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[MTD] [NOR] Fix deadlock in Intel chip driver caused by get_chip recursion
authorAlexey Korolev <akorolev@infradead.org>
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:55:20 +0000 (17:55 +0100)
committerDavid Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:07:52 +0000 (12:07 +0100)
This patch solves kernel deadlock issue seen on JFFF2 simultaneous
operations. Detailed investigation of the issue showed that the kernel
deadlock is caused by tons of recursive get_chip calls.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Korolev <akorolev@infradead.org>
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c

index 3aa3dca56ae6ea8dd16cef96d222905a14516a76..a9eb1c516247ef5b69104682bb20e208877041cd 100644 (file)
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static int cfi_intelext_point (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 static void cfi_intelext_unpoint (struct mtd_info *mtd, u_char *addr, loff_t from,
                        size_t len);
 
+static int chip_ready (struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode);
 static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode);
 static void put_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr);
 #include "fwh_lock.h"
@@ -641,73 +642,13 @@ static int cfi_intelext_partition_fixup(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 /*
  *  *********** CHIP ACCESS FUNCTIONS ***********
  */
-
-static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
+static int chip_ready (struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
 {
        DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
        struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
        map_word status, status_OK = CMD(0x80), status_PWS = CMD(0x01);
-       unsigned long timeo;
        struct cfi_pri_intelext *cfip = cfi->cmdset_priv;
-
- resettime:
-       timeo = jiffies + HZ;
- retry:
-       if (chip->priv && (mode == FL_WRITING || mode == FL_ERASING || mode == FL_OTP_WRITE || mode == FL_SHUTDOWN)) {
-               /*
-                * OK. We have possibility for contension on the write/erase
-                * operations which are global to the real chip and not per
-                * partition.  So let's fight it over in the partition which
-                * currently has authority on the operation.
-                *
-                * The rules are as follows:
-                *
-                * - any write operation must own shared->writing.
-                *
-                * - any erase operation must own _both_ shared->writing and
-                *   shared->erasing.
-                *
-                * - contension arbitration is handled in the owner's context.
-                *
-                * The 'shared' struct can be read and/or written only when
-                * its lock is taken.
-                */
-               struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
-               struct flchip *contender;
-               spin_lock(&shared->lock);
-               contender = shared->writing;
-               if (contender && contender != chip) {
-                       /*
-                        * The engine to perform desired operation on this
-                        * partition is already in use by someone else.
-                        * Let's fight over it in the context of the chip
-                        * currently using it.  If it is possible to suspend,
-                        * that other partition will do just that, otherwise
-                        * it'll happily send us to sleep.  In any case, when
-                        * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
-                        */
-                       int ret = spin_trylock(contender->mutex);
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
-                       if (!ret)
-                               goto retry;
-                       spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
-                       ret = get_chip(map, contender, contender->start, mode);
-                       spin_lock(chip->mutex);
-                       if (ret) {
-                               spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
-                               return ret;
-                       }
-                       timeo = jiffies + HZ;
-                       spin_lock(&shared->lock);
-                       spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
-               }
-
-               /* We now own it */
-               shared->writing = chip;
-               if (mode == FL_ERASING)
-                       shared->erasing = chip;
-               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
-       }
+       unsigned long timeo = jiffies + HZ;
 
        switch (chip->state) {
 
@@ -722,16 +663,11 @@ static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr
                        if (chip->priv && map_word_andequal(map, status, status_PWS, status_PWS))
                                break;
 
-                       if (time_after(jiffies, timeo)) {
-                               printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Waiting for chip to be ready timed out. Status %lx\n",
-                                      map->name, status.x[0]);
-                               return -EIO;
-                       }
                        spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
                        cfi_udelay(1);
                        spin_lock(chip->mutex);
                        /* Someone else might have been playing with it. */
-                       goto retry;
+                       return -EAGAIN;
                }
 
        case FL_READY:
@@ -809,10 +745,82 @@ static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr
                schedule();
                remove_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
                spin_lock(chip->mutex);
-               goto resettime;
+               return -EAGAIN;
        }
 }
 
+static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+ retry:
+       if (chip->priv && (mode == FL_WRITING || mode == FL_ERASING
+                          || mode == FL_OTP_WRITE || mode == FL_SHUTDOWN)) {
+               /*
+                * OK. We have possibility for contention on the write/erase
+                * operations which are global to the real chip and not per
+                * partition.  So let's fight it over in the partition which
+                * currently has authority on the operation.
+                *
+                * The rules are as follows:
+                *
+                * - any write operation must own shared->writing.
+                *
+                * - any erase operation must own _both_ shared->writing and
+                *   shared->erasing.
+                *
+                * - contention arbitration is handled in the owner's context.
+                *
+                * The 'shared' struct can be read and/or written only when
+                * its lock is taken.
+                */
+               struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
+               struct flchip *contender;
+               spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+               contender = shared->writing;
+               if (contender && contender != chip) {
+                       /*
+                        * The engine to perform desired operation on this
+                        * partition is already in use by someone else.
+                        * Let's fight over it in the context of the chip
+                        * currently using it.  If it is possible to suspend,
+                        * that other partition will do just that, otherwise
+                        * it'll happily send us to sleep.  In any case, when
+                        * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
+                        */
+                       ret = spin_trylock(contender->mutex);
+                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       if (!ret)
+                               goto retry;
+                       spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+                       ret = chip_ready(map, contender, contender->start, mode);
+                       spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+
+                       if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+                               spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+                               goto retry;
+                       }
+                       if (ret) {
+                               spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+                               return ret;
+                       }
+                       spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+                       spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+               }
+
+               /* We now own it */
+               shared->writing = chip;
+               if (mode == FL_ERASING)
+                       shared->erasing = chip;
+               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+       }
+       ret = chip_ready(map, chip, adr, mode);
+       if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+               goto retry;
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static void put_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr)
 {
        struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;