RE: [BUG] fpga: dfl: possible ABBA deadlock in dfl_fpga_cdev_assign_port() and fme_pr()

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> 
> dfl_fpga_cdev_assign_port()
>    mutex_lock(&cdev->lock); --> Line 1067 (Lock A)
>    mutex_lock(&pdata->lock); --> Line 1624 (Lock B)

This lock is from port platform device.

> 
> fme_pr()
>    mutex_lock(&pdata->lock); --> Line 126 (Lock B)

This lock is from fme platform device.

Actually they are different locks, but yes, maybe we should consider
improving the naming to avoid misunderstanding.

Thanks
Hao

>    fpga_region_program_fpga()
>      fpga_bridges_enable()
>        fpga_bridge_enable()
>          fme_bridge_enable_set() --> function pointer via
> "bridge->br_ops->enable_set()"
>            dfl_fpga_cdev_find_port()
>              mutex_lock(&cdev->lock); --> Line 499 (LockA)
> 
> When dfl_fpga_cdev_assign_port() and fme_pr() are concurrently executed,
> the deadlock can occur.
> 
> I am not quite sure whether this possible deadlock is real and how to
> fix it if it is real.
> Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks
> 
> Reported-by: TOTE Robot <oslab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Best wishes,
> Jia-Ju Bai




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