From: Adrian Ng Ho Yin <adrianhoyin.ng@altera.com>
The DesignWare I3C controller supports automatically retrying transactions
when a device NACKs. This is useful for slave devices that may be
temporarily busy and not ready to respond immediately.
Adds a controller-wide sysfs attribute, dev_nack_retry_count, to read or
adjust the retry count at runtime. Returns error when value exceeds hw
specified limit, and the updated value is programmed into all active DAT
entries.
Signed-off-by: Adrian Ng Ho Yin <adrianhoyin.ng@altera.com>
---
drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 70 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
index 9ceedf09c3b6..a34b4f05dbd3 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
@@ -204,8 +204,10 @@
#define EXTENDED_CAPABILITY 0xe8
#define SLAVE_CONFIG 0xec
+#define DW_I3C_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT_MAX 0x3
#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_IBI_MDB BIT(12)
#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_SIR_REJECT BIT(13)
+#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT(x) (((x) << 29) & GENMASK(30, 29))
#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_LEGACY_I2C_DEV BIT(31)
#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_DYNAMIC_ADDR(x) (((x) << 16) & GENMASK(23, 16))
#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_STATIC_ADDR(x) ((x) & GENMASK(6, 0))
@@ -295,6 +297,64 @@ to_dw_i3c_master(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
return container_of(master, struct dw_i3c_master, base);
}
+static ssize_t dw_dev_nack_retry_count_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct dw_i3c_master *master = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", master->dev_nack_retry_cnt);
+}
+
+static ssize_t dw_dev_nack_retry_count_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct dw_i3c_master *master = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ unsigned long val;
+ int ret, i;
+ u32 reg;
+
+ ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &val);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (val > DW_I3C_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT_MAX) {
+ dev_err(dev,
+ "Value %lu exceeds maximum %d\n",
+ val, DW_I3C_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT_MAX);
+ return -ERANGE;
+ }
+
+ master->dev_nack_retry_cnt = val;
+
+ i3c_bus_maintenance_lock(&master->base.bus);
+ /*
+ * Update DAT entries for all currently attached devices.
+ * We directly iterate through the master's device array.
+ */
+ for (i = 0; i < master->maxdevs; i++) {
+ /* Skip free/empty slots */
+ if (master->free_pos & BIT(i))
+ continue;
+
+ reg = readl(master->regs +
+ DEV_ADDR_TABLE_LOC(master->datstartaddr, i));
+ reg &= ~GENMASK(30, 29);
+ reg |= DEV_ADDR_TABLE_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT(val);
+ writel(reg, master->regs +
+ DEV_ADDR_TABLE_LOC(master->datstartaddr, i));
+ }
+ i3c_bus_maintenance_unlock(&master->base.bus);
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count =
+ __ATTR(dev_nack_retry_count, 0644,
+ dw_dev_nack_retry_count_show,
+ dw_dev_nack_retry_count_store);
+
static void dw_i3c_master_disable(struct dw_i3c_master *master)
{
writel(readl(master->regs + DEVICE_CTRL) & ~DEV_CTRL_ENABLE,
@@ -1598,6 +1658,12 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
if (ret)
goto err_disable_pm;
+ dev_set_drvdata(&master->base.dev, master);
+ ret = device_create_file(&master->base.dev, &dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count);
+ if (ret)
+ dev_warn(&master->base.dev,
+ "Failed to create dev_nack_retry_count sysfs: %d\n", ret);
+
return 0;
err_disable_pm:
@@ -1617,6 +1683,9 @@ void dw_i3c_common_remove(struct dw_i3c_master *master)
cancel_work_sync(&master->hj_work);
i3c_master_unregister(&master->base);
+ device_remove_file(&master->base.dev, &dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count);
+ dev_set_drvdata(&master->base.dev, NULL);
+
pm_runtime_disable(master->dev);
pm_runtime_set_suspended(master->dev);
pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(master->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h
index c5cb695c16ab..45fc1774724a 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct dw_i3c_master {
u32 i2c_fm_timing;
u32 i2c_fmp_timing;
u32 quirks;
+ u32 dev_nack_retry_cnt;
/*
* Per-device hardware data, used to manage the device address table
* (DAT)
--
2.49.GIT
On Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 02:41:56PM +0800, adrianhoyin.ng@altera.com wrote:
> From: Adrian Ng Ho Yin <adrianhoyin.ng@altera.com>
>
> The DesignWare I3C controller supports automatically retrying transactions
> when a device NACKs. This is useful for slave devices that may be
> temporarily busy and not ready to respond immediately.
>
> Adds a controller-wide sysfs attribute, dev_nack_retry_count, to read or
> adjust the retry count at runtime. Returns error when value exceeds hw
> specified limit, and the updated value is programmed into all active DAT
> entries.
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Ng Ho Yin <adrianhoyin.ng@altera.com>
> ---
> drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 70 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
> index 9ceedf09c3b6..a34b4f05dbd3 100644
> --- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
> +++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
> @@ -204,8 +204,10 @@
> #define EXTENDED_CAPABILITY 0xe8
> #define SLAVE_CONFIG 0xec
>
> +#define DW_I3C_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT_MAX 0x3
> #define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_IBI_MDB BIT(12)
> #define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_SIR_REJECT BIT(13)
> +#define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT(x) (((x) << 29) & GENMASK(30, 29))
> #define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_LEGACY_I2C_DEV BIT(31)
> #define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_DYNAMIC_ADDR(x) (((x) << 16) & GENMASK(23, 16))
> #define DEV_ADDR_TABLE_STATIC_ADDR(x) ((x) & GENMASK(6, 0))
> @@ -295,6 +297,64 @@ to_dw_i3c_master(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
> return container_of(master, struct dw_i3c_master, base);
> }
>
> +static ssize_t dw_dev_nack_retry_count_show(struct device *dev,
> + struct device_attribute *attr,
> + char *buf)
> +{
> + struct dw_i3c_master *master = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> +
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", master->dev_nack_retry_cnt);
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t dw_dev_nack_retry_count_store(struct device *dev,
> + struct device_attribute *attr,
> + const char *buf, size_t count)
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-i3c/cover.1763747151.git.adrianhoyin.ng@altera.com/T/#m825490f3f9d7e5332a128d604eed6aee62630ceb
Adrain hunter said MIPI I3C support nack_retry also. So moving it to
master.c should be good idea.
Frank
> +{
> + struct dw_i3c_master *master = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> + unsigned long val;
> + int ret, i;
> + u32 reg;
> +
> + ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &val);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + if (val > DW_I3C_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT_MAX) {
> + dev_err(dev,
> + "Value %lu exceeds maximum %d\n",
> + val, DW_I3C_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT_MAX);
> + return -ERANGE;
> + }
> +
> + master->dev_nack_retry_cnt = val;
> +
> + i3c_bus_maintenance_lock(&master->base.bus);
> + /*
> + * Update DAT entries for all currently attached devices.
> + * We directly iterate through the master's device array.
> + */
> + for (i = 0; i < master->maxdevs; i++) {
> + /* Skip free/empty slots */
> + if (master->free_pos & BIT(i))
> + continue;
> +
> + reg = readl(master->regs +
> + DEV_ADDR_TABLE_LOC(master->datstartaddr, i));
> + reg &= ~GENMASK(30, 29);
> + reg |= DEV_ADDR_TABLE_DEV_NACK_RETRY_CNT(val);
> + writel(reg, master->regs +
> + DEV_ADDR_TABLE_LOC(master->datstartaddr, i));
> + }
> + i3c_bus_maintenance_unlock(&master->base.bus);
> +
> + return count;
> +}
> +
> +static struct device_attribute dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count =
> + __ATTR(dev_nack_retry_count, 0644,
> + dw_dev_nack_retry_count_show,
> + dw_dev_nack_retry_count_store);
> +
> static void dw_i3c_master_disable(struct dw_i3c_master *master)
> {
> writel(readl(master->regs + DEVICE_CTRL) & ~DEV_CTRL_ENABLE,
> @@ -1598,6 +1658,12 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
> if (ret)
> goto err_disable_pm;
>
> + dev_set_drvdata(&master->base.dev, master);
> + ret = device_create_file(&master->base.dev, &dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count);
> + if (ret)
> + dev_warn(&master->base.dev,
> + "Failed to create dev_nack_retry_count sysfs: %d\n", ret);
> +
> return 0;
>
> err_disable_pm:
> @@ -1617,6 +1683,9 @@ void dw_i3c_common_remove(struct dw_i3c_master *master)
> cancel_work_sync(&master->hj_work);
> i3c_master_unregister(&master->base);
>
> + device_remove_file(&master->base.dev, &dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count);
> + dev_set_drvdata(&master->base.dev, NULL);
> +
> pm_runtime_disable(master->dev);
> pm_runtime_set_suspended(master->dev);
> pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(master->dev);
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h
> index c5cb695c16ab..45fc1774724a 100644
> --- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h
> +++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.h
> @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct dw_i3c_master {
> u32 i2c_fm_timing;
> u32 i2c_fmp_timing;
> u32 quirks;
> + u32 dev_nack_retry_cnt;
> /*
> * Per-device hardware data, used to manage the device address table
> * (DAT)
> --
> 2.49.GIT
>
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