Re: [PATCH] clockevents/drivers/cs5535: Un-break driver with 'set-state' interface

[Viresh Kumar]

On 28-12-16, 22:56, David Gstir wrote:
> Since migrating to the 'set-state' interface the cs5535 driver causes a
> crash after loading: Right after initialization, the IRQ handler
> (mfgpt_tick) is triggered with clock event device in detached state. This
> state not properly handled and causes a crash through NULL pointer
> dereference upon calling the clockevent's event_handler.
> 
> This patch fixes this by handling the detached state the same way the
> shutdown state is handled.
> 
> Fixes: 8f9327cbb6e8 ("clockevents/drivers/cs5535: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Andres Salomon <dilinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David Gstir <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c b/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c
> index 9a7e37cf56b0..649e0cd90805 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c
> @@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ static irqreturn_t mfgpt_tick(int irq, void *dev_id)
>  	/* Turn off the clock (and clear the event) */
>  	disable_timer(cs5535_event_clock);
>  
> -	if (clockevent_state_shutdown(&cs5535_clockevent))
> +	if (clockevent_state_shutdown(&cs5535_clockevent) ||
> +			clockevent_state_detached(&cs5535_clockevent))
>  		return IRQ_HANDLED;
>  
>  	/* Clear the counter */

Sorry for breaking it, but it looks we have unearthed a bug because of
my patch.

I wouldn't enable the IRQ unless the clockevents core has asked for
it, i.e. by calling set_state_periodic() or set_state_oneshot().

The driver is currently enabling the IRQ from its init code and that's
where the problem is IMHO.

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viresh