Re: [PATCH] serial: stm32: optimize spin lock usage
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2021-04-12 05:52:30
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 12:34:21PM +0800, dillon.minfei@gmail.com wrote:
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From: dillon min <redacted> To avoid potential deadlock in spin_lock usage, change to use spin_lock_irqsave(), spin_unlock_irqrestore() in process(thread_fn) context. spin_lock(), spin_unlock() under handler context. remove unused local_irq_save/restore call. Signed-off-by: dillon min <redacted> --- Was verified on stm32f469-disco board. need more test on stm32mp platform. drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c index b3675cf25a69..c4c859b34367 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void stm32_usart_receive_chars(struct uart_port *port, bool threaded) struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port; struct stm32_port *stm32_port = to_stm32_port(port); const struct stm32_usart_offsets *ofs = &stm32_port->info->ofs; - unsigned long c; + unsigned long c, flags; u32 sr; char flag;@@ -276,9 +276,17 @@ static void stm32_usart_receive_chars(struct uart_port *port, bool threaded) uart_insert_char(port, sr, USART_SR_ORE, c, flag); } - spin_unlock(&port->lock); + if (threaded) + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags); + else + spin_unlock(&port->lock);
You shouldn't have to check for this, see the other patches on the list recently that fixed this up to not be an issue for irq handlers. thanks, greg k-h _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel