From: Stuart Summers <stuart.summers@intel.com>
Cc: intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org, rodrigo.vivi@intel.com,
matthew.brost@intel.com, umesh.nerlige.ramappa@intel.com,
Michal.Wajdeczko@intel.com, matthew.d.roper@intel.com,
daniele.ceraolospurio@intel.com, shuicheng.lin@intel.com,
Stuart Summers <stuart.summers@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] drm/xe: Taint kernel when debug configfs parameters are set
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 19:45:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260807194518.9474-22-stuart.summers@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260807194518.9474-12-stuart.summers@intel.com>
Writing any debug configfs attribute indicates the system is running
in a non-standard configuration that may mask bugs or produce misleading
behaviour. Taint the kernel with TAINT_TEST on each successful write so
bug reports clearly reflect when debug settings were active.
Signed-off-by: Stuart Summers <stuart.summers@intel.com>
Assisted-by: Copilot:claude-sonnet-4.6,claude-sonnet-5
---
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c | 12 ++++++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug_params.c | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
index 6060abe66e73..13ab9422b9c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/find.h>
+#include <linux/panic.h>
#include <linux/pci.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@
* and driver debugging and are not stable ABI. Using them is "at your own
* risk".
*
+ * Writing any debug attribute taints the kernel with ``TAINT_TEST``. This
+ * makes it visible in bug reports when a non-standard or unsafe configuration
+ * was active.
+ *
* See the top-level ``Xe Configfs`` documentation in ``xe_configfs.c``
* for how to create, probe and remove configfs devices. Once a device
* directory exists, the driver populates it with a ``debug/`` subdirectory
@@ -528,6 +533,7 @@ static ssize_t wa_bb_store(struct wa_bb wa_bb[static XE_ENGINE_CLASS_MAX],
if (!count) {
memset(wa_bb, 0, sizeof(tmp_wa_bb));
+ add_taint(TAINT_TEST, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
return len;
}
@@ -547,6 +553,8 @@ static ssize_t wa_bb_store(struct wa_bb wa_bb[static XE_ENGINE_CLASS_MAX],
memcpy(wa_bb, tmp_wa_bb, sizeof(tmp_wa_bb));
+ add_taint(TAINT_TEST, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+
return len;
}
@@ -699,6 +707,8 @@ static ssize_t engines_allowed_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page,
dev->config.debug.engines_allowed = val;
+ add_taint(TAINT_TEST, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+
return len;
}
@@ -789,6 +799,8 @@ static ssize_t gt_types_allowed_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page
dev->config.debug.gt_types_allowed = typemask;
+ add_taint(TAINT_TEST, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+
return len;
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug_params.c
index c868e3f49ea4..482363833e13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug_params.c
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@
* This file also generates the xe_configfs_get_<name>() accessors used
* by the rest of the driver to read a parameter's effective value; see
* the DOC section below.
+ *
+ * Setting these parameters taints the kernel since these are intended
+ * for debug and testing purposes only.
*/
#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/configfs.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/panic.h>
#include <linux/pci.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/sysfs.h>
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ static ssize_t _name##_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page, size_t
if (xe_configfs_is_bound(dev)) \
return -EBUSY; \
dev->config.debug.params._name = val; \
+ add_taint(TAINT_TEST, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK); \
return len; \
}
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ static ssize_t _name##_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page, size_t
if (xe_configfs_is_bound(dev)) \
return -EBUSY; \
dev->config.debug.params._name = val; \
+ add_taint(TAINT_TEST, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK); \
return len; \
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-07 19:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-07 19:45 [PATCH 00/10] Add new debug infrastructure for configfs Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 01/10] drm/xe: Guard configfs attribute reads in getters Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 02/10] drm/xe: Sort xe_config_device fields Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 03/10] drm/xe: Split out configfs data structures Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 04/10] drm/xe: Add a new debug focused configfs group Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 05/10] drm/xe: Move debug configfs entries to xe_configfs_debug.c Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 06/10] drm/xe/guc: Add configfs support for guc_log_level Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 07/10] drm/xe/guc: Add support for NPK as a GuC log target Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 08/10] drm/xe: Add infrastructure for debug configfs parameters Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` [PATCH 09/10] drm/xe: Migrate existing debug configfs entries to params infrastructure Stuart Summers
2026-08-07 19:45 ` Stuart Summers [this message]
2026-08-07 19:52 ` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for Add new debug infrastructure for configfs (rev5) Patchwork
2026-08-07 19:53 ` ✓ CI.KUnit: success " Patchwork
2026-08-07 20:44 ` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: " Patchwork
2026-08-08 7:10 ` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure " Patchwork
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-08-05 23:20 [PATCH 00/10] Add new debug infrastructure for configfs Stuart Summers
2026-08-05 23:20 ` [PATCH 10/10] drm/xe: Taint kernel when debug configfs parameters are set Stuart Summers
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