[PATCH v5] nfc: nxp-nci: i2c: use rising-edge IRQ on ACPI systems

From: Carl Lee via B4 Relay

Date: Tue May 19 2026 - 05:54:00 EST


From: Carl Lee <carl.lee@xxxxxxx>

Some ACPI-based platforms report incorrect IRQ trigger types (e.g.
IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH), which can lead to interrupt storms.

Use the historically working rising-edge trigger on ACPI systems to
avoid this regression.

Device Tree-based systems continue to use the firmware-provided
trigger type.

Fixes: 57be33f85e36 ("nfc: nxp-nci: remove interrupt trigger type")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tested-by: Luca Stefani <luca.stefani.ge1@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Carl Lee <carl.lee@xxxxxxx>
---
Some ACPI-based platforms report incorrect IRQ trigger types,
which can lead to interrupt storms.

Use rising-edge IRQ on ACPI systems to avoid this regression,
while keeping firmware-provided trigger types on non-ACPI systems.
---
Changes in v5:
- Add missing Reviewed-by and Tested-by tags
- No functional changes
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260519-nfc-nxp-nci-i2c-restore-irq-trigger-fallback-v4-1-8580d8e18016@xxxxxxx

Changes in v4:
- Add Fixes tag
- Add Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260516-nfc-nxp-nci-i2c-restore-irq-trigger-fallback-v3-1-37ba4b6e9086@xxxxxxx

Changes in v3:
- Use rising-edge IRQ on ACPI systems to avoid interrupt storms
- Keep using firmware-provided trigger type on non-ACPI systems
- Refine commit message to focus on regression on ACPI platforms
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260312-nfc-nxp-nci-i2c-restore-irq-trigger-fallback-v2-1-362348f7fa30@xxxxxxx

Changes in v2:
- Add missing <linux/irq.h> include for irq_get_trigger_type().
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260311-nfc-nxp-nci-i2c-restore-irq-trigger-fallback-v1-1-9e20714411d7@xxxxxxx
---
drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
index 6a5ce8ff91f0..266dc231c47d 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/i2c.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/nfc.h>
#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ static int nxp_nci_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
{
struct device *dev = &client->dev;
struct nxp_nci_i2c_phy *phy;
+ unsigned long irqflags;
int r;

if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
@@ -303,9 +305,26 @@ static int nxp_nci_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
if (r < 0)
return r;

+ /*
+ * ACPI platforms may report incorrect IRQ trigger types
+ * (e.g. level-high), which can lead to interrupt storms.
+ *
+ * Use the historically stable rising-edge trigger for ACPI devices.
+ *
+ * On non-ACPI systems (e.g. Device Tree), prefer the firmware-
+ * provided trigger type, falling back to rising-edge if not set.
+ */
+ if (ACPI_COMPANION(dev)) {
+ irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING;
+ } else {
+ irqflags = irq_get_trigger_type(client->irq);
+ if (!irqflags)
+ irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING;
+ }
+
r = request_threaded_irq(client->irq, NULL,
nxp_nci_i2c_irq_thread_fn,
- IRQF_ONESHOT,
+ irqflags | IRQF_ONESHOT,
NXP_NCI_I2C_DRIVER_NAME, phy);
if (r < 0)
nfc_err(&client->dev, "Unable to register IRQ handler\n");

---
base-commit: 7109a2155340cc7b21f27e832ece6df03592f2e8
change-id: 20260311-nfc-nxp-nci-i2c-restore-irq-trigger-fallback-cda942530c60

Best regards,
--
Carl Lee <carl.lee@xxxxxxx>