Currently, we do not check the return status of the pause command, immediately after we load firmware. If the pause has failed, the firmware is not running. Signed-off-by: Stefan Binding <sbinding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c index f9c97270db6f6..29f1dce45f1dc 100644 --- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c +++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c @@ -781,7 +781,12 @@ static int cs35l41_smart_amp(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41) goto clean_dsp; } - cs35l41_set_cspl_mbox_cmd(cs35l41->dev, cs35l41->regmap, CSPL_MBOX_CMD_PAUSE); + ret = cs35l41_set_cspl_mbox_cmd(cs35l41->dev, cs35l41->regmap, CSPL_MBOX_CMD_PAUSE); + if (ret) { + dev_err(cs35l41->dev, "Error waiting for DSP to pause: %u\n", ret); + goto clean_dsp; + } + cs35l41->firmware_running = true; return 0; -- 2.34.1