Re: [PATCH printk v1 10/10] serial: 8250: implement write_atomic

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Tue, Aug 03, 2021 at 03:19:01PM +0206, John Ogness wrote:
> Implement an NMI-safe write_atomic() console function in order to
> support synchronous console printing.
> 
> Since interrupts need to be disabled during transmit, all usage of
> the IER register is wrapped with access functions that use the
> printk cpulock to synchronize register access while tracking the
> state of the interrupts. This is necessary because write_atomic()
> can be called from an NMI context that has preempted write_atomic().

...

> +static inline void serial8250_set_IER(struct uart_8250_port *up,
> +				      unsigned char ier)
> +{
> +	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +	bool is_console;

> +	is_console = uart_console(port);
> +
> +	if (is_console)
> +		console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
> +
> +	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier);
> +
> +	if (is_console)
> +		console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);

I would rewrite it as

	if (uart_console()) {
		console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
		serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier);
		console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);
	} else {
		serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier);
	}

No additional variable, easier to get the algorithm on the first glance, less
error prone.

> +}

> +static inline unsigned char serial8250_clear_IER(struct uart_8250_port *up)
> +{
> +	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
> +	unsigned int clearval = 0;
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +	unsigned int prior;
> +	bool is_console;
> +
> +	is_console = uart_console(port);
> +
> +	if (up->capabilities & UART_CAP_UUE)
> +		clearval = UART_IER_UUE;
> +
> +	if (is_console)
> +		console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
> +
> +	prior = serial_port_in(port, UART_IER);
> +	serial_port_out(port, UART_IER, clearval);
> +
> +	if (is_console)
> +		console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);

Ditto.

> +	return prior;
> +}

...

> +		is_console = uart_console(port);
> +
> +		if (is_console)
> +			console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
>  		up->ier = port->serial_in(port, UART_IER);
> +		if (is_console)
> +			console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);
> +

I'm wondering why you can't call above function here?

...

> +		is_console = uart_console(p);
> +		if (is_console)
> +			console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
>  		ier = p->serial_in(p, UART_IER);
> +		if (is_console)
> +			console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);

Ditto.

...

> +	is_console = uart_console(port);
> +
> +	if (is_console)
> +		console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
> +
> +	ier = serial_in(up, UART_IER);
> +	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier & (~mask));
> +
> +	if (is_console)
> +		console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);

Ditto.

...

> +	if (uart_console(port))
> +		console_atomic_cpu_lock(flags);
> +
> +	ier = serial_in(up, UART_IER);
> +	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier | mask);
> +
> +	if (uart_console(port))
> +		console_atomic_cpu_unlock(flags);

Ditto.

Looking into above note, that uart_console(port) can give different results
here, AFAIR.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko