From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Vladyslav Tymoshchuk" <tvlad744@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: Hold back notifications over system sleep
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:03:33 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-181900@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261022164151.592-2-tvlad744@gmail.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: deliver_work() dispatches messages before service UP
- [High] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: race between pmic_glink_prepare() and deliver_work()
- [Medium] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: pmic_glink_drop_deferred() leaks num_dropped count
--
commit 3dadaa06ca7997c9a5f8bc5601e0bf726bf560b1
Author: Vladyslav Tymoshchuk <tvlad744@gmail.com>
soc: qcom: pmic_glink: Hold back notifications over system sleep
This commit defers incoming PMIC GLINK notifications and service UP events
starting from the PM prepare callback and delivers them on
system_freezable_wq from the PM complete callback so client workers do not
access suspended devices during system sleep.
> diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink.c
> index 84fd0c82c0c4d..748b335be6ef7 100644
> --- a/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink.c
> +++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -149,13 +166,77 @@ int pmic_glink_send(struct pmic_glink_client *client, void *data, size_t len)
[ ... ]
> +static void pmic_glink_drop_deferred(struct pmic_glink *pg)
> +{
> + struct pmic_glink_deferred_msg *msg, *tmp;
> +
> + guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&pg->defer_lock);
> +
> + list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, tmp, &pg->deferred, node) {
> + list_del(&msg->node);
> + kfree(msg);
> + }
> + pg->num_deferred = 0;
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
Should pmic_glink_drop_deferred() also reset pg->num_dropped to 0?
If pmic_glink_defer() drops notifications while the queue is full (or on
kmalloc_flex() failure) and the remote service subsequently goes down,
pmic_glink_state_notify_clients() calls pmic_glink_drop_deferred() to discard
all queued messages from that remote session.
Because pg->num_dropped is left untouched here, pmic_glink_deliver_work() will
later read the stale pg->num_dropped count and log a warning for notifications
that belonged to the discarded session.
[ ... ]
> @@ -217,13 +305,18 @@ static void pmic_glink_state_notify_clients(struct pmic_glink *pg)
> unsigned long flags;
>
> if (pg->client_state != SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP) {
> - if (pg->pdr_state == SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP && pg->ept)
> + /* On UP the clients use the remote, hold that back as well */
> + if (pg->pdr_state == SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP && pg->ept &&
> + !pmic_glink_deferring(pg))
> new_state = SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP;
> } else {
> if (pg->pdr_state == SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN || !pg->ept)
> new_state = SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN;
> }
>
> + if (pg->pdr_state == SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN || !pg->ept)
> + pmic_glink_drop_deferred(pg);
> +
> if (new_state != pg->client_state) {
> spin_lock_irqsave(&pg->client_lock, flags);
> list_for_each_entry(client, &pg->clients, node)
> @@ -233,6 +326,40 @@ static void pmic_glink_state_notify_clients(struct pmic_glink *pg)
> }
> }
>
> +static void pmic_glink_deliver_work(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> + struct pmic_glink *pg = container_of(work, struct pmic_glink, deliver_work);
> + struct pmic_glink_deferred_msg *msg;
> + unsigned int dropped;
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + guard(mutex)(&pg->state_lock);
> +
> + for (;;) {
> + spin_lock_irqsave(&pg->defer_lock, flags);
> + msg = list_first_entry_or_null(&pg->deferred, struct pmic_glink_deferred_msg, node);
> + if (!msg) {
> + pg->defer = false;
> + dropped = pg->num_dropped;
> + pg->num_dropped = 0;
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pg->defer_lock, flags);
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + list_del(&msg->node);
> + pg->num_deferred--;
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pg->defer_lock, flags);
> +
> + pmic_glink_dispatch(pg, msg->data, msg->len);
> + kfree(msg);
> + }
> +
> + pmic_glink_state_notify_clients(pg);
> +
> + if (dropped)
> + dev_warn(pg->dev, "%u notifications lost during system sleep\n", dropped);
> +}
[Severity: High]
Isn't the ordering between deferred message delivery and
pmic_glink_state_notify_clients() in pmic_glink_deliver_work() inverted when
the remote service starts or restarts during system sleep?
In pmic_glink_state_notify_clients(), any SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN event
discards all previously queued messages via pmic_glink_drop_deferred() and
notifies clients of SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN. If the service then comes up
while pg->defer is true, SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP is held back, so any
messages remaining in pg->deferred at resume arrived after the service came
up.
However, pmic_glink_deliver_work() dispatches all of pg->deferred (and clears
pg->defer = false) before calling pmic_glink_state_notify_clients(pg) to
deliver SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP:
1. In drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c, qcom_battmgr_pdr_notify() only sets
battmgr->service_up = true on SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP:
static void qcom_battmgr_pdr_notify(void *priv, int state)
{
struct qcom_battmgr *battmgr = priv;
if (state == SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP) {
battmgr->service_up = true;
schedule_work(&battmgr->enable_work);
} else {
battmgr->service_up = false;
}
}
Delivering post-UP notifications before SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP causes
qcom_battmgr_notification() -> power_supply_changed() to trigger property
reads while battmgr->service_up is still false, failing with -EAGAIN.
2. In drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_glink.c, pmic_glink_ucsi_pdr_notify()
schedules ucsi->register_work on the non-freezable system_wq:
static void pmic_glink_ucsi_pdr_notify(void *priv, int state)
{
struct pmic_glink_ucsi *ucsi = priv;
unsigned long flags;
spin_lock_irqsave(&ucsi->state_lock, flags);\
ucsi->pd_running = (state == SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ucsi->state_lock, flags);
schedule_work(&ucsi->register_work);
}
When SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN is passed on immediately during system
sleep, ucsi->register_work runs ucsi_unregister() -> ucsi_unregister_port()
-> ucsi_unregister_partner() -> typec_set_mode(con->port, TYPEC_STATE_SAFE)
while Type-C mux and retimer devices are still suspended. Then, when the
service comes back up during sleep and pmic_glink_deliver_work() dispatches
post-UP notifications before SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP,
pmic_glink_ucsi_callback() schedules ucsi->notify_work before
ucsi->register_work re-registers UCSI, accessing the freed ucsi->connector.
[ ... ]
> @@ -386,10 +519,35 @@ static void pmic_glink_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (pg->data->client_mask & BIT(PMIC_GLINK_CLIENT_UCSI))
> pmic_glink_del_aux_device(pg, &pg->ucsi_aux);
>
> + pmic_glink_drop_deferred(pg);
> +
> guard(mutex)(&__pmic_glink_lock);
> __pmic_glink = NULL;
> }
>
> +static int pmic_glink_prepare(struct device *dev)
> +{
> + struct pmic_glink *pg = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> +
> + guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&pg->defer_lock);
> + pg->defer = true;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
[Severity: High]
Can pmic_glink_deliver_work() race with pmic_glink_prepare() and clear
pg->defer = false while the system is entering sleep?
In kernel/power/hibernate.c, hibernation_snapshot() calls
dpm_prepare(PMSG_FREEZE) before freeze_kernel_threads() freezes
system_freezable_wq:
error = dpm_prepare(PMSG_FREEZE);
if (error)
goto Complete;
/* Preallocate image memory before freezing kernel threads and shutting down devices. */
error = hibernate_preallocate_memory();
if (error)
goto Complete;
error = freeze_kernel_threads();
A similar situation occurs if a second sleep transition or hybrid-sleep
suspend starts while pg->deliver_work queued by a previous
pmic_glink_complete() is still pending or running on system_freezable_wq.
Because pmic_glink_prepare() sets pg->defer = true without flushing or
canceling pg->deliver_work first, an in-flight pmic_glink_deliver_work() can
finish draining pg->deferred after pmic_glink_prepare() returns and set
pg->defer = false, leaving notification deferral disabled for the rest of the
sleep transition.
[ ... ]
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261022164151.592-1-tvlad744@gmail.com?part=1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-22 18:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-22 16:41 [RFC PATCH 0/4] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: Hold back notifications over system sleep Vladyslav Tymoshchuk
2026-10-22 16:41 ` [RFC PATCH 1/4] " Vladyslav Tymoshchuk
2026-10-22 18:03 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-22 16:41 ` [RFC PATCH 2/4] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: Report wakeup events on behalf of clients Vladyslav Tymoshchuk
2026-10-22 17:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-22 16:41 ` [RFC PATCH 3/4] usb: typec: ucsi: glink: Wake up the system on connector changes Vladyslav Tymoshchuk
2026-10-22 17:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-22 17:32 ` [RFC PATCH 4/4] power: supply: qcom_battmgr: Allow charger changes to wake up the system Vladyslav Tymoshchuk
2026-10-22 17:44 ` sashiko-bot
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