[PATCH v2 2/2] NTB: epf: propagate MW command errors while status is reliable
From: Avi Weiss
Date: Sun Nov 01 2026 - 08:57:53 EST
ntb_epf_mw_set_trans() and ntb_epf_mw_clear_trans() discard command
errors even when the endpoint explicitly rejects a request.
A timed-out command may still complete on the endpoint. Propagating
that timeout can cause callers to free DMA buffers before the mapping
completes. A late completion may also be mistaken for the result of a
subsequent command.
Record the first command timeout and propagate MW command errors only
while completion status remains reliable. Preserve the original MW
success-return behavior after a timeout to avoid releasing buffers
based on ambiguous results.
Fixes: 812ce2f8d14e ("NTB: Add support for EPF PCI Non-Transparent Bridge")
Signed-off-by: Avi Weiss <thnkslprpt@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c b/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c
index da7fbe1800656..455bcefc7c13e 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct ntb_epf_dev {
struct device *dev;
/* Mutex to protect providing commands to NTB EPF */
struct mutex cmd_lock;
+ bool cmd_status_unreliable;
const enum pci_barno *barno_map;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ static int ntb_epf_send_command_locked(struct ntb_epf_dev *ndev, u32 command,
break;
if (WARN_ON(timedout)) {
+ ndev->cmd_status_unreliable = true;
ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
break;
}
@@ -156,6 +158,13 @@ static int ntb_epf_send_command_locked(struct ntb_epf_dev *ndev, u32 command,
}
writew(0, ndev->ctrl_reg + NTB_EPF_CMD_STATUS);
+ /*
+ * After a timeout, a status may refer to an earlier command.
+ * MW callers may free buffers on error, so retain old semantics.
+ */
+ if (ndev->cmd_status_unreliable &&
+ (command == CMD_CONFIGURE_MW || command == CMD_TEARDOWN_MW))
+ ret = 0;
return ret;
}
@@ -485,7 +494,7 @@ static int ntb_epf_mw_set_trans(struct ntb_dev *ntb, int pidx, int idx,
struct ntb_epf_dev *ndev = ntb_ndev(ntb);
struct device *dev = ndev->dev;
resource_size_t mw_size;
- int bar;
+ int bar, ret;
if (pidx != NTB_DEF_PEER_IDX) {
dev_err(dev, "Unsupported Peer ID %d\n", pidx);
@@ -509,19 +518,19 @@ static int ntb_epf_mw_set_trans(struct ntb_dev *ntb, int pidx, int idx,
writel(upper_32_bits(addr), ndev->ctrl_reg + NTB_EPF_UPPER_ADDR);
writel(lower_32_bits(size), ndev->ctrl_reg + NTB_EPF_LOWER_SIZE);
writel(upper_32_bits(size), ndev->ctrl_reg + NTB_EPF_UPPER_SIZE);
- ntb_epf_send_command_locked(ndev, CMD_CONFIGURE_MW, idx);
+ ret = ntb_epf_send_command_locked(ndev, CMD_CONFIGURE_MW, idx);
mutex_unlock(&ndev->cmd_lock);
- return 0;
+ return ret;
}
static int ntb_epf_mw_clear_trans(struct ntb_dev *ntb, int pidx, int idx)
{
struct ntb_epf_dev *ndev = ntb_ndev(ntb);
struct device *dev = ndev->dev;
- int ret = 0;
+ int ret;
- ntb_epf_send_command(ndev, CMD_TEARDOWN_MW, idx);
+ ret = ntb_epf_send_command(ndev, CMD_TEARDOWN_MW, idx);
if (ret)
dev_err(dev, "Failed to teardown memory window\n");
--
2.43.0