Re: PCI: Race condition in pci_create_sysfs_dev_files (can't boot)

Koen Vandeputte
2022-04-13T12:53:05Z

On 06.04.22 16:08, Koen Vandeputte wrote:
>
> On 01.04.22 15:50, Koen Vandeputte wrote:
>>
>> On 15.02.22 07:35, Krzysztof Hałasa wrote:
>>> Hi Bjorn,
>>>
>>> Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> Koen collected some interesting logs at
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/cd4812f0-1de3-0582-936c-ba30906595af@citymesh.com/
>>>>
>>>> They're from v5.10, which was before all of Krzysztof W's nice work
>>>> converting to static attributes, but Koen's log shows the error
>>>> happening in the pci_sysfs_init() initcall, which is *after*
>>>> imx6_pcie_probe():
>>>>
>>>>    imx6_pcie_probe                # probably device initcall (level 6)
>>>>      ...
>>>>        pci_create_sysfs_dev_files
>>>>
>>>>    pci_sysfs_init                 # late initcall (level 7)
>>>>      pci_create_sysfs_dev_files
>>>>        "sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename"
>>> Well, imx6_pcie_probe() is called indirectly by
>>> platform_driver_register(). I guess it doesn't know about the initcall
>>> ordering, after it's registered.
>>>
>>> It looks like the problem is the imx6_pcie_probe() (via
>>> dw_pcie_host_init() -> pci_host_probe()) is interfering with
>>> pci_sysfs_init(). This may eventually cause some invalid memory access
>>> as well.
>>>
>>> BTW I thought for a moment that maybe 5.14 is free from this. I was
>>> wrong. The problem doesn't manifest itself on my custom i.MX6 device
>>> (using Tinyrex CPU module from Voipac/Fedevel, perhaps because I don't
>>> use any PCI devices there). It does on Ventana SBC from Gateworks,
>>> though. BTW the above (and below) is v5.16.
>>>
>>> It goes like this:
>>> [0.096212] do_initcall_level: 6
>>> [0.105625] imx6_pcie_init
>>> [0.106106] imx6_pcie_probe <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>> [0.106412] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: host bridge /soc/pcie@1ffc000
>>> ranges:
>>>
>>> [0.322613] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: Link up
>>> [0.322776] imx6q-pcie 1ffc000.pcie: PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00
>>> [0.322790] pci_bus 0000:00: root bus resource [bus 00-ff]
>>>
>>> [0.405251] do_initcall_level: 6 ENDs but imx6_pcie_probe() still active
>>> [0.405262] do_initcall_level: 7
>>>
>>> [0.410393] pci_sysfs_init <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>> [0.410423] pci 0000:00:00.0: pci_create_sysfs_dev_files
>>>
>>> [0.410532] [<8068091c>] (pci_create_sysfs_dev_files)
>>> [0.410551] [<80918710>] (pci_sysfs_init)
>>> [0.410568] [<8010166c>] (do_one_initcall)
>>>
>>> [0.410717] pci_sysfs_init END <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>
>>> [0.533843] [<803f1c74>] (pci_bus_add_devices)
>>> [0.533862] [<803f574c>] (pci_host_probe)
>>> [0.533879] [<80414310>] (dw_pcie_host_init)
>>> [0.533895] [<80681ac8>] (imx6_pcie_probe)
>>> [0.533915] [<8045e9e4>] (platform_probe)
>>> (Repeats multiple times, I guess for each PCI device)
>>>
>>> [0.543893] imx6_pcie_probe END <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>
>>> [0.692244] do_initcall_level: 7 END
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Any update on this topic?
>> I just tested kernel 5.15 on imx6 (gateworks Ventana 5200) and as
>> soon as I connect a pcie device on one of the ports,
>>
>> following happens:
>>
>> https://pastebin.com/raw/mgfSvTRB
>>
>> Any idea if this is related?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Koen
>>
> Hi all,
>
> I tested a bit more today and simply let the board reboot all day long.
> After roughly 20 reboots, it suddenly booted once stable without any
> errors/warnings.
>
> Looks like a race condition ..
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Koen
>
As an additional addendum:

This issue is seen on a Gateworks Ventana gw5200 which has a PLX bridge.
I also have a GW5100 which is identical but without the PLX bridge, and
it works fine every time.

So when a PCI device is sitting behind a bridge, the issue is triggered.

Hope this helps to easily reproduce.

Koen