[PATCH v4] regulator: max14577: fix set_mode clobbering enable on MAX77836 LDOs
From: Jad Keskes
Date: Wed Jun 17 2026 - 05:57:46 EST
So the PWRMD field in CNFG1_LDO is both the enable bit and the mode.
You can't change one without stepping on the other.
The problem is that enable() from the regulator core just writes
enable_mask (which is PWRMD_NORMAL). If you'd called set_mode(LPM)
then disabled and re-enabled, the mode gets reset to NORMAL. And
set_mode updates the register through the same field, so it can
accidentally enable a disabled regulator.
Fix it by storing the mode in per-regulator data. A custom enable
writes whatever mode was last set. set_mode only touches hardware
if the regulator is already on; otherwise it just caches the value.
Add of_map_mode while here so the initial mode can be wired from DT.
Signed-off-by: Jad Keskes <inasj268@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/regulator/max14577-regulator.c | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/linux/mfd/max14577-private.h | 3 +
2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max14577-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/max14577-regulator.c
index c9d8d5e31cbd..cd592c5de148 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max14577-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max14577-regulator.c
@@ -123,15 +123,88 @@ static const struct regulator_desc max14577_supported_regulators[] = {
[MAX14577_CHARGER] = MAX14577_CHARGER_REG,
};
+struct max77836_ldo {
+ struct max14577 *max14577;
+ unsigned int mode;
+};
+
+static int max77836_ldo_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
+{
+ struct max77836_ldo *ldo = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+
+ return regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->enable_reg,
+ MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_MASK, ldo->mode);
+}
+
+static int max77836_ldo_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
+{
+ return regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->enable_reg,
+ MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_MASK,
+ MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_OFF);
+}
+
+static unsigned int max77836_ldo_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
+{
+ struct max77836_ldo *ldo = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+
+ switch (ldo->mode) {
+ case MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_LPM:
+ return REGULATOR_MODE_IDLE;
+ case MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_NORMAL:
+ return REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL;
+ default:
+ return REGULATOR_MODE_INVALID;
+ }
+}
+
+static int max77836_ldo_set_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
+ unsigned int mode)
+{
+ struct max77836_ldo *ldo = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+ unsigned int val;
+
+ switch (mode) {
+ case REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL:
+ val = MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_NORMAL;
+ break;
+ case REGULATOR_MODE_IDLE:
+ val = MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_LPM;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ ldo->mode = val;
+
+ /* Only touch hardware if the regulator is already on */
+ if (regulator_is_enabled_regmap(rdev))
+ return regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->enable_reg,
+ MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_MASK, val);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned int max77836_ldo_of_map_mode(unsigned int mode)
+{
+ switch (mode) {
+ case REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL:
+ case REGULATOR_MODE_IDLE:
+ return mode;
+ default:
+ return REGULATOR_MODE_INVALID;
+ }
+}
+
static const struct regulator_ops max77836_ldo_ops = {
.is_enabled = regulator_is_enabled_regmap,
- .enable = regulator_enable_regmap,
- .disable = regulator_disable_regmap,
+ .enable = max77836_ldo_enable,
+ .disable = max77836_ldo_disable,
.list_voltage = regulator_list_voltage_linear,
.map_voltage = regulator_map_voltage_linear,
.get_voltage_sel = regulator_get_voltage_sel_regmap,
.set_voltage_sel = regulator_set_voltage_sel_regmap,
- /* TODO: add .set_suspend_mode */
+ .get_mode = max77836_ldo_get_mode,
+ .set_mode = max77836_ldo_set_mode,
};
#define MAX77836_LDO_REG(num) { \
@@ -147,6 +220,7 @@ static const struct regulator_ops max77836_ldo_ops = {
.uV_step = MAX77836_REGULATOR_LDO_VOLTAGE_STEP, \
.enable_reg = MAX77836_LDO_REG_CNFG1_LDO ## num, \
.enable_mask = MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_MASK, \
+ .of_map_mode = max77836_ldo_of_map_mode, \
.vsel_reg = MAX77836_LDO_REG_CNFG1_LDO ## num, \
.vsel_mask = MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_TV_MASK, \
}
@@ -205,7 +279,6 @@ static int max14577_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
config.dev = max14577->dev;
- config.driver_data = max14577;
for (i = 0; i < supported_regulators_size; i++) {
struct regulator_dev *regulator;
@@ -217,6 +290,28 @@ static int max14577_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
config.init_data = pdata->regulators[i].initdata;
config.of_node = pdata->regulators[i].of_node;
}
+
+ /*
+ * LDOs need per-regulator driver data to store their mode.
+ * The charger and safeout share the core MFD struct.
+ */
+ if (dev_type == MAXIM_DEVICE_TYPE_MAX77836 &&
+ (supported_regulators[i].id == MAX77836_LDO1 ||
+ supported_regulators[i].id == MAX77836_LDO2)) {
+ struct max77836_ldo *ldo;
+
+ ldo = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*ldo),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ldo)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ldo->max14577 = max14577;
+ ldo->mode = MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_NORMAL;
+ config.driver_data = ldo;
+ } else {
+ config.driver_data = max14577;
+ }
+
config.regmap = max14577_get_regmap(max14577,
supported_regulators[i].id);
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max14577-private.h b/include/linux/mfd/max14577-private.h
index dd51a37fa37f..5957e15b568e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max14577-private.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max14577-private.h
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ enum max77836_pmic_reg {
#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_SHIFT 6
#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_TV_SHIFT 0
#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_MASK (0x3 << MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_SHIFT)
+#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_OFF (0x0 << MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_SHIFT)
+#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_LPM (0x1 << MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_SHIFT)
+#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_NORMAL (0x3 << MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_PWRMD_SHIFT)
#define MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_TV_MASK (0x3f << MAX77836_CNFG1_LDO_TV_SHIFT)
/* LDO1/LDO2 CONFIG2 register */
--
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