[PATCH] nvme: fix PCIe subsystem reset controller state transition

Nilay Shroff nilay at linux.ibm.com
Tue Jan 13 23:24:13 PST 2026


The commit d2fe192348f9 (“nvme: only allow entering LIVE from CONNECTING
state”) disallows controller state transitions directly from RESETTING
to LIVE. However, the NVMe PCIe subsystem reset path relies on this
transition to recover the controller on PowerPC (PPC) systems.

On PPC systems, issuing a subsystem reset causes a temporary loss of
communication with the NVMe adapter. A subsequent PCIe MMIO read then
triggers EEH recovery, which restores the PCIe link and brings the
controller back online. For EEH recovery to proceed correctly, the
controller must transition back to the LIVE state.

Due to the changes introduced by commit d2fe192348f9 (“nvme: only allow
entering LIVE from CONNECTING state”), the controller can no longer
transition directly from RESETTING to LIVE. As a result, EEH recovery
exits prematurely, leaving the controller stuck in the RESETTING state.

Fix this by explicitly transitioning the controller state from RESETTING
to CONNECTING and then to LIVE. This satisfies the updated state
transition rules and allows the controller to be successfully recovered
on PPC systems following a PCIe subsystem reset.

Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
Fixes: d2fe192348f9 ("nvme: only allow entering LIVE from CONNECTING state")
Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay at linux.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 0e4caeab739c..3027bba232de 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1532,7 +1532,10 @@ static int nvme_pci_subsystem_reset(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	}
 
 	writel(NVME_SUBSYS_RESET, dev->bar + NVME_REG_NSSR);
-	nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_LIVE);
+
+	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) ||
+	    !nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_LIVE))
+		goto unlock;
 
 	/*
 	 * Read controller status to flush the previous write and trigger a
-- 
2.52.0




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