Re: [PATCH v23 04/13] firmware: psci: Introduce command-based resets

From: Pavan Kondeti

Date: Wed Jul 22 2026 - 05:31:20 EST


On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 10:46:32PM +0530, Shivendra Pratap wrote:
> PSCI currently supports only two resets - SYSTEM_RESET and SYSTEM_RESET2
> ARCH WARM reset. The reset patch is selected based on the Linux
> reboot_mode variable. The PSCI specification now includes SYSTEM_RESET2
> for vendor-specific resets but there's no mechanism to issue these
> through psci_sys_reset().
>
> Add a command-based reset mechanism that allows external drivers to set
> the PSCI reset command by passing a reset_type and a cookie.
>
> Add support for the following reset commands:
> - SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific resets.
> - SYSTEM_RESET2 ARCH WARM reset and SYSTEM_RESET (reset_type = 0 and
> cookie maps to psci_standard_resets).
> Unsupported commands fall back to the regular PSCI reset path.
>
> Default to the existing reboot_mode-based reset flow unless a reset
> command is configured. If a kernel panic occurs after a reset command is
> set but before the final PSCI reset is issued, ignore the reset command
> and follow the normal reboot_mode-based reset path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shivendra Pratap <shivendra.pratap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/firmware/psci/psci.c | 106 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> include/linux/psci.h | 36 +++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/psci/psci.c b/drivers/firmware/psci/psci.c
> index e73bae6cb23a..881819d09911 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/psci/psci.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/psci/psci.c
> @@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
> #include <linux/debugfs.h>
> #include <linux/errno.h>
> #include <linux/linkage.h>
> +#include <linux/mutex.h>
> #include <linux/of.h>
> +#include <linux/panic.h>
> #include <linux/pm.h>
> #include <linux/printk.h>
> #include <linux/psci.h>
> @@ -51,6 +53,14 @@ static int resident_cpu = -1;
> struct psci_operations psci_ops;
> static enum arm_smccc_conduit psci_conduit = SMCCC_CONDUIT_NONE;
>
> +struct psci_system_reset_cmd {
> + u32 reset_type;
> + u64 cookie;
> +};
> +
> +static struct psci_system_reset_cmd reset_cmd;
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(reset_cmd_mutex);
> +
> bool psci_tos_resident_on(int cpu)
> {
> return cpu == resident_cpu;
> @@ -80,6 +90,62 @@ static u32 psci_cpu_suspend_feature;
> static bool psci_system_reset2_supported;
> static bool psci_system_off2_hibernate_supported;
>
> +static u32 psci_get_sys_reset_fn(void)
> +{
> + switch (reset_cmd.cookie) {
> + case PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET2_ARCH_WARM_RESET:
> + if (psci_system_reset2_supported)
> + return PSCI_FN_NATIVE(1_1, SYSTEM_RESET2);
> + return 0;
> + case PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET_COLD_RESET:
> + return PSCI_0_2_FN_SYSTEM_RESET;
> + default:
> + return 0;
> + }
> +}
> +
> +/** psci_set_reset_cmd() - Configure PSCI reset command
> + * @reset_type: SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific reset_type as defined by
> + * firmware, or 0 for standard resets
> + * @cookie: SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific cookie as defined by firmware or one
> + * of enum psci_standard_resets when @reset_type is set to 0
> + *
> + * Supported commands:
> + * - PSCI SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific reset:
> + * - @reset_type and @cookie must follow platform-specific SYSTEM_RESET2
> + * vendor-specific resets.
> + * - Standard reset selector:
> + * - @reset_type must be 0.
> + * - @cookie must be one of enum psci_standard_resets.
> + *
> + * This is an in-kernel helper intended for built-in reboot flow callers.
> + * reset command can be set only one time per boot cycle.

This comment may need re-phrasing. Please check.

> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, -EINVAL if both inputs are zero, -EBUSY if reset
> + * command is already set.
> + */
> +int psci_set_reset_cmd(u32 reset_type, u64 cookie)
> +{
> + if (!reset_type && !cookie)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + scoped_guard(mutex, &reset_cmd_mutex) {
> + if (reset_cmd.reset_type || reset_cmd.cookie)
> + return -EBUSY;
> +
> + reset_cmd.reset_type = reset_type;
> + reset_cmd.cookie = cookie;
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +bool psci_has_system_reset2_support(void)
> +{
> + return psci_system_reset2_supported;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(psci_has_system_reset2_support);
> +

Do we want to add namespace based restriction on who gets to import
EXPORTs added in this patch?

> static inline bool psci_has_ext_power_state(void)
> {
> return psci_cpu_suspend_feature &
> @@ -306,8 +372,24 @@ static int get_set_conduit_method(const struct device_node *np)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static int psci_sys_reset(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
> - void *data)
> +static void psci_handle_reset_cmd(void)
> +{
> + u32 psci_sys_reset_fn;
> +
> + if ((reset_cmd.reset_type & PSCI_1_1_RESET_TYPE_VENDOR_START) &&

What is `_START` significance in PSCI_1_1_RESET_TYPE_VENDOR_START macro?

> + psci_system_reset2_supported) {
> + /* PSCI SYSTEM_RESET2 Vendor-specific reset */
> + invoke_psci_fn(PSCI_FN_NATIVE(1_1, SYSTEM_RESET2),
> + reset_cmd.reset_type, reset_cmd.cookie, 0);
> + } else {
> + /* Retrieve the psci reset function from reset_cmd */
> + psci_sys_reset_fn = psci_get_sys_reset_fn();
> + if (!reset_cmd.reset_type && psci_sys_reset_fn)
> + invoke_psci_fn(psci_sys_reset_fn, 0, 0, 0);
> + }
> +}
> +
> +static void psci_handle_reboot_mode(void)
> {
> if ((reboot_mode == REBOOT_WARM || reboot_mode == REBOOT_SOFT) &&
> psci_system_reset2_supported) {
> @@ -320,6 +402,26 @@ static int psci_sys_reset(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
> } else {
> invoke_psci_fn(PSCI_0_2_FN_SYSTEM_RESET, 0, 0, 0);
> }
> +}
> +
> +static int psci_sys_reset(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
> + void *data)
> +{
> + /* The function psci_handle_reboot_mode follows reboot_mode based
> + * reset flow and psci_handle_reset_cmd uses reset_cmd based reset flow.
> + *
> + * The reset_cmd is configured at the reboot_notifier phase. If a kernel
> + * panic occurs between the reboot_notifier and this final reset, skip the
> + * command-based reset and let reboot_mode drive the reset flow.
> + *
> + * The function psci_handle_reset_cmd invokes non-returning PSCI SYSTEM_RESET
> + * calls to reset the device. If it returns, either the reset failed, or the
> + * command was unsupported. Fallback to reboot_mode based reset flow.
> + */
> + if ((reset_cmd.reset_type || reset_cmd.cookie) && !panic_in_progress())
> + psci_handle_reset_cmd();
> +
> + psci_handle_reboot_mode();
>
> return NOTIFY_DONE;
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/psci.h b/include/linux/psci.h
> index 4ca0060a3fc4..39fe0edec651 100644
> --- a/include/linux/psci.h
> +++ b/include/linux/psci.h
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
> #define __LINUX_PSCI_H
>
> #include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
> +#include <linux/errno.h>
> #include <linux/init.h>
> #include <linux/types.h>
>
> @@ -21,6 +22,16 @@ bool psci_power_state_is_valid(u32 state);
> int psci_set_osi_mode(bool enable);
> bool psci_has_osi_support(void);
>
> +/**
> + * enum psci_standard_resets - Standard reset selectors for PSCI reset
> + * @PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET_COLD_RESET: Standard SYSTEM_RESET command.
> + * @PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET2_ARCH_WARM_RESET: SYSTEM_RESET2 architectural warm reset.
> + */
> +enum psci_standard_resets {
> + PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET_COLD_RESET = 1,
> + PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET2_ARCH_WARM_RESET,
> +};
> +
> struct psci_operations {
> u32 (*get_version)(void);
> int (*cpu_suspend)(u32 state, unsigned long entry_point);
> @@ -45,8 +56,33 @@ struct psci_0_1_function_ids get_psci_0_1_function_ids(void);
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_ARM_PSCI_FW)
> int __init psci_dt_init(void);
> +/**
> + * psci_set_reset_cmd() - Configure PSCI reset command
> + * @reset_type: SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific reset_type as defined by
> + * firmware, or 0 for standard resets
> + * @cookie: SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific cookie as defined by firmware or one
> + * of enum psci_standard_resets when @reset_type is set to 0
> + *
> + * Supported commands:
> + * - PSCI SYSTEM_RESET2 vendor-specific reset:
> + * - @reset_type and @cookie must follow platform-specific SYSTEM_RESET2
> + * vendor-reset encoding.
> + * - Standard reset selector:
> + * - @reset_type must be 0.
> + * - @cookie must be one of enum psci_standard_resets.
> + *
> + * This is an in-kernel helper intended for built-in reboot flow callers.
> + * reset command can be set only one time per boot cycle.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, -EINVAL if both inputs are zero, -EBUSY if reset
> + * command is already set.
> + */
> +int psci_set_reset_cmd(u32 reset_type, u64 cookie);

The very same comment is present in the implementation of this function.
Please fix it.

Thanks,
Pavan