[PATCH] mailbox: pcc: Synchronize channel IRQ before unmapping shared memory

From: Christian Loehle

Date: Fri Aug 28 2026 - 12:11:53 EST


pcc_mbox_free_channel() unmaps the PCC shared-memory region before
mbox_free_channel() invokes the controller shutdown callback. For
interrupt-capable extended subspaces, an in-flight handler may
consequently access the mapping after it has been invalidated.

Release the mailbox channel first so its IRQ is disabled and synchronized
before unmapping the shared-memory region. Serialize PCC channel
acquisition and release across this sequence: once mbox_free_channel()
makes the channel available, another client must not replace the
shared-memory mapping until the old one has been unmapped.

Fixes: 7f9e19f207be ("mailbox: pcc: Check before sending MCTP PCC response ACK")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mailbox/pcc.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
index 9888dab64639..4654b028df9f 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@
*/

#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/mailbox_controller.h>
#include <linux/mailbox_client.h>
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ struct pcc_chan_info {
#define to_pcc_chan_info(c) container_of(c, struct pcc_chan_info, chan)
static struct pcc_chan_info *chan_info;
static int pcc_chan_count;
+/* Serializes PCC channel ownership changes with shared-memory teardown. */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(pcc_mbox_lock);

/*
* PCC can be used with perf critical drivers such as CPPC
@@ -392,18 +396,23 @@ pcc_mbox_request_channel(struct mbox_client *cl, int subspace_id)
if (subspace_id < 0 || subspace_id >= pcc_chan_count)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);

+ mutex_lock(&pcc_mbox_lock);
+
pchan = chan_info + subspace_id;
chan = pchan->chan.mchan;
if (IS_ERR(chan) || chan->cl) {
pr_err("Channel not found for idx: %d\n", subspace_id);
- return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+ rc = -EBUSY;
+ goto err_unlock;
}

pcc_mchan = &pchan->chan;
pcc_mchan->shmem = acpi_os_ioremap(pcc_mchan->shmem_base_addr,
pcc_mchan->shmem_size);
- if (!pcc_mchan->shmem)
- return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
+ if (!pcc_mchan->shmem) {
+ rc = -ENXIO;
+ goto err_unlock;
+ }

rc = pcc_mbox_validate_signature(pcc_mchan, subspace_id);
if (rc)
@@ -413,11 +422,14 @@ pcc_mbox_request_channel(struct mbox_client *cl, int subspace_id)
if (rc)
goto err_unmap_shmem;

+ mutex_unlock(&pcc_mbox_lock);
return pcc_mchan;

err_unmap_shmem:
iounmap(pcc_mchan->shmem);
pcc_mchan->shmem = NULL;
+err_unlock:
+ mutex_unlock(&pcc_mbox_lock);
return ERR_PTR(rc);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pcc_mbox_request_channel);
@@ -436,14 +448,18 @@ void pcc_mbox_free_channel(struct pcc_mbox_chan *pchan)

if (!chan || !chan->cl)
return;
+ guard(mutex)(&pcc_mbox_lock);
+
pchan_info = chan->con_priv;
pcc_mbox_chan = &pchan_info->chan;
+
+ /* Disable and synchronize the channel IRQ before unmapping its data. */
+ mbox_free_channel(chan);
+
if (pcc_mbox_chan->shmem) {
iounmap(pcc_mbox_chan->shmem);
pcc_mbox_chan->shmem = NULL;
}
-
- mbox_free_channel(chan);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pcc_mbox_free_channel);

--
2.34.1