From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Sneh Mankad" <sneh.mankad@oss.qualcomm.com>
Cc: devicetree@vger.kernel.org, robh@kernel.org, conor+dt@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] irqchip: irq-qcom-mpm: Register MPM with cpu_pm for RPM notification
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:32:53 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-186627@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261027-b4-shikra_lpm_addition-v3-1-424abcdcf824@oss.qualcomm.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 4 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Critical] irqchip/qcom-mpm: broken error handling and UAF in qcom_mpm_probe()
- [High] irqchip/qcom-mpm: cpus_in_pm not decremented on failure in mpm_cpu_pm_callback()
- [High] irqchip/qcom-mpm: invalid spinlock_t nesting in mpm_cpu_pm_callback()
- [High] irqchip: irq-qcom-mpm: cpus_in_pm underflow when probing with idle CPUs
--
commit 0b0c9281cd528ac3d6a6f2d4a69ee74beee11616
Author: Sneh Mankad <sneh.mankad@oss.qualcomm.com>
irqchip: irq-qcom-mpm: Register MPM with cpu_pm for RPM notification
This commit updates the Qualcomm MPM irqchip driver to register a CPU PM
notifier when the device tree node does not specify #power-domain-cells,
notifying the RPM processor when the last online CPU enters idle.
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-qcom-mpm.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-qcom-mpm.c
> index 8c575d7ce8a17..b6caea90e9f41 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-qcom-mpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-qcom-mpm.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -307,10 +308,52 @@ static int mpm_pd_power_off(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
> return ret;
>
> mbox_client_txdone(priv->mbox_chan, 0);
> -
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int mpm_pd_power_off(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
> +{
> + struct qcom_mpm_priv *priv = container_of(genpd, struct qcom_mpm_priv,
> + genpd);
> +
> + return handle_rpm_notification(priv);
> +}
> +
> +static int mpm_cpu_pm_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *v)
> +{
> + struct qcom_mpm_priv *priv = container_of(nfb, struct qcom_mpm_priv, mpm_pm);
> + int cpus_in_pm;
> +
> + switch (action) {
> + case CPU_PM_ENTER:
> + cpus_in_pm = atomic_inc_return(&priv->cpus_in_pm);
> + /*
> + * NOTE: comments for num_online_cpus() point out that it's
> + * only a snapshot so we need to be careful. It should be OK
> + * for us to use, though. It's important for us not to miss
> + * if we're the last CPU going down so it would only be a
> + * problem if a CPU went offline right after we did the check
> + * AND that CPU was not idle AND that CPU was the last non-idle
> + * CPU. That can't happen. CPUs would have to come out of idle
> + * before the CPU could go offline.
> + */
> + if (cpus_in_pm < num_online_cpus())
> + return NOTIFY_OK;
> + break;
> + case CPU_PM_ENTER_FAILED:
> + case CPU_PM_EXIT:
> + atomic_dec(&priv->cpus_in_pm);
> + return NOTIFY_OK;
[Severity: High]
Can priv->cpus_in_pm underflow if other CPUs are already in idle when
qcom_mpm_probe() registers this notifier?
Because MPM is no longer a power domain provider for the PSCI cluster domain,
psci_cpuidle_domain_probe() and psci_cpuidle_probe() in
drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-psci.c can initialize cpuidle before qcom_mpm_probe()
runs (for example, when CONFIG_QCOM_MPM, CONFIG_QCOM_SMD_RPM, or
CONFIG_QCOM_APCS_IPC is built as a module or defers probe).
If one or more CPUs have already entered idle via cpu_pm_enter() when
qcom_mpm_probe() calls cpu_pm_register_notifier(&priv->mpm_pm) with
priv->cpus_in_pm initialized to 0, those idle CPUs will later wake up and
invoke cpu_pm_exit() -> mpm_cpu_pm_callback(CPU_PM_EXIT) without a matching
CPU_PM_ENTER.
That decrements priv->cpus_in_pm below zero when all CPUs are active, so
subsequent CPU_PM_ENTER transitions will never reach num_online_cpus() and
handle_rpm_notification() will never be called.
> + default:
> + return NOTIFY_DONE;
> + }
> +
> + if (handle_rpm_notification(priv))
> + return NOTIFY_BAD;
[Severity: High]
If handle_rpm_notification(priv) fails here in mpm_cpu_pm_callback() in
drivers/irqchip/irq-qcom-mpm.c, does priv->cpus_in_pm remain permanently
incremented by one?
On the CPU_PM_ENTER path, priv->cpus_in_pm is incremented before calling
handle_rpm_notification(priv). In kernel/cpu_pm.c, cpu_pm_enter() calls
cpu_pm_notify_robust(), which uses raw_notifier_call_chain_robust() to send
CPU_PM_ENTER_FAILED only to the callbacks that succeeded prior to the failing
callback:
kernel/notifier.c:notifier_call_chain_robust()
ret = nb->notifier_call(nb, val_up, v);
if (ret & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK) {
notifier_call_chain(nl, val_down, v, nr - 1, NULL);
...
}
Because mpm_cpu_pm_callback() will not receive CPU_PM_ENTER_FAILED (and the
caller aborts idle entry without calling cpu_pm_exit()), returning NOTIFY_BAD
without calling atomic_dec(&priv->cpus_in_pm) leaves priv->cpus_in_pm skewed
by +1, causing future idle entries to trigger handle_rpm_notification() while
a CPU is still active.
[Severity: High]
Also, is it valid to call handle_rpm_notification(priv) from
mpm_cpu_pm_callback() while holding the raw spinlock in cpu_pm_notify_robust()?
In kernel/cpu_pm.c, cpu_pm_notify_robust() holds cpu_pm_notifier.lock (a
raw_spinlock_t) across the entire notifier chain:
kernel/cpu_pm.c:cpu_pm_notify_robust()
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_pm_notifier.lock, flags);
ret = raw_notifier_call_chain_robust(&cpu_pm_notifier.chain, event_up, event_down, NULL);
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_pm_notifier.lock, flags);
Inside mpm_cpu_pm_callback(), handle_rpm_notification() invokes
mbox_send_message() and mbox_client_txdone() in drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c,
where add_to_rbuf(), msg_submit(), and tx_tick() acquire chan->lock (a
non-raw spinlock_t). In addition, msg_submit() calls
qcom_apcs_ipc_send_data() in drivers/mailbox/qcom-apcs-ipc-mailbox.c, which
calls regmap_write() on a regmap without use_raw_spinlock set, acquiring
map->spinlock (another non-raw spinlock_t).
Acquiring a spinlock_t while holding a raw_spinlock_t violates lockdep wait-type
nesting rules under CONFIG_PROVE_RAW_LOCK_NESTING=y and sleeps in atomic idle
context on PREEMPT_RT kernels.
> +
> + return NOTIFY_OK;
> +}
> +
> static bool gic_hwirq_is_mapped(struct mpm_gic_map *maps, int cnt, u32 hwirq)
> {
> int i;
[ ... ]
> @@ -444,6 +467,35 @@ static int qcom_mpm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev, struct device_node *pare
> return ret;
> }
>
> + if (of_find_property(np, "#power-domain-cells", NULL)) {
> + genpd = &priv->genpd;
> + genpd->flags = GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE;
> + genpd->power_off = mpm_pd_power_off;
> +
> + genpd->name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s", dev_name(dev));
> + if (!genpd->name)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + ret = pm_genpd_init(genpd, NULL, false);
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_err(dev, "failed to init genpd: %d\n", ret);
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + ret = of_genpd_add_provider_simple(np, genpd);
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_err(dev, "failed to add genpd provider: %d\n", ret);
> + goto remove_genpd;
> + }
> + } else {
> + priv->mpm_pm.notifier_call = mpm_cpu_pm_callback;
> + ret = cpu_pm_register_notifier(&priv->mpm_pm);
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_err(dev, "failed to register for CPU_PM notifications: %d\n", ret);
> + return ret;
> + }
> + }
> +
> parent_domain = irq_find_host(parent);
> if (!parent_domain) {
> dev_err(dev, "failed to find MPM parent domain\n");
> @@ -471,10 +523,10 @@ static int qcom_mpm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev, struct device_node *pare
>
> remove_domain:
> irq_domain_remove(priv->domain);
> -free_mbox:
> - mbox_free_channel(priv->mbox_chan);
> remove_genpd:
> pm_genpd_remove(genpd);
> +free_mbox:
> + mbox_free_channel(priv->mbox_chan);
> return ret;
> }
[Severity: Critical]
Does the error cleanup in qcom_mpm_probe() in drivers/irqchip/irq-qcom-mpm.c
mishandle failure paths in both the genpd and cpu_pm branches?
There appear to be four related issues on probe failure:
1. In qcom_mpm_probe(), the local variable genpd is declared without
initialization:
struct generic_pm_domain *genpd;
When #power-domain-cells is absent, the else branch is taken and genpd remains
uninitialized. If devm_request_irq() subsequently fails and jumps to
remove_domain, execution falls through to remove_genpd and calls
pm_genpd_remove(genpd) with an uninitialized pointer.
2. In the else branch, cpu_pm_register_notifier(&priv->mpm_pm) registers the
notifier block embedded in devm-allocated priv into the global cpu_pm_notifier
chain. If irq_find_host(), irq_domain_create_hierarchy(), or
devm_request_irq() fails, cpu_pm_unregister_notifier(&priv->mpm_pm) is never
called before devres frees priv, leaving a dangling notifier in the global
chain.
3. Because remove_genpd now precedes free_mbox, if #power-domain-cells is
present and irq_find_host() or irq_domain_create_hierarchy() fails, jumping to
free_mbox skips remove_genpd (and of_genpd_del_provider(np)), leaving
priv->genpd registered after priv is freed.
4. Because mbox_request_channel() is now called before the genpd and cpu_pm
setup, the direct return statements on !genpd->name, pm_genpd_init() failure,
and cpu_pm_register_notifier() failure return without calling
mbox_free_channel(priv->mbox_chan), leaking the mailbox channel with a
dangling client pointer once priv is freed.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261027-b4-shikra_lpm_addition-v3-0-424abcdcf824@oss.qualcomm.com?part=1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-27 13:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-27 13:11 [PATCH v3 0/2] Add fallback method to handle RPM notification in MPM driver Sneh Mankad
2026-10-27 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] irqchip: irq-qcom-mpm: Register MPM with cpu_pm for RPM notification Sneh Mankad
2026-10-27 13:32 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-27 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: Add CPU idle states Sneh Mankad
2026-10-27 13:25 ` sashiko-bot
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=sashiko-outbox-186627@kernel.org \
--to=sashiko-bot@kernel.org \
--cc=conor+dt@kernel.org \
--cc=devicetree@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=robh@kernel.org \
--cc=sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=sneh.mankad@oss.qualcomm.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox