Re: [PATCH] misc: rtsx: usb: Ensure mmc child device is active when card is present

From: Gavin Li
Date: Sun Jul 20 2025 - 22:34:21 EST


I just tested out this patch, and it unfortunately does not address
the issue I was running into (where the driver fails to detect
inserting a SD card after the initial driver probe).

On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> + Gavin
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 at 16:02, Ricky Wu <ricky_wu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > When a card is present in the reader, the driver currently defers
> > autosuspend by returning -EAGAIN during the suspend callback to
> > trigger USB remote wakeup signaling. However, this does not guarantee
> > that the mmc child device has been resumed, which may cause issues if
> > it remains suspended while the card is accessible.
> > This patch ensures that all child devices, including the mmc host
> > controller, are explicitly resumed before returning -EAGAIN. This
> > fixes a corner case introduced by earlier remote wakeup handling,
> > improving reliability of runtime PM when a card is inserted.
> >
> > Fixes: 883a87ddf2f1 ("misc: rtsx_usb: Use USB remote wakeup signaling for card insertion detection")
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Ricky Wu <ricky_wu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This seems reasonable to me, but perhaps some of the USB maintainers
> should have a closer look to see if this makes sense. Nevertheless,
> feel free to add:
>
> Reviewed-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Moreover, we had a related bug-report/fix posted for the
> rtsx_usb_sdmmc driver [1] not that long ago. Do you know if $subject
> patch solves this problem too? I have looped in Gavin, if he has some
> additional comments around this.
>
> Kind regards
> Uffe
>
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250510031945.1004129-1-git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> > ---
> > drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c | 16 +++++++++-------
> > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c b/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
> > index 148107a4547c..d007a4455ce5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
> > @@ -698,6 +698,12 @@ static void rtsx_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
> > }
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_PM
> > +static int rtsx_usb_resume_child(struct device *dev, void *data)
> > +{
> > + pm_request_resume(dev);
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > static int rtsx_usb_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
> > {
> > struct rtsx_ucr *ucr =
> > @@ -713,8 +719,10 @@ static int rtsx_usb_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
> > mutex_unlock(&ucr->dev_mutex);
> >
> > /* Defer the autosuspend if card exists */
> > - if (val & (SD_CD | MS_CD))
> > + if (val & (SD_CD | MS_CD)) {
> > + device_for_each_child(&intf->dev, NULL, rtsx_usb_resume_child);
> > return -EAGAIN;
> > + }
> > } else {
> > /* There is an ongoing operation*/
> > return -EAGAIN;
> > @@ -724,12 +732,6 @@ static int rtsx_usb_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static int rtsx_usb_resume_child(struct device *dev, void *data)
> > -{
> > - pm_request_resume(dev);
> > - return 0;
> > -}
> > -
> > static int rtsx_usb_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
> > {
> > device_for_each_child(&intf->dev, NULL, rtsx_usb_resume_child);
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> >