[PATCH v1] driver core: Allow device link operations inside sync_state()

[Saravana Kannan]

Some sync_state() implementations might need to call APIs that in turn
make calls to device link APIs. So, do the sync_state() callbacks
without holding the device link lock.

Signed-off-by: Saravana Kannan <saravanak@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/base/core.c | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index e6d3e6d485da..d396b0597c10 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ early_param("sysfs.deprecated", sysfs_deprecated_setup);
 static LIST_HEAD(wait_for_suppliers);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(wfs_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(deferred_sync);
+static LIST_HEAD(sync_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(sync_lock);
 static unsigned int defer_sync_state_count = 1;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SRCU
@@ -695,7 +697,23 @@ int device_links_check_suppliers(struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void __device_links_supplier_sync_state(struct device *dev)
+/** __device_links_queue_sync_state - Queue a device for sync_state() callback
+ * @dev: Device to call sync_state() on
+ *
+ * Queues a device for a sync_state() callback when the device links write lock
+ * isn't held. This allows the sync_state() execution flow to use device links
+ * APIs.  The caller must ensure this function is called with
+ * device_links_write_lock() held.
+ *
+ * This function does a get_device() to make sure the device is not freed while
+ * on this list.
+ *
+ * So the caller must also ensure that device_links_flush_sync_list() is called
+ * as soon as the caller releases device_links_write_lock().  This is necessary
+ * to make sure the sync_state() is called in a timely fashion and the
+ * put_device() is called on this device.
+ */
+static void __device_links_queue_sync_state(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct device_link *link;
 
@@ -709,12 +727,35 @@ static void __device_links_supplier_sync_state(struct device *dev)
 			return;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->bus->sync_state)
-		dev->bus->sync_state(dev);
-	else if (dev->driver && dev->driver->sync_state)
-		dev->driver->sync_state(dev);
-
 	dev->state_synced = true;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sync_lock);
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->links.defer_sync));
+	if (list_empty(&dev->links.defer_sync)) {
+		get_device(dev);
+		list_add_tail(&dev->links.defer_sync, &sync_list);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&sync_lock);
+}
+
+static void device_links_flush_sync_list(void)
+{
+	struct device *dev, *tmp;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sync_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &sync_list, links.defer_sync) {
+		list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_sync);
+		device_lock(dev);
+		if (dev->bus->sync_state)
+			dev->bus->sync_state(dev);
+		else if (dev->driver && dev->driver->sync_state)
+			dev->driver->sync_state(dev);
+		device_unlock(dev);
+		put_device(dev);
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&sync_lock);
 }
 
 void device_links_supplier_sync_state_pause(void)
@@ -738,11 +779,16 @@ void device_links_supplier_sync_state_resume(void)
 		goto out;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &deferred_sync, links.defer_sync) {
-		__device_links_supplier_sync_state(dev);
+		/*
+		 * Delete from deferred_sync list before queuing it to
+		 * sync_list because defer_sync is used for both lists.
+		 */
 		list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_sync);
+		__device_links_queue_sync_state(dev);
 	}
 out:
 	device_links_write_unlock();
+	device_links_flush_sync_list();
 }
 
 static int sync_state_resume_initcall(void)
@@ -815,12 +861,13 @@ void device_links_driver_bound(struct device *dev)
 		if (defer_sync_state_count)
 			__device_links_supplier_defer_sync(link->supplier);
 		else
-			__device_links_supplier_sync_state(link->supplier);
+			__device_links_queue_sync_state(link->supplier);
 	}
 
 	dev->links.status = DL_DEV_DRIVER_BOUND;
 
 	device_links_write_unlock();
+	device_links_flush_sync_list();
 }
 
 static void device_link_drop_managed(struct device_link *link)
-- 
2.24.0.rc1.363.gb1bccd3e3d-goog