linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] usb: host: xhci: Handle the right timeout command

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Message-ID: <CAMz4ku+B2rhRZpuJuUcKN1sgV3Eox059AWsVTjYw9SZEoSoHDA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 3 Jan 2017 14:20:30 +0800
From:   Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...aro.org>
To:     Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...el.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        USB <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        "Lu, Baolu" <baolu.lu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] usb: host: xhci: Handle the right timeout command

On 2 January 2017 at 22:57, Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> On 27.12.2016 05:07, Baolin Wang wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 21 December 2016 at 21:00, Mathias Nyman
>> <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 21.12.2016 04:22, Baolin Wang wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Mathias,
>>>>
>>>> On 20 December 2016 at 23:13, Mathias Nyman
>>>> <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 20.12.2016 09:30, Baolin Wang wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Alright, I gathered all current work related to xhci races and timeouts
>>>>> and put them into a branch:
>>>>>
>>>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mnyman/xhci.git
>>>>> timeout_race_fixes
>>>>>
>>>>> Its based on 4.9
>>>>> It includes a few other patches just to avoid conflicts and  make my
>>>>> life
>>>>> easier
>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting patches are:
>>>>>
>>>>> ee4eb91 xhci: remove unnecessary check for pending timer
>>>>> 0cba67d xhci: detect stop endpoint race using pending timer instead of
>>>>> counter.
>>>>> 4f2535f xhci: Handle command completion and timeout race
>>>>> b9d00d7 usb: host: xhci: Fix possible wild pointer when handling abort
>>>>> command
>>>>> 529a5a0 usb: xhci: fix possible wild pointer
>>>>> 4766555 xhci: Fix race related to abort operation
>>>>> de834a3 xhci: Use delayed_work instead of timer for command timeout
>>>>> 69973b8 Linux 4.9
>>>>>
>>>>> The fixes for command queue races will go to usb-linus and stable, the
>>>>> reworks for stop ep watchdog timer will go to usb-next.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How about applying below patch in your 'timeout_race_fixes' branch?
>>>> [PATCH] usb: host: xhci: Clean up commands when stop endpoint command is
>>>> timeout
>>>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/12/13/94
>>>>
>>>
>>> usb_hc_died() should eventyally end up calling xhci_mem_cleanup()
>>> which will cleanup the command queue. But I need to look into that
>>
>>
>> usb_hc_died() did not call xhci_mem_cleanup() to clean up command
>> queue, it just disconnects all children devices attached on the dying
>> hub. I did not find where it will clean up the command queue when
>> issuing usb_hc_died(). Also before issuing usb_hc_died() in
>> xhci_handle_command_timeout(), we will call
>> xhci_cleanup_command_queue(). I think it should same as in
>> xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog().
>>
>
> You're right, it doesn't call xhci_mem_cleanup.
> Need to look at this after getting first series of fixes to usb-linus

Thanks.

-- 
Baolin.wang
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