linux-kernel - [PATCH V2 11/11] arch: xtensa: platforms: Fix deadlock in rs

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Message-Id: <20220407154430.22387-1-duoming@zju.edu.cn>
Date:   Thu,  7 Apr 2022 23:44:30 +0800
From:   Duoming Zhou <duoming@....edu.cn>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org, jirislaby@...nel.org,
        alexander.deucher@....com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, chris@...kel.net, jcmvbkbc@...il.com,
        s.shtylyov@....ru, Duoming Zhou <duoming@....edu.cn>
Subject: [PATCH V2 11/11] arch: xtensa: platforms: Fix deadlock in rs_close()

There is a deadlock in rs_close(), which is shown
below:

   (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
                           | rs_open()
rs_close()                 |  mod_timer()
 spin_lock_bh() //(1)      |  (wait a time)
 ...                       | rs_poll()
 del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock() //(2)
 (wait timer to stop)      |  ...

We hold timer_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and
use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler
also need timer_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
As a result, rs_close() will block forever.

This patch deletes the redundant timer_lock in order to
prevent the deadlock. Because there is no race condition
between rs_close, rs_open and rs_poll.

Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@....edu.cn>
---
Changes in V2:
  - Remove the timer_lock.

 arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c | 8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
index 81d7c7e8f7e..10b79d3c74e 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
@@ -36,24 +36,19 @@ static void rs_poll(struct timer_list *);
 static struct tty_driver *serial_driver;
 static struct tty_port serial_port;
 static DEFINE_TIMER(serial_timer, rs_poll);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(timer_lock);
 
 static int rs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 {
-	spin_lock_bh(&timer_lock);
 	if (tty->count == 1)
 		mod_timer(&serial_timer, jiffies + SERIAL_TIMER_VALUE);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&timer_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void rs_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 {
-	spin_lock_bh(&timer_lock);
 	if (tty->count == 1)
 		del_timer_sync(&serial_timer);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&timer_lock);
 }
 
 
@@ -73,8 +68,6 @@ static void rs_poll(struct timer_list *unused)
 	int rd = 1;
 	unsigned char c;
 
-	spin_lock(&timer_lock);
-
 	while (simc_poll(0)) {
 		rd = simc_read(0, &c, 1);
 		if (rd <= 0)
@@ -87,7 +80,6 @@ static void rs_poll(struct timer_list *unused)
 		tty_flip_buffer_push(port);
 	if (rd)
 		mod_timer(&serial_timer, jiffies + SERIAL_TIMER_VALUE);
-	spin_unlock(&timer_lock);
 }
 
 
-- 
2.17.1