[PATCH v2] tty: hvc: dcc: Detect JTAG connection only on CPU core 0
From: shatyuka
Date: Tue Oct 13 2026 - 13:10:45 EST
From: Jiannan Du <shatyuka@xxxxxx>
On SMP, migration can occur inside hvc_dcc_check() during
device_initcall, so the CPU writing the probe character and the CPU
reading the TXfull status may not be the same, which can hang the
system.
Commit 4419da5d5d4b1788568b ("tty: hvc: dcc: Bind driver to CPU core0
for reads and writes") cached the DCC availability detected on core 0
during console_initcall. However, this is not sufficient: if DCC is
not detected as available and another CPU later calls
hvc_dcc_check(), the check is not actually performed on core 0.
Multiple checks are unnecessary: nobody is going to plug/unplug JTAG
during kernel boot and expect it to work. Cache the return value of
hvc_dcc_check() from device_initcall and reuse the cached value during
console_initcall. This avoids complex SMP-related code and ensures the
result is always from core 0.
Signed-off-by: Jiannan Du <shatyuka@xxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Use my real name in Signed-off-by
---
drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c | 30 ++++++++----------------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c
index dfc5c9c38f0..fc8dcbce9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcc_lock);
static DEFINE_KFIFO(inbuf, u8, DCC_INBUF_SIZE);
static DEFINE_KFIFO(outbuf, u8, DCC_OUTBUF_SIZE);
+/* Cached result of hvc_dcc_check() */
+static bool dcc_core0_available;
+
static void dcc_uart_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, u8 ch)
{
while (__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX)
@@ -90,36 +93,18 @@ static ssize_t hvc_dcc_get_chars(uint32_t vt, u8 *buf, size_t count)
}
/*
- * Check if the DCC is enabled. If CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP is enabled,
- * then we assume then this function will be called first on core0. That way,
- * dcc_core0_available will be true only if it's available on core0.
+ * Check if the DCC is enabled. This function will be called once on core 0.
*/
static bool hvc_dcc_check(void)
{
unsigned long time = jiffies + (HZ / 10);
- static bool dcc_core0_available;
-
- /*
- * If we're not on core 0, but we previously confirmed that DCC is
- * active, then just return true.
- */
- int cpu = get_cpu();
-
- if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP) && cpu && dcc_core0_available) {
- put_cpu();
- return true;
- }
-
- put_cpu();
/* Write a test character to check if it is handled */
__dcc_putchar('\n');
while (time_is_after_jiffies(time)) {
- if (!(__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX)) {
- dcc_core0_available = true;
+ if (!(__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX))
return true;
- }
}
return false;
@@ -265,7 +250,8 @@ static int __init hvc_dcc_console_init(void)
{
int ret;
- if (!hvc_dcc_check())
+ dcc_core0_available = hvc_dcc_check();
+ if (!dcc_core0_available)
return -ENODEV;
/* Returns -1 if error */
@@ -279,7 +265,7 @@ static int __init hvc_dcc_init(void)
{
struct hvc_struct *p;
- if (!hvc_dcc_check())
+ if (!dcc_core0_available)
return -ENODEV;
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP)) {
--
2.36.1