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authorRussell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>2010-12-18 10:53:12 +0000
committerRussell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>2010-12-20 15:09:13 +0000
commit3705ff6da538aff6dba535e2e9cbcbb9456d0d53 (patch)
tree348fcec2be9d41e1839686a6c03f0b5479d7e4f9 /arch/arm/mach-vexpress
parented3768a8d9dc2d345d4f27eb44ee1e4825056c08 (diff)
ARM: Fix subtle race in CPU pen_release hotplug code
There is a subtle race in the CPU hotplug code, where a CPU which has been offlined can online itself before being requested, which results in things going astray on the next online/offline cycle. What happens in the normal online/offline/online cycle is: CPU0 CPU3 requests boot of CPU3 pen_release = 3 flush cache line checks pen_release, reads 3 starts boot pen_release = -1 ... requests CPU3 offline ... ... dies ... checks pen_release, reads -1 requests boot of CPU3 pen_release = 3 flush cache line checks pen_release, reads 3 starts boot pen_release = -1 However, as the write of -1 of pen_release is not fully flushed back to memory, and the checking of pen_release is done with caches disabled, this allows CPU3 the opportunity to read the old value of pen_release: CPU0 CPU3 requests boot of CPU3 pen_release = 3 flush cache line checks pen_release, reads 3 starts boot pen_release = -1 ... requests CPU3 offline ... ... dies ... checks pen_release, reads 3 starts boot pen_release = -1 requests boot of CPU3 pen_release = 3 flush cache line Fix this by grouping the write of pen_release along with its cache line flushing code to ensure that any update to pen_release is always pushed out to physical memory. Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/arm/mach-vexpress')
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/mach-vexpress/platsmp.c20
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/platsmp.c
index d7e0cb994e9..8ce9fef2955 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/platsmp.c
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ extern void vexpress_secondary_startup(void);
*/
volatile int __cpuinitdata pen_release = -1;
+/*
+ * Write pen_release in a way that is guaranteed to be visible to all
+ * observers, irrespective of whether they're taking part in coherency
+ * or not. This is necessary for the hotplug code to work reliably.
+ */
+static void write_pen_release(int val)
+{
+ pen_release = val;
+ smp_wmb();
+ __cpuc_flush_dcache_area((void *)&pen_release, sizeof(pen_release));
+ outer_clean_range(__pa(&pen_release), __pa(&pen_release + 1));
+}
+
static void __iomem *scu_base_addr(void)
{
return MMIO_P2V(A9_MPCORE_SCU);
@@ -54,8 +67,7 @@ void __cpuinit platform_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
* let the primary processor know we're out of the
* pen, then head off into the C entry point
*/
- pen_release = -1;
- smp_wmb();
+ write_pen_release(-1);
/*
* Synchronise with the boot thread.
@@ -80,9 +92,7 @@ int __cpuinit boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
* since we haven't sent them a soft interrupt, they shouldn't
* be there.
*/
- pen_release = cpu;
- __cpuc_flush_dcache_area((void *)&pen_release, sizeof(pen_release));
- outer_clean_range(__pa(&pen_release), __pa(&pen_release + 1));
+ write_pen_release(cpu);
/*
* Send the secondary CPU a soft interrupt, thereby causing