Re: [PATCH] gpio: timberdale: Fix potential deadlock on &tgpio->lock

[Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 10:29:14AM +0000, Chengfeng Ye wrote:
> As timbgpio_irq_enable()/timbgpio_irq_disable() callback could be
> executed under irq context, it could introduce double locks on
> &tgpio->lock if it preempts other execution units requiring
> the same locks.
> 
> timbgpio_gpio_set()
> --> timbgpio_update_bit()
> --> spin_lock(&tgpio->lock)
> <interrupt>
>    --> timbgpio_irq_disable()
>    --> spin_lock_irqsave(&tgpio->lock)
> 
> This flaw was found by an experimental static analysis tool I am
> developing for irq-related deadlock.
> 
> To prevent the potential deadlock, the patch uses spin_lock_irqsave()
> on &tgpio->lock inside timbgpio_gpio_set() to prevent the possible
> deadlock scenario.

Okay, makes sense.
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>

Question to the users of this hardware if they ever want to have this IRQ chip
in the RT environment. In that case the locking type needs to be raw.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko