[PATCH 1/3] i2c: bcm2835: Fix hang for writing messages larger than 16 bytes

From: Noralf TrÃnnes
Date: Mon Sep 19 2016 - 11:27:27 EST


Writing messages larger than the FIFO size results in a hang, rendering
the machine unusable. This is because the RXD status flag is set on the
first interrupt which results in bcm2835_drain_rxfifo() stealing bytes
from the buffer. The controller continues to trigger interrupts waiting
for the missing bytes, but bcm2835_fill_txfifo() has none to give.
In this situation wait_for_completion_timeout() apparently is unable to
stop the madness.

The BCM2835 ARM Peripherals datasheet has this to say about the flags:
TXD: is set when the FIFO has space for at least one byte of data.
RXD: is set when the FIFO contains at least one byte of data.
TXW: is set during a write transfer and the FIFO is less than full.
RXR: is set during a read transfer and the FIFO is or more full.

Implementing the logic from the downstream i2c-bcm2708 driver solved
the hang problem.

Signed-off-by: Noralf TrÃnnes <noralf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
index d4f3239..f283b71 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct bcm2835_i2c_dev {
int irq;
struct i2c_adapter adapter;
struct completion completion;
+ struct i2c_msg *curr_msg;
u32 msg_err;
u8 *msg_buf;
size_t msg_buf_remaining;
@@ -126,14 +127,13 @@ static irqreturn_t bcm2835_i2c_isr(int this_irq, void *data)
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}

- if (val & BCM2835_I2C_S_RXD) {
- bcm2835_drain_rxfifo(i2c_dev);
- if (!(val & BCM2835_I2C_S_DONE))
- return IRQ_HANDLED;
- }
-
if (val & BCM2835_I2C_S_DONE) {
- if (i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining)
+ if (i2c_dev->curr_msg->flags & I2C_M_RD) {
+ bcm2835_drain_rxfifo(i2c_dev);
+ val = bcm2835_i2c_readl(i2c_dev, BCM2835_I2C_S);
+ }
+
+ if ((val & BCM2835_I2C_S_RXD) || i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining)
i2c_dev->msg_err = BCM2835_I2C_S_LEN;
else
i2c_dev->msg_err = 0;
@@ -141,11 +141,16 @@ static irqreturn_t bcm2835_i2c_isr(int this_irq, void *data)
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}

- if (val & BCM2835_I2C_S_TXD) {
+ if (val & BCM2835_I2C_S_TXW) {
bcm2835_fill_txfifo(i2c_dev);
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}

+ if (val & BCM2835_I2C_S_RXR) {
+ bcm2835_drain_rxfifo(i2c_dev);
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+ }
+
return IRQ_NONE;
}

@@ -155,6 +160,7 @@ static int bcm2835_i2c_xfer_msg(struct bcm2835_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
u32 c;
unsigned long time_left;

+ i2c_dev->curr_msg = msg;
i2c_dev->msg_buf = msg->buf;
i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining = msg->len;
reinit_completion(&i2c_dev->completion);
--
2.8.2