[PATCH v5 7/7] char: xillybus: Ignore and report unsolicited interrupts
From: Eli Billauer
Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 07:21:47 EST
During initialization, the hardware should issue interrupts only in
response to requests from the host. Ignore and log unexpected interrupts,
as these indicate misbehaving hardware, and return IRQ_NONE when the
interrupt appears to be spurious.
In the same spirit, in xilly_quiesce(), assign endpoint->num_channels = 0
before allowing the ISR, in order to expose whether the hardware
incorrectly sends messages related to data channels during shutdown.
Assisted-by: Deepseek:v4-pro Kimi:K2.6 ChatGPT:GPT-5.5 Claude:Sonnet-4.6
Assisted-by: Sashiko-0.2.5:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Eli Billauer <eli.billauer@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Notes:
Changelog:
=========
No change on v4->v5.
Changes v3->v4:
-- Return IRQ_NONE if the interrupt is considered spurious, following
Sashiko's remark + add attribution to Sashiko.
Changes v2->v3:
-- Add Assisted-by tag to description
No change on v1->v2.
drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h | 3 ++
drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h
index 51de7cbc579e..98c7ac4dd1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ struct xilly_endpoint {
__iomem void *registers;
int fatal_error;
+ bool allow_isr;
+ spinlock_t allow_isr_lock;
+
struct mutex register_mutex;
wait_queue_head_t ep_wait;
diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c
index fc489908c40c..b35d8eda15c9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *xillybus_wq;
*
* rd_spinlock does the same with rd_*_buf_idx, rd_empty and end_offset.
*
+ * allow_isr_lock protects allow_isr.
+ *
* register_mutex is endpoint-specific, and is held when non-atomic
* register operations are performed. wr_mutex and rd_mutex may be
* held when register_mutex is taken, but none of the spinlocks. Note that
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *xillybus_wq;
* Only interruptible blocking is allowed on mutexes and wait queues.
*
* All in all, the locking order goes (with skips allowed, of course):
- * wr_mutex -> rd_mutex -> register_mutex -> wr_spinlock -> rd_spinlock
+ * wr_mutex -> rd_mutex -> register_mutex ->
+ * allow_isr_lock -> wr_spinlock -> rd_spinlock
*/
static void malformed_message(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint, u32 *buf)
@@ -119,6 +122,13 @@ irqreturn_t xillybus_isr(int irq, void *data)
unsigned int msg_channel, msg_bufno, msg_data, msg_dir;
struct xilly_channel *channel;
+ guard(spinlock)(&ep->allow_isr_lock);
+
+ if (!ep->allow_isr) {
+ dev_err_ratelimited(ep->dev, "Unexpected interrupt! Something is wrong with the hardware.\n");
+ return IRQ_NONE;
+ }
+
buf = ep->msgbuf_addr;
buf_size = ep->msg_buf_size/sizeof(u32);
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@ irqreturn_t xillybus_isr(int irq, void *data)
if (++ep->failed_messages > 10) {
dev_err(ep->dev,
"Lost sync with interrupt messages. Stopping.\n");
+ return IRQ_NONE;
} else {
dma_sync_single_for_device(ep->dev,
ep->msgbuf_dma_addr,
@@ -283,6 +294,19 @@ irqreturn_t xillybus_isr(int irq, void *data)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(xillybus_isr);
+/*
+ * xilly_allow_isr() is similar to enabling / disabling the interrupt,
+ * with the difference that if an interrupt is issued while ep->allow_isr
+ * is false, this is visible in the kernel log.
+ */
+
+static void xilly_allow_isr(struct xilly_endpoint *ep, bool newstate)
+{
+ guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&ep->allow_isr_lock);
+
+ ep->allow_isr = newstate;
+}
+
/*
* A few trivial memory management functions.
* NOTE: These functions are used only on probe and remove, and therefore
@@ -651,6 +675,8 @@ static int xilly_obtain_idt(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
channel->wr_sleepy = 1;
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
+
iowrite32(1 |
(3 << 24), /* Opcode 3 for channel 0 = Send IDT */
endpoint->registers + fpga_buf_ctrl_reg);
@@ -659,6 +685,8 @@ static int xilly_obtain_idt(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
(!channel->wr_sleepy),
XILLY_TIMEOUT);
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, false);
+
if (t <= 0) {
dev_err(endpoint->dev, "Failed to obtain IDT. Aborting.\n");
@@ -1837,6 +1865,9 @@ struct xilly_endpoint *xillybus_init_endpoint(struct device *dev)
endpoint->failed_messages = 0;
endpoint->fatal_error = 0;
+ endpoint->allow_isr = false;
+ spin_lock_init(&endpoint->allow_isr_lock);
+
init_waitqueue_head(&endpoint->ep_wait);
mutex_init(&endpoint->register_mutex);
@@ -1849,6 +1880,9 @@ static int xilly_quiesce(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
long t;
endpoint->idtlen = -1;
+ endpoint->num_channels = 0;
+
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
iowrite32((u32) (endpoint->dma_using_dac & 0x0001),
endpoint->registers + fpga_dma_control_reg);
@@ -1856,6 +1890,9 @@ static int xilly_quiesce(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
t = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(endpoint->ep_wait,
(endpoint->idtlen >= 0),
XILLY_TIMEOUT);
+
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, false);
+
if (t <= 0) {
dev_err(endpoint->dev,
"Failed to quiesce the device on exit.\n");
@@ -1909,6 +1946,8 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
endpoint->idtlen = -1;
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
+
/*
* Set DMA 32/64 bit mode, quiesce the device (?!) and get IDT
* buffer size.
@@ -1919,6 +1958,9 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
t = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(endpoint->ep_wait,
(endpoint->idtlen >= 0),
XILLY_TIMEOUT);
+
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, false);
+
if (t <= 0) {
dev_err(endpoint->dev, "No response from FPGA. Aborting.\n");
return -ENODEV;
@@ -1945,6 +1987,7 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
if (rc)
goto failed_idt;
+ /* xilly_obtain_idt() allows and then disallows the ISR */
rc = xilly_obtain_idt(endpoint);
if (rc)
goto failed_idt;
@@ -1963,6 +2006,8 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
if (rc)
goto failed_idt;
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
+
rc = xillybus_init_chrdev(dev, &xillybus_fops,
endpoint->owner, endpoint,
idt_handle.names,
--
2.34.1