Re: [PATCH v3] mailbox: qcom-cpucp: read mbox hardware register using readq()

From: Konrad Dybcio

Date: Wed Sep 30 2026 - 05:57:42 EST


On 9/28/26 7:29 AM, Sivansh Gupta wrote:
> Mailbox hardware registers are 64 bit wide, but the interrupt handler
> currently reads only 32 bits with readl() at offset 0x4 (upper 32
> bits). This returns an incorrect value, while reading using readq()
> returns the expected value.
>
> Use readq() to access the 64 bit register and pass the expected value
> to the mailbox client.
>
> Fixes: 0e2a9a03106c ("mailbox: Add support for QTI CPUCP mailbox controller")
> Signed-off-by: Sivansh Gupta <sivansh.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3:
> - Removed references to an out of tree driver to focus on the incorrect
> value returned by readl()
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/93ce8588-7500-45da-9b9a-424c202590cf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/#t
>
> v2:
> - Expanded the commit message to explain why this change is required.
>
> drivers/mailbox/qcom-cpucp-mbox.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/qcom-cpucp-mbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/qcom-cpucp-mbox.c
> index 862e45e8fbd5..0b584d9aad6c 100644
> --- a/drivers/mailbox/qcom-cpucp-mbox.c
> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/qcom-cpucp-mbox.c
> @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static irqreturn_t qcom_cpucp_mbox_irq_fn(int irq, void *data)
> status = readq(cpucp->rx_base + APSS_CPUCP_RX_MBOX_STAT);
>
> for_each_set_bit(i, (unsigned long *)&status, cpucp->mbox.num_chans) {
> - u32 val = readl(cpucp->rx_base + APSS_CPUCP_RX_MBOX_CMD(i) + APSS_CPUCP_MBOX_CMD_OFF);

This still retains the writel() later on

> + u64 val = readq(cpucp->rx_base + APSS_CPUCP_RX_MBOX_CMD(i));

This will alter the indices of the mailbox channels, but it's ""fine""
because it's always zero for the existing platforms..

Konrad