Re: [PATCH v10] Add device-specific reset for Qualcomm devices

Baochen Qiang <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.infradead.lists.ath12k,dev.linux.lists.mhi,org.infradead.lists.ath11k,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-pci,org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless
Message-ID <[email protected]>

On 6/25/2026 9:03 PM, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 03:47:12PM +0800, Baochen Qiang wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 6/24/2026 2:31 AM, Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez wrote:
>>> Some Qualcomm PCIe devices (WCN6855/WCN7850 WiFi cards, SDX62/SDX65 modems)
>>> lack working reset methods for VFIO passthrough scenarios. These devices
>>> have no FLR capability, advertise NoSoftRst+ (blocking PM reset), and have
>>> broken bus reset.
>>>
>>> The problem manifests in VFIO passthrough scenarios:
>>>
>>> - WCN6855 (17cb:1103) and WCN7850 (17cb:1107) WiFi devices:
>>>   Normal VM operation works fine, including clean shutdown/reboot.
>>>   However, when the VM terminates uncleanly (crash, force-off), VFIO
>>>   attempts to reset the device before it can be assigned to another VM.
>>>   Without a working reset method, the device remains in an undefined state,
>>>   preventing reuse.
>>>
>>> - SDX62/SDX65 (17cb:0308) 5G modems: Never successfully initialize even
>>>   on first VM assignment without proper reset capability.
>>>
>>> Add device-specific reset methods using BAR-space hardware reset registers
>>> that exist in these devices:
>>>
>>> - WCN6855/WCN7850 WiFi devices use SoC global reset via BAR0 (sequence from
>>>   ath11k/ath12k driver: ath11k_pci_soc_global_reset(), ath11k_pci_sw_reset(),
>>>   ath11k_mhi_set_mhictrl_reset()):
>>>   - Write/clear reset bit at offset 0x3008
>>>   - Wait for PCIe link recovery (up to 5 seconds)
>>>   - Clear MHI controller SYSERR status at offset 0x38
>>>
>>> - SDX62/SDX65 modem devices use MHI SoC reset via BAR0 (sequence from MHI
>>>   driver: mhi_soc_reset(), mhi_pci_reset_prepare()):
>>>   - Write reset request to offset 0xb0
>>>   - Wait 2 seconds for reset completion
>>>
>>> These are true hardware reset mechanisms (not power management or firmware
>>> error recovery), providing proper device reset for VFIO scenarios.
>>>
>>> Testing was performed on desktop platforms with M.2 WiFi and modem cards
>>> using M.2-to-PCIe adapters, including extensive force-reset cycling to
>>> verify stability.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez <[email protected]>
>>> ---
>>> v10:
>>>   - Complete redesign based on maintainer feedback (Manivannan Sadhasivam,
>>>     Alex Williamson): use actual hardware reset registers from
>>>     device drivers instead of D3hot power cycling
>>> v9: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
>>>
>>>  drivers/pci/quirks.c | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  1 file changed, 118 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
>>> index 431c021d7414..8ad3f214e520 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
>>> @@ -4240,6 +4240,121 @@ static int reset_hinic_vf_dev(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool probe)
>>>  	return 0;
>>>  }
>>>  
>>> +#define QUALCOMM_WIFI_PCIE_SOC_GLOBAL_RESET	0x3008
>>> +#define QUALCOMM_WIFI_PCIE_SOC_GLOBAL_RESET_V	BIT(0)
>>> +#define QUALCOMM_WIFI_MHISTATUS			0x48
>>> +#define QUALCOMM_WIFI_MHICTRL			0x38
>>> +#define QUALCOMM_WIFI_MHICTRL_RESET_MASK	0x2
>>> +
>>> +/*
>>> + * Qualcomm WiFi device-specific reset using SoC global reset via BAR0
>>> + * registers.
>>> + */
>>> +static int reset_qualcomm_wifi(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool probe)
>>> +{
>>> +	bool link_recovered = false;
>>> +	unsigned long timeout;
>>> +	void __iomem *bar;
>>> +	u32 val;
>>> +	u16 cmd;
>>> +
>>> +	if (probe)
>>> +		return 0;
>>> +
>>> +	if (pdev->current_state != PCI_D0)
>>> +		return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> +	pci_read_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, &cmd);
>>> +	pci_write_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, cmd | PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY);
>>> +
>>> +	bar = pci_iomap(pdev, 0, 0);
>>> +	if (!bar) {
>>> +		pci_write_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, cmd);
>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	val = ioread32(bar + QUALCOMM_WIFI_PCIE_SOC_GLOBAL_RESET);
>>
>> QUALCOMM_WIFI_PCIE_SOC_GLOBAL_RESET is beyond the first 4K bar area hence requires MHI
>> wakeup before accessing, see [1]. the wakeup callback for WCN6855 is
>> ath11k_pci_bus_wake_up() which calls mhi_device_get_sync(). Not sure how this can be done
>> here. Maybe Mani can provide some hints?
>>
> 
> I don't think the device needs to be waken up before
> QUALCOMM_WIFI_PCIE_SOC_GLOBAL_RESET. ath11k driver wakes up the device for
> accessing the MHI interface I believe. Since this callback is not touching MHI,
> there is no need to wakeup the device, AFAIK.

MHI register space is constitute with 3 segments, with mhi offset always being 0, bhi
offset 0x100 and bhie offset 0x224 (the latter two offsets are for WCN7850, but I think
also apply to other devices). That said the whole MHI register space does not go beyond
the first 4K region, hence wakeup is not for accessing MHI interface.

> 
> - Mani
>
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