[PATCH v1 2/2] i2c: imx: ensure no clock is generated after last read

Stefan Eichenberger eichest at gmail.com
Wed Feb 18 07:08:50 PST 2026


From: Stefan Eichenberger <stefan.eichenberger at toradex.com>

When reading from the I2DR register, right after releasing the bus by
clearing MSTA and MTX, the I2C controller might still generate an
additional clock cycle which can cause devices to misbehave. Ensure to
only read from I2DR after the bus is not busy anymore. Because this
requires polling, the read of the last byte is moved outside of the
interrupt handler.

An example for such a failing transfer is this:
i2ctransfer -y -a 0 w1 at 0x00 0x02 r1
Error: Sending messages failed: Connection timed out
It does not happen with every device because not all devices react to
the additional clock cycle.

Fixes: 5f5c2d4579ca ("i2c: imx: prevent rescheduling in non dma mode")
Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org> # v6.13+
Signed-off-by: Stefan Eichenberger <stefan.eichenberger at toradex.com>
---
 drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 56e2a14495a9a..452d120a210b1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1018,8 +1018,9 @@ static inline int i2c_imx_isr_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void i2c_imx_isr_read_continue(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
+static inline enum imx_i2c_state i2c_imx_isr_read_continue(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 {
+	enum imx_i2c_state next_state = IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_CONTINUE;
 	unsigned int temp;
 
 	if ((i2c_imx->msg->len - 1) == i2c_imx->msg_buf_idx) {
@@ -1033,18 +1034,20 @@ static inline void i2c_imx_isr_read_continue(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 				i2c_imx->stopped =  1;
 			temp &= ~(I2CR_MSTA | I2CR_MTX);
 			imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * For i2c master receiver repeat restart operation like:
-			 * read -> repeat MSTA -> read/write
-			 * The controller must set MTX before read the last byte in
-			 * the first read operation, otherwise the first read cost
-			 * one extra clock cycle.
-			 */
-			temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
-			temp |= I2CR_MTX;
-			imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+
+			return IMX_I2C_STATE_DONE;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * For i2c master receiver repeat restart operation like:
+		 * read -> repeat MSTA -> read/write
+		 * The controller must set MTX before read the last byte in
+		 * the first read operation, otherwise the first read cost
+		 * one extra clock cycle.
+		 */
+		temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+		temp |= I2CR_MTX;
+		imx_i2c_write_reg(temp, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
+		next_state = IMX_I2C_STATE_DONE;
 	} else if (i2c_imx->msg_buf_idx == (i2c_imx->msg->len - 2)) {
 		temp = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 		temp |= I2CR_TXAK;
@@ -1052,6 +1055,7 @@ static inline void i2c_imx_isr_read_continue(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
 	}
 
 	i2c_imx->msg->buf[i2c_imx->msg_buf_idx++] = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2DR);
+	return next_state;
 }
 
 static inline void i2c_imx_isr_read_block_data_len(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx)
@@ -1088,11 +1092,9 @@ static irqreturn_t i2c_imx_master_isr(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, unsigned i
 		break;
 
 	case IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_CONTINUE:
-		i2c_imx_isr_read_continue(i2c_imx);
-		if (i2c_imx->msg_buf_idx == i2c_imx->msg->len) {
-			i2c_imx->state = IMX_I2C_STATE_DONE;
+		i2c_imx->state = i2c_imx_isr_read_continue(i2c_imx);
+		if (i2c_imx->state == IMX_I2C_STATE_DONE)
 			wake_up(&i2c_imx->queue);
-		}
 		break;
 
 	case IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_BLOCK_DATA:
@@ -1490,6 +1492,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, struct i2c_msg *msgs,
 			bool is_lastmsg)
 {
 	int block_data = msgs->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev,
 		"<%s> write slave address: addr=0x%x\n",
@@ -1522,10 +1525,20 @@ static int i2c_imx_read(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx, struct i2c_msg *msgs,
 		dev_err(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "<%s> read timedout\n", __func__);
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
-	if (i2c_imx->is_lastmsg && !i2c_imx->stopped)
-		return i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0, false);
+	if (i2c_imx->is_lastmsg) {
+		if (!i2c_imx->stopped)
+			ret = i2c_imx_bus_busy(i2c_imx, 0, false);
+		/*
+		 * Only read the last byte of the last message after the bus is
+		 * not busy. Else the controller generates another clock which
+		 * might confuse devices.
+		 */
+		if (!ret)
+			i2c_imx->msg->buf[i2c_imx->msg_buf_idx++] = imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx,
+										     IMX_I2C_I2DR);
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int i2c_imx_xfer_common(struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
-- 
2.51.0




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