Re: [PATCH v3 4/8] usb: dwc3: implement stream transfer timeout

[Thinh Nguyen]

On 9/7/2018 6:14 AM, Anurag Kumar Vulisha wrote:
> According to dwc3 databook when streams are used, it may be possible
> for the host and device become out of sync, where device may wait for
> host to issue prime transcation and host may wait for device to issue
> erdy. To avoid such deadlock, timeout needs to be implemented. After
> timeout occurs, device will first stop transfer and restart the transfer
> again. This patch does the same.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anurag Kumar Vulisha <anurag.kumar.vulisha@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Thinh Nguyen <thinhn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Changes in v3:
> 	1. Added the changes suggested by "Thinh Nguyen"
>
>  Changes in v2:
> 	1. Changed STREAM_TIMEOUT to STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS as suggested by
> 	   "Andy Shevchenko"
> ---
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h   |  7 +++++++
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 43 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h
> index 5bfb625..0b255e97 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h
> @@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ struct dwc3_event_buffer {
>  
>  #define DWC3_TRB_NUM		256
>  
> +/*
> + * Timeout value in msecs used by stream_timeout_timer when streams are enabled
> + */
> +#define STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS	50
> +
>  /**
>   * struct dwc3_ep - device side endpoint representation
>   * @endpoint: usb endpoint
> @@ -656,6 +661,7 @@ struct dwc3_event_buffer {
>   * @name: a human readable name e.g. ep1out-bulk
>   * @direction: true for TX, false for RX
>   * @stream_capable: true when streams are enabled
> + * @stream_timeout_timer: timer used to aviod deadlock when streams are used

Change aviod -> avoid. Also, the timer is being used when there's a
deadlock rather than to avoid it. You probably need to explain what
deadlock it is if you mentioned it here, but I think it's ok to simply
say timeout timer for streams (unless Felipe has any objection).

Thinh