Re: [PATCH V2 1/1] thermal/sysfs: Clear cooling_device_stats_attr_group before initialized

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:17 AM Di Shen <cindygm567@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Rafael,
> I have tested this patch on our platform, and it works. Later, I will
> send the patch v3.

Well, no need.  I'll use the one that you've just tested.

Thanks!


> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 3:39 PM Di Shen <cindygm567@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 2:42 AM Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@rjwysocki.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Friday, July 22, 2022 7:18:42 PM CEST Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 10:44 AM Di Shen <di.shen@unisoc.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > There's a space allocated for cooling_device_stats_attr_group
> > > > > within cooling_device_attr_groups. This space is shared by all
> > > > > cooling devices.
> > > >
> > > > That's correct.
> > > >
> > > > > If the stats structure of one cooling device successfully
> > > > > creates stats sysfs. After that, another cooling device fails
> > > > > to get max_states in cooling_device_stats_setup(). It can
> > > > > return directly without initializing the stats structure, but
> > > > > the cooling_device_stats_attr_group is still the attribute
> > > > > group of the last cooling device.
> > > >
> > > > I cannot parse the above, sorry.
> > > >
> > > > For example, how can a "stats structure of one cooling device" create
> > > > anything?   As a data structure, it is a passive entity, so it doesn't
> > > > carry out any actions.
> > > >
> > > > I think (but I am not sure) that you are referring to the error code
> > > > path in which the ->get_max_state() callback fails for a cooling
> > > > device after cooling_device_stats_setup() has completed successfully
> > > > for another one.
> > > >
> > > > > At this time, read or write stats sysfs nodes can cause kernel
> > > > > crash. Like the following, kernel crashed when
> > > > > 'cat time_in_state_ms'.
> > > > >
> > > > > [<5baac8d4>] panic+0x1b4/0x3c8
> > > > > [<9d287b0f>] arm_notify_die+0x0/0x78
> > > > > [<094fc22c>] __do_kernel_fault+0x94/0xa4
> > > > > [<3b4b69a4>] do_page_fault+0xd4/0x364
> > > > > [<23793e7a>] do_translation_fault+0x38/0xc0
> > > > > [<6e5cc52a>] do_DataAbort+0x4c/0xd0
> > > > > [<a28c16b8>] __dabt_svc+0x5c/0xa0
> > > > > [<747516ae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x20/0x60
> > > > > [<9a9e4cd4>] time_in_state_ms_show+0x28/0x148
> > > > > [<cb78325e>] dev_attr_show+0x38/0x64
> > > > > [<aea3e364>] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x8c/0xf0
> > > > > [<c0a843ab>] seq_read+0x244/0x620
> > > > > [<b316b374>] vfs_read+0xd8/0x218
> > > > > [<3aebf5fa>] sys_read+0x80/0xe4
> > > > > [<7cf100f5>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x28
> > > > > [<08cbe22f>] 0xbe8c1198
> > > > >
> > > > > stats sysfs:
> > > > > phone:/sys/class/thermal/cooling_device2/stats # ls
> > > > > reset  time_in_state_ms  total_trans  trans_table
> > > > >
> > > > > The same as cat total_trans, trans_table, and echo reset.
> > >
> > > So does the (untested) patch below work too?
> > >
> >
> > Yes, I agree with you. I will test it on our platform and give
> > a reply later. Thanks.
> >
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c |   10 +++++++---
> > >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > Index: linux-pm/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
> > > +++ linux-pm/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
> > > @@ -813,12 +813,13 @@ static const struct attribute_group cool
> > >
> > >  static void cooling_device_stats_setup(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
> > >  {
> > > +       const struct attribute_group *stats_attr_group = NULL;
> > >         struct cooling_dev_stats *stats;
> > >         unsigned long states;
> > >         int var;
> > >
> > >         if (cdev->ops->get_max_state(cdev, &states))
> > > -               return;
> > > +               goto out;
> > >
> > >         states++; /* Total number of states is highest state + 1 */
> > >
> > > @@ -828,7 +829,7 @@ static void cooling_device_stats_setup(s
> > >
> > >         stats = kzalloc(var, GFP_KERNEL);
> > >         if (!stats)
> > > -               return;
> > > +               goto out;
> > >
> > >         stats->time_in_state = (ktime_t *)(stats + 1);
> > >         stats->trans_table = (unsigned int *)(stats->time_in_state + states);
> > > @@ -838,9 +839,12 @@ static void cooling_device_stats_setup(s
> > >
> > >         spin_lock_init(&stats->lock);
> > >
> > > +       stats_attr_group = &cooling_device_stats_attr_group;
> > > +
> > > +out:
> > >         /* Fill the empty slot left in cooling_device_attr_groups */
> > >         var = ARRAY_SIZE(cooling_device_attr_groups) - 2;
> > > -       cooling_device_attr_groups[var] = &cooling_device_stats_attr_group;
> > > +       cooling_device_attr_groups[var] = stats_attr_group;
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static void cooling_device_stats_destroy(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Best regards,