From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44848C433FE for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 11:36:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S234866AbiDHLjA (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Apr 2022 07:39:00 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:45980 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S234824AbiDHLi6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Apr 2022 07:38:58 -0400 Received: from dfw.source.kernel.org (dfw.source.kernel.org [IPv6:2604:1380:4641:c500::1]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A1060ABF44; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:36:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dfw.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3CB9061FFB; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 11:36:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4D94EC385A5; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 11:36:53 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1649417813; bh=5RGVCWXpGtbyIKumh2bhcv33l8tMP/kZjAMa8oB/U4U=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=jHkAKPPnXd3d75e4Q5hwJaDLFnmWcKkoFo+UuVzUjUUIuXyZETTM0S3hv4cWUarwA Jh3gSuPbHKPG7Pd8h0eo16C7maBrxgWdGQ35Xc2wfqM+rWkw4JwuxfX7OPRSijD+iN Y7wpbxryOTx/8zH0CyO/qALwQfuxdblaZiFDkbU8= Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 13:36:51 +0200 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Sai Prakash Ranjan Cc: Jiri Slaby , Mark Rutland , linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCHv6] tty: hvc: dcc: Bind driver to CPU core0 for reads and writes Message-ID: References: <20220310032636.7286-1-quic_saipraka@quicinc.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Apr 08, 2022 at 04:52:35PM +0530, Sai Prakash Ranjan wrote: > Hi, > > On 3/10/2022 8:56 AM, Sai Prakash Ranjan wrote: > > From: Shanker Donthineni > > > > Some debuggers, such as Trace32 from Lauterbach GmbH, do not handle > > reads/writes from/to DCC on secondary cores. Each core has its > > own DCC device registers, so when a core reads or writes from/to DCC, > > it only accesses its own DCC device. Since kernel code can run on > > any core, every time the kernel wants to write to the console, it > > might write to a different DCC. > > > > In SMP mode, Trace32 creates multiple windows, and each window shows > > the DCC output only from that core's DCC. The result is that console > > output is either lost or scattered across windows. > > > > Selecting this option will enable code that serializes all console > > input and output to core 0. The DCC driver will create input and > > output FIFOs that all cores will use. Reads and writes from/to DCC > > are handled by a workqueue that runs only core 0. > > > > Signed-off-by: Shanker Donthineni > > Acked-by: Adam Wallis > > Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi > > Signed-off-by: Elliot Berman > > Signed-off-by: Sai Prakash Ranjan > > --- > > > > Changes in v6: > > * Disable CPU hotplug when CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP=y. > > > > Changes in v5: > > * Use get_cpu() and put_cpu() for CPU id check in preemptible context. > > * Revert back to build time Kconfig. > > * Remove unnecessary hotplug locks, they result in sleeping in atomic context bugs. > > * Add a comment for the spinlock. > > > > Changes in v4: > > * Use module parameter for runtime choice of enabling this feature. > > * Use hotplug locks to avoid race between cpu online check and work schedule. > > * Remove ifdefs and move to common ops. > > * Remove unnecessary check for this configuration. > > * Use macros for buf size instead of magic numbers. > > * v3 - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211213141013.21464-1-quic_saipraka@quicinc.com/ > > > > Changes in v3: > > * Handle case where core0 is not online. > > > > Changes in v2: > > * Checkpatch warning fixes. > > * Use of IS_ENABLED macros instead of ifdefs. > > > > --- > > drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig | 20 +++++ > > drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c | 175 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > > 2 files changed, 192 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig > > index 8d60e0ff67b4..62560cd0c04d 100644 > > --- a/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig > > +++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig > > @@ -87,6 +87,26 @@ config HVC_DCC > > driver. This console is used through a JTAG only on ARM. If you don't have > > a JTAG then you probably don't want this option. > > +config HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP > > + bool "Use DCC only on CPU core 0" > > + depends on SMP && HVC_DCC > > + help > > + Some debuggers, such as Trace32 from Lauterbach GmbH, do not handle > > + reads/writes from/to DCC on more than one CPU core. Each core has its > > + own DCC device registers, so when a CPU core reads or writes from/to > > + DCC, it only accesses its own DCC device. Since kernel code can run on > > + any CPU core, every time the kernel wants to write to the console, it > > + might write to a different DCC. > > + > > + In SMP mode, Trace32 creates multiple windows, and each window shows > > + the DCC output only from that core's DCC. The result is that console > > + output is either lost or scattered across windows. > > + > > + Selecting this option will enable code that serializes all console > > + input and output to CPU core 0. The DCC driver will create input and > > + output FIFOs that all cores will use. Reads and writes from/to DCC > > + are handled by a workqueue that runs only CPU core 0. > > + > > config HVC_RISCV_SBI > > bool "RISC-V SBI console support" > > depends on RISCV_SBI_V01 > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c > > index 8e0edb7d93fd..e87b82e873d7 100644 > > --- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c > > +++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c > > @@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ > > /* Copyright (c) 2010, 2014 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */ > > #include > > +#include > > +#include > > #include > > +#include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > +#include > > #include > > #include > > @@ -15,6 +20,15 @@ > > #define DCC_STATUS_RX (1 << 30) > > #define DCC_STATUS_TX (1 << 29) > > +#define DCC_INBUF_SIZE 128 > > +#define DCC_OUTBUF_SIZE 1024 > > + > > +/* Lock to serialize access to DCC fifo */ > > +static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcc_lock); > > + > > +static DEFINE_KFIFO(inbuf, unsigned char, DCC_INBUF_SIZE); > > +static DEFINE_KFIFO(outbuf, unsigned char, DCC_OUTBUF_SIZE); > > + > > static void dcc_uart_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch) > > { > > while (__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX) > > @@ -67,24 +81,176 @@ static int hvc_dcc_get_chars(uint32_t vt, char *buf, int count) > > return i; > > } > > +/* > > + * Check if the DCC is enabled. If CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP is enabled, > > + * then we assume then this function will be called first on core0. That way, > > + * dcc_core0_available will be true only if it's available on core0. > > + */ > > static bool hvc_dcc_check(void) > > { > > unsigned long time = jiffies + (HZ / 10); > > + static bool dcc_core0_available; > > + > > + /* > > + * If we're not on core 0, but we previously confirmed that DCC is > > + * active, then just return true. > > + */ > > + int cpu = get_cpu(); > > + > > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP) && cpu && dcc_core0_available) { > > + put_cpu(); > > + return true; > > + } > > + > > + put_cpu(); > > /* Write a test character to check if it is handled */ > > __dcc_putchar('\n'); > > while (time_is_after_jiffies(time)) { > > - if (!(__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX)) > > + if (!(__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX)) { > > + dcc_core0_available = true; > > return true; > > + } > > } > > return false; > > } > > +/* > > + * Workqueue function that writes the output FIFO to the DCC on core 0. > > + */ > > +static void dcc_put_work(struct work_struct *work) > > +{ > > + unsigned char ch; > > + unsigned long irqflags; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + /* While there's data in the output FIFO, write it to the DCC */ > > + while (kfifo_get(&outbuf, &ch)) > > + hvc_dcc_put_chars(0, &ch, 1); > > + > > + /* While we're at it, check for any input characters */ > > + while (!kfifo_is_full(&inbuf)) { > > + if (!hvc_dcc_get_chars(0, &ch, 1)) > > + break; > > + kfifo_put(&inbuf, ch); > > + } > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > +} > > + > > +static DECLARE_WORK(dcc_pwork, dcc_put_work); > > + > > +/* > > + * Workqueue function that reads characters from DCC and puts them into the > > + * input FIFO. > > + */ > > +static void dcc_get_work(struct work_struct *work) > > +{ > > + unsigned char ch; > > + unsigned long irqflags; > > + > > + /* > > + * Read characters from DCC and put them into the input FIFO, as > > + * long as there is room and we have characters to read. > > + */ > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + while (!kfifo_is_full(&inbuf)) { > > + if (!hvc_dcc_get_chars(0, &ch, 1)) > > + break; > > + kfifo_put(&inbuf, ch); > > + } > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > +} > > + > > +static DECLARE_WORK(dcc_gwork, dcc_get_work); > > + > > +/* > > + * Write characters directly to the DCC if we're on core 0 and the FIFO > > + * is empty, or write them to the FIFO if we're not. > > + */ > > +static int hvc_dcc0_put_chars(u32 vt, const char *buf, int count) > > +{ > > + int len; > > + unsigned long irqflags; > > + > > + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP)) > > + return hvc_dcc_put_chars(vt, buf, count); > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + if (smp_processor_id() || (!kfifo_is_empty(&outbuf))) { > > + len = kfifo_in(&outbuf, buf, count); > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + /* > > + * We just push data to the output FIFO, so schedule the > > + * workqueue that will actually write that data to DCC. > > + * CPU hotplug is disabled so CPU0 cannot be offlined > > + * after the cpu online check. > > + */ > > + if (cpu_online(0)) > > + schedule_work_on(0, &dcc_pwork); > > + > > + return len; > > + } > > + > > + /* > > + * If we're already on core 0, and the FIFO is empty, then just > > + * write the data to DCC. > > + */ > > + len = hvc_dcc_put_chars(vt, buf, count); > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + return len; > > +} > > + > > +/* > > + * Read characters directly from the DCC if we're on core 0 and the FIFO > > + * is empty, or read them from the FIFO if we're not. > > + */ > > +static int hvc_dcc0_get_chars(u32 vt, char *buf, int count) > > +{ > > + int len; > > + unsigned long irqflags; > > + > > + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP)) > > + return hvc_dcc_get_chars(vt, buf, count); > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + if (smp_processor_id() || (!kfifo_is_empty(&inbuf))) { > > + len = kfifo_out(&inbuf, buf, count); > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + /* > > + * If the FIFO was empty, there may be characters in the DCC > > + * that we haven't read yet. Schedule a workqueue to fill > > + * the input FIFO, so that the next time this function is > > + * called, we'll have data. CPU hotplug is disabled so CPU0 > > + * cannot be offlined after the cpu online check. > > + */ > > + if (!len && cpu_online(0)) > > + schedule_work_on(0, &dcc_gwork); > > + > > + return len; > > + } > > + > > + /* > > + * If we're already on core 0, and the FIFO is empty, then just > > + * read the data from DCC. > > + */ > > + len = hvc_dcc_get_chars(vt, buf, count); > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcc_lock, irqflags); > > + > > + return len; > > +} > > + > > static const struct hv_ops hvc_dcc_get_put_ops = { > > - .get_chars = hvc_dcc_get_chars, > > - .put_chars = hvc_dcc_put_chars, > > + .get_chars = hvc_dcc0_get_chars, > > + .put_chars = hvc_dcc0_put_chars, > > }; > > static int __init hvc_dcc_console_init(void) > > @@ -108,6 +274,9 @@ static int __init hvc_dcc_init(void) > > if (!hvc_dcc_check()) > > return -ENODEV; > > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP)) > > + cpu_hotplug_disable(); > > + > > p = hvc_alloc(0, 0, &hvc_dcc_get_put_ops, 128); > > return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(p); > > > > base-commit: 6705cd745adbbeac6b13002c7a30060f7b2568a5 > > Gentle ping to take a look at this version. It has been just a few days since the merge window closed. And here is my to-review queue: $ mdfrm -c ~/mail/todo/ 2211 messages in /home/gregkh/mail/todo/ Please help out and review other patches that have been submitted on the lists to help make this go faster for everyone involved. thanks, greg k-h