[PATCH 4/4] serial: max310x: prevent infinite while() loop in port startup

From: Hugo Villeneuve
Date: Tue Jan 16 2024 - 17:27:52 EST


From: Hugo Villeneuve <hvilleneuve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

If there is a problem after resetting a port, the do/while() loop that
checks the default value of DIVLSB register may run forever and spam the
I2C bus.

Add a delay before each read of DIVLSB, and a maximum number of tries to
prevent that situation from happening.

Also fail probe if port reset is unsuccessful.

Fixes: 10d8b34a4217 ("serial: max310x: Driver rework")
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hugo Villeneuve <hvilleneuve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
index 552e153a24e0..10bf6d75bf9e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@
#define MAX310x_REV_MASK (0xf8)
#define MAX310X_WRITE_BIT 0x80

+/* Port startup definitions */
+#define MAX310X_PORT_STARTUP_WAIT_RETRIES 20 /* Number of retries */
+#define MAX310X_PORT_STARTUP_WAIT_DELAY_MS 10 /* Delay between retries */
+
/* Crystal-related definitions */
#define MAX310X_XTAL_WAIT_RETRIES 20 /* Number of retries */
#define MAX310X_XTAL_WAIT_DELAY_MS 10 /* Delay between retries */
@@ -1346,6 +1350,9 @@ static int max310x_probe(struct device *dev, const struct max310x_devtype *devty
goto out_clk;

for (i = 0; i < devtype->nr; i++) {
+ bool started = false;
+ unsigned int try = 0, val = 0;
+
/* Reset port */
regmap_write(regmaps[i], MAX310X_MODE2_REG,
MAX310X_MODE2_RST_BIT);
@@ -1354,8 +1361,17 @@ static int max310x_probe(struct device *dev, const struct max310x_devtype *devty

/* Wait for port startup */
do {
- regmap_read(regmaps[i], MAX310X_BRGDIVLSB_REG, &ret);
- } while (ret != 0x01);
+ msleep(MAX310X_PORT_STARTUP_WAIT_DELAY_MS);
+ regmap_read(regmaps[i], MAX310X_BRGDIVLSB_REG, &val);
+
+ if (val == 0x01)
+ started = true;
+ } while (!started && (++try < MAX310X_PORT_STARTUP_WAIT_RETRIES));
+
+ if (!started) {
+ ret = dev_err_probe(dev, -EAGAIN, "port reset failed\n");
+ goto out_uart;
+ }

regmap_write(regmaps[i], MAX310X_MODE1_REG, devtype->mode1);
}
--
2.39.2