Re: [PATCH 2/2] of: property: fw_devlink: Fix links to supplier when created from phandles

[Herve Codina <herve.codina@bootlin.com>]

Hi Saravana,

On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:40:40 -0800
Saravana Kannan <saravanak@google.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 3:10 AM Herve Codina <herve.codina@bootlin.com> wrote:
> >
> > Since commit 1a50d9403fb9 ("treewide: Fix probing of devices in DT
> > overlays"), when using device-tree overlays, the FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE
> > is set on each overlay nodes. This flag is cleared when a struct device
> > is actually created for the DT node.
> > Also, when a device is created, the device DT node is parsed for known
> > phandle and devlinks consumer/supplier links are created between the
> > device (consumer) and the devices referenced by phandles (suppliers).
> > As these supplier device can have a struct device not already created,
> > the FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE can be set for suppliers and leads the
> > devlink supplier point to the device's parent instead of the device
> > itself.
> >
> > Avoid this situation clearing the supplier FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE just
> > before the devlink creation if a device is supposed to be created and
> > handled later in the process.
> >
> > Fixes: 1a50d9403fb9 ("treewide: Fix probing of devices in DT overlays")
> > Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@bootlin.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/of/property.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/of/property.c b/drivers/of/property.c
> > index 641a40cf5cf3..ff5cac477dbe 100644
> > --- a/drivers/of/property.c
> > +++ b/drivers/of/property.c
> > @@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ static void of_link_to_phandle(struct device_node *con_np,
> >                               struct device_node *sup_np)
> >  {
> >         struct device_node *tmp_np = of_node_get(sup_np);
> > +       struct fwnode_handle *sup_fwnode;
> >
> >         /* Check that sup_np and its ancestors are available. */
> >         while (tmp_np) {
> > @@ -1113,7 +1114,20 @@ static void of_link_to_phandle(struct device_node *con_np,
> >                 tmp_np = of_get_next_parent(tmp_np);
> >         }
> >
> > -       fwnode_link_add(of_fwnode_handle(con_np), of_fwnode_handle(sup_np));
> > +       /*
> > +        * In case of overlays, the fwnode are added with FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE
> > +        * flag set. A node can have a phandle that references an other node
> > +        * added by the overlay.
> > +        * Clear the supplier's FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE so that fw_devlink links
> > +        * to this supplier instead of linking to its parent.
> > +        */
> > +       sup_fwnode = of_fwnode_handle(sup_np);
> > +       if (sup_fwnode->flags & FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE) {
> > +               if (of_property_present(sup_np, "compatible") &&
> > +                   of_device_is_available(sup_np))
> > +                       sup_fwnode->flags &= ~FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE;
> > +       }
> > +       fwnode_link_add(of_fwnode_handle(con_np), sup_fwnode);  
> 
> Nack.
> 
> of_link_to_phandle() doesn't care about any of the fwnode flags. It
> just creates links between the consumer and supplier nodes. Don't add
> more intelligence into it please. Also, "compatible" doesn't really
> guarantee device creation and you can have devices created out of
> nodes with no compatible property. I finally managed to get away from
> looking for the "compatible" property. So, let's not add back a
> dependency on that property please.
> 
> Can you please give a real example where you are hitting this? I have
> some thoughts on solutions, but I want to understand the issue fully
> before I make suggestions.
> 

I detected the issue with this overlay:
--- 8< ---
&{/}
{
	reg_dock_sys_3v3: regulator-dock-sys-3v3 {
		compatible = "regulator-fixed";
		regulator-name = "DOCK_SYS_3V3";
		regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
		regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
		gpios = <&tca6424_dock_1 5 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; // DOCK_SYS3V3_EN
		enable-active-high;
		regulator-always-on;
	};
};

&i2c5 {
	tca6424_dock_1: gpio@22 {
		compatible = "ti,tca6424";
		reg = <0x22>;
		gpio-controller;
		#gpio-cells = <2>;
		interrupt-parent = <&gpio4>;
		interrupts = <1 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING>;
		interrupt-controller;
		#interrupt-cells = <2>;
		vcc-supply = <&reg_dock_ctrl_3v3>;
	};
};
--- 8< ---

The regulator uses a gpio.
The supplier for the regulator was not the gpio chip (gpio@22) but the i2c bus.

I first tried to clear always the flag in of_link_to_phandle() without any check
to a "compatible" string and in that case, I broke pinctrl.

All devices were waiting for the pinctrl they used (child of pinctrl device
node) even if the pinctrl driver was bound to the device.

For pinctrl, the DT structure looks like the following:
--- 8< ---
{
	...
	pinctrl@1234 {
		reg = <1234>;
		compatible = "vendor,chip";

		pinctrl_some_device: grp {
			fsl,pins = < ... >;
		};
	};

	some_device@4567 {
		compablile = "foo,bar";
		reg = <4567>;
		pinctrl-names = "default";
		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_some_device>;
		...
	};
};
--- 8< ---
		
In that case the link related to pinctrl for some_device needs to be to the
'pinctrl_some_device' node parent (i.e. the pinctrl@1234 node).


Best regards,
Hervé