[PATCH] mfd: qcom-pm8xxx: Fix potential deadlock on &chip->pm_irq_lock

From: Chengfeng Ye
Date: Wed Jun 28 2023 - 04:10:51 EST


As &chip->pm_irq_lock is acquired by pm8xxx_irq_handler() under irq
context, other process context code should disable irq before acquiring
the lock.

I think .irq_set_type and .irq_get_irqchip_state callbacks should be
executed from process context without irq disabled by default. Thus the
same lock acquision should disable irq.

Possible deadlock scenario
pm8xxx_irq_set_type()
-> pm8xxx_config_irq()
-> spin_lock(&chip->pm_irq_lock)
<irq interrupt>
-> pm8xxx_irq_handler()
-> pm8xxx_irq_master_handler()
-> pm8xxx_irq_block_handler()
-> pm8xxx_read_block_irq()
-> spin_lock(&chip->pm_irq_lock) (deadlock here)

This flaw was found using an experimental static analysis tool we are
developing for irq-related deadlock.

The tentative patch fix the potential deadlock by spin_lock_irqsave().

Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8xxx.c | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8xxx.c b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8xxx.c
index 9a948df8c28d..07c531bd1236 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8xxx.c
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ static int
pm8xxx_config_irq(struct pm_irq_chip *chip, unsigned int bp, unsigned int cp)
{
int rc;
+ unsigned long flags;

- spin_lock(&chip->pm_irq_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->pm_irq_lock, flags);
rc = regmap_write(chip->regmap, SSBI_REG_ADDR_IRQ_BLK_SEL, bp);
if (rc) {
pr_err("Failed Selecting Block %d rc=%d\n", bp, rc);
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ pm8xxx_config_irq(struct pm_irq_chip *chip, unsigned int bp, unsigned int cp)
if (rc)
pr_err("Failed Configuring IRQ rc=%d\n", rc);
bail:
- spin_unlock(&chip->pm_irq_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->pm_irq_lock, flags);
return rc;
}

@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ static int pm8xxx_irq_get_irqchip_state(struct irq_data *d,
struct pm_irq_chip *chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
unsigned int pmirq = irqd_to_hwirq(d);
unsigned int bits;
+ unsigned long flags;
int irq_bit;
u8 block;
int rc;
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ static int pm8xxx_irq_get_irqchip_state(struct irq_data *d,
block = pmirq / 8;
irq_bit = pmirq % 8;

- spin_lock(&chip->pm_irq_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->pm_irq_lock, flags);
rc = regmap_write(chip->regmap, SSBI_REG_ADDR_IRQ_BLK_SEL, block);
if (rc) {
pr_err("Failed Selecting Block %d rc=%d\n", block, rc);
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ static int pm8xxx_irq_get_irqchip_state(struct irq_data *d,

*state = !!(bits & BIT(irq_bit));
bail:
- spin_unlock(&chip->pm_irq_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->pm_irq_lock, flags);

return rc;
}
--
2.17.1