[PATCH 7/7] char: xillybus: Ignore and report unsolicited interrupts
From: Eli Billauer
Date: Tue Jun 30 2026 - 05:30:23 EST
During initialization, the hardware should issue interrupts only in
response to requests from the host. Ignore and log unexpected interrupts,
as these indicate misbehaving hardware.
In the same spirit, in xilly_quiesce(), assign endpoint->num_channels = 0
before allowing the ISR, in order to expose whether the hardware
incorrectly sends messages related to data channels during shutdown.
Signed-off-by: Eli Billauer <eli.billauer@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h | 3 ++
drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h
index 51de7cbc579e..98c7ac4dd1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ struct xilly_endpoint {
__iomem void *registers;
int fatal_error;
+ bool allow_isr;
+ spinlock_t allow_isr_lock;
+
struct mutex register_mutex;
wait_queue_head_t ep_wait;
diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c
index 3436f16092e0..ea0debe24968 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_core.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *xillybus_wq;
*
* rd_spinlock does the same with rd_*_buf_idx, rd_empty and end_offset.
*
+ * allow_isr_lock protects allow_isr.
+ *
* register_mutex is endpoint-specific, and is held when non-atomic
* register operations are performed. wr_mutex and rd_mutex may be
* held when register_mutex is taken, but none of the spinlocks. Note that
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *xillybus_wq;
* Only interruptible blocking is allowed on mutexes and wait queues.
*
* All in all, the locking order goes (with skips allowed, of course):
- * wr_mutex -> rd_mutex -> register_mutex -> wr_spinlock -> rd_spinlock
+ * wr_mutex -> rd_mutex -> register_mutex ->
+ * allow_isr_lock -> wr_spinlock -> rd_spinlock
*/
static void malformed_message(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint, u32 *buf)
@@ -119,6 +122,13 @@ irqreturn_t xillybus_isr(int irq, void *data)
unsigned int msg_channel, msg_bufno, msg_data, msg_dir;
struct xilly_channel *channel;
+ guard(spinlock)(&ep->allow_isr_lock);
+
+ if (!ep->allow_isr) {
+ dev_err_ratelimited(ep->dev, "Unexpected interrupt! Something is wrong with the hardware.\n");
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+ }
+
buf = ep->msgbuf_addr;
buf_size = ep->msg_buf_size/sizeof(u32);
@@ -283,6 +293,19 @@ irqreturn_t xillybus_isr(int irq, void *data)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(xillybus_isr);
+/*
+ * xilly_allow_isr() is similar to enabling / disabling the interrupt,
+ * with the difference that if an interrupt is issued while ep->allow_isr
+ * is false, this is visible in the kernel log.
+ */
+
+static void xilly_allow_isr(struct xilly_endpoint *ep, bool newstate)
+{
+ guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&ep->allow_isr_lock);
+
+ ep->allow_isr = newstate;
+}
+
/*
* A few trivial memory management functions.
* NOTE: These functions are used only on probe and remove, and therefore
@@ -651,6 +674,8 @@ static int xilly_obtain_idt(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
channel->wr_sleepy = 1;
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
+
iowrite32(1 |
(3 << 24), /* Opcode 3 for channel 0 = Send IDT */
endpoint->registers + fpga_buf_ctrl_reg);
@@ -659,6 +684,8 @@ static int xilly_obtain_idt(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
(!channel->wr_sleepy),
XILLY_TIMEOUT);
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, false);
+
if (t <= 0) {
dev_err(endpoint->dev, "Failed to obtain IDT. Aborting.\n");
@@ -1843,6 +1870,9 @@ struct xilly_endpoint *xillybus_init_endpoint(struct device *dev)
endpoint->failed_messages = 0;
endpoint->fatal_error = 0;
+ endpoint->allow_isr = false;
+ spin_lock_init(&endpoint->allow_isr_lock);
+
init_waitqueue_head(&endpoint->ep_wait);
mutex_init(&endpoint->register_mutex);
@@ -1855,6 +1885,9 @@ static int xilly_quiesce(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
long t;
endpoint->idtlen = -1;
+ endpoint->num_channels = 0;
+
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
iowrite32((u32) (endpoint->dma_using_dac & 0x0001),
endpoint->registers + fpga_dma_control_reg);
@@ -1862,6 +1895,9 @@ static int xilly_quiesce(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
t = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(endpoint->ep_wait,
(endpoint->idtlen >= 0),
XILLY_TIMEOUT);
+
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, false);
+
if (t <= 0) {
dev_err(endpoint->dev,
"Failed to quiesce the device on exit.\n");
@@ -1915,6 +1951,8 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
endpoint->idtlen = -1;
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
+
/*
* Set DMA 32/64 bit mode, quiesce the device (?!) and get IDT
* buffer size.
@@ -1925,6 +1963,9 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
t = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(endpoint->ep_wait,
(endpoint->idtlen >= 0),
XILLY_TIMEOUT);
+
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, false);
+
if (t <= 0) {
dev_err(endpoint->dev, "No response from FPGA. Aborting.\n");
return -ENODEV;
@@ -1951,6 +1992,7 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
if (rc)
goto failed_idt;
+ /* xilly_obtain_idt() allows and then disallows the ISR */
rc = xilly_obtain_idt(endpoint);
if (rc)
goto failed_idt;
@@ -1969,6 +2011,8 @@ int xillybus_endpoint_discovery(struct xilly_endpoint *endpoint)
if (rc)
goto failed_idt;
+ xilly_allow_isr(endpoint, true);
+
rc = xillybus_init_chrdev(dev, &xillybus_fops,
endpoint->owner, endpoint,
idt_handle.names,
--
2.34.1