diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c index 77bc0db17fc6fc..c5ab39f1e755c8 100644 --- a/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c +++ b/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c @@ -1018,12 +1018,27 @@ static int svc_i3c_master_do_daa(struct i3c_master_controller *m) goto rpm_out; } - /* Register all devices who participated to the core */ - for (i = 0; i < dev_nb; i++) { - ret = i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked(m, addrs[i]); - if (ret) - goto rpm_out; - } + /* + * Register all devices who participated to the core + * + * If two devices (A and B) are detected in DAA and address 0xa is assigned to + * device A and 0xb to device B, a failure in i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked() + * for device A (addr: 0xa) could prevent device B (addr: 0xb) from being + * registered on the bus. The I3C stack might still consider 0xb a free + * address. If a subsequent Hotjoin occurs, 0xb might be assigned to Device A, + * causing both devices A and B to use the same address 0xb, violating the I3C + * specification. + * + * The return value for i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked() should not be checked + * because subsequent steps will scan the entire I3C bus, independent of + * whether i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked() returns success. + * + * If device A registration fails, there is still a chance to register device + * B. i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked() can reset DAA if a failure occurs while + * retrieving device information. + */ + for (i = 0; i < dev_nb; i++) + i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked(m, addrs[i]); /* Configure IBI auto-rules */ ret = svc_i3c_update_ibirules(master);