[PATCH v2] cpufreq: Fix the race condition while updating the transition_task of policy

[Liao Chang]

The field 'transition_task' of policy structure is used to track the
task which is performing the frequency transition. Using this field to
print a warning once detect a case where the same task is calling
_begin() again before completing the preivous frequency transition via
the _end().

However, there is a potential race condition in _end() and _begin() APIs
while updating the field 'transition_task' of policy, the scenario is
depicted below:

             Task A                            Task B

        /* 1st freq transition */
        Invoke _begin() {
                ...
                ...
        }
                                        /* 2nd freq transition */
                                        Invoke _begin() {
                                                ... //waiting for A to
                                                ... //clear
                                                ... //transition_ongoing
                                                ... //in _end() for
                                                ... //the 1st transition
                                                        |
        Change the frequency                            |
                                                        |
        Invoke _end() {                                 |
                ...                                     |
                ...                                     |
                transition_ongoing = false;             V
                                                transition_ongoing = true;
                                                transition_task = current;
                transition_task = NULL;
                ... //A overwrites the task
                ... //performing the transition
                ... //result in error warning.
        }

To fix this race condition, the transition_lock of policy structure is
now acquired before updating policy structure in _end() API. Which ensure
that only one task can update the 'transition_task' field at a time.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b3c61d8a-d52d-3136-fbf0-d1de9f1ba411@xxxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: ca654dc3a93d ("cpufreq: Catch double invocations of cpufreq_freq_transition_begin/end")
Signed-off-by: Liao Chang <liaochang1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 26fa99d46684..5c09a4936699 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -455,8 +455,10 @@ void cpufreq_freq_transition_end(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			    policy->cur,
 			    policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
 
+	spin_lock(&policy->transition_lock);
 	policy->transition_ongoing = false;
 	policy->transition_task = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&policy->transition_lock);
 
 	wake_up(&policy->transition_wait);
 }
-- 
2.34.1