Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] dmaengine: dw-edma: eDMA: Add sync read before starting the DMA transfer in remote setup

From: Serge Semin
Date: Wed Oct 11 2023 - 06:51:45 EST


On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 10:11:45AM +0200, Kory Maincent wrote:
> The Linked list element and pointer are not stored in the same memory as
> the eDMA controller register. If the doorbell register is toggled before
> the full write of the linked list a race condition error can appears.

s/can appears/will occur

> In remote setup we can only use a readl to the memory to assured the full

s/assured/assure

> write has occurred.
>
> Fixes: 7e4b8a4fbe2c ("dmaengine: Add Synopsys eDMA IP version 0 support")
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>

-Serge(y)

> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - New patch
> ---
> drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
> index b38786f0ad79..6245b720fbfe 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
> @@ -346,6 +346,20 @@ static void dw_edma_v0_core_write_chunk(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk)
> dw_edma_v0_write_ll_link(chunk, i, control, chunk->ll_region.paddr);
> }
>
> +static void dw_edma_v0_sync_ll_data(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk)
> +{
> + /*
> + * In case of remote eDMA engine setup, the DW PCIe RP/EP internals
> + * configuration registers and Application memory are normally accessed
> + * over different buses. Ensure LL-data reaches the memory before the
> + * doorbell register is toggled by issuing the dummy-read from the remote
> + * LL memory in a hope that the posted MRd TLP will return only after the
> + * last MWr TLP is completed
> + */
> + if (!(chunk->chan->dw->chip->flags & DW_EDMA_CHIP_LOCAL))
> + readl(chunk->ll_region.vaddr.io);
> +}
> +
> static void dw_edma_v0_core_start(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk, bool first)
> {
> struct dw_edma_chan *chan = chunk->chan;
> @@ -412,6 +426,9 @@ static void dw_edma_v0_core_start(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk, bool first)
> SET_CH_32(dw, chan->dir, chan->id, llp.msb,
> upper_32_bits(chunk->ll_region.paddr));
> }
> +
> + dw_edma_v0_sync_ll_data(chunk);
> +
> /* Doorbell */
> SET_RW_32(dw, chan->dir, doorbell,
> FIELD_PREP(EDMA_V0_DOORBELL_CH_MASK, chan->id));
>
> --
> 2.25.1
>