[PATCH v2 6/6] dmaengine: plx_dma: don't invoke client callbacks with ring_lock held

From: Logan Gunthorpe

Date: Tue Nov 10 2026 - 12:46:20 EST


plx_dma_process_desc() and plx_dma_abort_desc() invoke the client's
completion callback with ring_lock held. A callback that submits a new
transfer, which is common, deadlocks taking the same lock in
plx_dma_prep_memcpy().

Copy and clear the callback and advance tail under ring_lock, then drop
it to invoke the callback. To keep callbacks in order and ensure
plx_dma_free_chan_resources() can't return while one is still running
from plx_dma_remove(), serialize completion with a new complete_lock
held across the whole loop. plx_dma_tx_status() only trylocks it, so a
callback that polls the channel won't deadlock.

Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/dmaengine/20260717223217.B6FBF1F000E9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dma/plx_dma.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/plx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/plx_dma.c
index d1bdff1b7310..394ca5483434 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/plx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/plx_dma.c
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ struct plx_dma_dev {
void __iomem *bar;
struct tasklet_struct desc_task;

+ /* serializes descriptor completion and callback invocation */
+ spinlock_t complete_lock;
spinlock_t ring_lock;
bool ring_active;
int head;
@@ -132,12 +134,15 @@ static struct plx_dma_desc *plx_dma_get_desc(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev, int i)
return plxdev->desc_ring[i & (PLX_DMA_RING_COUNT - 1)];
}

-static void plx_dma_process_desc(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)
+static void plx_dma_process_desc_unlocked(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)
{
+ struct dmaengine_desc_callback cb;
struct dmaengine_result res;
struct plx_dma_desc *desc;
u32 flags;

+ lockdep_assert_held(&plxdev->complete_lock);
+
spin_lock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);

while (plxdev->tail != plxdev->head) {
@@ -166,22 +171,35 @@ static void plx_dma_process_desc(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)

dma_cookie_complete(&desc->txd);
dma_descriptor_unmap(&desc->txd);
- dmaengine_desc_get_callback_invoke(&desc->txd, &res);
+ dmaengine_desc_get_callback(&desc->txd, &cb);
desc->txd.callback = NULL;
desc->txd.callback_result = NULL;
-
plxdev->tail++;
+
+ spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);
+ dmaengine_desc_callback_invoke(&cb, &res);
+ spin_lock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);
}

spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);
}

+static void plx_dma_process_desc(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)
+{
+ spin_lock_bh(&plxdev->complete_lock);
+ plx_dma_process_desc_unlocked(plxdev);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->complete_lock);
+}
+
static void plx_dma_abort_desc(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)
{
+ struct dmaengine_desc_callback cb;
struct dmaengine_result res;
struct plx_dma_desc *desc;

- plx_dma_process_desc(plxdev);
+ spin_lock_bh(&plxdev->complete_lock);
+
+ plx_dma_process_desc_unlocked(plxdev);

spin_lock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);

@@ -193,14 +211,18 @@ static void plx_dma_abort_desc(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)

dma_cookie_complete(&desc->txd);
dma_descriptor_unmap(&desc->txd);
- dmaengine_desc_get_callback_invoke(&desc->txd, &res);
+ dmaengine_desc_get_callback(&desc->txd, &cb);
desc->txd.callback = NULL;
desc->txd.callback_result = NULL;
-
plxdev->tail++;
+
+ spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);
+ dmaengine_desc_callback_invoke(&cb, &res);
+ spin_lock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);
}

spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->ring_lock);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->complete_lock);
}

static void __plx_dma_stop(struct plx_dma_dev *plxdev)
@@ -337,7 +359,15 @@ static enum dma_status plx_dma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
if (ret == DMA_COMPLETE)
return ret;

- plx_dma_process_desc(plxdev);
+ /*
+ * If another context is already completing descriptors (possibly
+ * a callback on this CPU that is polling the channel), let it
+ * finish rather than waiting on it.
+ */
+ if (spin_trylock_bh(&plxdev->complete_lock)) {
+ plx_dma_process_desc_unlocked(plxdev);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&plxdev->complete_lock);
+ }

return dma_cookie_status(chan, cookie, txstate);
}
@@ -518,6 +548,7 @@ static int plx_dma_create(struct pci_dev *pdev)
if (!plxdev)
return -ENOMEM;

+ spin_lock_init(&plxdev->complete_lock);
spin_lock_init(&plxdev->ring_lock);
tasklet_setup(&plxdev->desc_task, plx_dma_desc_task);

--
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