Re: [PATCH] Input: serio - make write method mandatory

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 03:19:36AM +0000, Michael Kelley wrote:
> From: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 6:56 PM
> > 
> > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 08:53:40PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > Given that all serio drivers except one implement write() method
> > > let's make it mandatory to avoid testing for its presence whenever
> > > we attempt to use it.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/input/serio/ams_delta_serio.c | 6 ++++++
> > >  drivers/input/serio/serio.c           | 5 +++++
> > >  include/linux/serio.h                 | 5 +----
> > >  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/ams_delta_serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/ams_delta_serio.c
> > > index 1c0be299f179..a1c314897951 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/input/serio/ams_delta_serio.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/input/serio/ams_delta_serio.c
> > > @@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ static irqreturn_t ams_delta_serio_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
> > >  	return IRQ_HANDLED;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +static int ams_delta_serio_write(struct serio *serio, u8 data)
> > > +{
> > > +	return -EINVAL;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  static int ams_delta_serio_open(struct serio *serio)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct ams_delta_serio *priv = serio->port_data;
> > > @@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ static int ams_delta_serio_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > >  	priv->serio = serio;
> > >
> > >  	serio->id.type = SERIO_8042;
> > > +	serio->write = ams_delta_serio_write;
> > >  	serio->open = ams_delta_serio_open;
> > >  	serio->close = ams_delta_serio_close;
> > >  	strlcpy(serio->name, "AMS DELTA keyboard adapter", sizeof(serio->name));
> > > diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
> > > index 29f491082926..8d229a11bb6b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
> > > @@ -694,6 +694,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_reconnect);
> > >   */
> > >  void __serio_register_port(struct serio *serio, struct module *owner)
> > >  {
> > > +	if (!serio->write) {
> > > +		pr_err("%s: refusing to register %s without write method\n",
> > > +		       __func__, serio->name);
> > > +		return;
> > > +	}
> > >  	serio_init_port(serio);
> > >  	serio_queue_event(serio, owner, SERIO_REGISTER_PORT);
> > >  }
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/serio.h b/include/linux/serio.h
> > > index 6c27d413da92..075f1b8d76fa 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/serio.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/serio.h
> > > @@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ void serio_unregister_driver(struct serio_driver *drv);
> > >
> > >  static inline int serio_write(struct serio *serio, unsigned char data)
> > >  {
> > > -	if (serio->write)
> > > -		return serio->write(serio, data);
> > > -	else
> > > -		return -1;
> > > +	return serio->write(serio, data);
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static inline void serio_drv_write_wakeup(struct serio *serio)
> > > --
> > > 2.31.0.rc2.261.g7f71774620-goog
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dmitry
> > 
> > This patch as commit 81c7c0a350bf ("Input: serio - make write method
> > mandatory") in -next breaks input for my Hyper-V VM, which prevents me
> > from logging in. I attempted to do something like the following (-1 or
> > -EINVAL) which should be equivalent but it does not resolve the issue.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c b/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c
> > index 1a7b72a9016d..d3eee2d4c327 100644
> > --- a/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c
> > @@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ static void hv_kbd_stop(struct serio *serio)
> >         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kbd_dev->lock, flags);
> >  }
> > 
> > +static int hv_kbd_write(struct serio *serio, u8 data)
> > +{
> > +       return -1;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int hv_kbd_probe(struct hv_device *hv_dev,
> >                         const struct hv_vmbus_device_id *dev_id)
> >  {
> > @@ -341,6 +346,7 @@ static int hv_kbd_probe(struct hv_device *hv_dev,
> > 
> >         hv_serio->start = hv_kbd_start;
> >         hv_serio->stop = hv_kbd_stop;
> > +       hv_serio->write = hv_kbd_write;
> > 
> >         error = vmbus_open(hv_dev->channel,
> >                            KBD_VSC_SEND_RING_BUFFER_SIZE,
> 
> I'm seeing the same problem.  I've added the code to hyperv-keyboard.c that Nathan
> proposed, and that solves the immediate problem in that the "refusing to register"
> message no longer occurs.
> 
> But there's now a different problem in that this error is output whenever a key
> is typed on the Hyper-V synthetic keyboard:
> 
> [   11.576716] atkbd serio0: keyboard reset failed on d34b2567-b9b6-42b9-8778-0a4ec0b
> 
> The Hyper-V keyboard driver depends on the AT Keyboard driver, and there's code in
> atkbd.c that checks for the existence of the serio->write function.  I haven't debugged all
> the details, but apparently hyperv-keyboard.c depends on atkbd.c finding that function
> as NULL in order to work properly.   See atkbd_connect().  These messages are output
> during boot when the two drivers are working properly together:
> 
> [    2.672693] hv_vmbus: registering driver hyperv_keyboard
> [    2.700587] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/ACPI0004:00/VMBUS:00/d34b2567-b9b6-42b9-8778-0a4ec0b955bf/serio0/input/input1
> 
> I'm not seeing the second message when running the latest linux-next.

Yeah, the patch is busted as several drivers actually check for the
presence of serio->write() to adjust their behavior. I will revert the
patch.

Thanks!

-- 
Dmitry