Re: [PATCH 2/2] bus: mhi: host: Use mhi_tryset_pm_state() for setting fw error state

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam
Date: Mon Apr 03 2023 - 01:43:07 EST


On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 02:57:24PM -0700, Jeffrey Hugo wrote:
> If firmware loading fails, the controller's pm_state is updated to
> MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR unconditionally. This can corrupt the pm_state as the
> update is not done under the proper lock, and also does not validate
> the state transition. The firmware loading can fail due to a detected
> syserr, but if MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR is unconditionally set as the pm_state,
> the handling of the syserr can break when it attempts to transition from
> syserr detect, to syserr process.
>
> By grabbing the lock, we ensure we don't race with some other pm_state
> update. By using mhi_try_set_pm_state(), we check that the transition
> to MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR is valid via the state machine logic. If it is not
> valid, then some other transition is occurring like syserr processing, and
> we assume that will resolve the firmware loading error.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Hugo <quic_jhugo@xxxxxxxxxxx>

This looks like a legitimate fix. So please add the fixes tag and CC stable
for backporting (please add a hint on how far this patch has to be backported).

With that,

Reviewed-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx>

- Mani

> Reviewed-by: Carl Vanderlip <quic_carlv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/bus/mhi/host/boot.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/boot.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/boot.c
> index 1c69fee..d2a19b07 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/boot.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/boot.c
> @@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ void mhi_fw_load_handler(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
> {
> const struct firmware *firmware = NULL;
> struct device *dev = &mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev->dev;
> + enum mhi_pm_state new_state;
> const char *fw_name;
> void *buf;
> dma_addr_t dma_addr;
> @@ -508,14 +509,18 @@ void mhi_fw_load_handler(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
> }
>
> error_fw_load:
> - mhi_cntrl->pm_state = MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR;
> - wake_up_all(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
> + write_lock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
> + new_state = mhi_tryset_pm_state(mhi_cntrl, MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR);
> + write_unlock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
> + if (new_state == MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR)
> + wake_up_all(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
> }
>
> int mhi_download_amss_image(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
> {
> struct image_info *image_info = mhi_cntrl->fbc_image;
> struct device *dev = &mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev->dev;
> + enum mhi_pm_state new_state;
> int ret;
>
> if (!image_info)
> @@ -526,8 +531,11 @@ int mhi_download_amss_image(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
> &image_info->mhi_buf[image_info->entries - 1]);
> if (ret) {
> dev_err(dev, "MHI did not load AMSS, ret:%d\n", ret);
> - mhi_cntrl->pm_state = MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR;
> - wake_up_all(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
> + write_lock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
> + new_state = mhi_tryset_pm_state(mhi_cntrl, MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR);
> + write_unlock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
> + if (new_state == MHI_PM_FW_DL_ERR)
> + wake_up_all(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
> }
>
> return ret;
> --
> 2.7.4
>

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