Re: [PATCH v2] media: bcm2835-unicam: Fix log status runtime access

[Dave Stevenson]

Hi Eugen

On Fri, 22 May 2026 at 16:29, Eugen Hristev <ehristev@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> When requesting log status, the block might be powered off, but registers
> are being read.
> Avoid reading the registers if the device is not resumed, thus also avoid
> powering up the device just for log status.
>
> Fixes: 392cd78d495f ("media: bcm2835-unicam: Add support for CCP2/CSI2 camera interface")
> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <ehristev@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - changed to use pm_runtime_get_if_active()
> - add corresponding put()
> - Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20260521-bcmpipm-v1-1-3eba88d88045@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> To: Raspberry Pi Kernel Maintenance <kernel-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Ray Jui <rjui@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Scott Branden <sbranden@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Broadcom internal kernel review list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Jean-Michel Hautbois <jeanmichel.hautbois@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Naushir Patuck <naush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-rpi-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  drivers/media/platform/broadcom/bcm2835-unicam.c | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/broadcom/bcm2835-unicam.c b/drivers/media/platform/broadcom/bcm2835-unicam.c
> index 8d28ba0b59a3..93815b8ab930 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/broadcom/bcm2835-unicam.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/broadcom/bcm2835-unicam.c
> @@ -2052,6 +2052,13 @@ static int unicam_log_status(struct file *file, void *fh)
>                  node->fmt.fmt.pix.width, node->fmt.fmt.pix.height);
>         dev_info(unicam->dev, "V4L2 format:         %08x\n",
>                  node->fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat);
> +
> +       if (!pm_runtime_get_if_active(unicam->dev)) {
> +               dev_info(unicam->dev,
> +                        "Live data N/A due to device inactive\n");
> +               return 0;
> +       }
> +
>         reg = unicam_reg_read(unicam, UNICAM_IPIPE);
>         dev_info(unicam->dev, "Unpacking/packing:   %u / %u\n",
>                  unicam_get_field(reg, UNICAM_PUM_MASK),
> @@ -2065,6 +2072,8 @@ static int unicam_log_status(struct file *file, void *fh)
>         dev_info(unicam->dev, "Write pointer:       %08x\n",
>                  unicam_reg_read(unicam, UNICAM_IBWP));
>
> +       pm_runtime_put(unicam->dev);
> +
>         return 0;
>  }
>
>
> ---
> base-commit: e98d21c170b01ddef366f023bbfcf6b31509fa83
> change-id: 20260521-bcmpipm-6c578e73239c
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Eugen Hristev <ehristev@xxxxxxxxxx>
>