Re: Qemu crashes in -next due to 'of: remove *phandle properties from expanded device tree'

From: Frank Rowand
Date: Thu Jun 15 2017 - 03:59:19 EST


On 06/14/17 21:12, Guenter Roeck wrote:

< snip >

> Good (v4.12-rc4):
>

< snip >

> OF: Checking node /soc@e0000000/pic@40000
> OF: type match
> OF: node '/soc@e0000000/pic@40000' compatible '' type 'open-pic' name '' score 2
> OF: node '/soc@e0000000/pic@40000' compatible 'open-pic' type '' name '' score 0

< snip >

>
> bad:

< snip >

> OF: Checking node /soc@e0000000/pic@40000
> OF: node '/soc@e0000000/pic@40000' compatible '' type 'open-pic' name '' score 0
> OF: node '/soc@e0000000/pic@40000' compatible 'open-pic' type '' name '' score 0

< snip >

> No matching open-pic node
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> kernel BUG at arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c:50!
>
> So, in __of_device_is_compatible(), the difference is in
> __of_device_is_compatible() after
>
> /* Matching type is better than matching name */
>
> Further debugging shows that device->type is NULL in the bad case.
>
> OF: Checking node /soc@e0000000/pic@40000
> OF: trying type match open-pic - <NULL>
> OF: node '/soc@e0000000/pic@40000' compatible '' type 'open-pic' name '' score 0
> OF: node '/soc@e0000000/pic@40000' compatible 'open-pic' type '' name '' score 0
>
> Do you need more information ?

I think I know what part of my patch is causing the problem.

Can you try the following patch to see if if fixes the failure in
__of_device_is_compatible()?

If this fixes the failure, then I know what is going on. If it works
then I will have to rework my original patch in a different way than
this quick hack.

-Frank



---
drivers/of/dynamic.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

Index: b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c
+++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
@@ -218,6 +218,20 @@ int of_property_notify(int action, struc

static void __of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
{
+ const __be32 *phandle;
+ int sz;
+
+ /* use "<NULL>" to be consistent with populate_node() */
+ np->name = __of_get_property(np, "name", NULL) ? : "<NULL>";
+ np->type = __of_get_property(np, "device_type", NULL) ? : "<NULL>";
+
+ phandle = __of_get_property(np, "phandle", &sz);
+ if (!phandle)
+ phandle = __of_get_property(np, "linux,phandle", &sz);
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES) && !phandle)
+ phandle = __of_get_property(np, "ibm,phandle", &sz);
+ np->phandle = (phandle && (sz >= 4)) ? be32_to_cpup(phandle) : 0;
+
np->child = NULL;
np->sibling = np->parent->child;
np->parent->child = np;