Re: [PATCH 4/4] mailbox: arm_mhu: Add ARM MHU doorbell driver

Sudeep Holla
2020-10-07T11:42:12Z

On Fri, Oct 02, 2020 at 02:42:37PM -0500, Jassi Brar wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 6:45 AM Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com> wrote:
>
> > +
> > +static void mhu_db_shutdown(struct mbox_chan *chan)
> > +{
> > + struct mhu_db_channel *chan_info = chan->con_priv;
> > + struct mbox_controller *mbox = &chan_info->mhu->mbox;
> > + int i;
> > +
> > + for (i = 0; i < mbox->num_chans; i++)
> > + if (chan == &mbox->chans[i])
> > + break;
> > +
> > + if (mbox->num_chans == i) {
> > + dev_warn(mbox->dev, "Request to free non-existent channel\n");
> > + return;
> > + }
> > +
> > + /* Reset channel */
> > + mhu_db_mbox_clear_irq(chan);
> > + chan->con_priv = NULL;
> >
> request->free->request will fail because of this NULL assignment.
> Maybe add a 'taken' flag in mhu_db_channel, which should also be
> checked before calling mbox_chan_received_data because the data may
> arrive for a now relinquished channel.
>

Good point, but the new 'taken' flag will have the same race as con_priv.
We need a lock here and can we use chan->lock or do you prefer this
driver maintains it own for this purpose.

mbox_request_channel releases the lock before calling startup and
mbox_free_channel acquires the after shutdown returns, so technically
we can reuse the same lock.

> > +
> > +static struct mbox_chan *mhu_db_mbox_xlate(struct mbox_controller *mbox,
> > + const struct of_phandle_args *spec)
> > +{
> > + struct arm_mhu *mhu = dev_get_drvdata(mbox->dev);
> > + struct mhu_db_channel *chan_info;
> > + struct mbox_chan *chan = NULL;
> > + unsigned int pchan = spec->args[0];
> > + unsigned int doorbell = spec->args[1];
> > + int i;
> > +
> > + /* Bounds checking */
> > + if (pchan >= MHU_CHANS || doorbell >= MHU_NUM_DOORBELLS) {
> > + dev_err(mbox->dev,
> > + "Invalid channel requested pchan: %d doorbell: %d\n",
> > + pchan, doorbell);
> > + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > + }
> > +
> > + for (i = 0; i < mbox->num_chans; i++) {
> > + chan_info = mbox->chans[i].con_priv;
> > +
> > + /* Is requested channel free? */
> > + if (chan_info &&
> > + mbox->dev == chan_info->mhu->dev &&
> > + pchan == chan_info->pchan &&
> > + doorbell == chan_info->doorbell) {
> > + dev_err(mbox->dev, "Channel in use\n");
> > + return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
> > + }
> > +
> You may want to reuse mhu_db_mbox_to_channel.

Good point, thanks for pointing that out, will update.

--
Regards,
Sudeep