Re: [PATCH 0/6] Apple NVMe fixes for macOS 15+ firmware / M4 support

Janne Grunau <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Aug 06, 2026 at 05:27:32PM +0200, Sven Peter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This series fixes a bunch of bugs that were working fine with M1/M2 NVMe
> controllers with older firmware but are now starting to bite us.
> With macOS 15 a new firmware is installed for the controller and both
> XNU and the controller are a bit more strict now. This firmware is
> required once we add M4 support.
> 
> The first patch fixes a panic that can happen when the controller fails
> to initialize, which now happens for the first time with the new
> firmware. The other fixes then make it work again.

Whole series tested on devices with pre macOS 15 system firmware, a M1
with system firmware 13.2 (OS firmware 12.3) and M1 Max with system
firmware 14.5 (OS firmware 13.5).

Tested-by: Janne Grunau <[email protected]>

Janne
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