Re: [PATCH v2] usb: typec: fusb302: Fix debugfs mutex initialisation

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Thu Mar 21 2019 - 12:02:36 EST


On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:24:18 +0200
Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 06:34:33PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > > > After applying this there was no more "fusb302" debugfs directory, and
> > > > attempt to unload the fusb302 module dead locked. Also, attempt to
> > > > reboot caused this to happen on my GDPWin board after applying the
> > > > patch:
> > > >
> > > > BUG: Dentry 0000000012f2a05d{i=149,n=i2c-fusb302} still in use (1) [unmount of sysfs sysfs]
> > > > WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1639 at fs/dcache.c:1529 umount_check.cold.55+0x2e/0x3a
> > > > Modules linked in: intel_xhci_usb_role_switch roles pi3usb30532 typec i915 intel_gtt intel_cht_int33fe [last unloaded: tcpm]
> > > > CPU: 3 PID: 1639 Comm: umount Not tainted 5.1.0-rc1-heikki+ #916
> > > > Hardware name: Default string Default string/Default string, BIOS 5.11 05/25/2017
> > > > RIP: 0010:umount_check.cold.55+0x2e/0x3a
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > Note. Your patch has also a conflict with patches from Hans, I
> > > > think with this one: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10847275/
> > > > I can take care of that, but you can also rebase the next version on
> > > > top of my typec-next branch to solve that problem:
> > > > https://github.com/krohei/linux/commits/typec-next
> > >
> > > OK, this is very weird. I can't reproduce any of the issues you're
> > > reporting:
> > >
> > > - the patch applies cleanly on top of typec-next
> > > - removing the fusb302 module works
> > > - I see the debugfs file whenever fsusb302 is inserted
> > >
> > > Maybe you were trying this on another branch?
> >
> > No, the branch is correct. Actually, I tested this on top of mainline
> > and linux-next. I saw that happen on both.
> >
> > On these Intel Cherrytrail based boards like my GDBWin, fusb302 is one
> > of the functions of a weir MFD device (the driver for that device is
> > drivers/platform/x86/intel_cht_int33fe.c). It's entirely possible that
> > we are doing something wrong in that driver, and your patch just makes
> > the problem visible.
> >
> > I'll continue debugging.
>
> I figured out what's the problem. It seems that the driver does not
> probe successfully, which is why I don't see that "fusb302" debugfs
> directory.
>
> The reason is that if tcpm_register_port() returns with -EPROBE_DEFER,
> we end up with that rootdir already pointing to something, even though
> the entry is destroyed in that case. So next time the driver is
> probed, that "fusb302" directory does get created as rootdir has a
> value, and debugfs_create_file() fails.
>
> I think the correct fix is to just initialize the mutex earlier.
> Something like this should work:
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/fusb302.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/fusb302.c
> index 261b82900fec..8e43ea27f26d 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/fusb302.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/fusb302.c
> @@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static struct dentry *rootdir;
>
> static void fusb302_debugfs_init(struct fusb302_chip *chip)
> {
> - mutex_init(&chip->logbuffer_lock);
> if (!rootdir)
> rootdir = debugfs_create_dir("fusb302", NULL);
>
> @@ -1667,6 +1666,7 @@ static int fusb302_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> chip->tcpc_config = fusb302_tcpc_config;
> chip->tcpc_dev.config = &chip->tcpc_config;
> mutex_init(&chip->lock);
> + mutex_init(&chip->logbuffer_lock);
>
> chip->tcpc_dev.fwnode =
> device_get_named_child_node(dev, "connector");

Looks good to me, although you probably want to make that conditional
on CONFIG_DEBUG_FS being set.

Thanks,

M.
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