linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bus: mhi: ep: Update read pointer only after buffer is written

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Message-ID: <3c5a0470-7c60-c6f7-85b2-9dc5f90e44f0@quicinc.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 16:42:08 +0530
From: Krishna Chaitanya Chundru <quic_krichai@...cinc.com>
To: Sumit Kumar <quic_sumk@...cinc.com>,
        Manivannan Sadhasivam
	<manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>,
        Alex Elder <elder@...nel.org>,
        "Greg
 Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC: <mhi@...ts.linux.dev>, <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <quic_akhvin@...cinc.com>,
        <quic_skananth@...cinc.com>, <quic_vbadigan@...cinc.com>,
        <stable@...r.kernel.org>, Youssef Samir <quic_yabdulra@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bus: mhi: ep: Update read pointer only after buffer is
 written



On 4/9/2025 4:17 PM, Sumit Kumar wrote:
> Inside mhi_ep_ring_add_element, the read pointer (rd_offset) is updated
> before the buffer is written, potentially causing race conditions where
> the host sees an updated read pointer before the buffer is actually
> written. Updating rd_offset prematurely can lead to the host accessing
> an uninitialized or incomplete element, resulting in data corruption.
> 
> Invoke the buffer write before updating rd_offset to ensure the element
> is fully written before signaling its availability.
> 
> Fixes: bbdcba57a1a2 ("bus: mhi: ep: Add support for ring management")
> cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Co-developed-by: Youssef Samir <quic_yabdulra@...cinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Youssef Samir <quic_yabdulra@...cinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Kumar <quic_sumk@...cinc.com>
Reviewed-by: Krishna Chaitanya Chundru <krishna.chundru@....qualcomm.com>

- Krishna Chaitanya.
> ---
> ---
>   drivers/bus/mhi/ep/ring.c | 16 ++++++++++------
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/ring.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/ring.c
> index aeb53b2c34a8cd859393529d0c8860462bc687ed..26357ee68dee984d70ae5bf39f8f09f2cbcafe30 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/ring.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/ring.c
> @@ -131,19 +131,23 @@ int mhi_ep_ring_add_element(struct mhi_ep_ring *ring, struct mhi_ring_element *e
>   	}
>   
>   	old_offset = ring->rd_offset;
> -	mhi_ep_ring_inc_index(ring);
>   
>   	dev_dbg(dev, "Adding an element to ring at offset (%zu)\n", ring->rd_offset);
> +	buf_info.host_addr = ring->rbase + (old_offset * sizeof(*el));
> +	buf_info.dev_addr = el;
> +	buf_info.size = sizeof(*el);
> +
> +	ret = mhi_cntrl->write_sync(mhi_cntrl, &buf_info);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	mhi_ep_ring_inc_index(ring);
>   
>   	/* Update rp in ring context */
>   	rp = cpu_to_le64(ring->rd_offset * sizeof(*el) + ring->rbase);
>   	memcpy_toio((void __iomem *) &ring->ring_ctx->generic.rp, &rp, sizeof(u64));
>   
> -	buf_info.host_addr = ring->rbase + (old_offset * sizeof(*el));
> -	buf_info.dev_addr = el;
> -	buf_info.size = sizeof(*el);
> -
> -	return mhi_cntrl->write_sync(mhi_cntrl, &buf_info);
> +	return ret;
>   }
>   
>   void mhi_ep_ring_init(struct mhi_ep_ring *ring, enum mhi_ep_ring_type type, u32 id)
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 1e26c5e28ca5821a824e90dd359556f5e9e7b89f
> change-id: 20250328-rp_fix-d7ebc18bc3be
> 
> Best regards,