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From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@kernel.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
	toan@os.amperecomputing.com, kwilczynski@kernel.org,
	mani@kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] PCI: xgene-msi: Resend an MSI racing with itself on a different CPU
Date: Tue,  5 Aug 2025 09:09:34 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250805130945.471732-59-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250805130945.471732-1-sashal@kernel.org>

From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>

[ Upstream commit 3cc8f625e4c6a0e9f936da6b94166e62e387fe1d ]

Since changing the affinity of an MSI really is about changing
the target address and that it isn't possible to mask an individual
MSI, it is completely possible for an interrupt to race with itself,
usually resulting in a lost interrupt.

Paper over the design blunder by informing the core code of this
sad state of affairs.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250708173404.1278635-11-maz@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. Here's my
detailed analysis:

## Key Evidence for Backporting:

1. **Fixes a Real Bug - Lost Interrupts**: The commit addresses a race
   condition where MSI interrupts can be lost when CPU affinity changes
   occur. The commit message explicitly states this results in "a lost
   interrupt" which is a serious issue that can cause system malfunction
   or hangs.

2. **Minimal and Contained Change**: The fix consists of a single line
   addition:
  ```c
  irqd_set_resend_when_in_progress(irq_get_irq_data(virq));
  ```
  This is an extremely small, targeted fix that only affects the xgene-
  msi driver's interrupt allocation path.

3. **Part of a Broader Fix Pattern**: This commit follows the same
   pattern established for other interrupt controllers:
   - Commit 9c15eeb5362c4 introduced this mechanism for fasteoi handlers
     in 2023
   - Commit 2c9e7f857400 extended it to handle_simple_irq() flow
   - This commit applies the same proven workaround to the xgene-msi
     driver

4. **Addresses Hardware Design Limitation**: The commit message
   describes this as papering over a "design blunder" - the hardware
   inability to mask individual MSIs combined with affinity changes
   creates an unavoidable race condition. This is not a new feature but
   a critical workaround for existing hardware defects.

5. **History of Race Conditions in This Driver**: The xgene-msi driver
   has had race condition issues before (commit a93c00e5f975 fixed a
   different race in 2021), indicating this subsystem needs these types
   of fixes for stability.

6. **No Architecture Changes**: The fix uses existing kernel
   infrastructure (irqd_set_resend_when_in_progress) without introducing
   new APIs or changing kernel architecture.

7. **Low Risk of Regression**: The change only affects the specific
   xgene-msi driver and only adds a resend mechanism when interrupts are
   already in progress - it doesn't change the normal interrupt handling
   path.

## Stable Tree Criteria Met:
- ✅ Fixes a real bug (lost interrupts)
- ✅ Small change (1 line)
- ✅ Not a new feature
- ✅ Isolated to specific driver
- ✅ Uses established kernel mechanisms
- ✅ Addresses hardware limitation that affects deployed systems

The fix prevents interrupt loss during CPU affinity changes on X-Gene
MSI controllers, which is exactly the type of bug fix that stable
kernels should receive to maintain system reliability.

 drivers/pci/controller/pci-xgene-msi.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-xgene-msi.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-xgene-msi.c
index b05ec8b0bb93..50647fa14e69 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-xgene-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-xgene-msi.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ static int xgene_irq_domain_alloc(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 	irq_domain_set_info(domain, virq, msi_irq,
 			    &xgene_msi_bottom_irq_chip, domain->host_data,
 			    handle_simple_irq, NULL, NULL);
+	irqd_set_resend_when_in_progress(irq_get_irq_data(virq));
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.39.5


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-08-05 13:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-08-05 13:08 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] mfd: axp20x: Set explicit ID for AXP313 regulator Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] MIPS: vpe-mt: add missing prototypes for vpe_{alloc,start,stop,free} Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] leds: leds-lp50xx: Handle reg to get correct multi_index Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] scsi: bfa: Double-free fix Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pinctrl: stm32: Manage irq affinity settings Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] PCI: dw-rockchip: Delay link training after hot reset in EP mode Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] phy: rockchip-pcie: Properly disable TEST_WRITE strobe signal Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] soundwire: Move handle_nested_irq outside of sdw_dev_lock Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: uvcvideo: Fix bandwidth issue for Alcor camera Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.15] crypto: hisilicon/hpre - fix dma unmap sequence Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] soundwire: amd: serialize amd manager resume sequence during pm_prepare Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.15] watchdog: sbsa: Adjust keepalive timeout to avoid MediaTek WS0 race condition Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] clk: qcom: ipq5018: keep XO clock always on Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] media: i2c: vd55g1: Fix RATE macros not being expressed in bps Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: usb: hdpvr: disable zero-length read messages Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] media: raspberrypi: cfe: Fix min_reqbufs_allocation Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] hwmon: (emc2305) Set initial PWM minimum value during probe based on thermal state Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] media: uvcvideo: Add quirk for HP Webcam HD 2300 Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] drm/amd/display: Only finalize atomic_obj if it was initialized Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] vhost: fail early when __vhost_add_used() fails Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] scsi: lpfc: Ensure HBA_SETUP flag is used only for SLI4 in dev_loss_tmo_callbk Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] ext4: limit the maximum folio order Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] fs/orangefs: use snprintf() instead of sprintf() Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] crypto: caam - Support iMX8QXP and variants thereof Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] crypto: ccp - Add missing bootloader info reg for pspv6 Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] scsi: lpfc: Check for hdwq null ptr when cleaning up lpfc_vport structure Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: dvb-frontends: dib7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in dib7090p_rw_on_apb() Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] scsi: pm80xx: Free allocated tags after failure Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] HID: rate-limit hid_warn to prevent log flooding Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] media: i2c: vd55g1: Setup sensor external clock before patching Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.15] watchdog: iTCO_wdt: Report error if timeout configuration fails Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] media: iris: Add handling for corrupt and drop frames Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] phy: rockchip-pcie: Enable all four lanes if required Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] watchdog: dw_wdt: Fix default timeout Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] MIPS: Don't crash in stack_top() for tasks without ABI or vDSO Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] crypto: jitter - fix intermediary handling Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] vsock/virtio: Resize receive buffers so that each SKB fits in a 4K page Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] MIPS: lantiq: falcon: sysctrl: fix request memory check logic Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: tc358743: Check I2C succeeded during probe Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] scsi: mpi3mr: Correctly handle ATA device errors Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] clk: renesas: rzg2l: Postpone updating priv->clks[] Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] scsi: mpt3sas: Correctly handle ATA device errors Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] smb: client: fix session setup against servers that require SPN Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] ext4: do not BUG when INLINE_DATA_FL lacks system.data xattr Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] fbdev: fix potential buffer overflow in do_register_framebuffer() Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] sphinx: kernel_abi: fix performance regression with O=<dir> Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: tc358743: Return an appropriate colorspace from tc358743_set_fmt Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] drm/amd/display: Avoid configuring PSR granularity if PSR-SU not supported Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: tc358743: Increase FIFO trigger level to 374 Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] jfs: truncate good inode pages when hard link is 0 Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.15] media: v4l2-common: Reduce warnings about missing V4L2_CID_LINK_FREQ control Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] dmaengine: stm32-dma: configure next sg only if there are more than 2 sgs Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] RDMA/bnxt_re: Fix size of uverbs_copy_to() in BNXT_RE_METHOD_GET_TOGGLE_MEM Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] cifs: Fix calling CIFSFindFirst() for root path without msearch Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] RDMA/core: reduce stack using in nldev_stat_get_doit() Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] scsi: libiscsi: Initialize iscsi_conn->dd_data only if memory is allocated Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: dvb-frontends: w7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in w7090p_tuner_write_serpar and w7090p_tuner_read_serpar Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] soundwire: amd: cancel pending slave status handling workqueue during remove sequence Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2025-08-05 13:20   ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] PCI: xgene-msi: Resend an MSI racing with itself on a different CPU Marc Zyngier
2025-08-05 13:59     ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 18:09       ` Marc Zyngier
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] clk: tegra: periph: Fix error handling and resolve unsigned compare warning Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] drm/amd/display: Disable dsc_power_gate for dcn314 by default Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] RDMA: hfi1: fix possible divide-by-zero in find_hw_thread_mask() Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.15] crypto: octeontx2 - add timeout for load_fvc completion poll Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] power: supply: qcom_battmgr: Add lithium-polymer entry Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] media: ipu-bridge: Add _HID for OV5670 Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] media: hi556: Fix reset GPIO timings Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] clk: thead: Mark essential bus clocks as CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] media: uvcvideo: Set V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED during queryctrl errors Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] jfs: Regular file corruption check Sasha Levin
2025-08-05 13:09 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG Sasha Levin

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