[PATCH v6 18/19] coresight: Take hotplug lock in enable_source_store() for Sysfs mode
Leo Yan
leo.yan at arm.com
Thu Mar 5 02:17:49 PST 2026
The hotplug lock is acquired and released in etm{3|4}_disable_sysfs(),
which are low-level functions. This prevents us from a new solution for
hotplug.
Firstly, hotplug callbacks cannot invoke etm{3|4}_disable_sysfs() to
disable the source; otherwise, a deadlock issue occurs. The reason is
that, in the hotplug flow, the kernel acquires the hotplug lock before
calling callbacks. Subsequently, if coresight_disable_source() is
invoked and it calls etm{3|4}_disable_sysfs(), the hotplug lock will be
acquired twice, leading to a double lock issue.
Secondly, when hotplugging a CPU on or off, if we want to manipulate all
components on a path attached to the CPU, we need to maintain atomicity
for the entire path. Otherwise, a race condition may occur with users
setting the same path via the Sysfs knobs, ultimately causing mess
states in CoreSight components.
This patch moves the hotplug locking from etm{3|4}_disable_sysfs() into
enable_source_store(). As a result, when users control the Sysfs knobs,
the whole flow is protected by hotplug locking, ensuring it is mutual
exclusive with hotplug callbacks.
Note, the paired function etm{3|4}_enable_sysfs() does not use hotplug
locking, which is why this patch does not modify it.
Reviewed-by: Mike Leach <mike.leach at linaro.org>
Tested-by: James Clark <james.clark at linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan at arm.com>
---
drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c | 8 --------
drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c | 9 ---------
drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-sysfs.c | 7 +++++++
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c
index ebbebdf65b774893038e640ac5a75f5195834743..eec3cde45bb4ea59f58271c5e4a521da2a723ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c
@@ -637,13 +637,6 @@ static void etm_disable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
{
struct etm_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
- /*
- * Taking hotplug lock here protects from clocks getting disabled
- * with tracing being left on (crash scenario) if user disable occurs
- * after cpu online mask indicates the cpu is offline but before the
- * DYING hotplug callback is serviced by the ETM driver.
- */
- cpus_read_lock();
spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
/*
@@ -654,7 +647,6 @@ static void etm_disable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
drvdata, 1);
spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
- cpus_read_unlock();
/*
* we only release trace IDs when resetting sysfs.
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
index 22812e9bc8366e9d32d0b0ca1a347b3764748985..b74da6f0ad7cc9e7afa3df4d1ab22d902e0a272c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
@@ -1125,13 +1125,6 @@ static void etm4_disable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
{
struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
- /*
- * Taking hotplug lock here protects from clocks getting disabled
- * with tracing being left on (crash scenario) if user disable occurs
- * after cpu online mask indicates the cpu is offline but before the
- * DYING hotplug callback is serviced by the ETM driver.
- */
- cpus_read_lock();
raw_spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
/*
@@ -1145,8 +1138,6 @@ static void etm4_disable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config(csdev);
- cpus_read_unlock();
-
/*
* we only release trace IDs when resetting sysfs.
* This permits sysfs users to read the trace ID after the trace
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-sysfs.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-sysfs.c
index 04c1425eb37d69c6feb8e49446fc58ee57a5e82e..c8d45f69072546bc5ae61e22646000cd47530dba 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-sysfs.c
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ static ssize_t enable_source_store(struct device *dev,
if (ret)
return ret;
+ /*
+ * CoreSight hotplug callbacks in core layer control a activated path
+ * from its source to sink. Taking hotplug lock here protects a race
+ * condition with hotplug callbacks.
+ */
+ guard(cpus_read_lock)();
+
if (val) {
ret = coresight_enable_sysfs(csdev);
if (ret)
--
2.34.1
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