drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
From: Sungho Bae <baver.bae@lge.com>
With no_console_suspend enabled, hvc console output can continue while
virtio_console is freezing. In that window, put_chars can still enqueue
buffers to the output virtqueue while virtcons_freeze is tearing queues
down, triggering a BUG_ON in virtqueue_detach_unused_buf_split:
BUG_ON(vq->vq.num_free != vq->split.vring.num)
Add a pm_freezing flag to ports_device. Set it via smp_store_release()
at the start of virtcons_freeze(); put_chars() and __send_to_port() drop
output while the flag is set, checked via smp_load_acquire().
The check in __send_to_port() is placed under outvq_lock, making it
atomic with remove_port_data() which also acquires outvq_lock. Once
remove_port_data() returns for a given port, no concurrent
__send_to_port() can add buffers before remove_vqs() tears down the vq.
After setting pm_freezing, acquire and release outvq_lock for each port
before calling virtio_reset_device(). A TX thread that already passed
the pm_freezing check may still hold outvq_lock while spinning for host
acknowledgment (the nonblock=false hvc path); the drain loop ensures
all such threads have completed before the device is reset.
Clear pm_freezing in virtcons_restore() only after all port->out_vq
pointers have been reassigned to the newly allocated virtqueues,
preventing TX paths from dereferencing freed vqs during restore.
Also fix two races in __send_to_port() uncovered by this work: load
port->portdev via READ_ONCE() and check for NULL to guard against
concurrent hot-unplug, and move out_vq = port->out_vq inside
outvq_lock after the pm_freezing check to avoid a stale pointer.
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260515225259.1054-1-baver.bae%40gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Sungho Bae <baver.bae@lge.com>
---
drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 9a33217c68d9..fad673f733a8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ struct ports_device {
/* Major number for this device. Ports will be created as minors. */
int chr_major;
+
+ /*
+ * Set to true during PM freeze to block TX paths that may race
+ * with virtqueue teardown (e.g. hvc put_chars with no_console_suspend).
+ */
+ bool pm_freezing;
};
struct port_stats {
@@ -601,11 +607,30 @@ static ssize_t __send_to_port(struct port *port, struct scatterlist *sg,
int err;
unsigned long flags;
unsigned int len;
-
- out_vq = port->out_vq;
+ struct ports_device *portdev;
spin_lock_irqsave(&port->outvq_lock, flags);
+ portdev = READ_ONCE(port->portdev);
+
+ if (!portdev) {
+ in_count = 0;
+ goto done;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Check freeze flag under the lock so that the flag check and
+ * virtqueue_add_outbuf() are atomic with respect to
+ * remove_port_data() which also takes outvq_lock. This
+ * guarantees that once remove_port_data() returns, no new
+ * buffers can be added before remove_vqs() tears down the vq.
+ * Pairs with smp_store_release() in virtcons_freeze/restore.
+ */
+ if (smp_load_acquire(&portdev->pm_freezing)) /* pairs with freeze/restore */
+ goto done;
+
+ out_vq = port->out_vq;
+
reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
err = virtqueue_add_outbuf(out_vq, sg, nents, data, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -1110,11 +1135,36 @@ static ssize_t put_chars(u32 vtermno, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
struct scatterlist sg[1];
void *data;
int ret;
+ struct ports_device *portdev;
port = find_port_by_vtermno(vtermno);
if (!port)
return -EPIPE;
+ /*
+ * Silently drop output in two cases, both by returning count so
+ * that the hvc layer does not spin-retry:
+ *
+ * 1. Device hot-unplug (!portdev): portdev was NULLed by
+ * unplug_port() after hvc_remove() was already called, so
+ * the hvc layer will stop invoking put_chars() very soon.
+ * Returning count avoids a pointless retry loop in the
+ * interim.
+ *
+ * 2. PM freeze (pm_freezing): the hvc console stays active
+ * under no_console_suspend but virtqueues are being torn
+ * down. Drop the output silently so the hvc layer does not
+ * stall suspend.
+ *
+ * This early check avoids a pointless GFP_ATOMIC allocation;
+ * __send_to_port() rechecks under outvq_lock for correctness.
+ * Pairs with smp_store_release() in virtcons_freeze/restore.
+ */
+ portdev = READ_ONCE(port->portdev);
+ if (!portdev ||
+ smp_load_acquire(&portdev->pm_freezing)) /* pairs with freeze/restore */
+ return count;
+
data = kmemdup(buf, count, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!data)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1972,6 +2022,7 @@ static int virtcons_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
/* Attach this portdev to this virtio_device, and vice-versa. */
portdev->vdev = vdev;
vdev->priv = portdev;
+ portdev->pm_freezing = false;
portdev->chr_major = register_chrdev(0, "virtio-portsdev",
&portdev_fops);
@@ -2092,6 +2143,24 @@ static int virtcons_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
portdev = vdev->priv;
+ /*
+ * Block TX paths (put_chars, __send_to_port) before resetting the
+ * device and tearing down virtqueues. This prevents races with
+ * hvc console writes that remain active under no_console_suspend.
+ */
+ smp_store_release(&portdev->pm_freezing, true);
+
+ /*
+ * Synchronize with any concurrent __send_to_port() that may have
+ * passed the pm_freezing check. By acquiring and releasing the
+ * outvq_lock for each port, we ensure all active TX paths have
+ * completed before we reset the device.
+ */
+ list_for_each_entry(port, &portdev->ports, list) {
+ spin_lock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+ }
+
virtio_reset_device(vdev);
if (use_multiport(portdev))
@@ -2153,6 +2222,13 @@ static int virtcons_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
if (port->guest_connected)
send_control_msg(port, VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_OPEN, 1);
}
+
+ /*
+ * Allow TX paths only after all port->out_vq pointers have
+ * been reassigned to the newly allocated virtqueues.
+ */
+ smp_store_release(&portdev->pm_freezing, false);
+
return 0;
}
#endif
--
2.43.0
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