From 3705ff6da538aff6dba535e2e9cbcbb9456d0d53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russell King Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:53:12 +0000 Subject: 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 --- arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'arch/arm/mach-realview') diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c index 226c63102a0..bb8d6c4e431 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c +++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c @@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ extern void realview_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) { if (machine_is_realview_eb_mp()) @@ -64,8 +77,7 @@ 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. @@ -92,8 +104,7 @@ int __cpuinit boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle) * Note that "pen_release" is the hardware CPU ID, whereas * "cpu" is Linux's internal ID. */ - pen_release = cpu; - flush_cache_all(); + write_pen_release(cpu); /* * Send the secondary CPU a soft interrupt, thereby causing -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2