[PATCH v14 2/3] spi: pxa2xx: fix runtime PM and interrupt handling in PIO mode

From: Shih-Yuan Lee

Date: Sat Jul 18 2026 - 12:07:53 EST


When operating in PIO mode on Intel LPSS SPI controllers, runtime PM
autosuspend clock-gates the hardware block, causing PCIe Completion
Timeouts on subsequent MMIO accesses.

To fix this:
- Scope PIO mode autosuspend lockout (pm_runtime_get_noresume() /
put_sync()) strictly to LPSS controllers via is_lpss_ssp(), preserving
autosuspend for non-LPSS SoCs.
- Acquire pm_runtime_get_noresume() exactly once in pxa2xx_spi_probe()
after spi_register_controller() succeeds, and release it via
pm_runtime_put_sync() in pxa2xx_spi_remove(). Using pm_runtime_put_sync()
ensures the runtime PM state machine transitions to RPM_SUSPENDED upon
driver unbind, preventing active child count leaks on the parent LPSS
power domain.
- Track clock state using drv_data->clk_enabled in helper functions
pxa2xx_spi_clk_enable/disable() to prevent clock count underflows
on error paths.
- Protect ssp_int() using drv_data->clk_enabled and drv_data->suspended
flags to return IRQ_NONE immediately if the device is suspended or
unclocked, avoiding unclocked MMIO reads and level-triggered shared IRQ
storms. Active SPI transfers hold a PM reference via the SPI core,
preventing autosuspend during FIFO transfers.
- Register IRQ in probe only after enabling the clock and clearing
suspended.
- Overhaul teardown sequence in pxa2xx_spi_remove(), suspend, and
runtime_suspend: first disable SSP hardware IRQ generation via
pxa_ssp_disable(), set suspended flag, synchronize IRQ to drain in-flight
handlers, and then disable clocks.
- Guard MMIO access in pxa2xx_spi_runtime_suspend() with
drv_data->clk_enabled check.

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108331
Signed-off-by: Shih-Yuan Lee <fourdollars@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.h | 3 +
2 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
index 6291d7c2e06f..443800bffbeb 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ struct chip_data {
#define LPSS_CAPS_CS_EN_SHIFT 9
#define LPSS_CAPS_CS_EN_MASK (0xf << LPSS_CAPS_CS_EN_SHIFT)

-#define LPSS_PRIV_CLOCK_GATE 0x38
+/* Offsets from drv_data->lpss_base */
+#define LPSS_PRIV_RESETS 0x04
+#define LPSS_PRIV_RESETS_IDMA BIT(2)
+#define LPSS_PRIV_RESETS_FUNC 0x3
+
+#define LPSS_PRIV_CLOCK_GATE 0x38
#define LPSS_PRIV_CLOCK_GATE_CLK_CTL_MASK 0x3
#define LPSS_PRIV_CLOCK_GATE_CLK_CTL_FORCE_ON 0x3
#define LPSS_PRIV_CLOCK_GATE_CLK_CTL_FORCE_OFF 0x0
@@ -713,6 +718,28 @@ static void handle_bad_msg(struct driver_data *drv_data)
dev_err(drv_data->ssp->dev, "bad message state in interrupt handler\n");
}

+static int pxa2xx_spi_clk_enable(struct driver_data *drv_data)
+{
+ int status;
+
+ if (drv_data->clk_enabled)
+ return 0;
+
+ status = clk_prepare_enable(drv_data->ssp->clk);
+ if (status == 0)
+ drv_data->clk_enabled = true;
+
+ return status;
+}
+
+static void pxa2xx_spi_clk_disable(struct driver_data *drv_data)
+{
+ if (drv_data->clk_enabled) {
+ clk_disable_unprepare(drv_data->ssp->clk);
+ drv_data->clk_enabled = false;
+ }
+}
+
static irqreturn_t ssp_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
{
struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_id;
@@ -721,19 +748,18 @@ static irqreturn_t ssp_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
u32 status;

/*
- * The IRQ might be shared with other peripherals so we must first
- * check that are we RPM suspended or not. If we are we assume that
- * the IRQ was not for us (we shouldn't be RPM suspended when the
- * interrupt is enabled).
+ * The IRQ might be shared with other peripherals or trigger during
+ * power state transitions. First check if device is suspended or if
+ * clock is disabled; if so, return IRQ_NONE immediately to avoid
+ * unclocked MMIO reads.
*/
- if (pm_runtime_suspended(drv_data->ssp->dev))
+ if (drv_data->suspended || !drv_data->clk_enabled)
return IRQ_NONE;

/*
- * If the device is not yet in RPM suspended state and we get an
- * interrupt that is meant for another device, check if status bits
- * are all set to one. That means that the device is already
- * powered off.
+ * If the device is not yet suspended and we get an interrupt that is
+ * meant for another device, check if status bits are all set to one.
+ * That means that the device is already powered off.
*/
status = pxa2xx_spi_read(drv_data, SSSR);
if (status == ~0)
@@ -1288,6 +1314,7 @@ int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct device *dev, struct ssp_device *ssp,
drv_data->controller = controller;
drv_data->controller_info = platform_info;
drv_data->ssp = ssp;
+ drv_data->suspended = true; /* Start suspended until clock is enabled */

/* The spi->mode bits understood by this driver: */
controller->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH | SPI_LOOP;
@@ -1330,10 +1357,6 @@ int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct device *dev, struct ssp_device *ssp,
| SSSR_ROR | SSSR_TUR;
}

- status = request_irq(ssp->irq, ssp_int, IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(dev),
- drv_data);
- if (status < 0)
- return dev_err_probe(dev, status, "cannot get IRQ %d\n", ssp->irq);

/* Setup DMA if requested */
if (platform_info->enable_dma) {
@@ -1352,9 +1375,18 @@ int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct device *dev, struct ssp_device *ssp,
}

/* Enable SOC clock */
- status = clk_prepare_enable(ssp->clk);
+ status = pxa2xx_spi_clk_enable(drv_data);
if (status)
- goto out_error_dma_irq_alloc;
+ goto out_error_dma_alloc;
+
+ drv_data->suspended = false;
+
+ status = request_irq(ssp->irq, ssp_int, IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(dev),
+ drv_data);
+ if (status < 0) {
+ status = dev_err_probe(dev, status, "cannot get IRQ %d\n", ssp->irq);
+ goto out_error_clock_enabled;
+ }

controller->max_speed_hz = clk_get_rate(ssp->clk);
/*
@@ -1434,7 +1466,7 @@ int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct device *dev, struct ssp_device *ssp,
"ready", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
if (IS_ERR(drv_data->gpiod_ready)) {
status = PTR_ERR(drv_data->gpiod_ready);
- goto out_error_clock_enabled;
+ goto out_error_irq_alloc;
}
}

@@ -1443,17 +1475,22 @@ int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct device *dev, struct ssp_device *ssp,
status = spi_register_controller(controller);
if (status) {
dev_err_probe(dev, status, "problem registering SPI controller\n");
- goto out_error_clock_enabled;
+ goto out_error_irq_alloc;
}

+ if (is_lpss_ssp(drv_data) && !platform_info->enable_dma)
+ pm_runtime_get_noresume(dev);
+
return status;

+out_error_irq_alloc:
+ free_irq(ssp->irq, drv_data);
+
out_error_clock_enabled:
- clk_disable_unprepare(ssp->clk);
+ pxa2xx_spi_clk_disable(drv_data);

-out_error_dma_irq_alloc:
+out_error_dma_alloc:
pxa2xx_spi_dma_release(drv_data);
- free_irq(ssp->irq, drv_data);

return status;
}
@@ -1466,16 +1503,26 @@ void pxa2xx_spi_remove(struct device *dev)

spi_unregister_controller(drv_data->controller);

- /* Disable the SSP at the peripheral and SOC level */
+ /* Disable SSP interrupt generation on hardware level while clock is active */
pxa_ssp_disable(ssp);
- clk_disable_unprepare(ssp->clk);

- /* Release DMA */
- if (drv_data->controller_info->enable_dma)
- pxa2xx_spi_dma_release(drv_data);
+ /* Mark as suspended to prevent further IRQ handling */
+ drv_data->suspended = true;
+
+ /* Wait for any pending interrupt handlers to complete */
+ synchronize_irq(ssp->irq);

/* Release IRQ */
free_irq(ssp->irq, drv_data);
+
+ /* Safe to disable the SSP clock now */
+ pxa2xx_spi_clk_disable(drv_data);
+
+ /* Release DMA */
+ if (drv_data->controller_info->enable_dma)
+ pxa2xx_spi_dma_release(drv_data);
+ else if (is_lpss_ssp(drv_data))
+ pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(pxa2xx_spi_remove, "SPI_PXA2xx");

@@ -1490,10 +1537,10 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_suspend(struct device *dev)
return status;

pxa_ssp_disable(ssp);
+ drv_data->suspended = true;
+ synchronize_irq(ssp->irq);

- if (!pm_runtime_suspended(dev))
- clk_disable_unprepare(ssp->clk);
-
+ pxa2xx_spi_clk_disable(drv_data);
return 0;
}

@@ -1505,28 +1552,53 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_resume(struct device *dev)

/* Enable the SSP clock */
if (!pm_runtime_suspended(dev)) {
- status = clk_prepare_enable(ssp->clk);
+ status = pxa2xx_spi_clk_enable(drv_data);
if (status)
return status;
}

+ if (is_lpss_ssp(drv_data))
+ lpss_ssp_setup(drv_data);
+
+ drv_data->suspended = false;
+
/* Start the queue running */
- return spi_controller_resume(drv_data->controller);
+ status = spi_controller_resume(drv_data->controller);
+ if (status) {
+ drv_data->suspended = true;
+ synchronize_irq(ssp->irq);
+ pxa2xx_spi_clk_disable(drv_data);
+ return status;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
}

static int pxa2xx_spi_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
{
struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);

- clk_disable_unprepare(drv_data->ssp->clk);
+ if (!drv_data->clk_enabled)
+ return 0;
+
+ pxa_ssp_disable(drv_data->ssp);
+ drv_data->suspended = true;
+ synchronize_irq(drv_data->ssp->irq);
+ pxa2xx_spi_clk_disable(drv_data);
return 0;
}

static int pxa2xx_spi_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
{
struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ int status;
+
+ status = pxa2xx_spi_clk_enable(drv_data);
+ if (status)
+ return status;

- return clk_prepare_enable(drv_data->ssp->clk);
+ drv_data->suspended = false;
+ return 0;
}

EXPORT_NS_GPL_DEV_PM_OPS(pxa2xx_spi_pm_ops, SPI_PXA2xx) = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.h b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.h
index 447be0369384..44f37bf9c519 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ struct driver_data {

void __iomem *lpss_base;

+ bool suspended;
+ bool clk_enabled;
+
/* Optional slave FIFO ready signal */
struct gpio_desc *gpiod_ready;
};
--
2.39.5