Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.19 102/177] nvmem: imx-ocotp: reset error status on probe

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jan 07 2020 - 12:45:51 EST


On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 03:50:59PM +0100, Sébastien Szymanski wrote:
> On 12/10/19 10:31 PM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> > From: Lucas Stach <l.stach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > [ Upstream commit c33c585f1b3a99d53920bdac614aca461d8db06f ]
> >
> > If software running before the OCOTP driver is loaded left the
> > controller with the error status pending, the driver will never
> > be able to complete the read timing setup. Reset the error status
> > on probe to make sure the controller is in usable state.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lucas Stach <l.stach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20191029114240.14905-6-srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
> > index afb429a417fe0..926d9cc080cf4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
> > @@ -466,6 +466,10 @@ static int imx_ocotp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > if (IS_ERR(priv->clk))
> > return PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
> >
> > + clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk);
> > + imx_ocotp_clr_err_if_set(priv->base);
> > + clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
> > +
> > priv->params = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
> > imx_ocotp_nvmem_config.size = 4 * priv->params->nregs;
> > imx_ocotp_nvmem_config.dev = dev;
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> This patch makes kernel 4.19.{92,93} hang at boot on my i.MX6ULL based
> board. It hanks at
>
> [ 3.730078] cpu cpu0: Linked as a consumer to regulator.2
> [ 3.737760] cpu cpu0: Linked as a consumer to regulator.3
>
> Full boot log is here: https://pastebin.com/TS8EFxkr
>
> The config is imx_v6_v7_defconfig.
>
> Reverting it makes the kernels boot again.

Does this also cause problems in 5.4.7 and newer?

thanks,

greg k-h