Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] pwm: meson: use the spin-lock only to protect register modifications

From: Neil Armstrong
Date: Wed Apr 03 2019 - 07:21:29 EST


On 01/04/2019 19:57, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
> Holding the spin-lock for all of the code in meson_pwm_apply() can
> result in a "BUG: scheduling while atomic". This can happen because
> clk_get_rate() (which is called from meson_pwm_calc()) may sleep.
> Only hold the spin-lock when modifying registers to solve this.
>
> The reason why we need a spin-lock in the driver is because the
> REG_MISC_AB register is shared between the two channels provided by one
> PWM controller. The only functions where REG_MISC_AB is modified are
> meson_pwm_enable() and meson_pwm_disable() so the register reads/writes
> in there need to be protected by the spin-lock.
>
> The original code also used the spin-lock to protect the values in
> struct meson_pwm_channel. This could be necessary if two consumers can
> use the same PWM channel. However, PWM core doesn't allow this so we
> don't need to protect the values in struct meson_pwm_channel with a
> lock.
>
> Fixes: 211ed630753d2f ("pwm: Add support for Meson PWM Controller")
> Signed-off-by: Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Uwe Kleine-KÃnig <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
> index c1ed641b3e26..f6e738ad7bd9 100644
> --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
> +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
> @@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ struct meson_pwm {
> const struct meson_pwm_data *data;
> void __iomem *base;
> u8 inverter_mask;
> + /*
> + * Protects register (write) access to the REG_MISC_AB register
> + * that is shared between the two PWMs.
> + */
> spinlock_t lock;
> };
>
> @@ -235,6 +239,7 @@ static void meson_pwm_enable(struct meson_pwm *meson,
> {
> u32 value, clk_shift, clk_enable, enable;
> unsigned int offset;
> + unsigned long flags;
>
> switch (id) {
> case 0:
> @@ -255,6 +260,8 @@ static void meson_pwm_enable(struct meson_pwm *meson,
> return;
> }
>
> + spin_lock_irqsave(&meson->lock, flags);
> +
> value = readl(meson->base + REG_MISC_AB);
> value &= ~(MISC_CLK_DIV_MASK << clk_shift);
> value |= channel->pre_div << clk_shift;
> @@ -267,11 +274,14 @@ static void meson_pwm_enable(struct meson_pwm *meson,
> value = readl(meson->base + REG_MISC_AB);
> value |= enable;
> writel(value, meson->base + REG_MISC_AB);
> +
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&meson->lock, flags);
> }
>
> static void meson_pwm_disable(struct meson_pwm *meson, unsigned int id)
> {
> u32 value, enable;
> + unsigned long flags;
>
> switch (id) {
> case 0:
> @@ -286,9 +296,13 @@ static void meson_pwm_disable(struct meson_pwm *meson, unsigned int id)
> return;
> }
>
> + spin_lock_irqsave(&meson->lock, flags);
> +
> value = readl(meson->base + REG_MISC_AB);
> value &= ~enable;
> writel(value, meson->base + REG_MISC_AB);
> +
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&meson->lock, flags);
> }
>
> static int meson_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
> @@ -296,19 +310,16 @@ static int meson_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
> {
> struct meson_pwm_channel *channel = pwm_get_chip_data(pwm);
> struct meson_pwm *meson = to_meson_pwm(chip);
> - unsigned long flags;
> int err = 0;
>
> if (!state)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&meson->lock, flags);
> -
> if (!state->enabled) {
> meson_pwm_disable(meson, pwm->hwpwm);
> channel->state.enabled = false;
>
> - goto unlock;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> if (state->period != channel->state.period ||
> @@ -329,7 +340,7 @@ static int meson_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
> err = meson_pwm_calc(meson, channel, pwm->hwpwm,
> state->duty_cycle, state->period);
> if (err < 0)
> - goto unlock;
> + return err;
>
> channel->state.polarity = state->polarity;
> channel->state.period = state->period;
> @@ -341,9 +352,7 @@ static int meson_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
> channel->state.enabled = true;
> }
>
> -unlock:
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&meson->lock, flags);
> - return err;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static void meson_pwm_get_state(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
>

Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>