[PATCH v2] i3c: master: dw-i3c: Fix missing reset assertion in remove() callback

From: Felix Gu

Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 13:52:53 EST


The reset line acquired during probe is currently left deasserted when
the driver is unbound.

Switch to devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive_deasserted() to
ensure the reset is automatically re-asserted by the devres core when
the driver is removed.

Fixes: 62fe9d06f570 ("i3c: dw: Add power management support")
Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Switch to devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive_deasserted()
suggested by Philipp Zabel.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260316-dw-i3c-v1-1-ab41904fc780@xxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c | 11 +++--------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
index d87bde3f7700..f3dabd8d1225 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
@@ -1606,13 +1606,11 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
if (IS_ERR(master->pclk))
return PTR_ERR(master->pclk);

- master->core_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(&pdev->dev,
- "core_rst");
+ master->core_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive_deasserted(
+ &pdev->dev, "core_rst");
if (IS_ERR(master->core_rst))
return PTR_ERR(master->core_rst);

- reset_control_deassert(master->core_rst);
-
spin_lock_init(&master->xferqueue.lock);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&master->xferqueue.list);

@@ -1624,7 +1622,7 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
dw_i3c_master_irq_handler, 0,
dev_name(&pdev->dev), master);
if (ret)
- goto err_assert_rst;
+ return ret;

platform_set_drvdata(pdev, master);

@@ -1671,9 +1669,6 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);

-err_assert_rst:
- reset_control_assert(master->core_rst);
-
return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_i3c_common_probe);

---
base-commit: b84a0ebe421ca56995ff78b66307667b62b3a900
change-id: 20260316-dw-i3c-e7a36bc90682

Best regards,
--
Felix Gu <ustc.gu@xxxxxxxxx>