efffff -
> > > 0x0001000000
> > > [    0.256434] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: config reg[1] 0x01f00000 == cpu
> > 0x01f00000
> > > [    0.458388] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: iATU: unroll F, 4 ob, 4 ib, align 64K,
> > limit 4G
> > > [    0.458492] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: Link: Only Gen1 is enabled
> > > [    0.555294] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: PCIe Gen.1 x1 link up
> > > [    0.555783] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00
> > > ...
> > >
> > > The following endpoint devices also yielded the same results.
> > > root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# lspci
> > > 00:00.0 PCI bridge: Synopsys, Inc. DWC_usb3 / PCIe bridge (rev 01)
> > > 01:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network
> > > Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# uname -a Linux
> > > imx6qpdlsolox 7.2.0-rc7 #30 SMP Tue Aug 11 00:21:26 UTC 2026 armv7l
> > > GNU/Linux ...
> > >
> > > root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# lspci
> > > 00:00.0 PCI bridge: Synopsys, Inc. DWC_usb3 / PCIe bridge (rev 01)
> > > 01:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host
> > > Controller (rev 04) root@imx6qpdlsolox:~# uname -a Linux imx6qpdlsolox
> > > 7.2.0-rc7 #30 SMP Tue Aug 11 00:21:26 UTC 2026 armv7l GNU/Linux
> > >
> > > Could you provide more details of your hardware setup (board,
> > > connected devices, PERST# present or not)?
> > > This may help us identify if there's a specific scenario that triggers
> > > the regression you're experiencing.
> >
> > It's an apalis imx6, as reported already in this email thread.
> > The DT is in Linux, you can check
> > arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-apalis-ixora-v1.2.dts every details about
> > PERST# and more.
> >
> > This is the device connected:
> >
> > 00:00.0 PCI bridge: Synopsys, Inc. DWC_usb3 / PCIe bridge (rev 01)
> > 01:00.0 SATA controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1061/ASM1062 Serial
> > ATA Controller (rev 02)
> >
> > 01:00.0 SATA controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1061/ASM1062 Serial
> > ATA Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
> >       Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1061/ASM1062 Serial ATA
> > Controller
> >       Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 308
> >       I/O ports at 1020 [size=8]
> >       I/O ports at 1030 [size=4]
> >       I/O ports at 1028 [size=8]
> >       I/O ports at 1034 [size=4]
> >       I/O ports at 1000 [size=32]
> >       Memory at 01100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
> >       Expansion ROM at 01200000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=64K]
> >       Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
> >       Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
> >       Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
> >       Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
> >       Kernel driver in use: ahci
> >       Kernel modules: ahci
> >

I just did one additional test, trying to help out Leonardo.

Unfortunately I do not have the same PCIe card available, so I tested with a

01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 73)
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 [Wilkins Peak 2]
	Flags: fast devsel
	Memory at 01100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8K]
	Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [40] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number ac-7b-a1-ff-ff-4e-a1-d8
	Capabilities: [14c] Latency Tolerance Reporting
	Capabilities: [154] Vendor Specific Information: ID=cafe Rev=1 Len=014 <?>

no wi-fi driver is loaded (but this seems unrelevant for the issue here), but
the card is detected with the current mainline Linux 7.2.0-rc7+. I tested the
apalis SoM on both the eval carrier board and on ixora v1.2.

Same kernel config as the one failing.

So, unless I did some mistake in my manual test, the issue is related to the specific
PCIe card or some other subtle difference I cannot see yet.

For the record, the failure was detected by our CI/CD, and it is systematically
reproduced on multiple hardware boards.

Leonardo: any chance you can test with the same PCIe board that is failing?

Francesco