Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: bootrom: power off module on timeout

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Jul 04, 2026 at 12:49:26PM +0530, adi25charis@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Aditya Chari S <adi25charis@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Previously, when a firmware size request, get firmware request, or
> ready-to-boot request from a module timed out, the driver would log
> an error and free any firmware buffer, but left the module powered
> on in a potentially inconsistent state.
> 
> Fix this by ejecting the module's interface via the SVC when a
> timeout occurs, forcing it to be power-cycled and re-detected rather
> than left in limbo.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Chari S <adi25charis@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/greybus/bootrom.c | 12 ++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Cool, but how was this tested?  What hardware needs this?

thanks,

greg k-h