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Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 18:41:24 -0700
From: Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...cle.com>
To: Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: qat-linux@...el.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
netdev@...r.kernel.org,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>,
Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
Giovanni Cabiddu <giovanni.cabiddu@...el.com>,
Salvatore Benedetto <salvatore.benedetto@...el.com>,
Karsten Keil <isdn@...ux-pingi.de>,
"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] softirq: fix tasklet_kill() and its users
Ping !!
On 8/24/2016 6:52 PM, Santosh Shilimkar wrote:
> Semantically the expectation from the tasklet init/kill API
> should be as below.
>
> tasklet_init() == Init and Enable scheduling
> tasklet_kill() == Disable scheduling and Destroy
>
> tasklet_init() API exibit above behavior but not the
> tasklet_kill(). The tasklet handler can still get scheduled
> and run even after the tasklet_kill().
>
> There are 2, 3 places where drivers are working around
> this issue by calling tasklet_disable() which will add an
> usecount and there by avoiding the handlers being called.
>
> tasklet_enable/tasklet_disable is a pair API and expected
> to be used together. Usage of tasklet_disable() *just* to
> workround tasklet scheduling after kill is probably not the
> correct and inteded use of the API as done the API.
> We also happen to see similar issue where in shutdown path
> the tasklet_handler was getting called even after the
> tasklet_kill().
>
> We fix this be making sure tasklet_kill() does right
> thing and there by ensuring tasklet handler won't run after
> tasklet_kil() with very simple change. Patch fixes the tasklet
> code and also few drivers workarounds.
>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
> Cc: Giovanni Cabiddu <giovanni.cabiddu@...el.com>
> Cc: Salvatore Benedetto <salvatore.benedetto@...el.com>
> Cc: Karsten Keil <isdn@...ux-pingi.de>
> Cc: "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>
>
> Signed-off-by: Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>
> ---
> Removed RFC tag from last post and dropped atmel serial
> driver which seems to have been fixed in 4.8
>
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/7/7
>
> drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c | 1 -
> drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_sriov.c | 1 -
> drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c | 2 --
> drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c | 1 -
> kernel/softirq.c | 7 ++++---
> 5 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c
> index 06d4901..fd5e900 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c
> @@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static void adf_cleanup_bh(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
> int i;
>
> for (i = 0; i < hw_data->num_banks; i++) {
> - tasklet_disable(&priv_data->banks[i].resp_handler);
> tasklet_kill(&priv_data->banks[i].resp_handler);
> }
> }
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_sriov.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_sriov.c
> index 9320ae1..bc7c2fa 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_sriov.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_sriov.c
> @@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ void adf_disable_sriov(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
> }
>
> for (i = 0, vf = accel_dev->pf.vf_info; i < totalvfs; i++, vf++) {
> - tasklet_disable(&vf->vf2pf_bh_tasklet);
> tasklet_kill(&vf->vf2pf_bh_tasklet);
> mutex_destroy(&vf->pf2vf_lock);
> }
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c
> index bf99e11..6e38bff 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c
> @@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ static int adf_setup_pf2vf_bh(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
>
> static void adf_cleanup_pf2vf_bh(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
> {
> - tasklet_disable(&accel_dev->vf.pf2vf_bh_tasklet);
> tasklet_kill(&accel_dev->vf.pf2vf_bh_tasklet);
> mutex_destroy(&accel_dev->vf.vf2pf_lock);
> }
> @@ -268,7 +267,6 @@ static void adf_cleanup_bh(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
> {
> struct adf_etr_data *priv_data = accel_dev->transport;
>
> - tasklet_disable(&priv_data->banks[0].resp_handler);
> tasklet_kill(&priv_data->banks[0].resp_handler);
> }
>
> diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
> index 600c79b..2ce63b6 100644
> --- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
> +++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
> @@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ void gigaset_if_free(struct cardstate *cs)
> if (!drv->have_tty)
> return;
>
> - tasklet_disable(&cs->if_wake_tasklet);
> tasklet_kill(&cs->if_wake_tasklet);
> cs->tty_dev = NULL;
> tty_unregister_device(drv->tty, cs->minor_index);
> diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
> index 17caf4b..21397eb 100644
> --- a/kernel/softirq.c
> +++ b/kernel/softirq.c
> @@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static void tasklet_action(struct softirq_action *a)
> list = list->next;
>
> if (tasklet_trylock(t)) {
> - if (!atomic_read(&t->count)) {
> + if (atomic_read(&t->count) == 1) {
> if (!test_and_clear_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED,
> &t->state))
> BUG();
> @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void tasklet_hi_action(struct softirq_action *a)
> list = list->next;
>
> if (tasklet_trylock(t)) {
> - if (!atomic_read(&t->count)) {
> + if (atomic_read(&t->count) == 1) {
> if (!test_and_clear_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED,
> &t->state))
> BUG();
> @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ void tasklet_init(struct tasklet_struct *t,
> {
> t->next = NULL;
> t->state = 0;
> - atomic_set(&t->count, 0);
> + atomic_set(&t->count, 1);
> t->func = func;
> t->data = data;
> }
> @@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ void tasklet_kill(struct tasklet_struct *t)
> } while (test_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED, &t->state));
> }
> tasklet_unlock_wait(t);
> + atomic_dec(&t->count);
> clear_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED, &t->state);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklet_kill);
>
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