linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 9/9] bus: mhi: core: Do not clear channel context more than once

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Message-ID: <20210121151539.GE5473@work>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:45:39 +0530
From:   Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
To:     Bhaumik Bhatt <bbhatt@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, hemantk@...eaurora.org,
        jhugo@...eaurora.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        loic.poulain@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 9/9] bus: mhi: core: Do not clear channel context more
 than once

On Fri, Jan 08, 2021 at 12:54:57PM -0800, Bhaumik Bhatt wrote:
> When clearing the channel context, calling mhi_free_coherent()
> more than once can result in kernel warnings such as "trying to
> free invalid coherent area". Prevent extra work by adding a check
> to skip calling mhi_deinit_chan_ctxt() if the client driver has
> already disabled the channels.
> 

Again, please explain where and when exactly you spotted this issue.

Thanks,
Mani

> Signed-off-by: Bhaumik Bhatt <bbhatt@...eaurora.org>
> ---
>  drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
> index 30eef19..272f350 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
> @@ -1314,6 +1314,7 @@ static int mhi_driver_remove(struct device *dev)
>  
>  		if ((ch_state[dir] == MHI_CH_STATE_ENABLED ||
>  		     ch_state[dir] == MHI_CH_STATE_STOP) &&
> +		    mhi_chan->ch_state != MHI_CH_STATE_DISABLED &&
>  		    !mhi_chan->offload_ch)
>  			mhi_deinit_chan_ctxt(mhi_cntrl, mhi_chan);
>  
> -- 
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