Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] dmaengine: dw-edma: eDMA: Add sync read before starting the DMA transfer in remote setup

From: Serge Semin
Date: Tue Oct 03 2023 - 07:59:17 EST


On Mon, Oct 02, 2023 at 03:17:49PM +0200, Köry Maincent wrote:
> From: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The Linked list element and pointer are not stored in the same memory as
> the eDMA controller register. If the doorbell register is toggled before
> the full write of the linked list a race condition error can appears.
> In remote setup we can only use a readl to the memory to assured the full
> write has occurred.
>
> Fixes: 7e4b8a4fbe2c ("dmaengine: Add Synopsys eDMA IP version 0 support")
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
> index b38786f0ad79..75c0b1fa9c40 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
> @@ -346,6 +346,25 @@ static void dw_edma_v0_core_write_chunk(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk)
> dw_edma_v0_write_ll_link(chunk, i, control, chunk->ll_region.paddr);
> }
>

> +/**
> + * dw_edma_v0_sync_ll_data() - sync the ll data write
> + * @chunk: dma chunk
> + *
> + * In case of remote eDMA engine setup, the DW PCIe RP/EP internals
> + * configuration registers and Application memory are normally accesse
> + * over different buses. We need to insure ll data has been written before
> + * toggling the doorbell register.
> + */
> +static void dw_edma_v0_sync_ll_data(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk)
> +{
> + if (!(chunk->chan->dw->chip->flags & DW_EDMA_CHIP_LOCAL))
> + /* Linux memory barriers don't cater for what's required here.
> + * What's required is what's here - a read of the linked
> + * list region.
> + */

The same comments as for [PATCH v2 4/5].

-Serge(y)

> + readl(chunk->ll_region.vaddr.io);
> +}
> +
> static void dw_edma_v0_core_start(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk, bool first)
> {
> struct dw_edma_chan *chan = chunk->chan;
> @@ -412,6 +431,9 @@ static void dw_edma_v0_core_start(struct dw_edma_chunk *chunk, bool first)
> SET_CH_32(dw, chan->dir, chan->id, llp.msb,
> upper_32_bits(chunk->ll_region.paddr));
> }
> +
> + dw_edma_v0_sync_ll_data(chunk);
> +
> /* Doorbell */
> SET_RW_32(dw, chan->dir, doorbell,
> FIELD_PREP(EDMA_V0_DOORBELL_CH_MASK, chan->id));
> --
> 2.25.1
>