[PATCH] ARM: dts: sun8i: r40: bananapi-m2-ultra: Limit eMMC clock to 37.5 MHz

[PATCH] ARM: dts: sun8i: r40: bananapi-m2-ultra: Limit eMMC clock to 37.5 MHz

[Jernej Skrabec]

The Samsung eMMC on Banana Pi M2 Ultra fails with "data error, sending
stop command" within a second of sustained reads in DDR52 mode at
50 MHz. At 37.5 MHz the same board survives a long read/write soak.

Limit the eMMC clock to 37.5 MHz. Also enable the hardware reset line,
which is routed to the controller (PC24), so the card can be recovered
after such errors.

Link: https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/30663-banana-pi-m2u-emmc-data-error-sending-stop-command-fixed-with-a-40-mhz-device-tr/
Signed-off-by: Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@gmail.com>
---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/allwinner/sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dts | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/allwinner/sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/allwinner/sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dts
index cd2351acc32f..ddb70af25836 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/allwinner/sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/allwinner/sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dts
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ &mmc2 {
 	vmmc-supply = <&reg_dcdc1>;
 	vqmmc-supply = <&reg_dcdc1>;
 	bus-width = <8>;
+	max-frequency = <37500000>;
+	cap-mmc-hw-reset;
 	non-removable;
 	status = "okay";
 };

base-commit: 6628e7d4c6b25c8d18f1345e3a20d21829aae7e4
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: sun8i: r40: bananapi-m2-ultra: Limit eMMC clock to 37.5 MHz

[Chen-Yu Tsai]

On Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:51:48 +0100, Jernej Skrabec wrote:
> The Samsung eMMC on Banana Pi M2 Ultra fails with "data error, sending
> stop command" within a second of sustained reads in DDR52 mode at
> 50 MHz. At 37.5 MHz the same board survives a long read/write soak.
> 
> Limit the eMMC clock to 37.5 MHz. Also enable the hardware reset line,
> which is routed to the controller (PC24), so the card can be recovered
> after such errors.
> 
> [...]

Applied to sunxi/dt-for-7.5 in sunxi, thanks!

[1/1] ARM: dts: sun8i: r40: bananapi-m2-ultra: Limit eMMC clock to 37.5 MHz
      https://git.kernel.org/sunxi/linux/c/160738a3721c

Best regards,
-- 
Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org>