[PATCH v2] mmc: sdhci-esdhc-imx: map unsupported driver type to Type B

From: Ian Ray

Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 06:53:23 EST


Since commit 5a52c5701a67 ("mmc: core: Fix host controller programming
for fixed driver type"), the eMMC driver strength is passed directly to
mmc_set_driver_type(), which propagates the value through ios.drv_type
all the way to sdhci_set_ios(). For 40 Ohm driver strength [1], SDHCI
correctly warns:

mmc2: invalid driver type, default to driver type B

Hook ->set_ios() to map any driver type value outside of the SD-defined
range to default Type B, so that SDHCI always receives a valid value.

Tested on i.MX8MP (usdhc3, eMMC in HS400) with
`fixed-emmc-driver-type = <4>`: the warning is gone and the HS_TIMING
register contains 0x43 as expected.

[1] 'fixed-emmc-driver-type', see JESD84-B51 Table 206 and
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-controller-common.yaml

Fixes: 5a52c5701a67 ("mmc: core: Fix host controller programming for fixed driver type")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260926122908.866-1-ian.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ian Ray <ian.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v1 -> v2: Move fix from mmc core to sdhci-esdhc-imx driver per
review (see "Link:" above);
always provide a valid host driver type.

drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 6ab59d3e346f..33f63c6dc8ce 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,14 @@ static void esdhc_reset_tuning(struct sdhci_host *host)
}
}

+static void sdhci_esdhc_imx_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
+{
+ if (ios->drv_type > MMC_SET_DRIVER_TYPE_D)
+ ios->drv_type = MMC_SET_DRIVER_TYPE_B;
+
+ sdhci_set_ios(mmc, ios);
+}
+
static void usdhc_init_card(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_card *card)
{
struct sdhci_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
@@ -1949,6 +1957,11 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
*/
host->mmc_host_ops.init_card = usdhc_init_card;

+ /*
+ * Validate host driver type.
+ */
+ host->mmc_host_ops.set_ios = sdhci_esdhc_imx_set_ios;
+
host->max_timeout_count = 0xF;
}

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2.47.3