RE: [PATCH] tty: serial: fsl_lpuart: disable dma rx/tx use flags in lpuart_dma_shutdown

From: Sherry Sun
Date: Wed Sep 21 2022 - 06:36:24 EST



> > >
> > > On Tue, 20 Sep 2022, Sherry Sun wrote:
> > >
> > > > lpuart_dma_shutdown tears down lpuart dma, but lpuart_flush_buffer
> > > > can still occur which in turn tries to access dma apis if
> > > > lpuart_dma_tx_use flag is true. At this point since dma is torn
> > > > down, these dma apis can abort. Set lpuart_dma_tx_use and the
> > > > corresponding rx flag lpuart_dma_rx_use to false in
> > > > lpuart_dma_shutdown so that dmas are not accessed after they are
> relinquished.
> > > >
> > > > Otherwise, when try to kill btattach, kernel may panic. This patch
> > > > may fix this issue.
> > > > root@imx8ulpevk:~# btattach -B /dev/ttyLP2 -S 115200
> > > > ^C[ 90.182296] Internal error: synchronous external abort: 96000210
> [#1]
> > > PREEMPT SMP
> > > > [ 90.189806] Modules linked in: moal(O) mlan(O)
> > > > [ 90.194258] CPU: 0 PID: 503 Comm: btattach Tainted: G O
> > > 5.15.32-06136-g34eecdf2f9e4 #37
> > > > [ 90.203554] Hardware name: NXP i.MX8ULP 9X9 EVK (DT)
> > > > [ 90.208513] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS
> > > BTYPE=--)
> > > > [ 90.215470] pc : fsl_edma3_disable_request+0x8/0x60
> > > > [ 90.220358] lr : fsl_edma3_terminate_all+0x34/0x20c
> > > > [ 90.225237] sp : ffff800013f0bac0
> > > > [ 90.228548] x29: ffff800013f0bac0 x28: 0000000000000001 x27:
> > > ffff000008404800
> > > > [ 90.235681] x26: ffff000008404960 x25: ffff000008404a08 x24:
> > > ffff000008404a00
> > > > [ 90.242813] x23: ffff000008404a60 x22: 0000000000000002 x21:
> > > 0000000000000000
> > > > [ 90.249946] x20: ffff800013f0baf8 x19: ffff00000559c800 x18:
> > > 0000000000000000
> > > > [ 90.257078] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15:
> > > 0000000000000000
> > > > [ 90.264211] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 0000000000000000 x12:
> > > 0000000000000040
> > > > [ 90.271344] x11: ffff00000600c248 x10: ffff800013f0bb10 x9 :
> > > ffff000057bcb090
> > > > [ 90.278477] x8 : fffffc0000241a08 x7 : ffff00000534ee00 x6 :
> > > ffff000008404804
> > > > [ 90.285609] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 :
> > > ffff0000055b3480
> > > > [ 90.292742] x2 : ffff8000135c0000 x1 : ffff00000534ee00 x0 :
> > > ffff00000559c800
> > > > [ 90.299876] Call trace:
> > > > [ 90.302321] fsl_edma3_disable_request+0x8/0x60
> > > > [ 90.306851] lpuart_flush_buffer+0x40/0x160
> > > > [ 90.311037] uart_flush_buffer+0x88/0x120
> > > > [ 90.315050] tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x20/0x30
> > > > [ 90.319496] hci_uart_flush+0x44/0x90
> > > > [ 90.323162] +0x34/0x12c
> > > > [ 90.327253] tty_ldisc_close+0x38/0x70
> > > > [ 90.331005] tty_ldisc_release+0xa8/0x190
> > > > [ 90.335018] tty_release_struct+0x24/0x8c
> > > > [ 90.339022] tty_release+0x3ec/0x4c0
> > > > [ 90.342593] __fput+0x70/0x234
> > > > [ 90.345652] ____fput+0x14/0x20
> > > > [ 90.348790] task_work_run+0x84/0x17c
> > > > [ 90.352455] do_exit+0x310/0x96c
> > > > [ 90.355688] do_group_exit+0x3c/0xa0
> > > > [ 90.359259] __arm64_sys_exit_group+0x1c/0x20
> > > > [ 90.363609] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114
> > > > [ 90.367362] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xd4/0xfc
> > > > [ 90.372068] do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x94
> > > > [ 90.375379] el0_svc+0x28/0x80
> > > > [ 90.378438] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa8/0x130
> > > > [ 90.382711] el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4
> > > > [ 90.386376] Code: 17ffffda d503201f d503233f f9409802 (b9400041)
> > > > [ 90.392467] ---[ end trace 2f60524b4a43f1f6 ]---
> > > > [ 90.397073] note: btattach[503] exited with preempt_count 1
> > > > [ 90.402636] Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed!
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: 6250cc30c4c4 ("tty: serial: fsl_lpuart: Use scatter/gather
> > > > DMA for Tx")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Thara Gopinath <tgopinath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Sherry Sun <sherry.sun@xxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c | 2 ++
> > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
> > > > b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c index f21915015d67..064bd1f33c21
> > > > 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
> > > > @@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ static void lpuart_dma_shutdown(struct
> > > lpuart_port *sport)
> > > > if (sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use) {
> > > > del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
> > > > lpuart_dma_rx_free(&sport->port);
> > > > + sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use = false;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > if (sport->lpuart_dma_tx_use) {
> > > > @@ -1779,6 +1780,7 @@ static void lpuart_dma_shutdown(struct
> > > lpuart_port *sport)
> > > > sport->dma_tx_in_progress = false;
> > > > dmaengine_terminate_all(sport->dma_tx_chan);
> > > > }
> > > > + sport->lpuart_dma_tx_use = false;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > if (sport->dma_tx_chan)
> > >
> > > Isn't it still racy because lpuart_dma_shutdown() is called outside
> > > of port's lock?
> >
> > Hi Ilpo, do you think add the following changes should work for this?
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
> > b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c index 064bd1f33c21..b3c53935fbc8
> > 100644
> > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
> > @@ -1768,10 +1768,14 @@ static int lpuart32_startup(struct uart_port
> > *port)
> >
> > static void lpuart_dma_shutdown(struct lpuart_port *sport) {
> > + unsigned long flags;
> > +
> > if (sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use) {
> > del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
> > lpuart_dma_rx_free(&sport->port);
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
> > sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use = false;
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
> > }
> >
> > if (sport->lpuart_dma_tx_use) { @@ -1780,7 +1784,9 @@ static
> > void lpuart_dma_shutdown(struct lpuart_port *sport)
> > sport->dma_tx_in_progress = false;
> > dmaengine_terminate_all(sport->dma_tx_chan);
> > }
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
> > sport->lpuart_dma_tx_use = false;
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
> > }
>
> After reading a bit more, I think the original patch is likely fine since
> shutdown doesn't seem to be racing with flush_buffer.
>
Good, thanks for the updates.

Best Regards
Sherry