Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Double check we didn't miss an unclaimed register access

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Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Quoting Chris Wilson (2018-09-04 13:38:27)
>> Quoting Mika Kuoppala (2018-09-04 13:34:12)
>> > Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > 
>> > > Currently, if the user has enabled mmio-debug around each register
>> > > access, we presume that we have then checked them all. However, it is
>> > > still possible through omission (raw register access) or external
>> > > interaction that the unclaimed access was not highlighted.
>> > >
>> > > Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > > Cc: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > > ---
>> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c | 13 +++++++------
>> > >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>> > >
>> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
>> > > index 20f2f5ad9c3f..05f0cda18501 100644
>> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
>> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
>> > > @@ -2283,15 +2283,16 @@ bool intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>> > >  bool
>> > >  intel_uncore_arm_unclaimed_mmio_detection(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>> > >  {
>> > > -     if (unlikely(i915_modparams.mmio_debug ||
>> > > -                  dev_priv->uncore.unclaimed_mmio_check <= 0))
>> > > +     if (unlikely(dev_priv->uncore.unclaimed_mmio_check <= 0))
>> > >               return false;
>> > >
>> > 
>> > We could catch the readers attention by marking this as READ_ONCE.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > And then take spinlock here before checking for unclaimed.
>> 
>> Could do, feels like overkill, but not contentious.
>
> Implied here, is improving unclaimed_mmio_check a fundamental
> requirement for this patch or additional work? I think the latter.

Additional work. Was just thinking aloud about the
possible races in this area.

Patch does what it says.

Reviewed-by: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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