Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] spi: geni-qcom: Fix abort sequence execution for serial engine errors
From: Konrad Dybcio
Date: Thu Jan 29 2026 - 06:49:17 EST
On 1/28/26 5:22 PM, Praveen Talari wrote:
> HI Konrad,
>
> Thank you for review.
>
> On 1/27/2026 6:47 PM, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
>> On 1/22/26 4:10 PM, Praveen Talari wrote:
>>> The driver currently skips the abort sequence for target mode when serial
>>> engine errors occur. This leads to improper error recovery as the serial
>>> engine may remain in an undefined state without proper cleanup, potentially
>>> causing subsequent operations to fail or behave unpredictably.
>>>
>>> Fix this by ensuring the abort sequence and DMA reset always execute during
>>> error recovery, as both are required for proper serial engine error
>>> handling.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Praveen Talari <praveen.talari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c | 3 ++-
>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
>>> index f5d05025b196..e5320e2fb834 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
>>> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void handle_se_timeout(struct spi_controller *spi,
>>> * doesn`t support CMD Cancel sequnece
>>> */
>>> spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
>>> - goto reset_if_dma;
>>> + goto abort;
>>> }
>>> reinit_completion(&mas->cancel_done);
>>> @@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static void handle_se_timeout(struct spi_controller *spi,
>>> if (time_left)
>>> goto reset_if_dma;
>>> +abort:
>>> spin_lock_irq(&mas->lock);
>>
>> Now that the jump is just 5 LoC, you can dispose of the goto and change it
>> to an if-statement
>
> Is the modification below good?
>
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
> index f5d05025b196..4feaf24d47ea 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
> @@ -167,16 +167,15 @@ static void handle_se_timeout(struct spi_controller *spi,
> * doesn`t support CMD Cancel sequnece
> */
> spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
> - goto reset_if_dma;
> - }
> -
> - reinit_completion(&mas->cancel_done);
> - geni_se_cancel_m_cmd(se);
> - spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
> + } else {
> + reinit_completion(&mas->cancel_done);
> + geni_se_cancel_m_cmd(se);
> + spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
>
> - time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mas->cancel_done, HZ);
> - if (time_left)
> - goto reset_if_dma;
> + time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mas->cancel_done, HZ);
> + if (time_left)
> + goto reset_if_dma;
> + }
>
> spin_lock_irq(&mas->lock);
> reinit_completion(&mas->abort_done);
I think we can make it even shorter:
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
index 231fd31de048..59567ef6759e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
@@ -161,25 +161,20 @@ static void handle_se_timeout(struct spi_controller *spi,
xfer = mas->cur_xfer;
mas->cur_xfer = NULL;
- if (spi->target) {
- /*
- * skip CMD Cancel sequnece since spi target
- * doesn`t support CMD Cancel sequnece
- */
+ /* The controller doesn't support the Cancel commnand in target mode */
+ if (!spi->target) {
+ reinit_completion(&mas->cancel_done);
+ geni_se_cancel_m_cmd(se);
+
spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
- goto abort;
+
+ time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mas->cancel_done, HZ);
+ if (time_left)
+ goto reset_if_dma;
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&mas->lock);
}
- reinit_completion(&mas->cancel_done);
- geni_se_cancel_m_cmd(se);
- spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
-
- time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mas->cancel_done, HZ);
- if (time_left)
- goto reset_if_dma;
-
-abort:
- spin_lock_irq(&mas->lock);
reinit_completion(&mas->abort_done);
geni_se_abort_m_cmd(se);
spin_unlock_irq(&mas->lock);
Konrad