linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: cros ec: spi: Fix "in progress" error signaling

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Date:   Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:54:08 -0800
From:   Benson Leung <bleung@...gle.com>
To:     Shawn Nematbakhsh <shawnn@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lee.jones@...aro.org,
        jonathanh@...dia.com, briannorris@...omium.org, bleung@...gle.com,
        bleung@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: cros ec: spi: Fix "in progress" error signaling

Hi Shawn,

On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 02:35:27PM -0700, Shawn Nematbakhsh wrote:
> For host commands that take a long time to process, cros ec can return
> early by signaling a EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS result. The host must then poll
> status with EC_CMD_GET_COMMS_STATUS until completion of the command.
> 
> None of the above applies when data link errors are encountered. When
> errors such as EC_SPI_PAST_END are encountered during command
> transmission, it usually means the command was not received by the EC.
> Treating such errors as if they were 'EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS' results is
> almost always the wrong decision, and can result in host commands
> silently being lost.
> 
> Reported-and-tested-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Shawn Nematbakhsh <shawnn@...omium.org>

Acked-by: Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>

> ---
>  drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
> index c9714072e224..d019b5b00b67 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
> @@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static int cros_ec_pkt_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
>  	u8 *ptr;
>  	u8 *rx_buf;
>  	u8 sum;
> +	u8 rx_byte;
>  	int ret = 0, final_ret;
>  
>  	len = cros_ec_prepare_tx(ec_dev, ec_msg);
> @@ -421,25 +422,22 @@ static int cros_ec_pkt_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
>  	if (!ret) {
>  		/* Verify that EC can process command */
>  		for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
> -			switch (rx_buf[i]) {
> -			case EC_SPI_PAST_END:
> -			case EC_SPI_RX_BAD_DATA:
> -			case EC_SPI_NOT_READY:
> -				ret = -EAGAIN;
> -				ec_msg->result = EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS;
> -			default:
> +			rx_byte = rx_buf[i];
> +			if (rx_byte == EC_SPI_PAST_END  ||
> +			    rx_byte == EC_SPI_RX_BAD_DATA ||
> +			    rx_byte == EC_SPI_NOT_READY) {
> +				ret = -EREMOTEIO;
>  				break;
>  			}
> -			if (ret)
> -				break;
>  		}
> -		if (!ret)
> -			ret = cros_ec_spi_receive_packet(ec_dev,
> -					ec_msg->insize + sizeof(*response));
> -	} else {
> -		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "spi transfer failed: %d\n", ret);
>  	}
>  
> +	if (!ret)
> +		ret = cros_ec_spi_receive_packet(ec_dev,
> +				ec_msg->insize + sizeof(*response));
> +	else
> +		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "spi transfer failed: %d\n", ret);
> +
>  	final_ret = terminate_request(ec_dev);
>  
>  	spi_bus_unlock(ec_spi->spi->master);
> @@ -508,6 +506,7 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
>  	int i, len;
>  	u8 *ptr;
>  	u8 *rx_buf;
> +	u8 rx_byte;
>  	int sum;
>  	int ret = 0, final_ret;
>  
> @@ -544,25 +543,22 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
>  	if (!ret) {
>  		/* Verify that EC can process command */
>  		for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
> -			switch (rx_buf[i]) {
> -			case EC_SPI_PAST_END:
> -			case EC_SPI_RX_BAD_DATA:
> -			case EC_SPI_NOT_READY:
> -				ret = -EAGAIN;
> -				ec_msg->result = EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS;
> -			default:
> +			rx_byte = rx_buf[i];
> +			if (rx_byte == EC_SPI_PAST_END  ||
> +			    rx_byte == EC_SPI_RX_BAD_DATA ||
> +			    rx_byte == EC_SPI_NOT_READY) {
> +				ret = -EREMOTEIO;
>  				break;
>  			}
> -			if (ret)
> -				break;
>  		}
> -		if (!ret)
> -			ret = cros_ec_spi_receive_response(ec_dev,
> -					ec_msg->insize + EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES);
> -	} else {
> -		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "spi transfer failed: %d\n", ret);
>  	}
>  
> +	if (!ret)
> +		ret = cros_ec_spi_receive_response(ec_dev,
> +				ec_msg->insize + EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES);
> +	else
> +		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "spi transfer failed: %d\n", ret);
> +
>  	final_ret = terminate_request(ec_dev);
>  
>  	spi_bus_unlock(ec_spi->spi->master);
> -- 
> 2.12.2
> 

-- 
Benson Leung
Staff Software Engineer
Chrome OS Kernel
Google Inc.
bleung@...gle.com
Chromium OS Project
bleung@...omium.org

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