[PATCH] ARM: PL330: Fix driver freeze

Tushar Behera tushar.behera at linaro.org
Fri Dec 16 04:01:07 EST 2011


On 12/15/2011 11:18 PM, Javi Merino wrote:
> On 11/12/11 19:27, Javi Merino wrote:
>> Add a req_running field to the pl330_thread to track which request (if
>> any) has been submitted to the DMA.  This mechanism replaces the old
>> one in which we tried to guess the same by looking at the PC of the
>> DMA, which could prevent the driver from sending more requests if it
>> didn't guess correctly.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javi Merino<javi.merino at arm.com>
>> Cc: Jassi Brar<jaswinder.singh at linaro.org>
>> ---
>>   arch/arm/common/pl330.c |  116 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
>>   1 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/common/pl330.c b/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
>> index f407a6b..8d8df74 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
>> @@ -221,17 +221,6 @@
>>    */
>>   #define MCODE_BUFF_PER_REQ	256
>>
>> -/*
>> - * Mark a _pl330_req as free.
>> - * We do it by writing DMAEND as the first instruction
>> - * because no valid request is going to have DMAEND as
>> - * its first instruction to execute.
>> - */
>> -#define MARK_FREE(req)	do { \
>> -				_emit_END(0, (req)->mc_cpu); \
>> -				(req)->mc_len = 0; \
>> -			} while (0)
>> -
>>   /* If the _pl330_req is available to the client */
>>   #define IS_FREE(req)	(*((u8 *)((req)->mc_cpu)) == CMD_DMAEND)
>>
>> @@ -301,8 +290,10 @@ struct pl330_thread {
>>   	struct pl330_dmac *dmac;
>>   	/* Only two at a time */
>>   	struct _pl330_req req[2];
>> -	/* Index of the last submitted request */
>> +	/* Index of the last enqueued request */
>>   	unsigned lstenq;
>> +	/* Index of the last submitted request or -1 if the DMA is stopped */
>> +	int req_running;
>>   };
>>
>>   enum pl330_dmac_state {
>> @@ -778,6 +769,22 @@ static inline void _execute_DBGINSN(struct pl330_thread *thrd,
>>   	writel(0, regs + DBGCMD);
>>   }
>>
>> +/*
>> + * Mark a _pl330_req as free.
>> + * We do it by writing DMAEND as the first instruction
>> + * because no valid request is going to have DMAEND as
>> + * its first instruction to execute.
>> + */
>> +static void mark_free(struct pl330_thread *thrd, int idx)
>> +{
>> +	struct _pl330_req *req =&thrd->req[idx];
>> +
>> +	_emit_END(0, req->mc_cpu);
>> +	req->mc_len = 0;
>> +
>> +	thrd->req_running = -1;
>> +}
>> +
>>   static inline u32 _state(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>>   {
>>   	void __iomem *regs = thrd->dmac->pinfo->base;
>> @@ -836,31 +843,6 @@ static inline u32 _state(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>>   	}
>>   }
>>
>> -/* If the request 'req' of thread 'thrd' is currently active */
>> -static inline bool _req_active(struct pl330_thread *thrd,
>> -		struct _pl330_req *req)
>> -{
>> -	void __iomem *regs = thrd->dmac->pinfo->base;
>> -	u32 buf = req->mc_bus, pc = readl(regs + CPC(thrd->id));
>> -
>> -	if (IS_FREE(req))
>> -		return false;
>> -
>> -	return (pc>= buf&&  pc<= buf + req->mc_len) ? true : false;
>> -}
>> -
>> -/* Returns 0 if the thread is inactive, ID of active req + 1 otherwise */
>> -static inline unsigned _thrd_active(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>> -{
>> -	if (_req_active(thrd,&thrd->req[0]))
>> -		return 1; /* First req active */
>> -
>> -	if (_req_active(thrd,&thrd->req[1]))
>> -		return 2; /* Second req active */
>> -
>> -	return 0;
>> -}
>> -
>>   static void _stop(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>>   {
>>   	void __iomem *regs = thrd->dmac->pinfo->base;
>> @@ -892,17 +874,22 @@ static bool _trigger(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>>   	struct _arg_GO go;
>>   	unsigned ns;
>>   	u8 insn[6] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
>> +	int idx;
>>
>>   	/* Return if already ACTIVE */
>>   	if (_state(thrd) != PL330_STATE_STOPPED)
>>   		return true;
>>
>> -	if (!IS_FREE(&thrd->req[1 - thrd->lstenq]))
>> -		req =&thrd->req[1 - thrd->lstenq];
>> -	else if (!IS_FREE(&thrd->req[thrd->lstenq]))
>> -		req =&thrd->req[thrd->lstenq];
>> -	else
>> -		req = NULL;
>> +	idx = 1 - thrd->lstenq;
>> +	if (!IS_FREE(&thrd->req[idx]))
>> +		req =&thrd->req[idx];
>> +	else {
>> +		idx = thrd->lstenq;
>> +		if (!IS_FREE(&thrd->req[idx]))
>> +			req =&thrd->req[idx];
>> +		else
>> +			req = NULL;
>> +	}
>>
>>   	/* Return if no request */
>>   	if (!req || !req->r)
>> @@ -933,6 +920,8 @@ static bool _trigger(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>>   	/* Only manager can execute GO */
>>   	_execute_DBGINSN(thrd, insn, true);
>>
>> +	thrd->req_running = idx;
>> +
>>   	return true;
>>   }
>>
>> @@ -1382,8 +1371,8 @@ static void pl330_dotask(unsigned long data)
>>
>>   			thrd->req[0].r = NULL;
>>   			thrd->req[1].r = NULL;
>> -			MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[0]);
>> -			MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[1]);
>> +			mark_free(thrd, 0);
>> +			mark_free(thrd, 1);
>>
>>   			/* Clear the reset flag */
>>   			pl330->dmac_tbd.reset_chan&= ~(1<<  i);
>> @@ -1461,14 +1450,12 @@ int pl330_update(const struct pl330_info *pi)
>>
>>   			thrd =&pl330->channels[id];
>>
>> -			active = _thrd_active(thrd);
>> -			if (!active) /* Aborted */
>> +			active = thrd->req_running;
>> +			if (active == -1) /* Aborted */
>>   				continue;
>>
>> -			active -= 1;
>> -
>>   			rqdone =&thrd->req[active];
>> -			MARK_FREE(rqdone);
>> +			mark_free(thrd, active);
>>
>>   			/* Get going again ASAP */
>>   			_start(thrd);
>> @@ -1509,7 +1496,7 @@ int pl330_chan_ctrl(void *ch_id, enum pl330_chan_op op)
>>   	struct pl330_thread *thrd = ch_id;
>>   	struct pl330_dmac *pl330;
>>   	unsigned long flags;
>> -	int ret = 0, active;
>> +	int ret = 0, active = thrd->req_running;
>>
>>   	if (!thrd || thrd->free || thrd->dmac->state == DYING)
>>   		return -EINVAL;
>> @@ -1525,28 +1512,24 @@ int pl330_chan_ctrl(void *ch_id, enum pl330_chan_op op)
>>
>>   		thrd->req[0].r = NULL;
>>   		thrd->req[1].r = NULL;
>> -		MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[0]);
>> -		MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[1]);
>> +		mark_free(thrd, 0);
>> +		mark_free(thrd, 1);
>>   		break;
>>
>>   	case PL330_OP_ABORT:
>> -		active = _thrd_active(thrd);
>> -
>>   		/* Make sure the channel is stopped */
>>   		_stop(thrd);
>>
>>   		/* ABORT is only for the active req */
>> -		if (!active)
>> +		if (active == -1)
>>   			break;
>>
>> -		active--;
>> -
>>   		thrd->req[active].r = NULL;
>> -		MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[active]);
>> +		mark_free(thrd, active);
>>
>>   		/* Start the next */
>>   	case PL330_OP_START:
>> -		if (!_thrd_active(thrd)&&  !_start(thrd))
>> +		if ((active == -1)&&  !_start(thrd))
>>   			ret = -EIO;
>>   		break;
>>
>> @@ -1587,14 +1570,13 @@ int pl330_chan_status(void *ch_id, struct pl330_chanstatus *pstatus)
>>   	else
>>   		pstatus->faulting = false;
>>
>> -	active = _thrd_active(thrd);
>> +	active = thrd->req_running;
>>
>> -	if (!active) {
>> +	if (active == -1) {
>>   		/* Indicate that the thread is not running */
>>   		pstatus->top_req = NULL;
>>   		pstatus->wait_req = NULL;
>>   	} else {
>> -		active--;
>>   		pstatus->top_req = thrd->req[active].r;
>>   		pstatus->wait_req = !IS_FREE(&thrd->req[1 - active])
>>   					? thrd->req[1 - active].r : NULL;
>> @@ -1659,9 +1641,9 @@ void *pl330_request_channel(const struct pl330_info *pi)
>>   				thrd->free = false;
>>   				thrd->lstenq = 1;
>>   				thrd->req[0].r = NULL;
>> -				MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[0]);
>> +				mark_free(thrd, 0);
>>   				thrd->req[1].r = NULL;
>> -				MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[1]);
>> +				mark_free(thrd, 1);
>>   				break;
>>   			}
>>   		}
>> @@ -1767,14 +1749,14 @@ static inline void _reset_thread(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
>>   	thrd->req[0].mc_bus = pl330->mcode_bus
>>   				+ (thrd->id * pi->mcbufsz);
>>   	thrd->req[0].r = NULL;
>> -	MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[0]);
>> +	mark_free(thrd, 0);
>>
>>   	thrd->req[1].mc_cpu = thrd->req[0].mc_cpu
>>   				+ pi->mcbufsz / 2;
>>   	thrd->req[1].mc_bus = thrd->req[0].mc_bus
>>   				+ pi->mcbufsz / 2;
>>   	thrd->req[1].r = NULL;
>> -	MARK_FREE(&thrd->req[1]);
>> +	mark_free(thrd, 1);
>>   }
>>
>>   static int dmac_alloc_threads(struct pl330_dmac *pl330)
>
> I've done some testing and I haven't been able to break it.  Can
> somebody please test this patch with the workload that failed (audio in
> exynos I believe)?
>
Tested audio on Origen board, based on EXYNOS4210. Working fine with my 
limited tests. (command line aplay).


> Thanks,
> Javi
>
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