Re: [PATCH v2] drm/i915: Limit the number of loops for reading a split 64bit register

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On Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 02:17:13PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> In I915_READ64_2x32 we attempt to read a 64bit register using 2 32bit
> reads. Due to the nature of the registers we try to read in this manner,
> they may increment between the two instruction (e.g. a timestamp
> counter). To keep the result accurate, we repeat the read if we detect
> an overflow (i.e. the upper value varies). However, some harware is just
> plain flaky and may endless loop as the the upper 32bits are not stable.
> Just give up after a couple of tries and report whatever we read last.
> 
> v2: Use the most recent values when erring out on an unstable register.
> 
> Reported-by: russianneuromancer@xxxxx
> Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91906
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michał Winiarski <michal.winiarski@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Still Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> index 12870073d58f..51a88e70a6f7 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> @@ -3402,13 +3402,13 @@ int intel_freq_opcode(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int val);
>  #define I915_READ64(reg)	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_readq(dev_priv, (reg), true)
>  
>  #define I915_READ64_2x32(lower_reg, upper_reg) ({			\
> -	u32 upper, lower, tmp;						\
> -	tmp = I915_READ(upper_reg);					\
> +	u32 upper, lower, old_upper, loop = 0;				\
> +	upper = I915_READ(upper_reg);					\
>  	do {								\
> -		upper = tmp;						\
> +		old_upper = upper;					\
>  		lower = I915_READ(lower_reg);				\
> -		tmp = I915_READ(upper_reg);				\
> -	} while (upper != tmp);						\
> +		upper = I915_READ(upper_reg);				\
> +	} while (upper != old_upper && loop++ < 2);			\
>  	(u64)upper << 32 | lower; })
>  
>  #define POSTING_READ(reg)	(void)I915_READ_NOTRACE(reg)
> -- 
> 2.5.1
> 

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Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
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