linux-kernel - Re: [pci] pci/mrst: Detect loops when reading fixed BAR cap.

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Date:	Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:43:04 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
To:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [pci] pci/mrst:  Detect loops when reading fixed BAR cap.

On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 11:02:03 am Ben Greear wrote:
> The mrst logic introduced in 2.6.33-rc8 in commit
> a712ffbc199849364c46e9112b93b66de08e2c26 causes boot
> to hang on at least this platform:
> 
> Intel E5405 CPU
> System Information
> 	Manufacturer: Supermicro
> 	Product Name: X7DBU
> 
> The cause of the hang is that pci_cap points to itself
> as the next capability, putting the fixed_bar_cap into
> an endless loop.
> 
> This patch detects the loop, prints a warning, and
> continues on with useful work.  This strategy was
> suggested by Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
> 
> This should be a candidate for 2.6.34.y as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> ---
> :100644 100644 1cdc02c... 9535ba9... M	arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
>  arch/x86/pci/mrst.c |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c b/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
> index 1cdc02c..9535ba9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
> @@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ static int fixed_bar_cap(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn)
>  				return pos;
>  		}
>  
> +		if ((pcie_cap >> 20) == 0)
> +			break;
> +		
> +		if ((pcie_cap >> 20) <= pos) {
> +			printk(KERN_WARNING "WARNING: mrst:  detected loop"
> +			       " when searching for fixed BAR cap, previous"
> +			       " position: 0x%x new position: 0x%x"
> +			       " bus-number: %i  devfn: %i\n",
> +			       pos, pcie_cap >> 20, bus->number, devfn);

Can you use dev_warn() here to print the device info in the
standard way?

Bjorn
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