Re: [PATCH] ASoC: imx-pcm-rpmsg: Flush pending work in hw_free

[Frank Li <Frank.li@oss.nxp.com>]

On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 03:58:20PM +0900, Chancel Liu wrote:
> From: Chancel Liu <chancel.liu@nxp.com>
>
> imx_rpmsg_terminate_all() queues the TERMINATE message to the workqueue
> and returns, while the DAI hw_free() synchronously gates the audio
> clock. The two can then run concurrently, and this concurrent access to
> the shared audio clock path can cause a stop failure or even hang the
> system.
>
> Flush the workqueue in a new component hw_free(), which runs before the
> DAI hw_free(), so TERMINATE is fully handled before the clock is gated.
> CLOSE stays the last message.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chancel Liu <chancel.liu@nxp.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>

>  sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-rpmsg.c | 14 +++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-rpmsg.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-rpmsg.c
> index 85b7c929a28a..6a0174d6c78d 100644
> --- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-rpmsg.c
> +++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-rpmsg.c
> @@ -178,6 +178,16 @@ static int imx_rpmsg_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_component *component,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>
> +static int imx_rpmsg_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
> +				 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
> +{
> +	struct rpmsg_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(component->dev);
> +
> +	flush_workqueue(info->rpmsg_wq);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static snd_pcm_uframes_t imx_rpmsg_pcm_pointer(struct snd_soc_component *component,
>  					       struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>  {
> @@ -285,9 +295,6 @@ static int imx_rpmsg_pcm_close(struct snd_soc_component *component,
>  	struct rpmsg_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(component->dev);
>  	struct rpmsg_msg *msg;
>
> -	/* Flush work in workqueue to make TX_CLOSE is the last message */
> -	flush_workqueue(info->rpmsg_wq);
> -
>  	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
>  		msg = &info->msg[TX_CLOSE];
>  		msg->s_msg.header.cmd = TX_CLOSE;
> @@ -624,6 +631,7 @@ static const struct snd_soc_component_driver imx_rpmsg_soc_component = {
>  	.open		= imx_rpmsg_pcm_open,
>  	.close		= imx_rpmsg_pcm_close,
>  	.hw_params	= imx_rpmsg_pcm_hw_params,
> +	.hw_free	= imx_rpmsg_pcm_hw_free,
>  	.trigger	= imx_rpmsg_pcm_trigger,
>  	.pointer	= imx_rpmsg_pcm_pointer,
>  	.ack		= imx_rpmsg_pcm_ack,
>
> ---
> base-commit: 8d00cfd77ffa64477129969eec8249c8cdadc9c2
> change-id: 20261019-b4-imx-pcm-rpmsg-concurrent-1522959ba768
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Chancel Liu <chancel.liu@nxp.com>
>
>