linux-kernel - [PATCH v3] iTCO_wdt: mask NMI_NOW bit for update_no_reboot

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Message-Id: <20240913191403.2560805-1-oocheret@cisco.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:14:03 -0700
From: Oleksandr Ocheretnyi <oocheret@...co.com>
To: linux@...ck-us.net
Cc: jdelvare@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com,
        oocheret@...co.com, wim@...ux-watchdog.org, wsa@...nel.org,
        xe-linux-external@...co.com
Subject: [PATCH v3] iTCO_wdt: mask NMI_NOW bit for update_no_reboot_bit() call

Commit da23b6faa8bf ("watchdog: iTCO: Add support for Cannon Lake
PCH iTCO") does not mask NMI_NOW bit during TCO1_CNT register's
value comparison for update_no_reboot_bit() call causing following
failure:

   ...
   iTCO_vendor_support: vendor-support=0
   iTCO_wdt iTCO_wdt: unable to reset NO_REBOOT flag, device
                                    disabled by hardware/BIOS
   ...

and this can lead to unexpected NMIs later during regular
crashkernel's workflow because of watchdog probe call failures.

This change masks NMI_NOW bit for TCO1_CNT register values to
avoid unexpected NMI_NOW bit inversions.

Fixes: da23b6faa8bf ("watchdog: iTCO: Add support for Cannon Lake PCH iTCO")
Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Ocheretnyi <oocheret@...co.com>
---
 V2 -> V3: Removed not necessary variable 'mask', updated multi-line comments
 V1 -> V2: Provided comments and macro define with bit description

 drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 264857d314da..dd297dcd524c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@
 #define TCO2_CNT(p)	(TCOBASE(p) + 0x0a) /* TCO2 Control Register	*/
 #define TCOv2_TMR(p)	(TCOBASE(p) + 0x12) /* TCOv2 Timer Initial Value*/
 
+/*
+ * NMI_NOW is bit 8 of TCO1_CNT register
+ * Read/Write
+ * This bit is implemented as RW but has no effect on HW.
+ */
+#define NMI_NOW		BIT(8)
+
 /* internal variables */
 struct iTCO_wdt_private {
 	struct watchdog_device wddev;
@@ -219,13 +226,23 @@ static int update_no_reboot_bit_cnt(void *priv, bool set)
 	struct iTCO_wdt_private *p = priv;
 	u16 val, newval;
 
-	val = inw(TCO1_CNT(p));
+	/*
+	 * writing back 1b1 to NMI_NOW of TCO1_CNT register
+	 * causes NMI_NOW bit inversion what consequently does
+	 * not allow to perform the register's value comparison
+	 * properly.
+	 *
+	 * NMI_NOW bit masking for TCO1_CNT register values
+	 * helps to avoid possible NMI_NOW bit inversions on
+	 * following write operation.
+	 */
+	val = inw(TCO1_CNT(p)) & ~NMI_NOW;
 	if (set)
 		val |= BIT(0);
 	else
 		val &= ~BIT(0);
 	outw(val, TCO1_CNT(p));
-	newval = inw(TCO1_CNT(p));
+	newval = inw(TCO1_CNT(p)) & ~NMI_NOW;
 
 	/* make sure the update is successful */
 	return val != newval ? -EIO : 0;
-- 
2.39.3