linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/7] platform/chrome: cros_ec

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:24:49 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Pin-yen Lin <treapking@...omium.org>
Cc:     Andrzej Hajda <andrzej.hajda@...el.com>,
        Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        Robert Foss <robert.foss@...aro.org>,
        Laurent Pinchart <Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Jonas Karlman <jonas@...boo.se>,
        Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>,
        Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <swboyd@...omium.org>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Hsin-Yi Wang <hsinyi@...omium.org>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
        Xin Ji <xji@...logixsemi.com>, Lyude Paul <lyude@...hat.com>,
        Nícolas F . R . A . Prado 
        <nfraprado@...labora.com>,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Allen Chen <allen.chen@....com.tw>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/7] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Purge blocking
 switch devlinks

On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 06:20:51PM +0800, Pin-yen Lin wrote:
> From: Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>
> 
> When using OF graph, the fw_devlink code will create links between the
> individual port driver (cros-ec-typec here) and the parent device for
> a Type-C switch (like mode-switch). Since the mode-switch will in turn
> have the usb-c-connector (i.e the child of the port driver) as a
> supplier, fw_devlink will not be able to resolve the cyclic dependency
> correctly.
> 
> As a result, the mode-switch driver probe() never runs, so mode-switches
> are never registered. Because of that, the port driver probe constantly
> fails with -EPROBE_DEFER, because the Type-C connector class requires all
> switch devices to be registered prior to port registration.
> 
> To break this deadlock and allow the mode-switch registration to occur,
> purge all the usb-c-connector nodes' absent suppliers. This eliminates
> the connector as a supplier for a switch and allows it to be probed.

...

> +	/*
> +	 * OF graph may have set up some device links with switches, since connectors have their
> +	 * own compatible. Purge these to avoid a deadlock in switch probe (the switch mistakenly
> +	 * assumes the connector is a supplier).
> +	 */

A bit too long lines...

> +	if (dev->of_node)

Why do you need this check?

> +		device_for_each_child_node(dev, fwnode)
> +			fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers(fwnode);

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko