[PATCH v1 26/27] drm/panthor: Prevent missed post-yield cleanup due to reset

From: Karunika Choo

Date: Tue Sep 22 2026 - 16:56:36 EST


With v15 GPUs, FW can yield GPU access at any point. This includes when
panthor has scheduled a reset. If a WINDOW_CLOSED event is received
after reset work is scheduled but before the actual RESET_SOFT command
is sent, panthor_aw can end up assuming that the WINDOW_CLOSED is a
result of the reset and fail to schedule the post-yield cleanup.

Introduce pre_reset and post_reset helpers for panthor_aw which marks a
granted AW as reset-active so reset-originated WINDOW_CLOSED handling
does not suppress post-yield cleanup when FW yield wins the race.

Signed-off-by: Karunika Choo <karunika.choo@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++---
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.h | 7 +++
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.c | 13 +++++-
3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.c
index 9ebb23eadfec5..7ef13db4acf50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static void panthor_aw_handle_window_closed(struct panthor_aw *aw)
struct panthor_device *ptdev = aw->ptdev;

/* Ignore this WINDOW_CLOSED as part of reset operation. */
- if (panthor_device_reset_is_pending(ptdev))
+ if (atomic_read(&aw->state) == PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE)
return;

if (atomic_read(&aw->state) == PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_STOPPED ||
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ static void panthor_aw_handle_window_closed(struct panthor_aw *aw)

/*
* Window may have been closed immediately after opening.
- * Setting state back to READY will prevent WINDOW_OPENDED from
+ * Setting state back to READY will prevent WINDOW_OPENED from
* mistakenly transitioning the state to GRANTED.
*/
if (panthor_aw_state_try_set(aw, PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_REQUEST,
PANTHOR_AW_STATE_READY))
return;

- /* Triggerred from messaged-based yield. Unblock its wait */
+ /* Triggered from messaged-based yield. Unblock its wait */
if (panthor_aw_state_try_set(aw, PANTHOR_AW_STATE_STOPPED_IDLE,
PANTHOR_AW_STATE_READY))
return;
@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@ static void panthor_aw_handle_window_closed(struct panthor_aw *aw)
panthor_aw_schedule_post_yield_work(aw);
}

+static void panthor_aw_handle_window_opened(struct panthor_aw *aw)
+{
+ /* Ignore this WINDOW_OPENED as part of reset operation. */
+ if (atomic_read(&aw->state) == PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE)
+ return;
+
+ /* Window opened due to GPU_REQUEST */
+ panthor_aw_state_try_set(aw, PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_REQUEST,
+ PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED);
+}
+
static irqreturn_t panthor_aw_irq_raw_hander(int irq, void *data)
{
struct panthor_irq *pirq = data;
@@ -297,10 +308,8 @@ static irqreturn_t panthor_aw_irq_raw_hander(int irq, void *data)
if (status & WINDOW_IRQ_WINDOW_CLOSED)
panthor_aw_handle_window_closed(aw);

-
if ((status & WINDOW_IRQ_WINDOW_OPENED) && panthor_aw_is_open(aw))
- panthor_aw_state_try_set(aw, PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_REQUEST,
- PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED);
+ panthor_aw_handle_window_opened(aw);

gpu_write(pirq->iomem, INT_CLEAR, status);

@@ -579,5 +588,36 @@ bool panthor_aw_has_gpu_access(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
if (!ptdev->aw)
return true;

- return (atomic_read(&ptdev->aw->state) == PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED);
+ switch (atomic_read(&ptdev->aw->state)) {
+ case PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED:
+ case PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE:
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+void panthor_aw_pre_reset(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
+{
+ struct panthor_aw *aw = ptdev->aw;
+
+ if (!aw)
+ return;
+
+ panthor_aw_state_try_set(ptdev->aw, PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED,
+ PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE);
+}
+
+void panthor_aw_post_reset(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
+{
+ struct panthor_aw *aw = ptdev->aw;
+
+ if (!aw)
+ return;
+
+ panthor_aw_state_try_set(aw, PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE,
+ PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED);
+
+ if (!panthor_aw_is_open(aw))
+ panthor_aw_schedule_post_yield_work(aw);
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.h
index 1da613fa330a0..0269bbbbdc165 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_aw.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ enum aw_states {
/** @PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED: AW is granted GPU access. */
PANTHOR_AW_STATE_GPU_GRANTED,

+ /** @PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE: AW is being reset. */
+ PANTHOR_AW_STATE_RESET_ACTIVE,
+
/** @PANTHOR_AW_STATE_STOPPED_IDLE: AW has stopped GPU access. */
PANTHOR_AW_STATE_STOPPED_IDLE,

@@ -43,4 +46,8 @@ int panthor_aw_ensure_gpu_access(struct panthor_device *ptdev);

bool panthor_aw_has_gpu_access(struct panthor_device *ptdev);

+void panthor_aw_pre_reset(struct panthor_device *ptdev);
+
+void panthor_aw_post_reset(struct panthor_device *ptdev);
+
#endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.c
index ea35c5e1d87b4..86eb4e9a61789 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.c
@@ -138,18 +138,27 @@ static void panthor_device_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
if (!drm_dev_enter(&ptdev->base, &cookie))
return;

+ if (!panthor_aw_has_gpu_access(ptdev))
+ goto out_clear_pending;
+
panthor_sched_pre_reset(ptdev);
+ panthor_aw_pre_reset(ptdev);
panthor_fw_pre_reset(ptdev, true);
panthor_mmu_pre_reset(ptdev);
+
panthor_hw_soft_reset(ptdev);
+
panthor_hw_l2_power_on(ptdev);
panthor_mmu_post_reset(ptdev);
ret = panthor_fw_post_reset(ptdev);
- atomic_set(&ptdev->reset.pending, 0);
+ panthor_aw_post_reset(ptdev);
panthor_sched_post_reset(ptdev, ret != 0);
+
+out_clear_pending:
+ atomic_set(&ptdev->reset.pending, 0);
drm_dev_exit(cookie);

- if (ret) {
+ if (ret && panthor_aw_has_gpu_access(ptdev)) {
panthor_device_unplug(ptdev);
drm_err(&ptdev->base, "Failed to boot MCU after reset, making device unusable.");
}
--
2.43.0