linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/1] serial: 8250: Turn IER bits on only after irq has been set up

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Message-Id: <20220916133804.15196-1-ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:38:04 +0300
From:   Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...tstofly.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho <aris@...hedrallabs.org>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...sta.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] serial: 8250: Turn IER bits on only after irq has been set up

Invoking TIOCVHANGUP on 8250_mid port and then reopening the port
triggers these faults during serial8250_do_startup():

  DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3
  DMAR: [DMA Write NO_PASID] Request device [00:1a.0] fault addr 0x0 [fault reason 0x05] PTE Write access is not set

The cause is a DMA write to the address in MSI address register that
was zeroed during the hangup as the irq was freed. The writes are
triggered due signalling an interrupt during the THRE test that
temporarily toggles THRI in IER. The THRE test currently occurs before
UART's irq (and MSI address) is properly set up.

Refactor serial8250_do_startup() such that irq is set up before the
THRE test. The current irq setup code is intermixed with the timer
setup code. As THRE test must be performed prior to the timer setup,
extract it into own function and call it only after the THRE test.

Reported-by: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...sta.com>
Tested-by: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...sta.com>
Fixes: 40b36daad0ac ("[PATCH] 8250 UART backup timer")
Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
---

v2:
- Remove unnecessary changes to comments & newlines
- Change Lennert's email & add Tested-by
- Improve description of the problem (thank to Lennert's explanation)

 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h      |  2 ++
 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c |  8 +++++---
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index 287153d32536..dbf4c1204bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -403,3 +403,5 @@ static inline int serial_index(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	return port->minor - 64;
 }
+
+void univ8250_setup_timer(struct uart_8250_port *up);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index 2e83e7367441..10d535640434 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -298,10 +298,9 @@ static void serial8250_backup_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 		jiffies + uart_poll_timeout(&up->port) + HZ / 5);
 }
 
-static int univ8250_setup_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
+void univ8250_setup_timer(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
-	int retval = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * The above check will only give an accurate result the first time
@@ -322,10 +321,17 @@ static int univ8250_setup_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	 */
 	if (!port->irq)
 		mod_timer(&up->timer, jiffies + uart_poll_timeout(port));
-	else
-		retval = serial_link_irq_chain(up);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(univ8250_setup_timer);
 
-	return retval;
+static int univ8250_setup_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
+{
+	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
+
+	if (port->irq)
+		return serial_link_irq_chain(up);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void univ8250_release_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 39b35a61958c..6e8e16227a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -2294,6 +2294,10 @@ int serial8250_do_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (port->irq && (up->port.flags & UPF_SHARE_IRQ))
 		up->port.irqflags |= IRQF_SHARED;
 
+	retval = up->ops->setup_irq(up);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (port->irq && !(up->port.flags & UPF_NO_THRE_TEST)) {
 		unsigned char iir1;
 
@@ -2336,9 +2340,7 @@ int serial8250_do_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 		}
 	}
 
-	retval = up->ops->setup_irq(up);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out;
+	univ8250_setup_timer(up);
 
 	/*
 	 * Now, initialize the UART
-- 
2.30.2