[PATCH v4 2/2] mmc: core: Honor keep-power-in-suspend for (e)MMC in suspend/resume

From: Kamal Dasu

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 15:12:23 EST


On some platforms, firmware accesses the (e)MMC card directly during
resume from Suspend-to-DRAM, before the kernel's own resume path has
run, in order to load boot code. This requires the card to remain
powered and responsive throughout suspend: putting it to sleep,
sending it a power-off notification, or removing its supply is not
safe, since firmware needs to talk to a live card.

keep-power-in-suspend / MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER already exist for this
purpose, but are only consumed in the SDIO suspend/resume path
(mmc_sdio_suspend()/mmc_sdio_resume()), gated on a per-function
runtime request via sdio_set_host_pm_flags(). (e)MMC has no
equivalent function-driver layer to make that request, and the
requirement here is a fixed platform characteristic rather than a
per-cycle one, so _mmc_suspend() checks host->pm_caps directly
instead of pm_flags.

When pm_caps has MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER set and pm_type is
MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND, skip the poweroff-notify/sleep/power-off
sequence entirely: deselect the card, reset the host to its initial
bus state the same way _mmc_hw_reset() does for a non-power-cycle
reset, mark the card suspended, and set host->pm_flags |=
MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER.

Setting MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER in host->pm_flags during suspend ensures
that host controller resume handlers are aware that card power was
preserved across suspend, allowing them to perform a soft resume
sequence instead of assuming power was lost. Clear this flag in
_mmc_resume() upon completion.

The pm_type check matters because _mmc_suspend() is also called for
shutdown, driver unbind, and undervoltage, none of which are
guaranteed a subsequent _mmc_resume() call, so those still need the
normal power-off path.

Reported-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260413180551.3683969-1-florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Kamal Dasu <kamal.dasu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v4:
- Gated the fast path on pm_type == MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND; it was
previously unconditional, so it wrongly skipped the required
power-off/notify handling during shutdown, unbind and
undervoltage as well.
- Reset the host to its initial bus state (mmc_set_clock() +
mmc_set_initial_state(), matching _mmc_hw_reset()'s non-power-
cycle path) before marking the card suspended.
- Set/clear host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER around the suspend/
resume, mirroring the SDIO convention, so host controller resume
handlers can tell power was preserved and perform a soft resume
sequence instead of assuming power was lost.
- Dropped MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND and the no-mmc-poweroff-
suspend DT property entirely. Reuse keep-power-in-suspend /
MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER instead, per Krzysztof's point that the new
property described the same contract as the existing one.
_mmc_suspend() now checks host->pm_caps directly rather than
pm_flags, since (e)MMC has no per-function driver to make the
dynamic sdio_set_host_pm_flags()-style request SDIO uses.

Changes in v3:
- Reworked _mmc_suspend() to skip poweroff-notify/sleep/power-off
entirely, not just SLEEP, per Ulf.
- Renamed to MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND/no-mmc-poweroff-suspend.

Changes in v2:
- Replaced the card-level MMC_QUIRK_BROKEN_SLEEP quirk with a host
capability, per Ulf.
- Added Reported-by/Closes crediting Florian.

drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 05444ecf3909..dff4e372ecc6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,35 @@ static int _mmc_suspend(struct mmc_host *host, enum mmc_poweroff_type pm_type)
goto out;
}

+ /*
+ * Keep the card powered across an actual suspend; shutdown, unbind
+ * and undervoltage still need the normal power-off path below,
+ * since they aren't guaranteed a subsequent _mmc_resume().
+ *
+ * Check pm_caps, not pm_flags: unlike SDIO, (e)MMC has no
+ * per-function driver to request this via
+ * sdio_set_host_pm_flags(), so it's a fixed platform trait here.
+ *
+ * Set MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER in pm_flags so host controller drivers
+ * know card power was preserved during suspend and perform a
+ * soft resume sequence.
+ *
+ * Reset the host to its initial bus state like _mmc_hw_reset()
+ * does.
+ */
+ if (pm_type == MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND &&
+ (host->pm_caps & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER)) {
+ host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
+ if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host))
+ err = mmc_deselect_cards(host);
+ if (!err) {
+ mmc_set_clock(host, host->f_init);
+ mmc_set_initial_state(host);
+ mmc_card_set_suspended(host->card);
+ }
+ goto out;
+ }
+
if (mmc_card_can_poweroff_notify(host->card) &&
mmc_host_can_poweroff_notify(host, pm_type))
err = mmc_poweroff_notify(host->card, notify_type);
@@ -2220,6 +2249,7 @@ static int _mmc_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
mmc_power_up(host, host->card->ocr);
err = mmc_init_card(host, host->card->ocr, host->card);
mmc_card_clr_suspended(host->card);
+ host->pm_flags &= ~MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;

out:
mmc_release_host(host);
--
2.34.1