[PATCH] extcon: usbc-tusb320: always rewrite REG9 to deassert INT_N

From: Advait Dhamorikar

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 12:10:14 EST


The IRQ handler currently returns IRQ_NONE without rewriting REG9 when
INTERRUPT_STATUS is clear, skipping the documented interrupt acknowledge
sequence which says that rewrites to this register are needed for the
INT_N to be correctly asserted for all interrupt events.

On some hardware, this can leave INT_N asserted, causing repeated
level-triggered interrupts until the kernel disables the IRQ as
spurious.

Always rewrite REG9 before returning from the IRQ handler, regardless
of the observed INTERRUPT_STATUS bit, and return IRQ_HANDLED once the
acknowledge sequence has been performed. Also report REG9 write
failures to aid debugging.

Fixes: 581c848b610d ("extcon: usbc-tusb320: Update state on probe even if no IRQ pending")
Signed-off-by: Advait Dhamorikar <advaitd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c
index 920b03421850..56c888004f41 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c
@@ -375,14 +375,25 @@ static irqreturn_t tusb320_state_update_handler(struct tusb320_priv *priv,
bool force_update)
{
unsigned int reg;
+ int ret;

- if (regmap_read(priv->regmap, TUSB320_REG9, &reg)) {
- dev_err(priv->dev, "error during i2c read!\n");
+ ret = regmap_read(priv->regmap, TUSB320_REG9, &reg);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(priv->dev, "REG9 read failed: %d\n", ret);
return IRQ_NONE;
}

- if (!force_update && !(reg & TUSB320_REG9_INTERRUPT_STATUS))
- return IRQ_NONE;
+ if (!force_update && !(reg & TUSB320_REG9_INTERRUPT_STATUS)) {
+ dev_dbg(priv->dev, "IRQ fired but interrupt status not set\n");
+ /*
+ * Rewrites to this register are needed for the INT_N
+ * to be correctly asserted for all interrupt events.
+ */
+ ret = regmap_write(priv->regmap, TUSB320_REG9, reg);
+ if (ret)
+ dev_err(priv->dev, "REG9 write failed: %d\n", ret);
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+ }

tusb320_extcon_irq_handler(priv, reg);

@@ -393,7 +404,9 @@ static irqreturn_t tusb320_state_update_handler(struct tusb320_priv *priv,
if (priv->port)
tusb320_typec_irq_handler(priv, reg);

- regmap_write(priv->regmap, TUSB320_REG9, reg);
+ ret = regmap_write(priv->regmap, TUSB320_REG9, reg);
+ if (ret)
+ dev_err(priv->dev, "REG9 write failed: %d\n", ret);

return IRQ_HANDLED;
}
--
2.43.0