[PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btmtk: Trigger reset on firmware download failure

[PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btmtk: Trigger reset on firmware download failure

[Chris Lu]

Initiate reset flow if MT79xx series BT failed to download firmware when
doing setup.
If driver is not able to get event after reset in the first section of
btmtk_usb_setup, the protocol is deemed unuable and driver will return to
prevent from repeatedly executing resets.

Signed-off-by: Chris Lu <chris.lu@mediatek.com>
---
 drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
index a8c520dc09e1..8b1443b9e9cf 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 						btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to set up firmware (%d)", err);
-			return err;
+			goto reset_fw;
 		}
 
 		/* It's Device EndPoint Reset Option Register */
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		err = btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync(hdev, &wmt_params);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to send wmt func ctrl (%d)", err);
-			return err;
+			goto reset_fw;
 		}
 
 		hci_set_msft_opcode(hdev, 0xFD30);
@@ -1444,6 +1444,13 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	}
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
+reset_fw:
+	if (btmtk_data->reset_sync) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Mediatek do firmware reset");
+		btmtk_reset_sync(hdev);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 done:
 	rettime = ktime_get();
 	delta = ktime_sub(rettime, calltime);
-- 
2.45.2

Re: [PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btmtk: Trigger reset on firmware download failure

[Luiz Augusto von Dentz]

Hi Chris,

On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM Chris Lu <chris.lu@mediatek.com> wrote:
>
> Initiate reset flow if MT79xx series BT failed to download firmware when
> doing setup.
> If driver is not able to get event after reset in the first section of
> btmtk_usb_setup, the protocol is deemed unuable and driver will return to
> prevent from repeatedly executing resets.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chris Lu <chris.lu@mediatek.com>
> ---
>  drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c | 11 +++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
> index a8c520dc09e1..8b1443b9e9cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
> +++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
> @@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
>                                                 btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync);
>                 if (err < 0) {
>                         bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to set up firmware (%d)", err);
> -                       return err;
> +                       goto reset_fw;
>                 }
>
>                 /* It's Device EndPoint Reset Option Register */
> @@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
>                 err = btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync(hdev, &wmt_params);
>                 if (err < 0) {
>                         bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to send wmt func ctrl (%d)", err);
> -                       return err;
> +                       goto reset_fw;
>                 }
>
>                 hci_set_msft_opcode(hdev, 0xFD30);
> @@ -1444,6 +1444,13 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
>         }
>         kfree_skb(skb);
>
> +reset_fw:
> +       if (btmtk_data->reset_sync) {
> +               bt_dev_err(hdev, "Mediatek do firmware reset");

This message is a bit cryptic to me, why do we need to print that you
will be doing a reset?

> +               btmtk_reset_sync(hdev);

This seems to be doing a hard reset, which I assume you are doing as
an attempt to recover by retrying to setup, but if it fails we may go
into a loop condition trying to setup so we better limit the number of
attempts.

> +               return err;
> +       }
> +
>  done:
>         rettime = ktime_get();
>         delta = ktime_sub(rettime, calltime);
> --
> 2.45.2
>


-- 
Luiz Augusto von Dentz

Re: [PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btmtk: Trigger reset on firmware download failure

[Chris Lu (陸稚泓)]

Hi Luiz,

Thanks for your review and response.

On Wed, 2025-12-10 at 16:09 -0500, Luiz Augusto von Dentz wrote:
> 
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> 
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM Chris Lu <chris.lu@mediatek.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > Initiate reset flow if MT79xx series BT failed to download firmware
> > when
> > doing setup.
> > If driver is not able to get event after reset in the first section
> > of
> > btmtk_usb_setup, the protocol is deemed unuable and driver will
> > return to
> > prevent from repeatedly executing resets.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Chris Lu <chris.lu@mediatek.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c | 11 +++++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
> > index a8c520dc09e1..8b1443b9e9cf 100644
> > --- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
> > +++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
> > @@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> >                                                
> > btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync);
> >                 if (err < 0) {
> >                         bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to set up firmware
> > (%d)", err);
> > -                       return err;
> > +                       goto reset_fw;
> >                 }
> > 
> >                 /* It's Device EndPoint Reset Option Register */
> > @@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> >                 err = btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync(hdev, &wmt_params);
> >                 if (err < 0) {
> >                         bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to send wmt func
> > ctrl (%d)", err);
> > -                       return err;
> > +                       goto reset_fw;
> >                 }
> > 
> >                 hci_set_msft_opcode(hdev, 0xFD30);
> > @@ -1444,6 +1444,13 @@ int btmtk_usb_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> >         }
> >         kfree_skb(skb);
> > 
> > +reset_fw:
> > +       if (btmtk_data->reset_sync) {
> > +               bt_dev_err(hdev, "Mediatek do firmware reset");
> 
> This message is a bit cryptic to me, why do we need to print that you
> will be doing a reset?

Indeed, this log can only be interpreted by Mediatek engineers. I'll
update v2 to remove this line.

> 
> > +               btmtk_reset_sync(hdev);
> 
> This seems to be doing a hard reset, which I assume you are doing as
> an attempt to recover by retrying to setup, but if it fails we may go
> into a loop condition trying to setup so we better limit the number
> of
> attempts.

We only perform reset once when firmware download failed or 'wmt ctrl'
command failed.

Before downloading the firmware, driver will send pre-init commands to
get information such as chip id, after the reset, if those command
still can't work normally, it is considered a protocol issue that it
can't be further used. We'll not enter the reset flow again to avoid an
endless loop.

There is indeed a potential risk. If the pre-init commands are all fine
but firmware download continues to have problem, it could cause a loop
condition. Retry limit will be addressed in v2.

> 
> > +               return err;
> > +       }
> > +
> >  done:
> >         rettime = ktime_get();
> >         delta = ktime_sub(rettime, calltime);
> > --
> > 2.45.2
> > 
> 
> 
> --
> Luiz Augusto von Dentz

Thanks a lot!
Chris Lu