Re: [PATCH v4 7/8] slimbus: qcom-ngd-ctrl: Remove data channels on stream disable

From: Srinivas Kandagatla

Date: Fri Sep 25 2026 - 04:09:17 EST


On 9/24/26 2:24 PM, David Heidelberg via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: David Heidelberg <david@xxxxxxx>
>
> qcom_slim_ngd_xfer_msg() silently returns success for every core
> reconfiguration message, so the generic channel removal done by
> slim_stream_disable() never reaches the ADSP SLIMbus master. The
> master therefore keeps the channels of a closed stream. When the next
> stream defines the same channel numbers again, the WCD9340 capture
> completes without any error but records only zeros; removing the
> channels explicitly when the stream is disabled makes it work again.
>
> Implement the disable_stream controller op with the sequence the
> downstream NGD driver sends for channel removal, CHAN_CTRL(REMOVE)
> listing the stream's channels followed by RECONFIG_NOW. Like
> downstream, treat -EREMOTEIO from the removal as success: it means the
> controller is being restarted and the channels are gone anyway.
>
> Based on work done by Casey Tunturi.
>
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
> Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@xxxxxxx>
> ---

there is an identical patch on the list,
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/247e4ce7-1ba2-43b8-8a11-ec70f99a4fc1@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#m3b50aa43a6493f8d3b607b1607b37bf14b199f69

--srini


> drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
> index eb0ccb31e9074..0a4859466c82d 100644
> --- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
> +++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
> @@ -1081,16 +1081,96 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_enable_stream(struct slim_stream_runtime *rt)
> slim_free_txn_tid(ctrl, &txn);
> dev_err(&sdev->dev, "TX timed out:MC:0x%x,mt:0x%x", txn.mc,
> txn.mt);
> }
>
> return ret;
> }
>
> +/* CHAN_CTRL operation, bits [7:6] of the first payload byte */
> +#define SLIM_USR_CHAN_CTRL_REMOVE 2
> +
> +static int qcom_slim_ngd_disable_stream(struct slim_stream_runtime *rt)
> +{
> + struct slim_device *sdev = rt->dev;
> + struct slim_controller *ctrl = sdev->ctrl;
> + struct slim_val_inf msg = {0};
> + u8 wbuf[SLIM_MSGQ_BUF_LEN];
> + u8 rbuf[SLIM_MSGQ_BUF_LEN];
> + struct slim_msg_txn txn = {0,};
> + int i, ret;
> +
> + txn.mt = SLIM_MSG_MT_DEST_REFERRED_USER;
> + txn.dt = SLIM_MSG_DEST_LOGICALADDR;
> + txn.la = SLIM_LA_MGR;
> + txn.ec = 0;
> + txn.msg = &msg;
> + txn.msg->num_bytes = 0;
> + txn.msg->wbuf = wbuf;
> + txn.msg->rbuf = rbuf;
> +
> + /*
> + * The NGD drops the core reconfiguration messages that
> + * slim_stream_disable() uses to remove channels, so ask the master
> + * to remove them the way the downstream NGD driver does:
> + * CHAN_CTRL(REMOVE) listing every channel, then RECONFIG_NOW.
> + * Without this the master keeps the channels active and a later
> + * DEF_ACT_CHAN with the same channel numbers is a no-op, so the
> + * data path is never re-armed and a reopened stream moves no data.
> + */
> + /* 5-bit client number, operation in bits [7:6] */
> + wbuf[txn.msg->num_bytes++] = (SLIM_USR_CHAN_CTRL_REMOVE << 6) |
> + (sdev->laddr & 0x1f);
> +
> + ret = slim_alloc_txn_tid(ctrl, &txn);
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_err(&sdev->dev, "Fail to allocate TID\n");
> + return ret;
> + }
> + wbuf[txn.msg->num_bytes++] = txn.tid;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < rt->num_ports; i++)
> + wbuf[txn.msg->num_bytes++] = rt->ports[i].ch.id;
> +
> + txn.mc = SLIM_USR_MC_CHAN_CTRL;
> + txn.rl = txn.msg->num_bytes + 4;
> + ret = qcom_slim_ngd_xfer_msg_sync(ctrl, &txn);
> + if (ret) {
> + slim_free_txn_tid(ctrl, &txn);
> + /* Controller restarting, the channels are gone anyway */
> + if (ret == -EREMOTEIO)
> + return 0;
> + dev_err(&sdev->dev, "TX timed out:MC:0x%x,mt:0x%x", txn.mc,
> + txn.mt);
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + txn.mc = SLIM_USR_MC_RECONFIG_NOW;
> + txn.msg->num_bytes = 2;
> + wbuf[1] = sdev->laddr;
> + txn.rl = txn.msg->num_bytes + 4;
> +
> + ret = slim_alloc_txn_tid(ctrl, &txn);
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_err(ctrl->dev, "Fail to allocate TID\n");
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + wbuf[0] = txn.tid;
> + ret = qcom_slim_ngd_xfer_msg_sync(ctrl, &txn);
> + if (ret) {
> + slim_free_txn_tid(ctrl, &txn);
> + dev_err(&sdev->dev, "TX timed out:MC:0x%x,mt:0x%x", txn.mc,
> + txn.mt);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static int qcom_slim_ngd_get_laddr(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
> struct slim_eaddr *ea, u8 *laddr)
> {
> struct slim_val_inf msg = {0};
> u8 failed_ea[6] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
> struct slim_msg_txn txn;
> u8 wbuf[10] = {0};
> u8 rbuf[10] = {0};
> @@ -1620,16 +1700,17 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> ctrl->framer.rootfreq = SLIM_ROOT_FREQ >> 3;
> ctrl->framer.superfreq =
> ctrl->framer.rootfreq / SLIM_CL_PER_SUPERFRAME_DIV8;
>
> ctrl->ctrl.a_framer = &ctrl->framer;
> ctrl->ctrl.clkgear = SLIM_MAX_CLK_GEAR;
> ctrl->ctrl.get_laddr = qcom_slim_ngd_get_laddr;
> ctrl->ctrl.enable_stream = qcom_slim_ngd_enable_stream;
> + ctrl->ctrl.disable_stream = qcom_slim_ngd_disable_stream;
> ctrl->ctrl.xfer_msg = qcom_slim_ngd_xfer_msg;
> ctrl->ctrl.wakeup = NULL;
> ctrl->state = QCOM_SLIM_NGD_CTRL_DOWN;
>
> mutex_init(&ctrl->tx_lock);
> mutex_init(&ctrl->ssr_lock);
> spin_lock_init(&ctrl->tx_buf_lock);
> init_completion(&ctrl->reconf);
>