Re: [PATCH V6 6/7] remoteproc: imx_rproc: request mbox channel later

[Mathieu Poirier]

On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 02:17:03PM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> 
> It is possible that when remote processor crash, the communication
> channel will be broken with garbage value in mailbox, such as
> when Linux is issuing a message through mailbox, remote processor
> crashes, we need free & rebuild the mailbox channels to make sure
> no garbage value in mailbox channels.
> 
> So move the request/free to start/stop for managing remote procesosr in
> Linux, move to attach/detach for remote processor is out of control of
> Linux.
> 
> Previous, we just request mbox when attach for CM4 boot early before
> Linux, but if mbox defer probe, remoteproc core will do resource cleanup
> and corrupt resource table for later probe.
> 
> So move request mbox ealier and still keep mbox request when attach
> for self recovery case, but keep a check when request/free mbox.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
> index 8175c4c9aa22..bece44b46719 100644
> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
> @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct imx_rproc_mem {
>  #define ATT_CORE_MASK   0xffff
>  #define ATT_CORE(I)     BIT((I))
>  
> +static int imx_rproc_xtr_mbox_init(struct rproc *rproc);
> +static void imx_rproc_free_mbox(struct rproc *rproc);
>  static int imx_rproc_detach_pd(struct rproc *rproc);
>  
>  struct imx_rproc {
> @@ -357,6 +359,10 @@ static int imx_rproc_start(struct rproc *rproc)
>  	struct arm_smccc_res res;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	ret = imx_rproc_xtr_mbox_init(rproc);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
>  	switch (dcfg->method) {
>  	case IMX_RPROC_MMIO:
>  		ret = regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, dcfg->src_reg, dcfg->src_mask,
> @@ -407,6 +413,8 @@ static int imx_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
>  
>  	if (ret)
>  		dev_err(dev, "Failed to stop remote core\n");
> +	else
> +		imx_rproc_free_mbox(rproc);
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
> @@ -592,7 +600,7 @@ static void imx_rproc_kick(struct rproc *rproc, int vqid)
>  
>  static int imx_rproc_attach(struct rproc *rproc)
>  {
> -	return 0;
> +	return imx_rproc_xtr_mbox_init(rproc);
>  }
>  
>  static struct resource_table *imx_rproc_get_loaded_rsc_table(struct rproc *rproc, size_t *table_sz)
> @@ -720,6 +728,9 @@ static int imx_rproc_xtr_mbox_init(struct rproc *rproc)
>  	struct device *dev = priv->dev;
>  	struct mbox_client *cl;
>  
> +	if (priv->tx_ch && priv->rx_ch)
> +		return 0;
> +

Why is this needed?  The remoteproc core's state machine driven by rproc->state
guarantees that imx_rproc_start(), imx_rproc_stop() and imx_rproc_attach are not
called more than once.

And why is imx_rproc_xtr_mbox_init() in imx_rproc_probe() not removed?

>  	if (!of_get_property(dev->of_node, "mbox-names", NULL))
>  		return 0;
>  
> @@ -749,8 +760,15 @@ static void imx_rproc_free_mbox(struct rproc *rproc)
>  {
>  	struct imx_rproc *priv = rproc->priv;
>  
> -	mbox_free_channel(priv->tx_ch);
> -	mbox_free_channel(priv->rx_ch);
> +	if (priv->tx_ch) {
> +		mbox_free_channel(priv->tx_ch);
> +		priv->tx_ch = NULL;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (priv->rx_ch) {
> +		mbox_free_channel(priv->rx_ch);
> +		priv->rx_ch = NULL;
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static void imx_rproc_put_scu(struct rproc *rproc)
> @@ -779,6 +797,8 @@ static int imx_rproc_partition_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
>  	if (!((event & BIT(priv->rproc_pt)) && (*(u8 *)group == IMX_SC_IRQ_GROUP_REBOOTED)))
>  		return 0;
>  
> +	imx_rproc_free_mbox(priv->rproc);

Why putting this here when it will be called again in imx_rproc_stop()?  If you
need it for the attached scenario, create imx_rproc_detach() and add it there.

> +
>  	rproc_report_crash(priv->rproc, RPROC_WATCHDOG);
>  
>  	pr_info("Partition%d reset!\n", priv->rproc_pt);
> -- 
> 2.37.1
>