From: Leif Middelschulte <leif.middelschulte@gmail.com>
To: "Uwe Kleine-König" <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>,
Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org>,
Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>,
Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@pengutronix.de>,
Fabio Estevam <festevam@gmail.com>,
NXP Linux Team <linux-imx@nxp.com>,
Leif Middelschulte <Leif.Middelschulte@klsmartin.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] pwm: imx27: fix race condition .apply,.get_state
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:00:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <294551D8-53E1-489E-A043-09714722C4EA@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230906154215.4ikrrbx4xgx2nmu5@pengutronix.de>
> Am 06.09.2023 um 17:42 schrieb Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>:
>
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 12:43:29PM +0200, Leif Middelschulte wrote:
>> From: Leif Middelschulte <Leif.Middelschulte@klsmartin.com>
>>
>> With CONFIG_PWM_DEBUG=y after writing a value to the PWMSAR
>> register in .apply(), the register is read in .get_state().
>> Unless a period completed in the meantime, this read yields the
>> previously used duty cycle configuration. As the PWM_DEBUG code
>> applies the read out configuration for testing purposes this
>> effectively undoes the intended effect by rewriting the previous
>> hardware state.
>>
>> Note that this change merely implements a sensible heuristic.
>> The i.MX has a 4 slot FIFO to configure the duty cycle. This FIFO
>> cannot be read back in its entirety. The "write x then read back
>> x from hw" semantics are therefore not easily applicable.
>> With this change, the .get_state() function tries to wait for some
>> stabilization in the FIFO (empty state). In this state it keeps
>> applying the last value written to the sample register.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Leif Middelschulte <Leif.Middelschulte@klsmartin.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>> 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c
>> index 29a3089c534c..32389ca2da3e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c
>> +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c
>> @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
>> (x)) + 1)
>>
>> #define MX3_PWM_SWR_LOOP 5
>> +#define MX3_PWM_FIFOAV_EMPTY_LOOP 4
>>
>> /* PWMPR register value of 0xffff has the same effect as 0xfffe */
>> #define MX3_PWMPR_MAX 0xfffe
>> @@ -118,8 +119,28 @@ static void pwm_imx27_clk_disable_unprepare(struct pwm_imx27_chip *imx)
>> clk_disable_unprepare(imx->clk_ipg);
>> }
>>
>> +static int pwm_imx27_wait_fifo_empty(struct pwm_chip *chip,
>> + struct pwm_device *pwm)
>> +{
>> + struct pwm_imx27_chip *imx = to_pwm_imx27_chip(chip);
>> + struct device *dev = chip->dev;
>> + unsigned int period_ms = DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL(pwm_get_period(pwm), NSEC_PER_MSEC);
>> + int tries = MX3_PWM_FIFOAV_EMPTY_LOOP;
>> + int fifoav;
>> + u32 sr;
>> +
>> + while (tries--) {
>> + sr = readl(imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSR);
>> + fifoav = FIELD_GET(MX3_PWMSR_FIFOAV, sr);
>> + if (fifoav == MX3_PWMSR_FIFOAV_EMPTY)
>> + return;
>> + msleep(period_ms);
>> + }
>> + dev_warn(dev, "FIFO has been refilled concurrently\n");
>> +}
>> +
>> static int pwm_imx27_get_state(struct pwm_chip *chip,
>> - struct pwm_device *pwm, struct pwm_state *state)
>> + struct pwm_device *pwm, struct pwm_state *state)
>
> This looks wrong. Aligning at the opening ( was right.
Good catch. That change as unintentional.
>
>> {
>> struct pwm_imx27_chip *imx = to_pwm_imx27_chip(chip);
>> u32 period, prescaler, pwm_clk, val;
>> @@ -161,10 +182,33 @@ static int pwm_imx27_get_state(struct pwm_chip *chip,
>> * PWMSAR can be read only if PWM is enabled. If the PWM is disabled,
>> * use the cached value.
>> */
>> - if (state->enabled)
>> + if (state->enabled) {
>> + /*
>> + * From the i.MX PWM reference manual:
>> + * "A read on the sample register yields the current FIFO value that
>> + * is being used, or will be used, by the PWM for generation on the
>> + * output signal. Therefore, a write and a subsequent read on the
>> + * sample register may result in different values being obtained."
>> + * Furthermore:
>> + * "When a new value is written, the duty cycle changes after the
>> + * current period is over."
>> + * Note "changes" vs. "changes to the given value"!
>> + * Finally:
>> + * "The PWM will run at the last set duty-cycle setting if all the
>> + * values of the FIFO has been utilized, until the FIFO is reloaded
>> + * or the PWM is disabled."
>> + * Try to be at least a bit more deterministic about which value is
>> + * read by waiting until the FIFO is empty. In this state the last/most
>> + * recently pushed sample (duty cycle) value is continuously applied.
>> + * Beware that this approach is still racy, as a new value could have
>> + * been supplied and a period expired between the call of the wait
>> + * function and the subsequent readl.
>
> this would only happen if there are concurrent calls into the driver,
> wouldn't it? I think it's safe to assume this doesn't happen.
This assessment seems correct at them moment. This comment is supposed to be a source of explanation to future developers if - for some reason - the driver/subsystem is changed and they trip over this behaviour (again), just as I did.
>
> Patch 3 of this series improves the function that is only introduced
> here. I suggest to squash these together.
I will provide v4 with the changes squashed into the initial commit, that introduced the function.
>
> Best regards
> Uwe
>
> --
> Pengutronix e.K. | Uwe Kleine-König |
> Industrial Linux Solutions | https://www.pengutronix.de/ |
Thank you,
Leif
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-02-24 11:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-01-26 15:03 [PATCH v2] pwm: imx27: fix race condition .apply,.get_state Leif Middelschulte
2023-03-10 17:45 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-15 10:43 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] " Leif Middelschulte
2023-08-15 10:43 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] pwm: imx27: avoid PWM consumer API Leif Middelschulte
2023-09-06 15:36 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-15 10:43 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] pwm: imx27: verify decreasing PWM FIFO av value Leif Middelschulte
2023-08-15 10:43 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] pwm: imx27: return error, if clean PWM setup fails Leif Middelschulte
2023-09-06 15:44 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-09-06 15:42 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] pwm: imx27: fix race condition .apply,.get_state Uwe Kleine-König
2024-02-24 11:00 ` Leif Middelschulte [this message]
2024-02-24 11:29 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] " Leif Middelschulte
2024-02-24 11:29 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] pwm: imx27: avoid PWM consumer API Leif Middelschulte
2024-02-26 8:37 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2024-02-26 8:24 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] pwm: imx27: fix race condition .apply,.get_state Uwe Kleine-König
2024-02-26 8:44 ` Uwe Kleine-König
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