[PATCH] firmware: arm_ffa: Unmap Rx/Tx buffers on shutdown
Sudeep Holla
sudeep.holla at kernel.org
Wed Aug 19 00:08:50 PDT 2026
On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 03:44:04PM -0700, Carol L Soto wrote:
> The FF-A core maps its Rx/Tx buffers with the firmware during probe,
> but only unmaps them from the remove and probe error paths. A kexec
> reboot runs device_shutdown() without removing the driver, leaving the
> old buffers mapped in the firmware.
>
> The next kernel can then fail to register its Rx/Tx buffers because the
> firmware still tracks the previous mapping.
>
I had posted a single line patch here[1]. The original author/reported never
got back.
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Regards,
Sudeep
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260729-nostalgic-accurate-raccoon-ab7d7e@sudeepholla
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