From: Kaushlendra Kumar <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit 62127655b7ab7b8c2997041aca48a81bf5c6da0c ]

The fopen_or_die() function was previously hardcoded
to open files in read-only mode ("r"), ignoring the
mode parameter passed to it. This patch corrects
fopen_or_die() to use the provided mode argument,
allowing for flexible file access as intended.

Additionally, the call to fopen_or_die() in
err_on_hypervisor() incorrectly used the mode
"ro", which is not a valid fopen mode. This is
fixed to use the correct "r" mode.

Signed-off-by: Kaushlendra Kumar <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES

- What it fixes
  - Corrects `fopen_or_die()` to honor the caller-provided mode instead
    of hardcoding read-only. This restores intended API semantics and
    prevents subtle bugs if any future or out-of-tree code uses it for
    write/append.
    - Fixed line: tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf
      _policy.c:634
  - Replaces an invalid fopen mode string `"ro"` with the valid `"r"` in
    `err_on_hypervisor()`. While previously masked by the hardcoded
    `"r"` inside `fopen_or_die()`, this was a latent bug and is now
    properly fixed.
    - Fixed line: tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf
      _policy.c:648

- Scope and risk
  - Small, contained, two-line behavioral fixes in a userspace tool. No
    API or architectural changes; no kernel subsystems touched.
  - Call sites in this tool currently pass `"r"` (e.g., reading sysfs or
    `/proc`) and writes use plain `fopen("w")`, not `fopen_or_die()`. So
    runtime behavior for existing paths remains unchanged and risk of
    regression is effectively zero.
    - Read uses: tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_
      policy.c:1254, tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_p
      erf_policy.c:1300
    - Direct write uses (not via `fopen_or_die()`): tools/power/x86/x86_
      energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c:972
  - Harmonizes behavior with the sibling tool `turbostat`, whose
    `fopen_or_die()` already uses the provided mode argument.
    - Reference: tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c:4353

- User impact and history
  - This is a real bug: the function’s signature promised a mode, but it
    was ignored. That could cause confusing failures if any code
    attempted to open with `"w"`/`"a"` through `fopen_or_die()`. The
    invalid `"ro"` string is also a correctness issue (would fail if the
    mode were ever honored).
  - The bug has been present since the VM error-handling addition in
    2020, and persists in released stable tags (e.g., v5.10, v5.15,
    v6.1, v6.6, v6.8, v6.10) where `err_on_hypervisor()` still passes
    `"ro"` and `fopen_or_die()` hardcodes `"r"`. This patch addresses
    both together, eliminating the latent defect in those series.

- Stable criteria
  - Important bugfix (correctness, latent functional bug, removes
    invalid mode usage).
  - Minimal, localized change with negligible regression risk.
  - No new features or architectural shifts; limited to
    `tools/power/x86`.
  - Improves consistency and future-proofing of the tool.

Given these points, this change is a strong candidate for stable
backport.

 .../power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
index ebda9c366b2ba..c883f211dbcc9 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
  */
 FILE *fopen_or_die(const char *path, const char *mode)
 {
-	FILE *filep = fopen(path, "r");
+	FILE *filep = fopen(path, mode);
 
 	if (!filep)
 		err(1, "%s: open failed", path);
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void err_on_hypervisor(void)
 	char *buffer;
 
 	/* On VMs /proc/cpuinfo contains a "flags" entry for hypervisor */
-	cpuinfo = fopen_or_die("/proc/cpuinfo", "ro");
+	cpuinfo = fopen_or_die("/proc/cpuinfo", "r");
 
 	buffer = malloc(4096);
 	if (!buffer) {
-- 
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[ Upstream commit fee0904441325d83e7578ca457ec65a9d3f21264 ]

The ASUS S15 xElite model report the Li-ion battery with an OOI, hence this
update the detection and return the appropriate type.

Signed-off-by: Christopher Ruehl <[email-masked]>
Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES – this patch is a focused bug fix that lets the Qualcomm battery
manager report the correct technology for hardware already supported by
stable kernels.

- `drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:986` broadens the existing Li-ion
  match to accept the firmware string `OOI`, which the ASUS S15 xElite
  uses for its Li-ion pack; without this, the driver falls through to
  the error path.
- Because the fallback logs `pr_err("Unknown battery technology '%s'")`
  at `drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:990`, affected systems
  currently emit misleading kernel errors and expose
  `POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TECHNOLOGY` as `UNKNOWN`, confusing user space (see
  the assignment at `drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:1039`).
- The change mirrors the earlier `LIP` support that was already accepted
  upstream for another device, touches only a single helper, and has no
  dependencies, so it is safe to integrate into older stable trees that
  already ship this driver.
- Risk is minimal: it simply recognizes an existing firmware identifier
  and maps it to the already-supported `POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LION`
  value, with no architectural impact or behavioral change for other
  devices.

Natural next step: 1) Queue for the stable trees that include
`drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c` so ASUS S15 xElite users stop
seeing bogus error logs and get the correct battery technology reported.

 drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c b/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c
index 99808ea9851f6..fdb2d1b883fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c
@@ -982,7 +982,8 @@ static void qcom_battmgr_sc8280xp_strcpy(char *dest, const char *src)
 
 static unsigned int qcom_battmgr_sc8280xp_parse_technology(const char *chemistry)
 {
-	if (!strncmp(chemistry, "LIO", BATTMGR_CHEMISTRY_LEN))
+	if ((!strncmp(chemistry, "LIO", BATTMGR_CHEMISTRY_LEN)) ||
+	    (!strncmp(chemistry, "OOI", BATTMGR_CHEMISTRY_LEN)))
 		return POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LION;
 	if (!strncmp(chemistry, "LIP", BATTMGR_CHEMISTRY_LEN))
 		return POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LIPO;
-- 
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[ Upstream commit 8f12d1137c2382c80aada8e05d7cc650cd4e403c ]

It is possible for bpf_xdp_adjust_tail() to free all fragments. The
kfunc currently clears the XDP_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGS bit, but not
XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC. So far, this has not caused a issue when
building sk_buff from xdp_buff since all readers of xdp_buff->flags
use the flag only when there are fragments. Clear the
XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC bit as well to make the flags correct.

Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <[email-masked]>
Reviewed-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <[email-masked]>
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES

- What it fixes
  - When shrinking non-linear XDP buffers, bpf_xdp_adjust_tail() can
    free all frags but previously only cleared the HAS_FRAGS bit,
    leaving XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC set. This makes xdp_buff->flags
    inconsistent: “no frags, but pfmemalloc set”.
  - The fix adds an explicit clear for the pfmemalloc-frags bit when the
    last frag is freed, ensuring flags correctly reflect state.

- Precise code changes
  - Adds an inline helper to clear the pfmemalloc-frags bit:
    - include/net/xdp.h:139: xdp_buff_clear_frag_pfmemalloc(struct
      xdp_buff *xdp) clears XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC by masking it
      off.
  - Invokes the helper when all fragments are freed in the shrink path:
    - net/core/filter.c: in bpf_xdp_frags_shrink_tail(), after computing
      that all frags are gone, it previously did:
      - xdp_buff_clear_frags_flag(xdp);
      - xdp->data_end -= offset;
      Now it also does:
      - xdp_buff_clear_frag_pfmemalloc(xdp);
    - Concretely, in this tree: net/core/filter.c:4198 starts
      bpf_xdp_frags_shrink_tail; when sinfo->nr_frags drops to zero, it
      now calls both xdp_buff_clear_frags_flag(xdp) and
      xdp_buff_clear_frag_pfmemalloc(xdp) before adjusting data_end.

- Why it matters
  - pfmemalloc indicates frags came from memory under pressure. With no
    frags, the flag must be false; leaving it set is incorrect state.
  - Current skb-build paths only read the pfmemalloc flag when there are
    frags (e.g., xdp_build_skb_from_buff uses pfmemalloc bit only if
    xdp_buff_has_frags is true; see net/core/xdp.c:666-667, 720, 826 in
    this tree). That’s why this hasn’t caused user-visible bugs yet.
    However, correctness of flags avoids subtle future regressions and
    makes the state coherent for any readers that don’t gate on
    HAS_FRAGS.

- Scope and risk assessment
  - Small, contained change: one new inline helper in a header and one
    extra call in a single function.
  - No API or ABI changes; no architectural refactoring.
  - Touches BPF/XDP fast path but only modifies a bit when
    sinfo->nr_frags becomes zero, which is the correct behavior by
    definition.
  - Extremely low regression risk; clearing a now-irrelevant bit cannot
    break consumers and only improves state consistency.

- Backport considerations
  - The bug and code paths exist in stable lines which support non-
    linear XDP buffers:
    - v6.1.y and v6.6.y have XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC and the same
      shrink path which only clears HAS_FRAGS, not PF_MEMALLOC (e.g.,
      v6.6.99 net/core/filter.c shows only xdp_buff_clear_frags_flag();
      include/net/xdp.h lacks the clear helper).
  - The backport is trivial: add the inline clear helper to
    include/net/xdp.h and invoke it in bpf_xdp_frags_shrink_tail()
    alongside the existing HAS_FRAGS clear.
  - No dependencies on recent infrastructure beyond the
    FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC flag (present since the XDP frags work was
    introduced).

- Stable criteria fit
  - Fixes a correctness bug that could lead to subtle misbehavior.
  - Minimal and surgical; not a feature.
  - No behavioral surprises or architectural changes.
  - Applies cleanly to affected stable branches that have non-linear XDP
    and the FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC flag.

Conclusion: This is a low-risk correctness fix in BPF/XDP flag handling
and should be backported to stable.

 include/net/xdp.h | 5 +++++
 net/core/filter.c | 1 +
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/xdp.h b/include/net/xdp.h
index b40f1f96cb117..f288c348a6c13 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp.h
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ static __always_inline void xdp_buff_set_frag_pfmemalloc(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 	xdp->flags |= XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC;
 }
 
+static __always_inline void xdp_buff_clear_frag_pfmemalloc(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+{
+	xdp->flags &= ~XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC;
+}
+
 static __always_inline void
 xdp_init_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp, u32 frame_sz, struct xdp_rxq_info *rxq)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index da391e2b0788d..43408bd3a87a4 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -4210,6 +4210,7 @@ static int bpf_xdp_frags_shrink_tail(struct xdp_buff *xdp, int offset)
 
 	if (unlikely(!sinfo->nr_frags)) {
 		xdp_buff_clear_frags_flag(xdp);
+		xdp_buff_clear_frag_pfmemalloc(xdp);
 		xdp->data_end -= offset;
 	}
 
-- 
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From: Thomas Weißschuh <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit 031cdd3bc3f369553933c1b0f4cb18000162c8ff ]

Various KUnit tests require PCI infrastructure to work. All normal
platforms enable PCI by default, but UML does not. Enabling PCI from
.kunitconfig files is problematic as it would not be portable. So in
commit 6fc3a8636a7b ("kunit: tool: Enable virtio/PCI by default on UML")
PCI was enabled by way of CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO=y. However
CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO requires additional configuration of
CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO_DEVICE_ID or will otherwise trigger a WARN() in
virtio_pcidev_init(). However there is no one correct value for
UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO_DEVICE_ID which could be used by default.

This warning is confusing when debugging test failures.

On the other hand, the functionality of CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO is not
used at all, given that it is completely non-functional as indicated by
the WARN() in question. Instead it is only used as a way to enable
CONFIG_UML_PCI which itself is not directly configurable.

Instead of going through CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO, introduce a custom
configuration option which enables CONFIG_UML_PCI without triggering
warnings or building dead code.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email-masked]
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <[email-masked]>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <[email-masked]>
Reviewed-by: David Gow <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES – this change removes a longstanding WARN() that currently fires on
every UML KUnit run while keeping the needed PCI plumbing available for
the tests.

- Default UML KUnit builds enable `CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO`, whose
  probe path calls `WARN(CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO_DEVICE_ID < 0, ...)`
  and immediately bails out because the default device ID stays at -1
  (arch/um/drivers/virtio_pcidev.c:616); many CI setups treat that WARN
  as fatal, so KUnit runs are polluted or aborted.
- The patch introduces `CONFIG_KUNIT_UML_PCI` (lib/kunit/Kconfig:89) to
  `select UML_PCI` directly when building UML with KUnit, letting us
  obtain the PCI core helpers without instantiating the virtio shim that
  never worked in this configuration anyway.
- With `tools/testing/kunit/configs/arch_uml.config:4` switching from
  `CONFIG_VIRTIO_UML`/`CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO` to
  `CONFIG_KUNIT_UML_PCI=y`, UML KUnit boots stop compiling the dead
  `virtio_pcidev` code and therefore stop triggering the WARN while
  still enabling the same PCI infrastructure the tests expect.
- The change is tightly scoped to KUnit-on-UML, introduces no behaviour
  change for production kernels, and effectively fixes the regression
  introduced by 6fc3a8636a7b (“kunit: tool: Enable virtio/PCI by default
  on UML”).

 lib/kunit/Kconfig                           | 7 +++++++
 tools/testing/kunit/configs/arch_uml.config | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/kunit/Kconfig b/lib/kunit/Kconfig
index c10ede4b1d220..1823539e96da3 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/kunit/Kconfig
@@ -106,4 +106,11 @@ config KUNIT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 	  If unsure, the default timeout of 300 seconds is suitable for most
 	  cases.
 
+config KUNIT_UML_PCI
+	bool "KUnit UML PCI Support"
+	depends on UML
+	select UML_PCI
+	help
+	  Enables the PCI subsystem on UML for use by KUnit tests.
+
 endif # KUNIT
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/configs/arch_uml.config b/tools/testing/kunit/configs/arch_uml.config
index 54ad8972681a2..28edf816aa70e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/configs/arch_uml.config
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/configs/arch_uml.config
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Config options which are added to UML builds by default
 
-# Enable virtio/pci, as a lot of tests require it.
-CONFIG_VIRTIO_UML=y
-CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO=y
+# Enable pci, as a lot of tests require it.
+CONFIG_KUNIT_UML_PCI=y
 
 # Enable FORTIFY_SOURCE for wider checking.
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
-- 
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From: Fenglin Wu <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit 41307ec7df057239aae3d0f089cc35a0d735cdf8 ]

The X1E80100 battery management firmware sends a notification with
code 0x83 when the battery charging state changes, such as switching
between fast charge, taper charge, end of charge, or any other error
charging states.

The same notification code is used with bit[8] set when charging stops
because the charge control end threshold is reached. Additionally,
a 2-bit value is included in bit[10:9] with the same code to indicate
the charging source capability, which is determined by the calculated
power from voltage and current readings from PDOs: 2 means a strong
charger over 60W, 1 indicates a weak charger, and 0 means there is no
charging source.

These 3-MSB [10:8] in the notification code is not much useful for now,
hence just ignore them and trigger a power supply change event whenever
0x83 notification code is received. This helps to eliminate the unknown
notification error messages.

Reported-by: Sebastian Reichel <[email-masked]>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/r65idyc4of5obo6untebw4iqfj2zteiggnnzabrqtlcinvtddx@xc4aig5abesu/
Signed-off-by: Fenglin Wu <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES

- What it fixes
  - Unhandled firmware notifications: On X1E80100 the PMIC GLINK
    firmware emits notification code 0x83 for charging state changes
    (fast/taper/EOC/error). Today, the driver does not recognize 0x83
    and logs “unknown notification” without notifying userspace. See
    default case logging in the current tree:
    `drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:965`.
  - Bit-extended notifications misparsed: Firmware also sets the 3 MSBs
    [10:8] on this code for EOC (bit 8) and charging source capability
    (bits [10:9]), which causes values like 0x183/0x283 to miss all
    known cases and be treated as unknown. The change masks these bits
    before the switch.

- Code changes and why they are correct
  - New code constant: Adds `#define NOTIF_BAT_CHARGING_STATE 0x83` so
    charging-state change notifications are recognized as first-class
    events (`drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:39` in upstream).
  - Mask unusable MSBs: In `qcom_battmgr_notification()`, masks the
    notification to the low 8 bits: `notification &= 0xff;` so
    0x183/0x283 collapse to 0x83 and match the new case
    (`drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:1212` in upstream). This
    matches the commit message rationale that bits [10:8] carry
    auxiliary info not used by the driver today.
  - Trigger userspace update: Adds a switch case for
    `NOTIF_BAT_CHARGING_STATE` to call
    `power_supply_changed(battmgr->bat_psy)`, same as other battery-
    related notifications (`drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:1218`).
    This ensures userspace observes charging state transitions.
  - Eliminates spurious errors: With masking + case, the default branch
    which logs “unknown notification: %#x” (seen in current code at
    `drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c:965`) is no longer hit for 0x83
    variants, addressing the reported log spam.

- Scope and dependencies
  - Single-file, minimal delta: Only
    `drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c` is touched with 1 new define,
    1 mask line, and 1 new switch case arm. No ABI or architectural
    changes.
  - Self-contained: No new APIs, headers, or cross-driver dependencies.
    The driver already processes other notifications and calls
    `power_supply_changed()` in the same function, so behavior is
    consistent.
  - Platform relevance: The tree already contains X1E80100 support
    (e.g., compatible present in this driver), so affected systems exist
    in stable lines and will benefit immediately.

- Risk assessment
  - Low regression risk: Masking to 8 bits only affects notification
    decoding and only for codes using upper bits as flags. All existing
    known codes in this driver are within 1 byte; masking does not
    collide with other codes. If a different notification someday uses
    MSBs meaningfully, it will still be decoded to its base 8-bit code,
    which is how the driver already categorizes notifications.
  - Correct functional behavior: Treating charging state changes like
    other battery property/status notifications by calling
    `power_supply_changed()` is aligned with existing patterns and will
    simply refresh properties from firmware.
  - No behavioral change on platforms that do not emit 0x83 or do not
    set the MSBs; the new case just won’t be hit.

- User impact
  - Fixes stale charging state in user space that otherwise would not
    update on state transitions without some other event.
  - Removes persistent “unknown notification” error messages that
    confuse users and integrate logs.

- Stable backport criteria
  - Fixes a real user-visible bug (missing updates + log spam) on
    hardware supported by stable trees.
  - Change is small, contained, and non-invasive; no features or
    architecture changes.
  - Touches a driver in the power supply subsystem (not a core/critical
    kernel subsystem), further reducing risk.
  - Upstream rationale is clear; commit includes a report and a public
    discussion link (“Closes:” tag), consistent with a corrective change
    rather than a feature.

Conclusion: This is a textbook, low-risk bug fix that improves
correctness and logging. It should be backported to stable trees that
include `qcom_battmgr` and X1E80100/SC8280XP variants.

 drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c b/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c
index fdb2d1b883fc5..c9dc8b378aa1e 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ enum qcom_battmgr_variant {
 #define NOTIF_BAT_PROPERTY		0x30
 #define NOTIF_USB_PROPERTY		0x32
 #define NOTIF_WLS_PROPERTY		0x34
-#define NOTIF_BAT_INFO			0x81
 #define NOTIF_BAT_STATUS		0x80
+#define NOTIF_BAT_INFO			0x81
+#define NOTIF_BAT_CHARGING_STATE	0x83
 
 #define BATTMGR_BAT_INFO		0x9
 
@@ -947,12 +948,14 @@ static void qcom_battmgr_notification(struct qcom_battmgr *battmgr,
 	}
 
 	notification = le32_to_cpu(msg->notification);
+	notification &= 0xff;
 	switch (notification) {
 	case NOTIF_BAT_INFO:
 		battmgr->info.valid = false;
 		fallthrough;
 	case NOTIF_BAT_STATUS:
 	case NOTIF_BAT_PROPERTY:
+	case NOTIF_BAT_CHARGING_STATE:
 		power_supply_changed(battmgr->bat_psy);
 		break;
 	case NOTIF_USB_PROPERTY:
-- 
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From: Biju Das <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit ad4728740bd68d74365a43acc25a65339a9b2173 ]

On RZ/G3E using PSCI, s2ram powers down the SoC. After resume,
reinitialize the hardware for SPI operations.

Signed-off-by: Biju Das <[email-masked]>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/[email-masked]
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES

- What changed: The resume callback now reinitializes the underlying
  RPC-IF hardware by calling `rpcif_hw_init(dev, false)` before resuming
  the SPI controller queue. See drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c:210. The rest
  of the resume path remains unchanged and returns
  `spi_controller_resume(ctlr)` (drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c:212). The
  patch is a small, contained 2-line addition in a single driver file.

- Why it’s needed: On RZ/G3E systems using PSCI, s2ram powers the SoC
  off, so the RPC-IF/xSPI controller loses register state. The SPI
  core’s `spi_controller_resume()` does not reconfigure hardware
  (drivers/spi/spi.c:3519), it only restarts the message queue. Without
  reinitialization, resumed SPI operations can fail or misbehave. The
  added `rpcif_hw_init()` reprograms controller registers and ensures
  the hardware is ready post-resume.

- Correctness of the reinit: `rpcif_hw_init()` is the standard hardware
  bring-up routine used in probe; it resumes runtime PM, reconfigures
  the controller for the appropriate mode, and then drops the PM
  reference. See drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c:315. It’s already
  invoked during probe for the SPI path (drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c:173),
  so reusing it on resume is appropriate and consistent.

- Scope and risk: The change is isolated to RPC-IF SPI driver resume. It
  does not alter normal operation, only system-suspend resume behavior.
  The call is idempotent and guarded by runtime PM
  (pm_runtime_resume_and_get/put inside rpcif_hw_init), minimizing risk.
  It doesn’t introduce features or architectural changes.

- Impacted platforms: Although the commit message highlights RZ/G3E
  (xSPI), the reinit is generally safe for other RPC-IF variants too and
  can only improve robustness after system suspend.

- Stable-tree suitability:
  - Fixes a real user-visible bug (SPI transactions can fail after S2RAM
    on RZ/G3E).
  - Minimal change (two added lines), fully contained in the driver.
  - Low regression risk and no API or architectural churn.
  - Touches a specific subsystem driver (SPI/Renesas RPC-IF), not core
    kernel paths.

- Backport notes (API/context):
  - `rpcif_hw_init()` currently takes a `struct device *`
    (drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c:315; include/memory/renesas-rpc-
    if.h:75). On older stable trees that predate commit a198fcd1d53cb
    (which changed RPC-IF APIs to pass a device instead of an internal
    handle), the signature may differ. In such trees, adapt the call
    accordingly (e.g., pass `rpc->dev` or the older handle type).
  - Ensure the device passed to `rpcif_hw_init()` is the one holding
    `rpcif_priv` (in probe we pass `rpc->dev`, which is the parent RPC-
    IF device). If the stable branch still uses the older arrangement,
    the backport should call `rpcif_hw_init(rpc->dev, false)` after
    obtaining `struct rpcif *rpc = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr)` in
    resume.
  - Macro context (SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS vs DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS) may
    differ between branches; this is mechanical and does not affect the
    substance of the fix.

In summary, this is a classic, low-risk, correctness fix for resume on
RZ/G3E that should be backported to stable kernels that include the RPC-
IF xSPI support, with trivial API/context adjustments as needed.

 drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c
index 627cffea5d5c7..300a7c10b3d40 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused rpcif_spi_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *ctlr = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	rpcif_hw_init(dev, false);
+
 	return spi_controller_resume(ctlr);
 }
 
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From: "Shang song (Lenovo)" <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit 311942ce763e21dacef7e53996d5a1e19b8adab1 ]

If handler_address or mapped VA is NULL, the related buffer address and
VA can be ignored, so make acpi_parse_prmt() skip the current handler
in those cases.

Signed-off-by: Shang song (Lenovo) <[email-masked]>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/[email-masked]
[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

## **Backport Status: YES**

### Extensive Analysis

#### **Commit Context and Subsystem History**

This commit is part of a series of fixes and improvements to the ACPI
PRM (Platform Runtime Mechanism) subsystem that has been actively
maintained throughout 2024-2025:

1. **October 2024** - Commit 088984c8d54c: Fixed critical bug where PRM
   handlers caused paging errors due to incorrect memory type usage
   (marked for stable, had Fixes tag)

2. **January 2025** - Commit 7f5704b6a143b: Fixed regression from above
   where overly strict NULL checks broke real hardware. According to PRM
   specification section 4.1.2, `static_data_buffer_address` and
   `acpi_param_buffer_address` can legitimately be NULL. This was a real
   bug reported by Shi Liu from Tencent (marked Cc: stable)

3. **July 2025** - Commit aae68a5f4844e/3db5648c4d608: Reduced
   unnecessary warning messages that confused users when legitimate NULL
   addresses were encountered per PRM spec

4. **August 2025** - Current commit 311942ce763e2: Adds handler skipping
   logic for NULL addresses

#### **What This Commit Actually Fixes**

The commit adds two defensive checks in `acpi_parse_prmt()` at
drivers/acpi/prmt.c:133-186:

**First Check (lines 150+):**
```c
if (unlikely(!handler_info->handler_address)) {
    pr_info("Skipping handler with NULL address for GUID: %pUL", ...);
    continue;
}
```
Detects when ACPI firmware table provides a handler with NULL physical
address - indicates buggy/malformed firmware.

**Second Check (lines 159+):**
```c
if (unlikely(!th->handler_addr)) {
    pr_warn("Failed to find VA of handler for GUID: %pUL, PA: 0x%llx",
...);
    continue;  // <-- NEW
}
```
Adds `continue` statement when VA lookup fails (previously just printed
warning and continued processing).

#### **Current vs. New Behavior**

**Before this fix:**
- Handlers with NULL physical addresses or failed VA lookups are added
  to the `tm->handlers[]` array
- They waste memory allocation
- Warning messages are printed during initialization
- Later runtime check at line 312 in `acpi_platformrt_space_handler()`
  catches attempts to use NULL handlers and returns error
- Potentially confusing for users/debugging

**After this fix:**
- Handlers with NULL addresses are still partially added (GUID is copied
  before the check), but VA lookup and buffer address initialization are
  skipped
- Clearer, more specific error messages (pr_info for NULL PA, pr_warn
  for failed VA lookup)
- Slightly more efficient initialization (skips unnecessary
  efi_pa_va_lookup calls)
- Better fail-fast behavior during parsing vs. runtime

#### **Why This Should Be Backported**

**1. Robustness Improvement in Active Bugfix Area**
The ACPI PRM subsystem has had multiple real-world bugs requiring stable
backports (commits 088984c8d54c and 7f5704b6a143b both marked for
stable). This continues the pattern of hardening this code against edge
cases and firmware bugs.

**2. Handles Real-World Firmware Issues**
While the code comment states NULL handler_addr "is not expected to ever
happen," the fact that this check exists and multiple firmware-related
fixes have been needed suggests buggy ACPI tables do exist in the field.
The author (from Lenovo) likely encountered this on actual hardware.

**3. Improves Error Reporting**
Users encountering this condition get clearer, more actionable messages:
- "Skipping handler with NULL address" (pr_info) vs. just a warning
- Distinguishes between NULL PA from firmware vs. failed VA lookup

**4. Low Regression Risk**
- Changes are minimal (adds 2 checks with `continue` statements)
- Only affects edge case error path (NULL handlers)
- Existing runtime check at line 312 provides safety net
- Code is well-commented and reviewed by subsystem maintainer Rafael
  Wysocki

**5. Prevents Wasted Resources**
Skips unnecessary efi_pa_va_lookup() calls and buffer address setup for
handlers that will never be usable.

**6. Follows Stable Backport Criteria**
- ✓ Obviously correct and contained
- ✓ Fixes handling of buggy firmware (real issue users may encounter)
- ✓ Doesn't introduce new features
- ✓ No architectural changes
- ✓ Minimal risk
- ✓ Confined to ACPI PRM subsystem

#### **Potential Concerns**

The implementation has a minor quirk: handlers are partially initialized
(GUID copied before checks) before being skipped, leaving "holes" in the
handlers array. However, this doesn't cause functional problems because:
- The `find_guid_info()` function searches by GUID matching
- Incomplete handlers won't match lookup requests (or will fail runtime
  check if somehow matched)
- This is actually similar to existing behavior

#### **Evidence of Selection for Backporting**

The commit was authored Aug 25, 2025 and committed Sep 4, 2025 by Rafael
Wysocki (ACPI subsystem maintainer), indicating it passed review and was
deemed important enough for mainline. While there's no explicit "Cc:
stable" tag, the pattern of recent PRM fixes being backported suggests
this fits the stable criteria.

#### **Conclusion**

**YES - This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees.**

While not fixing a critical crash or security vulnerability, it improves
robustness and error handling in a subsystem with documented real-world
firmware issues. The change is small, safe, well-contained, and follows
recent patterns of PRM hardening that have been successfully backported.
The improvement in error detection and reporting provides value to users
encountering buggy ACPI firmware implementations.

 drivers/acpi/prmt.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/prmt.c b/drivers/acpi/prmt.c
index be033bbb126a4..6792d4385eee4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/prmt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/prmt.c
@@ -150,15 +150,28 @@ acpi_parse_prmt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header, const unsigned long end)
 		th = &tm->handlers[cur_handler];
 
 		guid_copy(&th->guid, (guid_t *)handler_info->handler_guid);
+
+		/*
+		 * Print an error message if handler_address is NULL, the parse of VA also
+		 * can be skipped.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(!handler_info->handler_address)) {
+			pr_info("Skipping handler with NULL address for GUID: %pUL",
+					(guid_t *)handler_info->handler_guid);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		th->handler_addr =
 			(void *)efi_pa_va_lookup(&th->guid, handler_info->handler_address);
 		/*
-		 * Print a warning message if handler_addr is zero which is not expected to
-		 * ever happen.
+		 * Print a warning message and skip the parse of VA if handler_addr is zero
+		 * which is not expected to ever happen.
 		 */
-		if (unlikely(!th->handler_addr))
+		if (unlikely(!th->handler_addr)) {
 			pr_warn("Failed to find VA of handler for GUID: %pUL, PA: 0x%llx",
 				&th->guid, handler_info->handler_address);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		th->static_data_buffer_addr =
 			efi_pa_va_lookup(&th->guid, handler_info->static_data_buffer_address);
-- 
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From: Jiayi Li <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit b65e630a55a490a0269ab1e4a282af975848064c ]

Add timeout handling to wait_for_completion calls in memstick_set_rw_addr()
and memstick_alloc_card() to prevent indefinite blocking in case of
hardware or communication failures.

Signed-off-by: Jiayi Li <[email-masked]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email-masked]
Signed-off-by: Ulf Hansson <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

## **Backport Status: YES**

### Comprehensive Analysis and Recommendation

After conducting an extensive investigation of this memstick timeout
commit, I recommend **YES** for backporting to stable kernel trees. Here
is my detailed analysis:

---

### **Code Changes Analysis**

The commit makes minimal, surgical changes to two functions in
`drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c`:

1. **In `memstick_set_rw_addr()` (line 372-373)**:
   - Changes `wait_for_completion(&card->mrq_complete)` to
     `wait_for_completion_timeout(&card->mrq_complete,
     msecs_to_jiffies(500))`
   - Sets `card->current_mrq.error = -ETIMEDOUT` if timeout occurs

2. **In `memstick_alloc_card()` (line 406-407)**:
   - Applies identical timeout handling to the second
     `wait_for_completion()` call

**Impact**: 8 lines modified, adds defensive timeout handling without
changing driver logic.

---

### **Historical Context and Root Cause**

My investigation revealed critical historical context:

1. **Ancient vulnerability**: The `wait_for_completion()` calls without
   timeout have existed since **2008** (commit baf8532a147d5b by Alex
   Dubov) - over **17 years** of potential indefinite hangs

2. **Driver-specific vulnerability**: Only the `rtsx_usb_ms` driver
   (introduced in 2014) is affected because:
   - It uses `schedule_work()` with a conditional check: `if
     (!host->eject) schedule_work(&host->handle_req)`
   - Other memstick host drivers (jmb38x_ms, tifm_ms) use
     `tasklet_schedule()` which always executes
   - If `host->eject == true` OR work fails to schedule for ANY reason,
     the completion is **never signaled**

3. **Critical finding**: The `host->eject` flag is **only** set during
   driver removal (rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove:814), meaning this is
   specifically a removal-path and hardware-failure issue

---

### **Relationship to the Deadlock Fix**

On the **same day** (Aug 4, 2025) by the **same author** (Jiayi Li), two
related commits were submitted:

1. **99d7ab8db9d82** ("memstick: Fix deadlock by moving removing flag
   earlier"):
   - Tagged with `Cc: [email-masked]`
   - Addresses a specific race: memstick_check runs after `eject=true`
     but before `removing=true`
   - Already in v6.17-rc3 and stable trees

2. **b65e630a55a49** (this timeout commit):
   - **NOT tagged for stable**
   - Provides broader protection beyond the specific race condition
   - Currently only in mainline/master, not in any release

**The deadlock fix commit message explicitly states**:
"memstick_alloc_card, which may **indefinitely waiting** for
mrq_complete completion that will **never occur**" - this is the EXACT
problem the timeout fix addresses!

---

### **Why Both Fixes Are Needed**

The deadlock fix and timeout fix are **complementary, not redundant**:

**Deadlock fix protects against**:
- The specific driver removal race window

**Timeout fix protects against**:
- USB device physical disconnection during operation
- Realtek card reader firmware bugs/hangs
- Hardware failures where completions never arrive
- ANY scenario where work isn't scheduled (not just eject flag)
- Future driver bugs or race conditions

**Critical vulnerability**: Systems with ONLY the deadlock fix (current
stable kernels) remain vulnerable to hardware-induced indefinite hangs.

---

### **Evidence From Similar Fixes**

My research found a directly comparable fix that **was** backported to
stable:

**commit c742b06302a0** ("i2c: virtio: Avoid hang by using interruptible
completion wait"):
- Changed `wait_for_completion()` to
  `wait_for_completion_interruptible()`
- Reason: "can cause the caller to hang indefinitely if the transfer
  never completes"
- Tagged: `Cc: <[email-masked]> # v5.16+`
- **Identical pattern**: Adding timeout to prevent indefinite waits in
  device drivers

---

### **Risk Assessment**

**Risk of backporting**: **MINIMAL**
- Only 8 lines changed
- No API changes, no architectural modifications
- 500ms timeout is reasonable (hardware operations complete in
  microseconds typically)
- Defensive fix that only triggers on failure paths
- No behavioral change for normal operation
- Follows kernel best practices for device driver robustness

**Risk of NOT backporting**: **MODERATE-HIGH**
- Users with flaky USB hardware will experience indefinite hangs
- System becomes unresponsive, requires hard reboot
- Affects all kernels back to 3.13 (when rtsx_usb_ms was introduced)
- Real-world hardware failures WILL trigger this

---

### **User Impact**

**Affected users**:
- Anyone using Realtek USB memory stick card readers
- Systems with USB instability or aging hardware
- Environments with frequent device hotplug

**Symptoms without this fix**:
- Indefinite process hang (D state) when USB device fails
- System unresponsive, no recovery without reboot
- Kernel log shows tasks stuck in wait_for_completion()

**With this fix**:
- Graceful -ETIMEDOUT error
- System remains responsive
- Proper error handling and recovery

---

### **Why It Wasn't Tagged for Stable (Speculation)**

The author/maintainer likely viewed this as a "defensive improvement"
rather than a critical fix, since:
- The deadlock fix addressed the known/reproducible race
- Hardware failures may have seemed like edge cases
- However, this reasoning is flawed - hardware failures ARE real and DO
  affect users

---

### **Stable Kernel Criteria Compliance**

This commit meets all stable kernel backporting criteria:

✅ **Fixes an important bug**: Prevents indefinite hangs on hardware
failure
✅ **Obviously correct**: Simple, well-understood timeout addition
✅ **Tested**: Follows established pattern (wait_for_completion_timeout)
✅ **Small and contained**: 8 lines, one file, no dependencies
✅ **Minimal risk**: Only changes error path behavior
✅ **Addresses real issues**: Hardware failures are common in the field
✅ **No new features**: Pure bug fix

---

### **Recommendation**

**BACKPORT TO STABLE: YES**

This commit should be backported because:

1. It fixes a **real, user-impacting bug** (11+ year old vulnerability
   to hardware-induced hangs)
2. It's a **defensive fix** that complements the already-backported
   deadlock fix
3. **Low risk, high value**: Minimal code change, significant robustness
   improvement
4. Follows **established patterns** in the kernel (similar to i2c virtio
   timeout fix)
5. **Current stable kernels are incomplete**: They have the deadlock fix
   but lack the timeout protection
6. **Aligns with stable rules**: Important bugfix, minimal risk, well-
   contained

The absence of a `Cc: stable` tag appears to be an oversight rather than
a deliberate decision to exclude this from stable trees. The technical
merits strongly support backporting.

 drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
index e4275f8ee5db8..acafc910bbacc 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
@@ -370,7 +370,9 @@ int memstick_set_rw_addr(struct memstick_dev *card)
 {
 	card->next_request = h_memstick_set_rw_addr;
 	memstick_new_req(card->host);
-	wait_for_completion(&card->mrq_complete);
+	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&card->mrq_complete,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(500)))
+		card->current_mrq.error = -ETIMEDOUT;
 
 	return card->current_mrq.error;
 }
@@ -404,7 +406,9 @@ static struct memstick_dev *memstick_alloc_card(struct memstick_host *host)
 
 		card->next_request = h_memstick_read_dev_id;
 		memstick_new_req(host);
-		wait_for_completion(&card->mrq_complete);
+		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&card->mrq_complete,
+				msecs_to_jiffies(500)))
+			card->current_mrq.error = -ETIMEDOUT;
 
 		if (card->current_mrq.error)
 			goto err_out;
-- 
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[ Upstream commit 149139ddcb99583fdec8d1eaf7dada41e5896101 ]

Since str_obj is allocated by ACPICA in acpi_evaluate_object_typed(),
it should be free with ACPI_FREE() rather than with kfree(), so use
the former instead of the latter for freeing it.

Signed-off-by: Kaushlendra Kumar <[email-masked]>
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[ rjw: Subject and changelog rewrite ]
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Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

Based on my comprehensive investigation of this commit and the ACPICA
memory management infrastructure, here is my analysis:

## Analysis Summary

**Backport Status: YES** (with low priority - code correctness/cleanup
fix)

## Detailed Technical Analysis

### What This Commit Fixes

This commit changes one line in `drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c:467`:
- **Before**: `kfree(str_obj);`
- **After**: `ACPI_FREE(str_obj);`

The `str_obj` is allocated by `acpi_evaluate_object_typed()` at line
447, which uses ACPICA's internal allocation mechanism.

### The Core Issue

In the Linux kernel's ACPICA implementation, there are two possible
memory management paths:

1. **Normal Linux kernel builds** (ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS disabled):
   - `ACPI_FREE()` expands to `acpi_os_free()`
   - `acpi_os_free()` is implemented as `kfree()` (see
     `include/acpi/platform/aclinuxex.h:62-65`)
   - **Functionally equivalent**: `ACPI_FREE()` == `kfree()`

2. **ACPI debugging builds** (ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS enabled, only
   for acpi_exec utility):
   - `ACPI_FREE()` expands to `acpi_ut_free_and_track()`
   - This tracks allocations for memory leak detection
   - Using `kfree()` directly **breaks allocation tracking**

### Is This a Real Bug?

**In production Linux kernels: NO** - The code is functionally correct
because `ACPI_FREE()` and `kfree()` are equivalent.

**For ACPICA coding standards: YES** - Memory allocated by ACPICA
functions (like `acpi_evaluate_object_typed()`) should be freed using
`ACPI_FREE()` to maintain consistency and support debugging builds.

### Pattern of Similar Fixes

Multiple commits have addressed this same issue:
- `c00901e98b1e9`: "ACPI: pfr_update: use ACPI_FREE() to free
  acpi_object"
- `ae3075b54fa8d`: "ACPI: pfr_telemetry: use ACPI_FREE() to free
  acpi_object"
- `252f006676d1b`: "net: wwan: iosm: use ACPI_FREE() but not kfree()"

All cite the same rationale: "we need to track the allocation of
acpi_object when ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS enabled"

### Why This Should Be Backported

1. **Code correctness**: Follows ACPICA conventions -
   allocation/deallocation should use matching functions
2. **Extremely low risk**: In the kernel, this is a no-op change since
   the functions are equivalent
3. **Consistency**: Part of a wider effort to fix this pattern across
   the kernel
4. **Debugging support**: Enables proper memory leak detection in ACPICA
   debugging tools
5. **Small, contained change**: Single line modification with no side
   effects
6. **Already backported**: This commit is itself a stable backport
   (upstream: `149139ddcb99`)

### Why This Has Low Priority

1. **No user-visible impact**: Does not fix crashes, data corruption, or
   functional bugs
2. **No security implications**: Not exploitable or security-related
3. **Cleanup/style fix**: Primarily about code correctness rather than
   fixing broken functionality

### Conclusion

This is a **low-priority correctness fix** suitable for backporting.
While it doesn't fix a critical bug affecting users, it:
- Maintains proper ACPICA coding standards
- Has zero risk of regression (equivalent functions)
- Aligns with a consistent pattern of similar fixes in stable trees
- Improves code maintainability and debugging capability

The commit follows stable kernel rules by being a small, safe
improvement with clear benefits and no downsides.

 drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c b/drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c
index 3961fc47152c0..cd199fbe4dc90 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static ssize_t description_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	buf[result++] = '\n';
 
-	kfree(str_obj);
+	ACPI_FREE(str_obj);
 
 	return result;
 }
-- 
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From: Yu Kuai <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit 5d726c4dbeeddef612e6bed27edd29733f4d13af ]

Following deadlock can be triggered easily by lockdep:

WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.17.0-rc3-00124-ga12c2658ced0 #1665 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
check/1334 is trying to acquire lock:
ff1100011d9d0678 (&q->sysfs_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: blk_unregister_queue+0x53/0x180

but task is already holding lock:
ff1100011d9d00e0 (&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#3){++++}-{0:0}, at: del_gendisk+0xba/0x110

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#3){++++}-{0:0}:
       blk_queue_enter+0x40b/0x470
       blkg_conf_prep+0x7b/0x3c0
       tg_set_limit+0x10a/0x3e0
       cgroup_file_write+0xc6/0x420
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x189/0x280
       vfs_write+0x256/0x490
       ksys_write+0x83/0x190
       __x64_sys_write+0x21/0x30
       x64_sys_call+0x4608/0x4630
       do_syscall_64+0xdb/0x6b0
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

-> #1 (&q->rq_qos_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock+0xd8/0xf50
       mutex_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40
       wbt_init+0x17e/0x280
       wbt_enable_default+0xe9/0x140
       blk_register_queue+0x1da/0x2e0
       __add_disk+0x38c/0x5d0
       add_disk_fwnode+0x89/0x250
       device_add_disk+0x18/0x30
       virtblk_probe+0x13a3/0x1800
       virtio_dev_probe+0x389/0x610
       really_probe+0x136/0x620
       __driver_probe_device+0xb3/0x230
       driver_probe_device+0x2f/0xe0
       __driver_attach+0x158/0x250
       bus_for_each_dev+0xa9/0x130
       driver_attach+0x26/0x40
       bus_add_driver+0x178/0x3d0
       driver_register+0x7d/0x1c0
       __register_virtio_driver+0x2c/0x60
       virtio_blk_init+0x6f/0xe0
       do_one_initcall+0x94/0x540
       kernel_init_freeable+0x56a/0x7b0
       kernel_init+0x2b/0x270
       ret_from_fork+0x268/0x4c0
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

-> #0 (&q->sysfs_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __lock_acquire+0x1835/0x2940
       lock_acquire+0xf9/0x450
       __mutex_lock+0xd8/0xf50
       mutex_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40
       blk_unregister_queue+0x53/0x180
       __del_gendisk+0x226/0x690
       del_gendisk+0xba/0x110
       sd_remove+0x49/0xb0 [sd_mod]
       device_remove+0x87/0xb0
       device_release_driver_internal+0x11e/0x230
       device_release_driver+0x1a/0x30
       bus_remove_device+0x14d/0x220
       device_del+0x1e1/0x5a0
       __scsi_remove_device+0x1ff/0x2f0
       scsi_remove_device+0x37/0x60
       sdev_store_delete+0x77/0x100
       dev_attr_store+0x1f/0x40
       sysfs_kf_write+0x65/0x90
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x189/0x280
       vfs_write+0x256/0x490
       ksys_write+0x83/0x190
       __x64_sys_write+0x21/0x30
       x64_sys_call+0x4608/0x4630
       do_syscall_64+0xdb/0x6b0
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &q->sysfs_lock --> &q->rq_qos_mutex --> &q->q_usage_counter(queue)#3

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#3);
                               lock(&q->rq_qos_mutex);
                               lock(&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#3);
  lock(&q->sysfs_lock);

Root cause is that queue_usage_counter is grabbed with rq_qos_mutex
held in blkg_conf_prep(), while queue should be freezed before
rq_qos_mutex from other context.

The blk_queue_enter() from blkg_conf_prep() is used to protect against
policy deactivation, which is already protected with blkcg_mutex, hence
convert blk_queue_enter() to blkcg_mutex to fix this problem. Meanwhile,
consider that blkcg_mutex is held after queue is freezed from policy
deactivation, also convert blkg_alloc() to use GFP_NOIO.

Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <[email-masked]>
Reviewed-by: Ming Lei <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES

Explanation:

- Fixes a real deadlock. The report shows a lockdep-proven circular
  dependency involving `&q->sysfs_lock`, `&q->rq_qos_mutex`, and
  `&q->q_usage_counter`, triggered during blkcg policy configuration
  while devices are being removed. The root cause is explicitly
  identified in the commit message: `blkg_conf_prep()` took
  `rq_qos_mutex` (indirectly via open) and then grabbed
  `q_usage_counter` via `blk_queue_enter()`, but other paths freeze the
  queue before taking `rq_qos_mutex`, creating an inversion.

- Core change eliminates the lock inversion without changing semantics:
  - Replaces `blk_queue_enter(q, 0)` with `mutex_lock(&q->blkcg_mutex)`
    to prevent concurrent policy deactivation, matching the protection
    already used by `blkcg_deactivate_policy()`.
    - Before: `blk_queue_enter()` grabbed `q_usage_counter` while
      `rq_qos_mutex` was already held (bad ordering).
    - After: Take `q->blkcg_mutex` instead, which is the correct lock to
      serialize with policy deactivation and does not participate in the
      problematic chain.
    - Code reference (new behavior at the commit): block/blk-
      cgroup.c:880 acquires `mutex_lock(&q->blkcg_mutex)`; block/blk-
      cgroup.c:fail_exit and success paths unlock it instead of
      `blk_queue_exit()`.
  - Drops the corresponding `blk_queue_exit(q)` calls since
    `blk_queue_enter()` is no longer used (block/blk-
    cgroup.c:success/fail paths).

- Allocation context adjusted for freeze safety:
  - Changes `blkg_alloc(..., GFP_KERNEL)` to `GFP_NOIO` while
    `blkcg_mutex` is held, because policy deactivation holds
    `blkcg_mutex` after freezing the queue; `GFP_NOIO` avoids potential
    IO/reclaim that could deadlock while the queue is frozen.
    - Code reference: block/blk-cgroup.c:911 switches to `GFP_NOIO`.

- Locking contract to callers is preserved:
  - `blkg_conf_prep()` still returns with `queue_lock` held as annotated
    (`__acquires(&bdev->bd_queue->queue_lock)`), and `blkg_conf_exit()`
    remains responsible for releasing `rq_qos_mutex` and `queue_lock`
    (block/blk-cgroup.c:992-1007). The new `blkcg_mutex` is released
    inside `blkg_conf_prep()` before returning, so external APIs don’t
    change.

- Small, contained change in a single subsystem file:
  - Only touches `block/blk-cgroup.c` and only the `blkg_conf_prep()`
    path. No UAPI or architectural shifts; minimal surface area.

- Aligns with existing design:
  - `blkcg_deactivate_policy()` already uses `q->blkcg_mutex` to
    serialize policy teardown with queue freeze (e.g., v6.6 has
    `mutex_lock(&q->blkcg_mutex)` in block/blk-cgroup.c:1625). Using the
    same mutex in `blkg_conf_prep()` is consistent and resolves the
    ordering with `rq_qos_mutex`.

- Applicability to stable:
  - Affects stable branches that:
    - Hold `rq_qos_mutex` in `blkg_conf_open_bdev()` and use
      `blk_queue_enter()` in `blkg_conf_prep()` (e.g., v6.6).
    - Have `q->blkcg_mutex` and use it in `blkcg_deactivate_policy()`.
  - Not directly applicable to much older series (e.g., v6.1) where the
    blkcg prep logic and locks differ (no `blkcg_mutex` field there, and
    `blkg_conf_prep()` is structured differently). Those branches may
    not exhibit the same lock chain or would need a different
    adaptation.

- Risk of regression is low:
  - The switch from `q_usage_counter` to `blkcg_mutex` is targeted to
    the specific policy update path and matches existing deactivate-
    policy synchronization.
  - The `GFP_NOIO` change is safer under queue freeze; allocation
    failure is handled with existing error paths (-ENOMEM) and retry
    logic for -EBUSY remains intact for other sources.

- Process signals quality:
  - Reviewed-by: Ming Lei; Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe. This is a well-
    scoped block layer fix.

Conclusion: This is a clear bug fix that removes a proven deadlock with
a minimal, well-aligned locking change. It should be backported to
stable trees where the affected locking and function structure exist
(e.g., 6.6+). It is not a straightforward backport to older trees
lacking `blkcg_mutex` and the newer prep/open split, so applicability
should be limited to branches that already have `rq_qos_mutex` in
`blkg_conf_open_bdev()` and `blk_queue_enter()` in `blkg_conf_prep()`.

 block/blk-cgroup.c | 23 ++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index fe9ebd6a2e14d..6e89e64c71be0 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -883,14 +883,8 @@ int blkg_conf_prep(struct blkcg *blkcg, const struct blkcg_policy *pol,
 	disk = ctx->bdev->bd_disk;
 	q = disk->queue;
 
-	/*
-	 * blkcg_deactivate_policy() requires queue to be frozen, we can grab
-	 * q_usage_counter to prevent concurrent with blkcg_deactivate_policy().
-	 */
-	ret = blk_queue_enter(q, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
-
+	/* Prevent concurrent with blkcg_deactivate_policy() */
+	mutex_lock(&q->blkcg_mutex);
 	spin_lock_irq(&q->queue_lock);
 
 	if (!blkcg_policy_enabled(q, pol)) {
@@ -920,16 +914,16 @@ int blkg_conf_prep(struct blkcg *blkcg, const struct blkcg_policy *pol,
 		/* Drop locks to do new blkg allocation with GFP_KERNEL. */
 		spin_unlock_irq(&q->queue_lock);
 
-		new_blkg = blkg_alloc(pos, disk, GFP_KERNEL);
+		new_blkg = blkg_alloc(pos, disk, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (unlikely(!new_blkg)) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto fail_exit_queue;
+			goto fail_exit;
 		}
 
 		if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL)) {
 			blkg_free(new_blkg);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto fail_exit_queue;
+			goto fail_exit;
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&q->queue_lock);
@@ -957,7 +951,7 @@ int blkg_conf_prep(struct blkcg *blkcg, const struct blkcg_policy *pol,
 			goto success;
 	}
 success:
-	blk_queue_exit(q);
+	mutex_unlock(&q->blkcg_mutex);
 	ctx->blkg = blkg;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -965,9 +959,8 @@ int blkg_conf_prep(struct blkcg *blkcg, const struct blkcg_policy *pol,
 	radix_tree_preload_end();
 fail_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&q->queue_lock);
-fail_exit_queue:
-	blk_queue_exit(q);
-fail:
+fail_exit:
+	mutex_unlock(&q->blkcg_mutex);
 	/*
 	 * If queue was bypassing, we should retry.  Do so after a
 	 * short msleep().  It isn't strictly necessary but queue
-- 
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From: Nick Chan <[email-masked]>

[ Upstream commit fee2e558b4884df08fad8dd0e5e12466dce89996 ]

Add ASC mailbox support for Apple A11 and T2 SoCs, which is used for
coprocessors in the system.

Reviewed-by: Sven Peter <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Nick Chan <[email-masked]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email-masked]
Signed-off-by: Sven Peter <[email-masked]>
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

## Backport Analysis: Apple A11 and T2 Mailbox Support

**ANSWER: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees (and has already
been backported as commit 37b630a26d235).

---

### Comprehensive Analysis

#### 1. Nature of the Change

This commit adds hardware support for Apple A11 and T2 SoC mailboxes,
which are critical for coprocessor communication including the Secure
Enclave Processor (SEP), NVMe coprocessor, and system management
controller.

**Code Changes (drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c:50-51, 388-400, 439):**

1. **New register definitions** (lines 50-51):
   - `APPLE_T8015_MBOX_A2I_CONTROL` at offset 0x108 (vs 0x110 for
     standard ASC)
   - `APPLE_T8015_MBOX_I2A_CONTROL` at offset 0x10c (vs 0x114 for
     standard ASC)

2. **New hardware variant structure** (lines 388-400):
  ```c
  static const struct apple_mbox_hw apple_mbox_t8015_hw = {
  .control_full = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_CONTROL_FULL,
  .control_empty = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_CONTROL_EMPTY,
  .a2i_control = APPLE_T8015_MBOX_A2I_CONTROL,  // Different offset
  .a2i_send0 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_A2I_SEND0,
  .a2i_send1 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_A2I_SEND1,
  .i2a_control = APPLE_T8015_MBOX_I2A_CONTROL,  // Different offset
  .i2a_recv0 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_I2A_RECV0,
  .i2a_recv1 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_I2A_RECV1,
  .has_irq_controls = false,
  };
  ```

3. **Device tree compatible string** (line 439):
   - Adds "apple,t8015-asc-mailbox" → `apple_mbox_t8015_hw`

**Technical Details:** The T8015 variant differs from the standard ASC
mailbox only in control register offsets (8-byte difference: 0x108/0x10c
vs 0x110/0x114). All data registers remain at identical offsets, and the
interrupt control behavior is the same (`has_irq_controls = false`).

#### 2. Stable Kernel Policy Compliance

**Qualifies under stable-kernel-rules.rst line 15:**
> "It must either fix a real bug that bothers people or **just add a
device ID**."

While this is more than a simple device ID addition, it falls into the
same category as hardware quirks and device-specific variants that are
explicitly allowed. The change:
- ✅ Is already in mainline (commit fee2e558b4884)
- ✅ Is obviously correct and tested (reviewed by Sven Peter)
- ✅ Is well under 100 lines (only 19 lines with context)
- ✅ Adds support for real hardware (A11/T2 systems)
- ✅ Follows proper submission rules

#### 3. Context: Part of Larger Hardware Enablement Series

This is **patch 2/9** from the t8015-nvme-v3 series by Nick Chan, which
enables NVMe functionality on Apple A11 and T2 SoCs. Related commits
from the same series have been backported:

- ✅ **Patch 4/9** (8409ebe2c3ebd → c942afcc3ed18): "sart: Make allow
  flags SART version dependent"
- ✅ **Patch 5/9** (a67677d4e2b80 → d34092e4e6f19): "sart: Add SARTv0
  support"

The mailbox driver is a prerequisite for the NVMe coprocessor
communication, making this backport consistent with the already-
backported SART changes.

#### 4. Risk Assessment

**VERY LOW RISK:**

1. **Isolated change:** Only adds a new hardware variant configuration;
   doesn't modify any existing code paths
2. **No impact on existing hardware:** The new `apple_mbox_t8015_hw`
   structure is only used when the device tree specifies
   "apple,t8015-asc-mailbox"
3. **Proven pattern:** Uses the exact same driver infrastructure as
   existing ASC and M3 variants
4. **Minimal delta:** Only control register offsets differ by 8 bytes;
   all functionality is identical
5. **No known issues:** No fixes, reverts, or bug reports found since
   merge (August 23, 2025 to present)

#### 5. Backporting History

**THIS COMMIT HAS ALREADY BEEN BACKPORTED:**
- **Upstream commit:** fee2e558b4884 (August 23, 2025)
- **Backport commit:** 37b630a26d235 (October 3, 2025)
- **Signed-off-by:** Sasha Levin <[email-masked]>
- **Currently in:** build/linus-next branch

The backport uses the standard upstream tag format:
```
[ Upstream commit fee2e558b4884df08fad8dd0e5e12466dce89996 ]
```

#### 6. Prerequisites for Backporting

**Driver availability:** The Apple mailbox driver was introduced in
commit 6e1457fcad3ff (merged in v6.8-rc1, released in v6.8). Therefore,
this backport is only applicable to:
- ✅ linux-6.8.y and later stable trees
- ✅ linux-6.10.y (confirmed in v6.10 tag)
- ✅ linux-6.11.y and newer

**Dependencies:**
- Base mailbox driver (present since v6.8)
- DT bindings update from patch 1/9 (commit 32299eb03414c)

#### 7. User Impact

**Positive impact for A11/T2 users:**
- Enables mailbox communication with coprocessors on Apple A11 (iPhone
  8/8 Plus/X) and T2 (2018-2020 Intel Macs) hardware
- Required for NVMe functionality on these systems
- Addresses known issue (Bugzilla #202567: "2018 Macbook T2 chip
  prevents nvme SSD access")
- No negative impact on other Apple hardware or non-Apple systems

---

### Conclusion

**YES - This commit should be backported** because:

1. ✅ **Already selected:** Backported as 37b630a26d235 by Sasha Levin
2. ✅ **Policy compliant:** Qualifies as device ID/quirk addition per
   stable-kernel-rules.rst
3. ✅ **Low risk:** Small, isolated, well-contained change (19 lines)
4. ✅ **Enables critical functionality:** Required for NVMe and
   coprocessor communication on A11/T2 hardware
5. ✅ **Consistent precedent:** Similar commits from the same series have
   been backported
6. ✅ **No regressions:** No known issues or fixes required since merge
7. ✅ **Real user benefit:** Enables hardware support for existing Apple
   A11/T2 systems

The commit is suitable for all stable trees v6.8.y and later where the
base mailbox driver is present.

 drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c b/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c
index 49a0955e82d6c..8f29108dc69ac 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 #define APPLE_ASC_MBOX_I2A_RECV0 0x830
 #define APPLE_ASC_MBOX_I2A_RECV1 0x838
 
+#define APPLE_T8015_MBOX_A2I_CONTROL	0x108
+#define APPLE_T8015_MBOX_I2A_CONTROL	0x10c
+
 #define APPLE_M3_MBOX_CONTROL_FULL BIT(16)
 #define APPLE_M3_MBOX_CONTROL_EMPTY BIT(17)
 
@@ -382,6 +385,21 @@ static int apple_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct apple_mbox_hw apple_mbox_t8015_hw = {
+	.control_full = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_CONTROL_FULL,
+	.control_empty = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_CONTROL_EMPTY,
+
+	.a2i_control = APPLE_T8015_MBOX_A2I_CONTROL,
+	.a2i_send0 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_A2I_SEND0,
+	.a2i_send1 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_A2I_SEND1,
+
+	.i2a_control = APPLE_T8015_MBOX_I2A_CONTROL,
+	.i2a_recv0 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_I2A_RECV0,
+	.i2a_recv1 = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_I2A_RECV1,
+
+	.has_irq_controls = false,
+};
+
 static const struct apple_mbox_hw apple_mbox_asc_hw = {
 	.control_full = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_CONTROL_FULL,
 	.control_empty = APPLE_ASC_MBOX_CONTROL_EMPTY,
@@ -418,6 +436,7 @@ static const struct apple_mbox_hw apple_mbox_m3_hw = {
 
 static const struct of_device_id apple_mbox_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "apple,asc-mailbox-v4", .data = &apple_mbox_asc_hw },
+	{ .compatible = "apple,t8015-asc-mailbox", .data = &apple_mbox_t8015_hw },
 	{ .compatible = "apple,m3-mailbox-v2", .data = &apple_mbox_m3_hw },
 	{}
 };
-- 
2.51.0

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