[PATCH v2 4/6] soc: qcom: cmd-db: Allow boot without CMD DB data

[Balaji Selvanathan]

In snagboot mode, XBL loads U-Boot directly without populating CMD DB.
The cmd-db driver fails to bind when CMD DB magic is invalid, blocking
boot even when CMD DB is not strictly required.

Add QCOM_COMMAND_DB_OPTIONAL config to allow the driver to bind
successfully when CMD DB data is absent. When enabled, a warning is
logged and cmd_db_header is set to NULL, so consumer drivers receive
errors on resource queries rather than preventing boot entirely.

Signed-off-by: Balaji Selvanathan <balaji.selvanathan at oss.qualcomm.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- No changes
---
 drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig b/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
index 8243805e46a..239d87e044f 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ config QCOM_COMMAND_DB
 	  resource on a RPM-hardened platform must use this database to get
 	  SoC specific identifier and information for the shared resources.
 
+config QCOM_COMMAND_DB_OPTIONAL
+	bool "Allow operation without Command DB data"
+	depends on QCOM_COMMAND_DB
+	help
+	  Allow the Command DB driver to bind successfully even when CMD DB
+	  data is not populated or has an invalid magic number.
+
+	  This is useful for platforms where CMD DB is not populated by
+
+	  When enabled, missing CMD DB will generate warnings but allow boot
+	  to continue. Consumer drivers must handle cmd_db API failures
+	  gracefully by checking return values.
+
+	  If unsure, say N. Most production Qualcomm platforms require
+	  valid CMD DB data.
+
 config QCOM_RPMH
 	bool "Qualcomm RPMh support"
 	depends on QCOM_COMMAND_DB
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
index d0a6047b8a6..b4682d811f7 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
@@ -252,8 +252,18 @@ static int cmd_db_bind(struct udevice *dev)
 
 	cmd_db_header = base;
 	if (!cmd_db_magic_matches(cmd_db_header)) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_QCOM_COMMAND_DB_OPTIONAL
+		log_warning("%s: CMD DB magic not found (0x%02x%02x%02x%02x)\n",
+			    __func__, cmd_db_header->magic[0], cmd_db_header->magic[1],
+			    cmd_db_header->magic[2], cmd_db_header->magic[3]);
+		log_warning("%s: CMD DB data unavailable, resource queries will fail\n",
+			    __func__);
+		cmd_db_header = NULL;
+		return 0;
+#else
 		log_err("%s: Invalid Command DB Magic\n", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
 	}
 
 	return 0;

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