Re: [PATCH v6 4/9] irqchip/imx-irqsteer: Convert to devm_pm_runtime_set_active_enabled()

From: Frank Li

Date: Thu Oct 08 2026 - 16:41:48 EST


On Thu, Oct 08, 2026 at 06:02:26PM +0900, Zhipeng.wang_1@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Zhipeng Wang <zhipeng.wang_1@xxxxxxx>
>
> imx_irqsteer_probe() enables runtime PM with pm_runtime_enable(), but
> imx_irqsteer_remove() never disables it. Runtime PM therefore stays
> enabled after the device is unbound, and rebinding it triggers:
>
> Unbalanced pm_runtime_enable!
>
> Use devm_pm_runtime_set_active_enabled() so the driver core marks the
> device active (matching the enabled clock) and disables runtime PM again
> on unbind, keeping the enable balanced across unbind/rebind.
>
> This becomes reachable once the driver can be unbound and reloaded, but
> the imbalance already exists today on unbind, so fix it separately with
> a Fixes tag for stable.
>
> Fixes: 4730d2233311 ("irqchip/imx-irqsteer: Add runtime PM support")
> Suggested-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Zhipeng Wang <zhipeng.wang_1@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/irqchip/irq-imx-irqsteer.c | 10 ++++++----
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-imx-irqsteer.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-imx-irqsteer.c
> index d05de3d26fb2..5acc04504e52 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-imx-irqsteer.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-imx-irqsteer.c
> @@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ static int imx_irqsteer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (irqsteer_has_chanctrl(data->devtype_data))
> writel_relaxed(BIT(data->channel), data->regs + CHANCTRL);
>
> + ret = devm_pm_runtime_set_active_enabled(&pdev->dev);
> + if (ret)
> + goto out;
> +
> data->domain = irq_domain_create_linear(dev_fwnode(&pdev->dev), data->reg_num * 32,
> &imx_irqsteer_domain_ops, data);
> if (!data->domain) {
> @@ -260,9 +264,6 @@ static int imx_irqsteer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>
> platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
>
> - pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
> - pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
> -
> return 0;
> out:
> clk_disable_unprepare(data->ipg_clk);
> @@ -285,7 +286,8 @@ static void imx_irqsteer_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>
> irq_domain_remove(irqsteer_data->domain);
>
> - clk_disable_unprepare(irqsteer_data->ipg_clk);
> + if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
> + clk_disable_unprepare(irqsteer_data->ipg_clk);

Are you sure need do this? suppose runtime_pm tear down call runtime pm
susped to disable clock.

Frank

> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PM
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>