Re: [PATCH net v2] net: phy: mscc: fix deadlock in vsc85xx_default_config

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Fri Nov 23 2018 - 10:08:16 EST


On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 09:16:36AM +0100, Quentin Schulz wrote:
> The vsc85xx_default_config function called in the vsc85xx_config_init
> function which is used by VSC8530, VSC8531, VSC8540 and VSC8541 PHYs
> mistakenly calls phy_read and phy_write in-between phy_select_page and
> phy_restore_page.
>
> phy_select_page and phy_restore_page actually take and release the MDIO
> bus lock and phy_write and phy_read take and release the lock to write
> or read to a PHY register.
>
> Let's fix this deadlock by using phy_modify_paged which handles
> correctly a read followed by a write in a non-standard page.
>
> Fixes: 6a0bfbbe20b0 ("net: phy: mscc: migrate to phy_select/restore_page functions")
>
> Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> v2:
> - use phy_modify_paged instead of
> phy_select_page -> __phy_read -> __phy_write -> phy_restore_page
>
> drivers/net/phy/mscc.c | 13 ++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c b/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c
> index 62269e578718..4dcf7ad06259 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c
> @@ -810,17 +810,16 @@ static int vsc85xx_default_config(struct phy_device *phydev)
>
> phydev->mdix_ctrl = ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO;
> mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
> - rc = phy_select_page(phydev, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_EXTENDED_2);
> +
> + reg_val = RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_1_1_NS << RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_POS;
> +
> + rc = phy_modify_paged(phydev, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_EXTENDED_2,
> + MSCC_PHY_RGMII_CNTL, RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_MASK,
> + reg_val);
> if (rc < 0)
> goto out_unlock;

Hi Quentin

Isn't this goto now pointless. You are not jumping over anything.

Andrew

>
> - reg_val = phy_read(phydev, MSCC_PHY_RGMII_CNTL);
> - reg_val &= ~(RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_MASK);
> - reg_val |= (RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_1_1_NS << RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_POS);
> - phy_write(phydev, MSCC_PHY_RGMII_CNTL, reg_val);
> -
> out_unlock:
> - rc = phy_restore_page(phydev, rc, rc > 0 ? 0 : rc);
> mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
>
> return rc;
> --
> 2.17.1
>