[PATCH] wifi: ath12k: fix CMA error and MHI state mismatch during resume
Saikiran
bjsaikiran at gmail.com
Mon Feb 2 07:17:20 PST 2026
Commit 8d5f4da8d70b ("wifi: ath12k: support suspend/resume") introduced
system suspend/resume support but caused a critical regression where
CMA pages are corrupted during resume.
1. CMA page corruption:
Calling mhi_unprepare_after_power_down() during suspend (via
ATH12K_MHI_DEINIT) prematurely frees the fbc_image and rddm_image
DMA buffers. When these pages are accessed during resume, the kernel
detects corruption (Bad page state).
To fix this corruption, the driver must skip ATH12K_MHI_DEINIT during
suspend, preserving the DMA buffers. However, implementing this fix
exposes a second issue in the state machine:
2. Resume failure due to MHI state mismatch:
When DEINIT is skipped during suspend to protect the memory, the
ATH12K_MHI_INIT bit remains set. On resume, ath12k_mhi_start()
blindly attempts to set INIT again, but the state machine rejects
the transition:
ath12k_wifi7_pci ...: failed to set mhi state INIT(0) in current
mhi state (0x1)
Fix the corruption and enable the correct suspend flow by:
1. In ath12k_mhi_stop(), skipping ATH12K_MHI_DEINIT if suspending.
This prevents the memory corruption by keeping the device context
valid (MHI_POWER_OFF_KEEP_DEV).
2. In ath12k_mhi_start(), checking if MHI_INIT is already set.
This accommodates the new suspend flow where the device remains
initialized, allowing the driver to proceed directly to POWER_ON.
Tested with suspend/resume cycles on Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
(SC8380XP) with WCN7850 WiFi. No CMA corruption observed, WiFi resumes
successfully, and deep sleep works correctly.
Fixes: 8d5f4da8d70b ("wifi: ath12k: support suspend/resume")
Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c5-00302 (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x)
Signed-off-by: Saikiran <bjsaikiran at gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mhi.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mhi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mhi.c
index 45c0f66dcc5e..1a0b3bcc6bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mhi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mhi.c
@@ -485,9 +485,14 @@ int ath12k_mhi_start(struct ath12k_pci *ab_pci)
ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->timeout_ms = MHI_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT_MS;
- ret = ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_INIT);
- if (ret)
- goto out;
+ /* In case of suspend/resume, MHI INIT is already done.
+ * So check if MHI INIT is set or not.
+ */
+ if (!test_bit(ATH12K_MHI_INIT, &ab_pci->mhi_state)) {
+ ret = ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_INIT);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ }
ret = ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_POWER_ON);
if (ret)
@@ -501,16 +506,21 @@ int ath12k_mhi_start(struct ath12k_pci *ab_pci)
void ath12k_mhi_stop(struct ath12k_pci *ab_pci, bool is_suspend)
{
- /* During suspend we need to use mhi_power_down_keep_dev()
- * workaround, otherwise ath12k_core_resume() will timeout
- * during resume.
+ /* During suspend, we need to use mhi_power_down_keep_dev()
+ * and avoid calling MHI_DEINIT. The deinit frees BHIE tables
+ * which causes memory corruption when those pages are
+ * accessed/freed again during resume. We want to keep the
+ * device prepared for resume, otherwise ath12k_core_resume()
+ * will timeout.
*/
if (is_suspend)
ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_POWER_OFF_KEEP_DEV);
else
ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_POWER_OFF);
- ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_DEINIT);
+ /* Only deinit when doing full power down, not during suspend */
+ if (!is_suspend)
+ ath12k_mhi_set_state(ab_pci, ATH12K_MHI_DEINIT);
}
void ath12k_mhi_suspend(struct ath12k_pci *ab_pci)
--
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