[PATCH v6 3/3] mmc: core: Honor keep-power-in-suspend and reset-card-at-resume for (e)MMC

Kamal Dasu <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 16:38:18 -0400
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-mmc,org.kernel.vger.linux-devicetree,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On some platforms, firmware accesses the (e)MMC card directly during
resume from Suspend-to-DRAM, before the kernel's own resume path has
run, in order to load boot code. This requires the card to remain
powered and responsive throughout suspend: putting it to sleep,
sending it a power-off notification, or removing its supply is not
safe, since firmware needs to talk to a live card. Since the card is
never power-cycled, nothing else resets it back to a known state
before the kernel reuses it after resume.

keep-power-in-suspend / MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER already exist for the first
part, but are only consumed in the SDIO suspend/resume path
(mmc_sdio_suspend()/mmc_sdio_resume()), gated on a per-function
runtime request via sdio_set_host_pm_flags(). (e)MMC has no
equivalent function-driver layer to make that request, and the
requirement here is a fixed platform characteristic rather than a
per-cycle one, so _mmc_suspend() checks host->pm_caps directly
instead of pm_flags.

When pm_caps has MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER set and pm_type is
MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND, skip the poweroff-notify/sleep/power-off
sequence entirely: deselect the card and mark it suspended. The
pm_type check matters because _mmc_suspend() is also called for
shutdown, driver unbind, and undervoltage, none of which are
guaranteed a subsequent _mmc_resume() call, so those still need the
normal power-off path.

reset-card-at-resume covers the second part: when set, _mmc_resume()
resets the host to its initial bus state the same way _mmc_hw_reset()
does for a non-power-cycle reset, before mmc_power_up() and
mmc_init_card() re-identify the card. This is independent of
MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER in the code, though on brcmstb both capabilities
are set together, since keeping the card powered is what creates the
unknown-state problem reset-card-at-resume addresses.

host->pm_flags is set alongside marking the card suspended, and
cleared in _mmc_resume(), so host controller resume handlers can tell
power was preserved if they need to.

Reported-by: Florian Fainelli <[email protected]>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]/
Signed-off-by: Kamal Dasu <[email protected]>
---
Changes in v6:
  - Reworked around Ulf's two-property split: dropped the
    unconditional mmc_set_clock()/mmc_set_initial_state() reset from
    the suspend-side fast path, and instead perform it in
    _mmc_resume(), gated on the new MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME (from
    reset-card-at-resume), matching the property's name and
    description ("before the card can be used, it must be reset").
  - No longer touches MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND/no-mmc-poweroff-
    suspend at all -- that capability and property are gone, per the
    v4 rework; this patch only adds MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME.

Changes in v5:
  - Only set host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER after
    mmc_deselect_cards() succeeds, instead of unconditionally before
    it. Otherwise, if the deselect fails, the card is never marked
    suspended, _mmc_resume() takes its early exit, and the flag never
    gets cleared -- leaking it for the rest of uptime.

Changes in v4:
  - Gated the fast path on pm_type == MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND; it was
    previously unconditional, so it wrongly skipped the required
    power-off/notify handling during shutdown, unbind and
    undervoltage as well.
  - Set/clear host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER around the suspend/
    resume, mirroring the SDIO convention, so host controller resume
    handlers can tell power was preserved and perform a soft resume
    sequence instead of assuming power was lost.
  - Dropped MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND and the no-mmc-poweroff-
    suspend DT property entirely. Reuse keep-power-in-suspend /
    MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER instead, per Krzysztof's point that the new
    property described the same contract as the existing one.
    _mmc_suspend() now checks host->pm_caps directly rather than
    pm_flags, since (e)MMC has no per-function driver to make the
    dynamic sdio_set_host_pm_flags()-style request SDIO uses.

Changes in v3:
  - Reworked _mmc_suspend() to skip poweroff-notify/sleep/power-off
    entirely, not just SLEEP, per Ulf.
  - Renamed to MMC_CAP2_NO_POWEROFF_SUSPEND/no-mmc-poweroff-suspend.

Changes in v2:
  - Replaced the card-level MMC_QUIRK_BROKEN_SLEEP quirk with a host
    capability, per Ulf.
  - Added Reported-by/Closes crediting Florian.

 drivers/mmc/core/host.c  |  2 ++
 drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c   | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/mmc/host.h |  1 +
 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index b7ce3137d452..1622f7846441 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ int mmc_of_parse(struct mmc_host *host)
 	if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "no-mmc-hs400"))
 		host->caps2 &= ~(MMC_CAP2_HS400_1_8V | MMC_CAP2_HS400_1_2V |
 				 MMC_CAP2_HS400_ES);
+	if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "reset-card-at-resume"))
+		host->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME;
 
 	/* Must be after "non-removable" check */
 	if (device_property_read_u32(dev, "fixed-emmc-driver-type", &drv_type) == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 05444ecf3909..f85e034c79ed 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,26 @@ static int _mmc_suspend(struct mmc_host *host, enum mmc_poweroff_type pm_type)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Keep the card powered across an actual suspend; shutdown, unbind
+	 * and undervoltage still need the normal power-off path below,
+	 * since they aren't guaranteed a subsequent _mmc_resume().
+	 *
+	 * Check pm_caps, not pm_flags: unlike SDIO, (e)MMC has no
+	 * per-function driver to request this via
+	 * sdio_set_host_pm_flags(), so it's a fixed platform trait here.
+	 */
+	if (pm_type == MMC_POWEROFF_SUSPEND &&
+	    (host->pm_caps & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER)) {
+		if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host))
+			err = mmc_deselect_cards(host);
+		if (!err) {
+			host->pm_flags |= MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
+			mmc_card_set_suspended(host->card);
+		}
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (mmc_card_can_poweroff_notify(host->card) &&
 	    mmc_host_can_poweroff_notify(host, pm_type))
 		err = mmc_poweroff_notify(host->card, notify_type);
@@ -2217,9 +2237,22 @@ static int _mmc_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 	if (!mmc_card_suspended(host->card))
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Firmware or other hardware may have accessed the card while it
+	 * stayed powered through suspend, leaving it in a state the kernel
+	 * can no longer assume it knows. Reset the host to its initial bus
+	 * state like _mmc_hw_reset() does for a non-power-cycle reset,
+	 * before mmc_init_card() re-identifies the card.
+	 */
+	if (host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME) {
+		mmc_set_clock(host, host->f_init);
+		mmc_set_initial_state(host);
+	}
+
 	mmc_power_up(host, host->card->ocr);
 	err = mmc_init_card(host, host->card->ocr, host->card);
 	mmc_card_clr_suspended(host->card);
+	host->pm_flags &= ~MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
 
 out:
 	mmc_release_host(host);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index ba84f02c2a10..14a407a9f9b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP2_CRYPTO		0
 #endif
 #define MMC_CAP2_ALT_GPT_TEGRA	(1 << 28)	/* Host with eMMC that has GPT entry at a non-standard location */
+#define MMC_CAP2_RESET_AT_RESUME (1 << 29)	/* Card must be reset before use at resume */
 
 	bool			uhs2_sd_tran;	/* UHS-II flag for SD_TRAN state */
 	bool			uhs2_app_cmd;	/* UHS-II flag for APP command */
-- 
2.34.1