[PATCH] mmc: core: fix host controller programming for fixed driver type

From: Kamal Dasu

Date: Fri Apr 17 2026 - 17:02:42 EST


When using the fixed-emmc-driver-type device tree property, the MMC core
correctly selects the driver strength for the card but fails to program
the host controller accordingly. This causes a mismatch where the card
uses the specified driver type while the host controller defaults to
Type B (since ios->drv_type remains zero).

Split the driver type programming logic to handle both fixed and dynamic
driver type selection paths. For fixed driver types, program the host
controller with the selected drive_strength value. For dynamic selection,
use the existing drv_type as before.

This ensures both the eMMC device and host controller use matching driver
strengths, preventing potential signal integrity issues.

Fixes: 6186d06c519e ("mmc: parse new binding for eMMC fixed driver type")
Signed-off-by: Kamal Dasu <kamal.dasu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 8846550a8892..3507a8d8610a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1371,8 +1371,12 @@ static void mmc_select_driver_type(struct mmc_card *card)

card->drive_strength = drive_strength;

- if (drv_type)
+ if (fixed_drv_type >= 0) {
+ if (drive_strength)
+ mmc_set_driver_type(card->host, drive_strength);
+ } else if (drv_type) {
mmc_set_driver_type(card->host, drv_type);
+ }
}

static int mmc_select_hs400es(struct mmc_card *card)
--
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