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Date:   Thu, 22 Jul 2021 12:12:30 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     zhiyong tao <zhiyong.tao@...iatek.com>
Cc:     timur@...nel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk, alcooperx@...il.com,
        tklauser@...tanz.ch, sean.wang@...nel.org,
        srv_heupstream@...iatek.com, hui.liu@...iatek.com,
        yuchen.huang@...iatek.com, huihui.wang@...iatek.com,
        eddie.huang@...iatek.com, sean.wang@...iatek.com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] uart: mediatek: fix memory corruption issue

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 06:03:32PM +0800, zhiyong tao wrote:
> On Wed, 2021-07-21 at 12:46 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 05:01:03PM +0800, Zhiyong Tao wrote:
> > > This patch is used to fix memory corruption issue when rx power off.
> > > 1. add spin lock in mtk8250_dma_rx_complete function in APDMA mode.
> > 
> > What does a lock protect from?  Please be explicit and detailed.
> 
> ==> Hi Gregkh,
> 
> when uart is used as a communication port with external device(GPS).
> when external device(GPS) power off, the power of rx pin is also from
> 1.8v to 0v. Even if there is not any data in rx. But uart rx pin can
> capture the data "0".

That sounds like a broken hardware design.

> If uart don't receive any data in specified cycle, uart will generates
> BI(Break interrupt) interrupt.
> If external device(GPS) power off, we found that BI interrupt appeared
> continuously and very frequently.
> When uart interrupt type is BI, uart IRQ handler(8250 framwork
> API:serial8250_handle_irq) will push data to tty buffer.
> The code path:
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c#L1917
> 
> mtk8250_dma_rx_complete is a task of mtk_uart_apdma_rx_handler.
> mtk8250_dma_rx_complete priority is lower than uart irq
> handler(serial8250_handle_irq).
> if we are in process of mtk8250_dma_rx_complete, uart appear BI
> interrupt:1)serial8250_handle_irq will priority execution.2)it may cause
> write tty buffer conflict in mtk8250_dma_rx_complete.
> So the spin lock protect the rx receive data process is not break.

Then put something like this in the changelog text, as it is, it is not
descriptive at all.

> > > 2. add processing mechanism which count value is 0
> > 
> > What does this do?  And why is it needed?
> 
> ==> when count value is 0, we don't need push data to tty buffer.
> so we add it.

But that does not actually do anything different from what it does
today.  And it has nothing to do with the lock, so this should be 2
different patches, right?

> > > Signed-off-by: Zhiyong Tao <zhiyong.tao@...iatek.com>
> > 
> > What commit does this fix?  Does this need to go to stable kernel trees?
> > If so, how far back?
> > 
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c | 15 +++++++++++----
> > >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
> > > index f7d3023f860f..09f7d2166315 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
> > > @@ -91,12 +91,15 @@ static void mtk8250_dma_rx_complete(void *param)
> > >  	struct mtk8250_data *data = up->port.private_data;
> > >  	struct tty_port *tty_port = &up->port.state->port;
> > >  	struct dma_tx_state state;
> > > -	int copied, total, cnt;
> > > +	unsigned int copied, total, cnt;
> > >  	unsigned char *ptr;
> > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > >  
> > >  	if (data->rx_status == DMA_RX_SHUTDOWN)
> > >  		return;
> > >  
> > > +	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
> > > +
> > >  	dmaengine_tx_status(dma->rxchan, dma->rx_cookie, &state);
> > >  	total = dma->rx_size - state.residue;
> > >  	cnt = total;
> > > @@ -104,9 +107,11 @@ static void mtk8250_dma_rx_complete(void *param)
> > >  	if ((data->rx_pos + cnt) > dma->rx_size)
> > >  		cnt = dma->rx_size - data->rx_pos;
> > >  
> > > -	ptr = (unsigned char *)(data->rx_pos + dma->rx_buf);
> > > -	copied = tty_insert_flip_string(tty_port, ptr, cnt);
> > > -	data->rx_pos += cnt;
> > > +	if (cnt != 0) {
> > 
> > Why does cnt matter here?  If cnt is 0, the code above should not do
> > anything at all, right?
> 
> ==> yes, if the counter value is 0, we don't need push data to the tty
> buffer.

But this does not change the logic as if cnt is 0, nothing gets pushed
with the current code either, right?

> > Or if it does, should we change tty_insert_flip_string() to always check
> > for cnt != 0 before it does the first loop?  Hm, it looks like it will
> > abort if cnt is 0, so what is this change really doing?  Why do you need
> > it?  What is it "fixing"?
> > 
> ==> It is not fix anything, we just think if count value is 0, we don't
> need do anything.

Then make it a separate patch, independant from the lock patch, and we
can discuss it there.  Do NOT have patches do multiple things.

thanks,

greg k-h