Re: [PATCH v7 2/4] CMDQ: Mediatek CMDQ driver

From: Horng-Shyang Liao
Date: Fri May 27 2016 - 01:44:43 EST


Hi CK,

Reply in line.

On Thu, 2016-05-26 at 15:28 +0800, CK Hu wrote:
> Hi, HS:
>
> Replay inline.
>
> On Tue, 2016-05-24 at 20:27 +0800, Horng-Shyang Liao wrote:
> > Hi CK,
> >
> > Reply in line.
> >
> > On Tue, 2016-05-24 at 11:05 +0800, CK Hu wrote:
> > > Hi, HS:
> > >
> > > Some comments below.
> > >
> > ...
> > > > +static void cmdq_thread_irq_handler(struct cmdq *cmdq, int tid)
> > > > +{
> > > > + struct cmdq_thread *thread = &cmdq->thread[tid];
> > > > + unsigned long flags = 0L;
> > > > + int value;
> > > > +
> > > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&cmdq->exec_lock, flags);
> > > > +
> > > > + /*
> > > > + * it is possible for another CPU core
> > > > + * to run "release task" right before we acquire the spin lock
> > > > + * and thus reset / disable this HW thread
> > > > + * so we check both the IRQ flag and the enable bit of this thread
> > > > + */
> > > > + value = cmdq_thread_readl(thread, CMDQ_THR_IRQ_STATUS);
> > > > + if (!(value & CMDQ_THR_IRQ_MASK)) {
> > > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->exec_lock, flags);
> > > > + return;
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > If this case happen and just return without clearing irq status, the irq
> > > would keep triggering and system hang up. So just remove this checking
> > > and go down to clear irq status.
> >
> > This case is safe because irq status is cleared.
> > But, next if condition has the problem which you mentioned.
> >
> > I will change it as below.
> >
> > if (!(cmdq_thread_readl(thread, CMDQ_THR_ENABLE_TASK) &
> > CMDQ_THR_ENABLED)) {
> > cmdq_thread_writel(thread, ~value, CMDQ_THR_IRQ_STATUS);
> > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->exec_lock, flags);
> > return;
> > }
> >
> > If thread is disabled, tasks must be all finished.
> > Therefore, just clear irq status and return.
> >
>
> For irq status checking part, if irq status & irq mask is zero, remove
> this checking and let it go down, it still do nothing because value &
> CMDQ_THR_IRQ_ERROR is zero and value & CMDQ_THR_IRQ_DONE is zero. So you
> can just remove this checking and get the same result.
>
> In general HW design, once a HW is not enable, it does not trigger
> interrupt any more. Be sure that it's necessary to clear irq status even
> though thread is disable.
>

I Will remove first if condition,
so rewrite first two if condition parts as below.

value = cmdq_thread_readl(thread, CMDQ_THR_IRQ_STATUS);
cmdq_thread_writel(thread, ~value, CMDQ_THR_IRQ_STATUS);

if (!(cmdq_thread_readl(thread, CMDQ_THR_ENABLE_TASK) &
CMDQ_THR_ENABLED))
value = 0;

> > > > +
> > > > + if (!(cmdq_thread_readl(thread, CMDQ_THR_ENABLE_TASK) &
> > > > + CMDQ_THR_ENABLED)) {
> > > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->exec_lock, flags);
> > > > + return;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + cmdq_thread_writel(thread, ~value, CMDQ_THR_IRQ_STATUS);
> > > > +
> > > > + if (value & CMDQ_THR_IRQ_ERROR)
> > > > + cmdq_handle_error_done(cmdq, thread, true);
> > > > + else if (value & CMDQ_THR_IRQ_DONE)
> > > > + cmdq_handle_error_done(cmdq, thread, false);
> > >
> > > These irq status checking and clearing code here is the same as those in
> > > cmdq_task_handle_error_result(). To move the checking and clearing code
> > > into cmdq_handle_error_done() and here just to call
> > > cmdq_handle_error_done(cmdq, thread) would reduce duplicated code.
> >
> > Will do.
> >
> > > > +
> > > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->exec_lock, flags);
> > > > +}
> > ...
> > ...
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > CK
> >
> > Thanks,
> > HS
> >
>
> Regards,
> CK
>
>

Thanks,
HS