Re: [PATCH] Revert "Input: matrix_keypad - force switch rows to input mode"

From: Paul Cercueil

Date: Fri Oct 02 2026 - 10:15:42 EST


Hi Alexander,

Le vendredi 02 octobre 2026 à 13:09 +0300, Alexander Kochetkov a écrit :
> This reverts commit 01c84b03d80aab9f04c4e3e1f9085f4202ff7c29.
>
> The commit makes every scan call gpiod_direction_input() on the row
> GPIOs. On pin controllers where GPIO input and interrupt are separate
> pinmux functions this switches the row pins out of interrupt mode, and
> enable_row_irqs() does not switch them back: it only unmasks the
> interrupts. Row interrupts then never arrive and the keypad stops
> working. Seen with a matrix keypad on an Allwinner A64 board (PINE
> A64-LTS); it works again with the commit reverted.
>
> The workaround is not needed on Ingenic either: the author of the
> reverted commit re-tested all available JZ47xx SoCs and they all report
> the live pin state in interrupt mode, see the thread in Link.
>
> Fixes: 01c84b03d80a ("Input: matrix_keypad - force switch rows to input mode")
> Link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/4130C026-2A83-408B-836A-ECA044491C47@xxxxxxxxx/
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Kochetkov <al.kochet@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers,
-Paul

> ---
> The same three-line removal has been in use on Allwinner A64 hardware on
> top of v6.12.33; this version is rebased onto v7.3-rc5 and build-tested
> (arm64, CONFIG_KEYBOARD_MATRIX=m).
>
> Siarhei, Paul: you both agreed to the revert in the thread above, please
> reply with your Acked-by/Tested-by if you would like it recorded.
>
>  drivers/input/keyboard/matrix_keypad.c | 3 ---
>  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/matrix_keypad.c
> b/drivers/input/keyboard/matrix_keypad.c
> index 8863b741d1a3..cda2888b2e56 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/matrix_keypad.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/matrix_keypad.c
> @@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ static void matrix_keypad_scan(struct work_struct *work)
>  
>   memset(new_state, 0, sizeof(new_state));
>  
> - for (row = 0; row < keypad->num_row_gpios; row++)
> - gpiod_direction_input(keypad->row_gpios[row]);
> -
>   /* assert each column and read the row status out */
>   for (col = 0; col < keypad->num_col_gpios; col++) {
>  
>
> base-commit: 72d3fcf802c45d00b300f25b848a93c3a2bd7c7e