[PATCH] drm/msm/dsi: fix race between cmd transfer and host power off

From: Cédric Bellegarde

Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 07:13:39 EST


The transfer function dsi_host_transfer() guards against the DSI host
being inactive by checking msm_host->power_on. However, power_on is
cleared at the end of msm_dsi_host_power_off(), after clocks have
already been disabled. This creates a window where a concurrent DCS
command (e.g. a brightness update from the backlight driver) can pass
the power_on check, call xfer_prepare()/xfer_restore(), and toggle
link clocks that are already being torn down, leaving
disp_cc_mdss_byte0_clk stuck in the 'on' state.

Checking enabled instead of power_on closes the race by rejecting
transfers as soon as the bridge starts tearing down, before any clocks
are touched.

[11816.846734] disp_cc_mdss_byte0_clk status stuck at 'on'
[11816.846752] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 26399 at drivers/clk/qcom/clk-branch.c:88 clk_branch_toggle+0x128/0x178
[11816.861715] Modules linked in: rfcomm rmnet algif_hash algif_skcipher q6asm_dai q6voice_dai q6routing q6afe_dai q6voice q6adm q6cvp q6afe q6asm q6mvm q6cvs q6voice_common snd_q6dsp_common q6core bnep gpio_wcd934x snd_soc_wcd934x snd_soc_wcd_mbhc soundwire_qcom snd_soc_wcd_classh venus_enc venus_dec imx371 wcd934x regmap_slimbus imx376 lc898217xc videobuf2_dma_contig fastrpc v4l2_cci qrtr_smd rpmsg_ctrl hci_uart btqca btbcm bluetooth ecdh_generic ecc pwrseq_core snd_soc_max98927 qcom_camss ath10k_snoc videobuf2_dma_sg snd_soc_sdm845 videobuf2_memops venus_core ath10k_core qcom_smbx leds_qcom_flash snd_soc_rt5663 leds_qcom_lpg ath v4l2_mem2mem snd_soc_qcom_sdw videobuf2_v4l2 v4l2_fwnode videobuf2_common v4l2_async snd_soc_qcom_common bq27xxx_battery_i2c qcom_pbs bq27xxx_battery led_class_multicolor mac80211 snd_soc_rl6231 rtc_pm8xxx libarc4 soundwire_bus videodev qcom_stats qcom_spmi_rradc reset_qcom_pdc i2c_qcom_cci cfg80211 camcc_sdm845 rfkill mc qcom_rng ipa qcom_q6v5_mss slim_qcom_ngd_ctrl qcom_wdt icc_bwmon qrtr
[11816.861812] qcom_q6v5_pas qcom_pil_info qcom_q6v5 qcom_sysmon qcom_common qcom_glink_smem joydev zram zsmalloc uhid uinput nft_reject_inet nft_reject nf_reject_ipv6 nf_reject_ipv4 nft_ct nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables fuse nfnetlink ipv6 qcom_spmi_haptics rmi_i2c rmi_core
[11816.978965] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 26399 Comm: (sd-bright) Tainted: G W 6.16.7-sdm845 #1000-postmarketos-qcom-sdm845 PREEMPT
[11816.991580] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[11816.994637] Hardware name: OnePlus 6 (DT)
[11816.998735] pstate: 604000c5 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[11817.005844] pc : clk_branch_toggle+0x128/0x178
[11817.010384] lr : clk_branch_toggle+0x124/0x178
[11817.014956] sp : ffff8000991f3970
[11817.018358] x29: ffff8000991f3980 x28: ffff0000dad38000 x27: 0000000000000000
[11817.025634] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000
[11817.032887] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffa63e2af42178 x21: ffffa63e2b56e128
[11817.040169] x20: ffffa63e29da5a90 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000003
[11817.047451] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 000000000000000c x15: 0000000000000003
[11817.054701] x14: ffffa63e2b2f6a10 x13: 0000000000000003 x12: 0000000000000003
[11817.061982] x11: 00000000ffffefff x10: c0000000ffffefff x9 : e43cc05c4996c100
[11817.069260] x8 : e43cc05c4996c100 x7 : 7461206b63757473 x6 : 0000000000000027
[11817.076511] x5 : ffffa63e2b8726d3 x4 : ffffa63e2ae146c4 x3 : 0000000000000000
[11817.083792] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff8000991f3710 x0 : 00000000fffffff0
[11817.091042] Call trace:
[11817.093572] clk_branch_toggle+0x128/0x178 (P)
[11817.098112] clk_branch2_disable+0x28/0x40
[11817.102308] clk_core_disable+0x64/0x1b8
[11817.106358] clk_core_disable_lock+0x90/0x120
[11817.110810] clk_disable+0x2c/0x40
[11817.114298] dsi_link_clk_disable_6g+0x78/0x98
[11817.118871] msm_dsi_host_xfer_restore+0xf0/0x120
[11817.123667] msm_dsi_manager_cmd_xfer+0xfc/0x178
[11817.128411] dsi_host_transfer+0x48/0x110
[11817.132509] mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_brightness_large+0x8c/0xd0
[11817.138651] sofef00_panel_bl_update_status+0x3c/0x60
[11817.143802] backlight_device_set_brightness+0x88/0x128
[11817.149124] brightness_store+0x64/0xa8
[11817.153082] dev_attr_store+0x24/0x40
[11817.156835] sysfs_kf_write+0x8c/0xb8
[11817.160591] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0xe4/0x190
[11817.165073] do_iter_readv_writev+0x168/0x1c8
[11817.169515] vfs_writev+0x16c/0x378
[11817.173122] do_writev+0x84/0x130
[11817.176523] __arm64_sys_writev+0x2c/0x40
[11817.180618] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x100
[11817.184460] el0_svc_common+0x88/0xe8
[11817.188217] do_el0_svc+0x28/0x40
[11817.191621] el0_svc+0x38/0x88
[11817.194766] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x78/0x108
[11817.199161] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x1a0

Signed-off-by: Cédric Bellegarde <cedric.bellegarde@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
index 4d75529c0e85..f66f138cfba0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ static ssize_t dsi_host_transfer(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host = to_msm_dsi_host(host);
int ret;

- if (!msg || !msm_host->power_on)
+ if (!msg || !msm_host->enabled)
return -EINVAL;

mutex_lock(&msm_host->cmd_mutex);
--
2.53.0