[RFC PATCH] remoteproc: k3-r5: Fix check performed in k3_r5_rproc_{mbox_callback/kick}

[Kumar, Udit]

On 9/16/2024 8:50 PM, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Sept 2024 at 02:31, Siddharth Vadapalli <s-vadapalli at ti.com> wrote:
>> Commit f3f11cfe8907 ("remoteproc: k3-r5: Acquire mailbox handle during
>> probe routine") introduced a check in the "k3_r5_rproc_mbox_callback()" and
>> "k3_r5_rproc_kick()" callbacks, causing them to exit if the remote core's
>> state is "RPROC_DETACHED". However, the "__rproc_attach()" function that is
>> responsible for attaching to a remote core, updates the state of the remote
>> core to "RPROC_ATTACHED" only after invoking "rproc_start_subdevices()".
>>
>> The "rproc_start_subdevices()" function triggers the probe of the Virtio
>> RPMsg devices associated with the remote core, which require that the
>> "k3_r5_rproc_kick()" and "k3_r5_rproc_mbox_callback()" callbacks are
>> functional. Hence, drop the check in the callbacks.
> Honestly, I am very tempted to just revert f3f11cfe8907 and ea1d6fb5b571.


Please don't :) , it will break rproc in general for k3 devices.

Couple of solutions for this race around condition (in mine preference 
order)

1) In 
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.11/source/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c#L190 
have a check , if probe in is progress or not

2) 
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.11/source/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c#L1205 
-- correct the state to ON or something else

3) Move condition 
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.11/source/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c#L1360 
before rproc_start_subdevices 
<https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.11/C/ident/rproc_start_subdevices> 
calling



>
>> Fixes: f3f11cfe8907 ("remoteproc: k3-r5: Acquire mailbox handle during probe routine")
>> Signed-off-by: Siddharth Vadapalli <s-vadapalli at ti.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Since the commit being fixed is not yet a part of Mainline Linux, this
>> patch is based on linux-next tagged next-20240913.
>>
>> An alternative to this patch will be a change to the "__rproc_attach()"
>> function in the "remoteproc_core.c" driver with
>> rproc->state = RPROC_ATTACHED;
>> being set after "rproc_attach_device()" is invoked, but __before__
>> invoking "rproc_start_subdevices()". Since this change will be performed
>> in the common Remoteproc Core, it appeared to me that fixing it in the
>> TI remoteproc driver is the correct approach.
>>
>> The equivalent of this patch for ti_k3_dsp_remoteproc.c might also be
>> required, which I shall post if the current patch is acceptable.
>>
>> Kindly review and share your feedback on this patch.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Siddharth.
>>
>>   drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c | 8 --------
>>   1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>> index 747ee467da88..4894461aa65f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
>> @@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ static void k3_r5_rproc_mbox_callback(struct mbox_client *client, void *data)
>>          const char *name = kproc->rproc->name;
>>          u32 msg = omap_mbox_message(data);
>>
>> -       /* Do not forward message from a detached core */
>> -       if (kproc->rproc->state == RPROC_DETACHED)
>> -               return;
>> -
>>          dev_dbg(dev, "mbox msg: 0x%x\n", msg);
>>
>>          switch (msg) {
>> @@ -233,10 +229,6 @@ static void k3_r5_rproc_kick(struct rproc *rproc, int vqid)
>>          mbox_msg_t msg = (mbox_msg_t)vqid;
>>          int ret;
>>
>> -       /* Do not forward message to a detached core */
>> -       if (kproc->rproc->state == RPROC_DETACHED)
>> -               return;
>> -
>>          /* send the index of the triggered virtqueue in the mailbox payload */
>>          ret = mbox_send_message(kproc->mbox, (void *)msg);
>>          if (ret < 0)
>> --
>> 2.40.1
>>