[PATCH v2 0/5] PCI: qcom: Add D3cold support

[Neil Armstrong]

On 2/17/26 12:19, Krishna Chaitanya Chundru wrote:
> This series adds support for putting Qualcomm PCIe host bridges into D3cold
> when downstream conditions allow it, and introduces a small common helper
> to determine D3cold eligibility based on endpoint state.
> 
> On Qualcomm platforms, PCIe host controllers are currently kept powered
> even when there are no active endpoints (i.e. all endpoints are already in
> PCI_D3hot). This prevents the SoC from entering deeper low‑power states
> such as CXPC.
> 
> While PCIe D3cold support exists in the PCI core, host controller drivers
> lack a common mechanism to determine whether it is safe to power off the
> host bridge without breaking active devices or wakeup functionality.
> As a result, controllers either avoid entering D3cold or depend on rough,
> driver‑specific workarounds.
> 
> This series addresses that gap.
> 
> 1. Introduces pci_host_common_can_enter_d3cold(), a helper that determines
>     whether a host bridge may enter D3cold based on downstream PCIe endpoint
>     state. The helper permits D3cold only when all *active* endpoints are
>     already in PCI_D3hot, and any wakeup‑enabled endpoint supports PME
>     from D3cold.
> 
> 2. Updates the Designware PCIe host driver to use this helper in the
>     suspend_noirq() path, replacing the existing heuristic that blocked
>     D3cold whenever L1 ASPM was enabled.
> 
> 3. Enables D3cold support for Qualcomm PCIe controllers by wiring them into
>     the DesignWare common suspend/resume flow and explicitly powering down
>     controller resources when all endpoints are in D3hot.
> 
> The immediate outcome of this series is that Qualcomm PCIe host bridges can
> enter D3cold when all endpoints are in D3hot.
> 
> This is a necessary but not sufficient step toward unblocking CXPC. With
> this series applied, CXPC can be achieved on systems with no attached NVMe
> devices. Support for NVMe‑attached systems requires additional changes
> in NVMe driver, which are being worked on separately.
> 
> Tested on:
>    - Qualcomm Lemans EVK, Monaco & sc7280 platforms.
> 
> Validation steps:
>    - Boot without NVMe attach:
>        * PCIe host enters D3cold during suspend
>        * SoC is able to reach CXPC provided other drivers also remove
> 	their votes as part of suspend.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krishna Chaitanya Chundru <krishna.chundru at oss.qualcomm.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Updated the cover letter (Bjorn Andersson)
> - Add get_ltssm helper function to read LTSSM state from parf.
> - Allow D3cold if there is no driver enabled for a endpoint.
> - Added a seperate patch to make phy down in deinit part to avoid power
>    leakage.
> - Revert icc bw voting if resume fails(Bjorn Andersson).
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260128-d3cold-v1-0-dd8f3f0ce824@oss.qualcomm.com
> 
> ---
> Krishna Chaitanya Chundru (5):
>        PCI: host-common: Add helper to determine host bridge D3cold eligibility
>        PCI: dwc: Use common D3cold eligibility helper in suspend path
>        PCI: qcom: Add .get_ltssm() helper
>        PCI: qcom: Power down PHY via PARF_PHY_CTRL before disabling rails/clocks
>        PCI: qcom: Add D3cold support
> 
>   drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c |   9 +-
>   drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c            | 162 +++++++++++++++-------
>   drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-common.c          |  45 ++++++
>   drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-common.h          |   2 +
>   4 files changed, 162 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 9702969978695d9a699a1f34771580cdbb153b33
> change-id: 20251229-d3cold-bf99921960bb
> 
> Best regards,

With [1] to allow ath12k to go in d3cold:

Tested-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong at linaro.org> # on SM8650-HDK

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260217113142.9140-1-manivannan.sadhasivam@oss.qualcomm.com/