Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] mtd: mtdoops: panic caused mtdoops to call mtd erase function immediately

[Miquel Raynal]

Hi Ray,

sgzhang@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:38:45 +0000:

> The panic function disables the local interrupts, preemption, and all
> other processors. When the invoked mtdoops needs to erase a used page,
> calling schedule_work() to do it will not work. Instead, just call mtd
> erase function immediately.
> 
> Tested:
> ~# echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> [  171.654759] sysrq: Trigger a crash
> [  171.658325] Kernel panic - not syncing: sysrq triggered crash
> ......
> [  172.406423] mtdoops: not ready 34, 35 (erase immediately)
> [  172.432285] mtdoops: ready 34, 35
> [  172.435633] Rebooting in 10 seconds..
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ray Zhang <sgzhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
> index 84b21be347f6..73c6a55eb391 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
> @@ -106,29 +106,8 @@ static int mtdoops_erase_block(struct mtdoops_context *cxt, int offset)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static void mtdoops_inc_counter(struct mtdoops_context *cxt)
> +static void mtdoops_erase(struct mtdoops_context *cxt)
>  {
> -	cxt->nextpage++;
> -	if (cxt->nextpage >= cxt->oops_pages)
> -		cxt->nextpage = 0;
> -	cxt->nextcount++;
> -	if (cxt->nextcount == 0xffffffff)
> -		cxt->nextcount = 0;
> -
> -	if (page_is_used(cxt, cxt->nextpage)) {
> -		schedule_work(&cxt->work_erase);
> -		return;
> -	}
> -
> -	pr_debug("mtdoops: ready %d, %d (no erase)\n",
> -		 cxt->nextpage, cxt->nextcount);
> -}

Could you please split this commit, I would like to see:
* moving the code around, creating the schedule indirection
  (no functional change)
* fixing the problem with a minimal diff

> -
> -/* Scheduled work - when we can't proceed without erasing a block */
> -static void mtdoops_workfunc_erase(struct work_struct *work)
> -{
> -	struct mtdoops_context *cxt =
> -			container_of(work, struct mtdoops_context, work_erase);
>  	struct mtd_info *mtd = cxt->mtd;
>  	int i = 0, j, ret, mod;
>  
> @@ -166,8 +145,8 @@ static void mtdoops_workfunc_erase(struct work_struct *work)
>  		ret = mtdoops_erase_block(cxt, cxt->nextpage * record_size);
>  
>  	if (ret >= 0) {
> -		pr_debug("mtdoops: ready %d, %d\n",
> -			 cxt->nextpage, cxt->nextcount);
> +		pr_notice("mtdoops: ready %d, %d\n",
> +			  cxt->nextpage, cxt->nextcount);

Seems unrelated :)

>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -181,6 +160,41 @@ static void mtdoops_workfunc_erase(struct work_struct *work)
>  	goto badblock;
>  }
>  
> +/* Scheduled work - when we can't proceed without erasing a block */
> +static void mtdoops_workfunc_erase(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> +	struct mtdoops_context *cxt =
> +			container_of(work, struct mtdoops_context, work_erase);
> +
> +	mtdoops_erase(cxt);
> +}
> +
> +static void mtdoops_inc_counter(struct mtdoops_context *cxt, int panic)
> +{
> +	cxt->nextpage++;
> +	if (cxt->nextpage >= cxt->oops_pages)
> +		cxt->nextpage = 0;
> +	cxt->nextcount++;
> +	if (cxt->nextcount == 0xffffffff)
> +		cxt->nextcount = 0;
> +
> +	if (page_is_used(cxt, cxt->nextpage)) {
> +		pr_notice("mtdoops: not ready %d, %d (erase %s)\n",
> +			  cxt->nextpage, cxt->nextcount,
> +			  panic ? "immediately" : "scheduled");
> +		if (panic) {
> +			/* In case of panic, erase immediately */
> +			mtdoops_erase(cxt);
> +		} else {
> +			/* Otherwise, schedule work to erase it "nicely" */
> +			schedule_work(&cxt->work_erase);
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		pr_notice("mtdoops: ready %d, %d (no erase)\n",
> +			  cxt->nextpage, cxt->nextcount);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  static void mtdoops_write(struct mtdoops_context *cxt, int panic)
>  {
>  	struct mtd_info *mtd = cxt->mtd;
> @@ -214,7 +228,7 @@ static void mtdoops_write(struct mtdoops_context *cxt, int panic)
>  	mark_page_used(cxt, cxt->nextpage);
>  	memset(cxt->oops_buf, 0xff, record_size);
>  
> -	mtdoops_inc_counter(cxt);
> +	mtdoops_inc_counter(cxt, panic);
>  out:
>  	clear_bit(0, &cxt->oops_buf_busy);
>  }
> @@ -279,7 +293,7 @@ static void find_next_position(struct mtdoops_context *cxt)
>  		cxt->nextcount = maxcount;
>  	}
>  
> -	mtdoops_inc_counter(cxt);
> +	mtdoops_inc_counter(cxt, 0);
>  }
>  
>  static void mtdoops_do_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,

Otherwise lgtm.

Thanks,
Miquèl