[PATCH v5] i3c: master: Add sysfs option to rescan bus via entdaa

From: David Nyström

Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 13:12:11 EST


Allow userspace to request dynamic address assignment, which is
useful for i3cdev devices with broken hot-join support.
This will assign dynamic addresses to all devices on the I3C bus
which are currently unassigned.

Signed-off-by: David Nyström <david.nystrom@xxxxxxxx>
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Changes in v5:
- Change sysfs interface to boolean. Comment: Meagan Lloyd
- Change sysfs entry name to do_daa: Comment Megan Lloyd, Frank Li
- Link to v4: https://patch.msgid.link/20260126-i3c_rescan-v4-1-6b3559d82abc@xxxxxxxx

Changes in v4:
- Improved commit message, once more. Comment: Frank Li
- Added required documentation for sysfs addition. Comment: Frank Li
- Link to v3: https://patch.msgid.link/20260123-i3c_rescan-v3-1-026429fa0c65@xxxxxxxx

Changes in v3:
- Rename sysfs entry from rescan to entdda, Comment: Joshua Yeong
- Link to v2: https://patch.msgid.link/20260122-i3c_rescan-v2-1-84c74a483f03@xxxxxxxx

Changes in v2:
- Improved the commit message with why.
- Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20260122-i3c_rescan-v1-1-0c17071e232b@xxxxxxxx
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Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/i3c/master.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c
index c1e048957a01..19f5cf8b1b11 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c
@@ -172,3 +172,23 @@ Description:
the automatic retries. Exist only when I3C constroller supports
this retry on nack feature.

+What: /sys/bus/i3c/devices/i3c-<bus-id>/do_daa
+KernelVersion: 7.0
+Contact: linux-i3c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+Description:
+ Write-only attribute that triggers a Dynamic Address Assignment
+ (DAA) procedure which discovers new I3C devices on the bus.
+ Writing a boolean true value (1, y, yes, true, on) to this
+ attribute causes the master controller to perform DAA, which
+ includes broadcasting an ENTDAA (Enter Dynamic Address Assignment)
+ Common Command Code (CCC) on the bus. Writing a false value
+ returns -EINVAL.
+
+ This is useful for discovering I3C devices that were not present
+ during initial bus initialization and are unable to issue
+ Hot-Join. Only devices without a currently assigned dynamic address
+ will respond to the ENTDAA broadcast and be assigned addresses.
+
+ Note that this mechanism is distinct from Hot-Join, since this is
+ controller-initiated discovery, while Hot-Join is device-initiated
+ method to provoke controller discovery procedure.
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 0eae19b3823d..60020d56a580 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -758,6 +758,29 @@ static ssize_t dev_nack_retry_count_store(struct device *dev,

static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(dev_nack_retry_count);

+static ssize_t do_daa_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct i3c_master_controller *master = dev_to_i3cmaster(dev);
+ bool val;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (kstrtobool(buf, &val))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!val)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = i3c_master_do_daa(master);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(do_daa);
+
static struct attribute *i3c_masterdev_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_mode.attr,
&dev_attr_current_master.attr,
@@ -769,6 +792,7 @@ static struct attribute *i3c_masterdev_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_dynamic_address.attr,
&dev_attr_hdrcap.attr,
&dev_attr_hotjoin.attr,
+ &dev_attr_do_daa.attr,
NULL,
};
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(i3c_masterdev);

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base-commit: 44982d352c33767cd8d19f8044e7e1161a587ff7
change-id: 20260116-i3c_rescan-4921d0b41a00

Best regards,
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David Nyström <david.nystrom@xxxxxxxx>