linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 04/10] usb: dwc3: core: Skip setting event buffers for host only controllers

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Message-ID: <20230705224032.cznu2yjfqwic56dm@synopsys.com>
Date:   Wed, 5 Jul 2023 22:40:36 +0000
From:   Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen@...opsys.com>
To:     Krishna Kurapati PSSNV <quic_kriskura@...cinc.com>
CC:     Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen@...opsys.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 04/10] usb: dwc3: core: Skip setting event buffers for
 host only controllers

On Mon, Jul 03, 2023, Krishna Kurapati PSSNV wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/27/2023 5:16 AM, Thinh Nguyen wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 26, 2023, Thinh Nguyen wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2023, Krishna Kurapati PSSNV wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On 6/24/2023 3:57 AM, Thinh Nguyen wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2023, Krishna Kurapati wrote:
> > > > > > On some SoC's like SA8295P where the tertiary controller is host-only
> > > > > > capable, GEVTADDRHI/LO, GEVTSIZ, GEVTCOUNT registers are not accessible.
> > > > > > Trying to access them leads to a crash.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > For DRD/Peripheral supported controllers, event buffer setup is done
> > > > > > again in gadget_pullup. Skip setup or cleanup of event buffers if
> > > > > > controller is host-only capable.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Suggested-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Krishna Kurapati <quic_kriskura@...cinc.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >    drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c | 11 +++++++++++
> > > > > >    1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
> > > > > > index 32ec05fc242b..e1ebae54454f 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
> > > > > > @@ -486,6 +486,11 @@ static void dwc3_free_event_buffers(struct dwc3 *dwc)
> > > > > >    static int dwc3_alloc_event_buffers(struct dwc3 *dwc, unsigned int length)
> > > > > >    {
> > > > > >    	struct dwc3_event_buffer *evt;
> > > > > > +	unsigned int hw_mode;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	hw_mode = DWC3_GHWPARAMS0_MODE(dwc->hwparams.hwparams0);
> > > > > > +	if (hw_mode == DWC3_GHWPARAMS0_MODE_HOST)
> > > > > > +		return 0;
> > > > > 
> > > > > This is a little awkward. Returning 0 here indicates that this function
> > > > > was successful, and the event buffers were allocated based on the
> > > > > function name. Do this check outside of dwc3_alloc_one_event_buffer()
> > > > > and specifically set dwc->ev_buf = NULL if that's the case.
> > > > > 
> > > > Hi Thinh,
> > > > 
> > > >    Apologies, I didn't understand the comment properly.
> > > > 
> > > >    I thought we were supposed to return 0 here if we fulfill the goal of this
> > > > function (allocate if we are drd/gadget and don't allocate if we are host
> > > > mode only).
> > > 
> > > The name of the function implies that it returns 0 if it allocated the
> > > event buffer. If there are multiple conditions to the function returning
> > > 0 here, then we should document it.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >    If we return a non zero error here, probe would fail as this call will be
> > > > done only for host only controllers during probe and nowhere else.
> > > > 
> > > >    Are you suggesting we move this check to dwc3_alloc_one_event_buffer call
> > > > ?
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Krishna,
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm suggesting to move the check to the caller of
> > > dwc3_alloc_one_event_buffer(). Something like this so that it's
> > > self-documented:
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
> > > index 0beaab932e7d..bba82792bf6f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
> > > @@ -1773,6 +1773,7 @@ static int dwc3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > >   	struct resource		*res, dwc_res;
> > >   	void __iomem		*regs;
> > >   	struct dwc3		*dwc;
> > > +	unsigned int		hw_mode;
> > >   	int			ret;
> > >   	dwc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dwc), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > @@ -1854,11 +1855,16 @@ static int dwc3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > >   	pm_runtime_forbid(dev);
> > > -	ret = dwc3_alloc_event_buffers(dwc, DWC3_EVENT_BUFFERS_SIZE);
> > > -	if (ret) {
> > > -		dev_err(dwc->dev, "failed to allocate event buffers\n");
> > > -		ret = -ENOMEM;
> > > -		goto err_allow_rpm;
> > > +	hw_mode = DWC3_GHWPARAMS0_MODE(dwc->hwparams.hwparams0);
> > > +	if (hw_mode == DWC3_GHWPARAMS0_MODE_HOST) {
> > > +		dwc->ev_buf = NULL;
> > > +	} else {
> > > +		ret = dwc3_alloc_event_buffers(dwc, DWC3_EVENT_BUFFERS_SIZE);
> > > +		if (ret) {
> > > +			dev_err(dwc->dev, "failed to allocate event buffers\n");
> > > +			ret = -ENOMEM;
> > > +			goto err_allow_rpm;
> > > +		}
> > >   	}
> > >   	dwc->edev = dwc3_get_extcon(dwc);
> > > 
> > 
> > Actually, please ignore. there's already a document there, I missed that
> > for some reason. What you did is fine. Though, I don't see the condition
> > for ev_buf = NULL anywhere. Can you add that for clarity?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Thinh
> 
> Hi Thinh,
> 
>  Did you mean adding "dwc->ev_buf = NULL" specifically ?
> 

Yes, please initialize dwc->ev_buf to NULL somewhere if it's host mode.

Thanks,
Thinh