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Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 18:49:40 +0200
From: Richard GENOUD <richard.genoud@...tlin.com>
To: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
 Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>, Suman Anna <s-anna@...com>,
 Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
 Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
 Udit Kumar <u-kumar1@...com>, Thomas Richard <thomas.richard@...tlin.com>,
 Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>, Hari Nagalla
 <hnagalla@...com>, Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com>,
 linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] remoteproc: k3-r5: k3_r5_rproc_stop: code reorder

Le 01/07/2024 à 18:35, Mathieu Poirier a écrit :
> On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 10:03:22AM +0200, Richard GENOUD wrote:
>> Le 28/06/2024 à 23:18, Mathieu Poirier a écrit :
>>> On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 05:00:57PM +0200, Richard Genoud wrote:
>>>> In the next commit, a RP_MBOX_SHUTDOWN message will be sent in
>>>> k3_r5_rproc_stop() to the remote proc (in lockstep on not)
>>>> Thus, the sanity check "do not allow core 0 to stop before core 1"
>>>> should be moved at the beginning of the function so that the generic case
>>>> can be dealt with.
>>>>
>>>> In order to have an easier patch to review, those actions are broke in
>>>> two patches:
>>>> - this patch: moving the sanity check at the beginning (No functional
>>>>     change).
>>>> - next patch: doing the real job (sending shutdown messages to remote
>>>>     procs before halting them).
>>>>
>>>> Basically, we had:
>>>> - cluster_mode actions
>>>> - !cluster_mode sanity check
>>>> - !cluster_mode actions
>>>> And now:
>>>> - !cluster_mode sanity check
>>>> - cluster_mode actions
>>>> - !cluster_mode actions
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Richard Genoud <richard.genoud@...tlin.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
>>>>    1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>>>> index 1f18b08618c8..a2ead87952c7 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>>>> @@ -636,16 +636,8 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
>>>>    	struct k3_r5_core *core1, *core = kproc->core;
>>>>    	int ret;
>>>> -	/* halt all applicable cores */
>>>> -	if (cluster->mode == CLUSTER_MODE_LOCKSTEP) {
>>>> -		list_for_each_entry(core, &cluster->cores, elem) {
>>>> -			ret = k3_r5_core_halt(core);
>>>> -			if (ret) {
>>>> -				core = list_prev_entry(core, elem);
>>>> -				goto unroll_core_halt;
>>>> -			}
>>>> -		}
>>>> -	} else {
>>>> +
>>>> +	if (cluster->mode != CLUSTER_MODE_LOCKSTEP) {
>>>>    		/* do not allow core 0 to stop before core 1 */
>>>>    		core1 = list_last_entry(&cluster->cores, struct k3_r5_core,
>>>>    					elem);
>>>> @@ -656,6 +648,18 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
>>>>    			ret = -EPERM;
>>>>    			goto out;
>>>>    		}
>>>> +	}
>>>> +
>>>> +	/* halt all applicable cores */
>>>> +	if (cluster->mode == CLUSTER_MODE_LOCKSTEP) {
>>>> +		list_for_each_entry(core, &cluster->cores, elem) {
>>>> +			ret = k3_r5_core_halt(core);
>>>> +			if (ret) {
>>>> +				core = list_prev_entry(core, elem);
>>>> +				goto unroll_core_halt;
>>>> +			}
>>>> +		}
>>>> +	} else {
>>>>    		ret = k3_r5_core_halt(core);
>>>>    		if (ret)
>>>
>>> With this patch, the "else" in this "if" condition is coupled with the "if" from
>>> the lockstep mode, making the code extremaly hard to read.  The original code
>>> has a k3_r5_core_halt() in both "if" conditions, making the condition
>>> independent from one another.
>>>
>> I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
> 
> With your patch applied I get the following: https://pastebin.com/yTZ0pKcS
> 
> Let's say the R5 is in split mode and k3_r5_rproc_stop() called on core1.  The
> if() that deal with that condition is on line 10, while the function that halts
> the remote processor is online 34, part of the else clause that handles lockstep
> mode.  The two if() clauses are entangled and nothing good can come out of that.

Ok, I see your point now.

Thanks !

> 
>> Anyway, I'm not happy with this diff, it doesn't reflect what was intended.
>> (which is moving the check "core 0 should not be stop before core 1" at the beginning)
>>
>> Tweaking around with the diff algorithms, I came with something way easier to read I think:
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>> index 1f18b08618c8..a2ead87952c7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>> @@ -636,6 +636,20 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
>>          struct k3_r5_core *core1, *core = kproc->core;
>>          int ret;
>> +
>> +       if (cluster->mode != CLUSTER_MODE_LOCKSTEP) {
>> +               /* do not allow core 0 to stop before core 1 */
>> +               core1 = list_last_entry(&cluster->cores, struct k3_r5_core,
>> +                                       elem);
>> +               if (core != core1 && core1->rproc->state != RPROC_OFFLINE &&
>> +                   core1->rproc->state != RPROC_SUSPENDED) {
>> +                       dev_err(dev, "%s: can not stop core 0 before core 1\n",
>> +                               __func__);
>> +                       ret = -EPERM;
>> +                       goto out;
>> +               }
>> +       }
>> +
>>          /* halt all applicable cores */
>>          if (cluster->mode == CLUSTER_MODE_LOCKSTEP) {
>>                  list_for_each_entry(core, &cluster->cores, elem) {
>> @@ -646,16 +660,6 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
>>                          }
>>                  }
>>          } else {
>> -               /* do not allow core 0 to stop before core 1 */
>> -               core1 = list_last_entry(&cluster->cores, struct k3_r5_core,
>> -                                       elem);
>> -               if (core != core1 && core1->rproc->state != RPROC_OFFLINE &&
>> -                   core1->rproc->state != RPROC_SUSPENDED) {
>> -                       dev_err(dev, "%s: can not stop core 0 before core 1\n",
>> -                               __func__);
>> -                       ret = -EPERM;
>> -                       goto out;
>> -               }
>>                  ret = k3_r5_core_halt(core);
>>                  if (ret)
>>
>>

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