netdev - [PATCH net v1] lan743x: prevent entire kernel HANG on open, for some platforms

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Date:   Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:47:41 -0500
From:   Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Bryan Whitehead <bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com>,
        David S Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net v1] lan743x: prevent entire kernel HANG on open, for some platforms

From: Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>

On arm imx6, when opening the chip's netdev, the whole Linux
kernel intermittently hangs/freezes.

This is caused by a bug in the driver code which tests if pcie
interrupts are working correctly, using the software interrupt:

1. open: enable the software interrupt
2. open: tell the chip to assert the software interrupt
3. open: wait for flag
4. ISR: acknowledge s/w interrupt, set flag
5. open: notice flag, disable the s/w interrupt, continue

Unfortunately the ISR only acknowledges the s/w interrupt, but
does not disable it. This will re-trigger the ISR in a tight
loop.

On some (lucky) platforms, open proceeds to disable the s/w
interrupt even while the ISR is 'spinning'. On arm imx6,
the spinning ISR does not allow open to proceed, resulting
in a hung Linux kernel.

Fix minimally by disabling the s/w interrupt in the ISR, which
will prevent it from spinning. This won't break anything because
the s/w interrupt is used as a one-shot interrupt.

Note that this is a minimal fix, overlooking many possible
cleanups, e.g.:
- lan743x_intr_software_isr() is completely redundant and reads
  INT_STS twice for no apparent reason
- disabling the s/w interrupt in lan743x_intr_test_isr() is now
  redundant, but harmless
- waiting on software_isr_flag can be converted from a sleeping
  poll loop to wait_event_timeout()

Fixes: 23f0703c125b ("lan743x: Add main source files for new lan743x driver")
Tested-by: Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com> # arm imx6 lan7430
Signed-off-by: Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
---

Tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git # edbc21113bde

To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Bryan Whitehead <bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org

 drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
index 065e10bc98f2..f4a09e0f3ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ static void lan743x_intr_software_isr(void *context)

 	int_sts = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, INT_STS);
 	if (int_sts & INT_BIT_SW_GP_) {
-		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, INT_STS, INT_BIT_SW_GP_);
+		/* disable the interrupt to prevent repeated re-triggering */
+		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, INT_EN_CLR, INT_BIT_SW_GP_);
 		intr->software_isr_flag = 1;
 	}
 }
-- 
2.17.1