| Message ID | 20170816134354.GV32525@bhelgaas-glaptop.roam.corp.google.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Delegated to: | Bjorn Helgaas |
| Headers | show |
Hi Bjorn, Thank you for the feedback. My comments are in lined. On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 04, 2017 at 08:27:28PM +0530, Srinath Mannam wrote: >> Concurrency issue is observed during pci enable bridge called >> for multiple pci devices initialization in SMP system. >> >> Setup details: >> - SMP system with 8 ARMv8 cores running Linux kernel(4.11). >> - Two EPs are connected to PCIe RC through bridge as shown >> in the below figure. >> >> [RC] >> | >> [BRIDGE] >> | >> ----------- >> | | >> [EP] [EP] >> >> Issue description: >> After PCIe enumeration completed EP driver probe function called >> for both the devices from two CPUS simultaneously. >> From EP probe function, pci_enable_device_mem called for both the EPs. >> This function called pci_enable_bridge enable for all the bridges >> recursively in the path of EP to RC. >> >> Inside pci_enable_bridge function, at two places concurrency issue is >> observed. >> >> Place 1: >> CPU 0: >> 1. Done Atomic increment dev->enable_cnt >> in pci_enable_device_flags >> 2. Inside pci_enable_resources >> 3. Completed pci_read_config_word(dev, PCI_COMMAND, &cmd) >> 4. Ready to set PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY (0x2) in >> pci_write_config_word(dev, PCI_COMMAND, cmd) >> CPU 1: >> 1. Check pci_is_enabled in function pci_enable_bridge >> and it is true >> 2. Check (!dev->is_busmaster) also true >> 3. Gone into pci_set_master >> 4. Completed pci_read_config_word(dev, PCI_COMMAND, &old_cmd) >> 5. Ready to set PCI_COMMAND_MASTER (0x4) in >> pci_write_config_word(dev, PCI_COMMAND, cmd) >> >> By the time of last point for both the CPUs are read value 0 and >> ready to write 2 and 4. >> After last point final value in PCI_COMMAND register is 4 instead of 6. >> >> Place 2: >> CPU 0: >> 1. Done Atomic increment dev->enable_cnt in >> pci_enable_device_flags >> >> Signed-off-by: Srinath Mannam <srinath.mannam@broadcom.com> >> --- >> drivers/pci/pci.c | 8 ++++++-- >> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c >> index af0cc34..12721df 100644 >> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c >> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c >> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static void pci_pme_list_scan(struct work_struct *work); >> static LIST_HEAD(pci_pme_list); >> static DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_pme_list_mutex); >> static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(pci_pme_work, pci_pme_list_scan); >> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_bridge_mutex); >> >> struct pci_pme_device { >> struct list_head list; >> @@ -1348,10 +1349,11 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) >> if (bridge) >> pci_enable_bridge(bridge); >> >> + mutex_lock(&pci_bridge_mutex); >> if (pci_is_enabled(dev)) { >> if (!dev->is_busmaster) >> pci_set_master(dev); >> - return; >> + goto end; >> } >> >> retval = pci_enable_device(dev); >> @@ -1359,6 +1361,8 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) >> dev_err(&dev->dev, "Error enabling bridge (%d), continuing\n", >> retval); >> pci_set_master(dev); >> +end: >> + mutex_unlock(&pci_bridge_mutex); > > I think this will deadlock because we're holding pci_bridge_mutex > while we call pci_enable_device(), which may recursively call > pci_enable_bridge(), which would try to acquire pci_bridge_mutex > again. My original suggestion of a mutex in the host bridge would > have the same problem. This extra check "if (bridge && !pci_is_enabled(bridge))" will resolve the deadlock in the present patch. > > We talked about using device_lock() earlier. You found some problems > with that, and I'd like to understand them better. You said: > >> But the pci_enable_bridge is called in the context of the driver >> probe function, we will have nexted lock problem. > > The driver core does hold device_lock() while calling the driver probe > function, in this path: > > device_initial_probe > __device_attach > device_lock(dev) # <-- lock > __device_attach_driver > ... > pci_device_probe > ... > ->probe # driver probe function > device_unlock(dev) # <-- unlock > > I didn't see your patch using device_lock(), but what I had in mind > was something like the patch below, where pci_enable_bridge() acquires > the device_lock() of the bridge. > > For the sake of argument, assume a hierarchy: > > bridge A -> bridge B -> endpoint C > > Here's what I think will happen: > > device_lock(C) # driver core > ... > ->probe(C) # driver probe function > pci_enable_device_flags(C) > pci_enable_bridge(B) # enable C's upstream bridge > device_lock(B) > pci_enable_bridge(A) # enable B's upstream bridge > device_lock(A) # A has no upstream bridge > pci_enable_device(A) > do_pci_enable_device(A) # update A PCI_COMMAND > pci_set_master(A) # update A PCI_COMMAND > device_unlock(A) > pci_enable_device(B) # update B PCI_COMMAND > pci_set_master(B) # update B PCI_COMMAND > device_unlock(B) > do_pci_enable_device(C) # update C PCI_COMMAND > device_unlock(C) > > I don't see a nested lock problem here. What am I missing? From the probe call device_lock will taken to that endpoint and also for the bus. In this order pci register driver(C) #(driver_register()) device_lock(B); # lock for parent (__driver_attach()) device_lock(C) # lock for endpoint (__driver_attach()) driver probe(C) pci_enable_bridge() device_lock(B); # here we see the deadlock.because of parent device lock > > Bjorn > > > diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c > index e8e40dea2842..38154ba628a9 100644 > --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c > +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c > @@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) > struct pci_dev *bridge; > int retval; > > + device_lock(&dev->dev); > bridge = pci_upstream_bridge(dev); > if (bridge) > pci_enable_bridge(bridge); > @@ -1351,7 +1352,7 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) > if (pci_is_enabled(dev)) { > if (!dev->is_busmaster) > pci_set_master(dev); > - return; > + goto out; > } > > retval = pci_enable_device(dev); > @@ -1359,6 +1360,9 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) > dev_err(&dev->dev, "Error enabling bridge (%d), continuing\n", > retval); > pci_set_master(dev); > + > +out: > + device_unlock(&dev->dev); > } > > static int pci_enable_device_flags(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned long flags)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c index e8e40dea2842..38154ba628a9 100644 --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c @@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) struct pci_dev *bridge; int retval; + device_lock(&dev->dev); bridge = pci_upstream_bridge(dev); if (bridge) pci_enable_bridge(bridge); @@ -1351,7 +1352,7 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) if (pci_is_enabled(dev)) { if (!dev->is_busmaster) pci_set_master(dev); - return; + goto out; } retval = pci_enable_device(dev); @@ -1359,6 +1360,9 @@ static void pci_enable_bridge(struct pci_dev *dev) dev_err(&dev->dev, "Error enabling bridge (%d), continuing\n", retval); pci_set_master(dev); + +out: + device_unlock(&dev->dev); } static int pci_enable_device_flags(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned long flags)