Re: [PATCH 1/1] arm64: kexec: no need to do irq_chip->irq_mask if it already masked

[Marc Zyngier]

On 2020-08-04 09:56, Jason Liu wrote:
> No need to do the irq_chip->irq_mask() if it already masked.
> BTW, unconditionally do the irq_chip->irq_mask() will also bring issues
> when the irq_chip in the runtime PM suspend. Accessing registers of the
> irq_chip will bring in the exceptions. For example on the i.MX:
>
> root@imx8qmmek:~# echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> [  177.796182] sysrq: Trigger a crash
> [  177.799596] Kernel panic - not syncing: sysrq triggered crash
> [  177.875616] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
> [  177.891936] Internal error: synchronous external abort: 96000210
> [#1] PREEMPT SMP
> [  177.899429] Modules linked in: crct10dif_ce mxc_jpeg_encdec
> [  177.905018] CPU: 1 PID: 944 Comm: sh Kdump: loaded Not tainted
> [  177.913457] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX8QM MEK (DT)
> [  177.918517] pstate: a0000085 (NzCv daIf -PAN -UAO)
> [  177.923318] pc : imx_irqsteer_irq_mask+0x50/0x80
> [  177.927944] lr : imx_irqsteer_irq_mask+0x38/0x80
> [  177.932561] sp : ffff800011fe3a50
> [  177.935880] x29: ffff800011fe3a50 x28: ffff0008f7708e00
> [  177.941196] x27: 0000000000000000 x26: 0000000000000000
> [  177.946513] x25: ffff800011a30c80 x24: 0000000000000000
> [  177.951830] x23: ffff800011fe3af8 x22: ffff0008f24469d4
> [  177.957147] x21: ffff0008f2446880 x20: ffff0008f25f5658
> [  177.962463] x19: ffff800012611004 x18: 0000000000000001
> [  177.967780] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000
> [  177.973097] x15: ffff0008f7709270 x14: 0000000060000085
> [  177.978414] x13: ffff800010177570 x12: ffff800011fe3ab0
> [  177.983730] x11: ffff80001017749c x10: 0000000000000040
> [  177.989047] x9 : ffff8000119f1c80 x8 : ffff8000119f1c78
> [  177.994364] x7 : ffff0008f46bedf8 x6 : 0000000000000000
> [  177.999681] x5 : ffff0008f46beda0 x4 : 0000000000000000
> [  178.004997] x3 : ffff0008f24469d4 x2 : ffff800012611000
> [  178.010314] x1 : 0000000000000080 x0 : 0000000000000080
> [  178.015630] Call trace:
> [  178.018077]  imx_irqsteer_irq_mask+0x50/0x80
> [  178.022352]  machine_crash_shutdown+0xa8/0x100
> [  178.026802]  __crash_kexec+0x6c/0x118
> [  178.030464]  panic+0x19c/0x324
> [  178.033524]  sysrq_handle_reboot+0x0/0x20
> [  178.037537]  __handle_sysrq+0x88/0x180
> [  178.041290]  write_sysrq_trigger+0x8c/0xb0
> [  178.045389]  proc_reg_write+0x78/0xb0
> [  178.049055]  __vfs_write+0x18/0x40
> [  178.052461]  vfs_write+0xdc/0x1c8
> [  178.055779]  ksys_write+0x68/0xf0
> [  178.059098]  __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20
> [  178.063027]  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x160
> [  178.067821]  el0_svc_handler+0x20/0x80
> [  178.071573]  el0_svc+0x8/0xc
> [  178.074463] Code: 93407e73 91001273 aa0003e1 8b130053 (b9400260)
> [  178.080567] ---[ end trace 652333f6c6d6b05d ]---
>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Liu <jason.hui.liu@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
> b/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
> index a0b144cfaea7..8ab263c733bf 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
> @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void machine_kexec_mask_interrupts(void)
>  		    chip->irq_eoi)
>  			chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
>
> -		if (chip->irq_mask)
> +		if (chip->irq_mask && !irqd_irq_masked(&desc->irq_data))
>  			chip->irq_mask(&desc->irq_data);
>
>  		if (chip->irq_disable && !irqd_irq_disabled(&desc->irq_data))

This is pretty dodgy. irq_mask() should be an idempotent action
(masking twice must not be harmful).

Even more, it really isn't obvious to me how this can work at all,
as even if the interrupt isn't masked, the irqsteer could well be
suspended.

So as is, this change is just papering over a much deeper issue
in your driver.

        M.
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