Re: [PATCH] ARM: imx: Fix suspend/resume crash with Clang CFI

On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM Yo'av Moshe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Relocated suspend code in OCRAM lacks compiler-generated CFI type
> signatures. When CONFIG_CFI=y is active, the indirect call to
> imx6_suspend_in_ocram_fn triggers a strict CFI violation panic.
>
> Annotate imx6q_suspend_finish with __nocfi to bypass CFI checking
> for this specific indirect call.
>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Yo'av Moshe <[email protected]>

Thanks for the patch.
Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <[email protected]>

> ---
> Tested on a Kobo Clara HD (i.MX6SLL SoC) running postmarketOS edge.
> Before this patch, suspending the device caused an immediate silent
> hang requiring a hard-reboot. With this patch applied, suspend and
> resume work successfully.
>
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/pm-imx6.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/pm-imx6.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/pm-imx6.c
> index a671ca498..d9b0c1803 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/pm-imx6.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/pm-imx6.c
> @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ int imx6_set_lpm(enum mxc_cpu_pwr_mode mode)
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> -static int imx6q_suspend_finish(unsigned long val)
> +static int __nocfi imx6q_suspend_finish(unsigned long val)
>  {
>         if (!imx6_suspend_in_ocram_fn) {
>                 cpu_do_idle();
> --
> 2.55.0
>


-- 
Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers