Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: imx-sdma: fix context cache

[Richard Leitner]

Hi,

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 02:40:06PM +0100, Martin Fuzzey wrote:
> There is a DMA problem with the serial ports on i.MX6.
> 
> When the following sequence is performed:
> 
> 1) Open a port
> 2) Write some data
> 3) Close the port
> 4) Open a *different* port
> 5) Write some data
> 6) Close the port
> 
> The second write sends nothing and the second close hangs.
> If the first close() is omitted it works.
> 
> Adding logs to the the UART driver shows that the DMA is being setup but
> the callback is never invoked for the second write.
> 
> This used to work in 4.19.
> 
> Git bisect leads to:
> 	ad0d92d: "dmaengine: imx-sdma: refine to load context only once"
> 
> This commit adds a "context_loaded" flag used to avoid unnecessary context
> setups.
> However the flag is only reset in sdma_channel_terminate_work(),
> which is only invoked in a worker triggered by sdma_terminate_all() IF
> there is an active descriptor.
> 
> So, if no active descriptor remains when the channel is terminated, the
> flag is not reset and, when the channel is later reused the old context
> is used.
> 
> Fix the problem by always resetting the flag in sdma_free_chan_resources().
> 
> Fixes: ad0d92d: "dmaengine: imx-sdma: refine to load context only once"
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Martin Fuzzey <martin.fuzzey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 

Thanks for the patch!
We were chasing this issue for days and just found your patch as we were
preparing our (quite similar) solution for submission ;-)

I've successfully tested your patch on a custom i.MX6Solo board.
Therefore feel free to add

Tested-by: Richard Leitner <richard.leitner@xxxxxxxxxxx>

regards;rl