From: Vedashree Vidwans <vvidwans@nvidia.com>
To: <salman.nabi@arm.com>, <sudeep.holla@arm.com>,
<andre.przywara@arm.com>, <lpieralisi@kernel.org>,
<mark.rutland@arm.com>, <trilokkumar.soni@oss.qualcomm.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, vwadekar@nvidia.com,
sdonthineni@nvidia.com, vsethi@nvidia.com,
linux-coco@lists.linux.dev, ardb@kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, chao.gao@intel.com
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] firmware: smccc: add timeout, touch wdt
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:40:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260210224023.2341728-2-vvidwans@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260210224023.2341728-1-vvidwans@nvidia.com>
Enhance PRIME/ACTIVATION functions to touch watchdog and implement
timeout mechanism. This update ensures that any potential hangs are
detected promptly and that the LFA process is allocated sufficient
execution time before the watchdog timer expires. These changes improve
overall system reliability by reducing the risk of undetected process
stalls and unexpected watchdog resets.
Signed-off-by: Vedashree Vidwans <vvidwans@nvidia.com>
---
drivers/firmware/smccc/lfa_fw.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/smccc/lfa_fw.c b/drivers/firmware/smccc/lfa_fw.c
index da6b54fe1685..b0ace6fc8dac 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/smccc/lfa_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/smccc/lfa_fw.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
#include <linux/array_size.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
#undef pr_fmt
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "Arm LFA: " fmt
@@ -37,6 +40,14 @@
#define LFA_PRIME_CALL_AGAIN BIT(0)
#define LFA_ACTIVATE_CALL_AGAIN BIT(0)
+/* Prime loop limits, TODO: tune after testing */
+#define LFA_PRIME_BUDGET_US 30000000 /* 30s cap */
+#define LFA_PRIME_POLL_DELAY_US 10 /* 10us between polls */
+
+/* Activation loop limits, TODO: tune after testing */
+#define LFA_ACTIVATE_BUDGET_US 20000000 /* 20s cap */
+#define LFA_ACTIVATE_POLL_DELAY_US 10 /* 10us between polls */
+
/* LFA return values */
#define LFA_SUCCESS 0
#define LFA_NOT_SUPPORTED 1
@@ -219,6 +230,7 @@ static int call_lfa_activate(void *data)
struct image_props *attrs = data;
struct arm_smccc_1_2_regs args = { 0 };
struct arm_smccc_1_2_regs res = { 0 };
+ ktime_t end = ktime_add_us(ktime_get(), LFA_ACTIVATE_BUDGET_US);
args.a0 = LFA_1_0_FN_ACTIVATE;
args.a1 = attrs->fw_seq_id; /* fw_seq_id under consideration */
@@ -232,6 +244,8 @@ static int call_lfa_activate(void *data)
args.a2 = !(attrs->cpu_rendezvous_forced || attrs->cpu_rendezvous);
for (;;) {
+ /* Touch watchdog, ACTIVATE shouldn't take longer than watchdog_thresh */
+ touch_nmi_watchdog();
arm_smccc_1_2_invoke(&args, &res);
if ((long)res.a0 < 0) {
@@ -241,6 +255,15 @@ static int call_lfa_activate(void *data)
}
if (!(res.a1 & LFA_ACTIVATE_CALL_AGAIN))
break; /* ACTIVATE successful */
+
+ /* SMC returned with call_again flag set */
+ if (ktime_before(ktime_get(), end)) {
+ udelay(LFA_ACTIVATE_POLL_DELAY_US);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ pr_err("ACTIVATE for image %s timed out", attrs->image_name);
+ return -ETIMEDOUT;
}
return res.a0;
@@ -290,6 +313,7 @@ static int prime_fw_image(struct image_props *attrs)
{
struct arm_smccc_1_2_regs args = { 0 };
struct arm_smccc_1_2_regs res = { 0 };
+ ktime_t end = ktime_add_us(ktime_get(), LFA_PRIME_BUDGET_US);
int ret;
mutex_lock(&lfa_lock);
@@ -317,6 +341,8 @@ static int prime_fw_image(struct image_props *attrs)
args.a0 = LFA_1_0_FN_PRIME;
args.a1 = attrs->fw_seq_id; /* fw_seq_id under consideration */
for (;;) {
+ /* Touch watchdog, PRIME shouldn't take longer than watchdog_thresh */
+ touch_nmi_watchdog();
arm_smccc_1_2_invoke(&args, &res);
if ((long)res.a0 < 0) {
@@ -328,6 +354,20 @@ static int prime_fw_image(struct image_props *attrs)
}
if (!(res.a1 & LFA_PRIME_CALL_AGAIN))
break; /* PRIME successful */
+
+ /* SMC returned with call_again flag set */
+ if (ktime_before(ktime_get(), end)) {
+ udelay(LFA_PRIME_POLL_DELAY_US);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ pr_err("LFA_PRIME for image %s timed out", attrs->image_name);
+ mutex_unlock(&lfa_lock);
+
+ ret = lfa_cancel(attrs);
+ if (ret != 0)
+ return ret;
+ return -ETIMEDOUT;
}
mutex_unlock(&lfa_lock);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-10 22:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-10 22:40 [PATCH 0/2] Arm LFA: timeout and ACPI platform driver support Vedashree Vidwans
2026-02-10 22:40 ` Vedashree Vidwans [this message]
2026-02-10 23:10 ` [PATCH 1/2] firmware: smccc: add timeout, touch wdt Trilok Soni
2026-02-10 23:46 ` Vedashree Vidwans
2026-02-24 10:58 ` Andre Przywara
2026-02-10 22:40 ` [PATCH 2/2] firmware: smccc: register as platform driver Vedashree Vidwans
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