Re: [PATCH] remoteproc: imx_dsp_rproc: Add mutex protection for workqueue

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 10:03:21AM +0800, Shengjiu Wang wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 1:20 AM Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 07:48:13PM +0800, Shengjiu Wang wrote:
> > > The workqueue may execute late even after remoteproc is stopped or
> > > stopping, some resources (rpmsg device and endpoint) have been
> > > released in rproc_stop_subdevices(), then rproc_vq_interrupt()
> > > access these resources will cause kennel dump.
> > >
> > > Call trace:
> > >  virtqueue_add_split+0x1ac/0x560
> > >  virtqueue_add_inbuf+0x4c/0x60
> > >  rpmsg_recv_done+0x15c/0x294
> > >  vring_interrupt+0x6c/0xa4
> > >  rproc_vq_interrupt+0x30/0x50
> > >  imx_dsp_rproc_vq_work+0x24/0x40 [imx_dsp_rproc]
> > >  process_one_work+0x1d0/0x354
> > >  worker_thread+0x13c/0x470
> > >  kthread+0x154/0x160
> > >  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
> > >
> > > Add mutex protection in imx_dsp_rproc_vq_work(), if the state is
> > > not running, then just skip calling rproc_vq_interrupt().
> > >
> > > Also the flush workqueue operation can't be added in rproc stop
> > > for same reason.
> > >
> > > Fixes: ec0e5549f358 ("remoteproc: imx_dsp_rproc: Add remoteproc driver
> > for DSP on i.MX")
> > > Signed-off-by: Shengjiu Wang <shengjiu.wang@xxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/remoteproc/imx_dsp_rproc.c | 12 +++++++++---
> > >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_dsp_rproc.c
> > b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_dsp_rproc.c
> > > index 899aa8dd12f0..95da1cbefacf 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_dsp_rproc.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_dsp_rproc.c
> > > @@ -347,9 +347,6 @@ static int imx_dsp_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
> > >       struct device *dev = rproc->dev.parent;
> > >       int ret = 0;
> > >
> > > -     /* Make sure work is finished */
> > > -     flush_work(&priv->rproc_work);
> > > -
> >
> > The kernel documentation for this function [1] indicate that once it
> > returns
> > there will no more jobs to process in that queue, _unless_ another job has
> > been
> > queued _after_ the flush has started.  What I suspect is happening here is
> > that
> > a new job is queued between the time flush_work() returns and the remote
> > processor
> > is switched off, something that should not be happening since all the
> > subdevices have been stopped in rproc_stop_subdevices().
> >
> > [1].
> > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.0-rc7/source/kernel/workqueue.c#L3092
> 
> 
> The call sequence with echo stop > remoteproc
> 
> rproc_shutdown
> -> rproc_stop
>    ->*rproc_stop_subdevices*
>    ->rproc->ops->stop()
>        ->imx_dsp_rproc_stop
>            ->*flush_work*
>               -> rproc_vq_interrupt

I understand now - thanks for the details.  Please send me another revision with
the above call sequence in the patch changelog.  The one that is currently there
is obscure and doesn't provide a clear picture of what the problem is.

> 
> So the *flush_work* is not safe, because the resource has been released in
> *rproc_stop_subdevices.  *the resource needed by rproc_vq_interrupt
> is not accessible.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > >       if (rproc->state == RPROC_CRASHED) {
> > >               priv->flags &= ~REMOTE_IS_READY;
> > >               return 0;
> > > @@ -432,9 +429,18 @@ static void imx_dsp_rproc_vq_work(struct
> > work_struct *work)
> > >  {
> > >       struct imx_dsp_rproc *priv = container_of(work, struct
> > imx_dsp_rproc,
> > >                                                 rproc_work);
> > > +     struct rproc *rproc = priv->rproc;
> > > +
> > > +     mutex_lock(&rproc->lock);
> > > +
> > > +     if (rproc->state != RPROC_RUNNING)
> > > +             goto unlock_mutex;
> > >
> > >       rproc_vq_interrupt(priv->rproc, 0);
> > >       rproc_vq_interrupt(priv->rproc, 1);
> >
> > These are not guaranteed to be atomic and sleeping with the mutex held is
> > guaranteed to deadlock the system.
> >
> > spinlock should be a problem with sleep,  but here using the mutex, should
> be ok.
> right?

I was thinking more about this worker thread executing concurrently with
the remoteproc core but we are fine as long as a single mutex is used.

> 
> best regards
> wang shengjiu
> 
> > +
> > > +unlock_mutex:
> > > +     mutex_unlock(&rproc->lock);
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  /**
> > > --
> > > 2.34.1
> > >
> >



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