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* [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call
@ 2007-07-25 19:10 Thomas Gleixner
  2007-07-25 19:42 ` Grant Likely
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Gleixner @ 2007-07-25 19:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linuxppc-embedded

The port lock needs to be dropped across the tty_flip_buffer call, as it
would lead to a deadlock with the spin_lock(&port->lock) in uart_start()

Uncovered by lockdep / preempt-rt

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>


Index: linux-2.6.22/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.22.orig/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c	2007-07-09 01:32:17.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c	2007-07-25 21:06:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ mpc52xx_uart_int_rx_chars(struct uart_po
 		}
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock(&port->lock);
 	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	spin_lock(&port->lock);
 
 	return in_be16(&PSC(port)->mpc52xx_psc_status) & MPC52xx_PSC_SR_RXRDY;
 }

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* Re: [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call
  2007-07-25 19:10 [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call Thomas Gleixner
@ 2007-07-25 19:42 ` Grant Likely
  2007-07-25 19:47   ` Thomas Gleixner
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Grant Likely @ 2007-07-25 19:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thomas Gleixner; +Cc: linuxppc-embedded

On 7/25/07, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> The port lock needs to be dropped across the tty_flip_buffer call, as it
> would lead to a deadlock with the spin_lock(&port->lock) in uart_start()
>
> Uncovered by lockdep / preempt-rt
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

Instead of dropping the lock and reclaiming it, would it be better for
me to rework the driver to only grab the lock in the 'meat' of
mpc52xx_uart_int_rx_chars() and mpc52xx_uart_int_tx_chars()?   (As
opposed to holding the lock for the entirety of mpc52xx_uart_int())
What convention is used in other drivers?

Cheers,
g.

>
>
> Index: linux-2.6.22/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.22.orig/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c     2007-07-09 01:32:17.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.22/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c  2007-07-25 21:06:11.000000000 +0200
> @@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ mpc52xx_uart_int_rx_chars(struct uart_po
>                 }
>         }
>
> +       spin_unlock(&port->lock);
>         tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
> +       spin_lock(&port->lock);
>
>         return in_be16(&PSC(port)->mpc52xx_psc_status) & MPC52xx_PSC_SR_RXRDY;
>  }
>
>
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-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
grant.likely@secretlab.ca
(403) 399-0195

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* Re: [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call
  2007-07-25 19:42 ` Grant Likely
@ 2007-07-25 19:47   ` Thomas Gleixner
  2007-07-25 19:54     ` Grant Likely
  2007-07-26  9:25     ` Daniel Schnell
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Gleixner @ 2007-07-25 19:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Grant Likely; +Cc: linuxppc-embedded

On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 13:42 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> On 7/25/07, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> > The port lock needs to be dropped across the tty_flip_buffer call, as it
> > would lead to a deadlock with the spin_lock(&port->lock) in uart_start()
> >
> > Uncovered by lockdep / preempt-rt
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> 
> Instead of dropping the lock and reclaiming it, would it be better for
> me to rework the driver to only grab the lock in the 'meat' of
> mpc52xx_uart_int_rx_chars() and mpc52xx_uart_int_tx_chars()?   (As
> opposed to holding the lock for the entirety of mpc52xx_uart_int())

No, it's not worth the trouble. You need to protect the hardware access.

> What convention is used in other drivers?

The same.

	tglx

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* Re: [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call
  2007-07-25 19:47   ` Thomas Gleixner
@ 2007-07-25 19:54     ` Grant Likely
  2007-07-26  9:25     ` Daniel Schnell
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Grant Likely @ 2007-07-25 19:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thomas Gleixner; +Cc: Paul Mackerras, linuxppc-embedded

On 7/25/07, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 13:42 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> > On 7/25/07, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> > > The port lock needs to be dropped across the tty_flip_buffer call, as it
> > > would lead to a deadlock with the spin_lock(&port->lock) in uart_start()
> > >
> > > Uncovered by lockdep / preempt-rt
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> >
> > Instead of dropping the lock and reclaiming it, would it be better for
> > me to rework the driver to only grab the lock in the 'meat' of
> > mpc52xx_uart_int_rx_chars() and mpc52xx_uart_int_tx_chars()?   (As
> > opposed to holding the lock for the entirety of mpc52xx_uart_int())
>
> No, it's not worth the trouble. You need to protect the hardware access.
>
> > What convention is used in other drivers?
>
> The same.

Okay, thanks.

Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>

Kumar, this is a bug fix, can you pick it up please?

-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
grant.likely@secretlab.ca
(403) 399-0195

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* RE: [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call
  2007-07-25 19:47   ` Thomas Gleixner
  2007-07-25 19:54     ` Grant Likely
@ 2007-07-26  9:25     ` Daniel Schnell
  2007-07-26  9:41       ` Thomas Gleixner
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Schnell @ 2007-07-26  9:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thomas Gleixner; +Cc: linuxppc-embedded

Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 13:42 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
>> On 7/25/07, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
>>> The port lock needs to be dropped across the tty_flip_buffer call,
>>> as it would lead to a deadlock with the spin_lock(&port->lock) in
>>> uart_start()=20
>>>=20
>>> Uncovered by lockdep / preempt-rt
>>>=20
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

While you are at it 8=B0> ... the mpc5200-fec driver has serious =
problems with preempt-rt, similar to what the IBM emac had ....


Best regards,

Daniel Schnell.

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* RE: [PATCH] mpx5200_uart: drop port lock across tty_flip_buffer() call
  2007-07-26  9:25     ` Daniel Schnell
@ 2007-07-26  9:41       ` Thomas Gleixner
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Gleixner @ 2007-07-26  9:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Daniel Schnell; +Cc: linuxppc-embedded

On Thu, 2007-07-26 at 09:25 +0000, Daniel Schnell wrote:
> Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 13:42 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> >> On 7/25/07, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> >>> The port lock needs to be dropped across the tty_flip_buffer call,
> >>> as it would lead to a deadlock with the spin_lock(&port->lock) in
> >>> uart_start() 
> >>> 
> >>> Uncovered by lockdep / preempt-rt
> >>> 
> >>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> 
> While you are at it 8°> ... the mpc5200-fec driver has serious
> problems with preempt-rt, similar to what the IBM emac had ....

Care to whip up a patch ?

	tglx

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