Re: [PATCH v2] iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: fix CS held asserted after single conversion

[Jonathan Cameron]

On Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:38 +0300
Radu Sabau via B4 Relay <devnull+radu.sabau.analog.com@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Radu Sabau <radu.sabau@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Commit 132d44dc6966 ("iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: Check for previous
> ready signals") introduced a new out_unlock: label for an early-exit
> path and moved sigma_delta->keep_cs_asserted = false there.
> Unfortunately it left both ad_sigma_delta_set_mode(AD_SD_MODE_IDLE)
> and ad_sigma_delta_disable_one() in the out: block above that label,
> so both SPI writes are issued while keep_cs_asserted is still true.
> keep_cs_asserted feeds directly into the cs_change field of the
> spi_transfer, so the final write to the device carries cs_change=1.
> The SPI framework only calls spi_set_cs() to deassert CS as part of
> message teardown when cs_change is not set on the last transfer; with
> cs_change=1, that teardown is skipped and CS stays physically asserted.
> No further transfer to the device is made, so the driver never
> deasserts CS.  The framework provides no automatic CS deassert on bus
> unlock or when switching to another device, so CS remains stuck low
> until the next SPI operation to that same device.
> 
> On a shared SPI bus this is problematic: with CS stuck low the ADC
> remains selected and subsequent SPI traffic intended for another device
> is interpreted as commands by the ADC.  Devices like the AD7124 that
> multiplex /RDY onto the MISO line will start spurious conversions and
> pull MISO low, corrupting reads from the other device and causing a
> deadlock.
> 
> Fix both calls by moving them into the out_unlock: block, after
> keep_cs_asserted is cleared, mirroring the existing correct pattern in
> ad_sd_calibrate().  With keep_cs_asserted false, both set_mode(IDLE)
> and disable_one() execute with cs_change=0, so the SPI framework
> deasserts CS as part of normal message teardown.  For devices that do
> not implement the optional disable_one callback, set_mode(IDLE) issues
> the last SPI transfer and CS is properly released in all cases.
> 
> Also fix a pre-existing state leak in ad_sd_buffer_postenable(): the
> err_unlock: error path called spi_bus_unlock() without first resetting
> bus_locked and keep_cs_asserted to false.  Subsequent SPI calls would
> observe bus_locked == true and invoke spi_sync_locked() on a controller
> that is no longer locked, potentially allowing concurrent bus access.
> 
> Fixes: 132d44dc6966 ("iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: Check for previous ready signals")
> Acked-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Radu Sabau <radu.sabau@xxxxxxxxxx>
Applied to the fixes-togreg branch of iio.git

Depending on when I do a pull request (maybe later today) I might
not include this one as it won't have had build bot exposure by then.
It'll go in the next pull if that happens.

Thanks

Jonathan

> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Move set_mode(AD_SD_MODE_IDLE) into out_unlock: as well, not only
>   disable_one(); v1 left set_mode() above the label where
>   keep_cs_asserted is still true, so devices without the optional
>   disable_one callback still had CS stuck after that transfer.
> - Fix pre-existing state leak in ad_sd_buffer_postenable() err_unlock:
>   reset bus_locked and keep_cs_asserted before spi_bus_unlock() to
>   prevent spi_sync_locked() being called on an unlocked controller.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260428-ad_sigma_delta-fix-v1-1-8e3f925ee8d2@xxxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c | 7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c
> index a955556f9ec8..a33a7e8c264f 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c
> @@ -441,11 +441,10 @@ int ad_sigma_delta_single_conversion(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>  out:
>  	ad_sd_disable_irq(sigma_delta);
>  
> -	ad_sigma_delta_set_mode(sigma_delta, AD_SD_MODE_IDLE);
> -	ad_sigma_delta_disable_one(sigma_delta, chan->address);
> -
>  out_unlock:
>  	sigma_delta->keep_cs_asserted = false;
> +	ad_sigma_delta_set_mode(sigma_delta, AD_SD_MODE_IDLE);
> +	ad_sigma_delta_disable_one(sigma_delta, chan->address);
>  	sigma_delta->bus_locked = false;
>  	spi_bus_unlock(sigma_delta->spi->controller);
>  out_release:
> @@ -578,6 +577,8 @@ static int ad_sd_buffer_postenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
>  	return 0;
>  
>  err_unlock:
> +	sigma_delta->keep_cs_asserted = false;
> +	sigma_delta->bus_locked = false;
>  	spi_bus_unlock(sigma_delta->spi->controller);
>  	spi_unoptimize_message(&sigma_delta->sample_msg);
>  
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 3b3bea6d4b9c162f9e555905d96b8c1da67ecd5b
> change-id: 20260428-ad_sigma_delta-fix-bb65d56ccbb0
> 
> Best regards,