[MTD] [NOR] Fix deadlock in Intel chip driver caused by get_chip recursion

This patch solves kernel deadlock issue seen on JFFF2 simultaneous 
operations. Detailed investigation of the issue showed that the kernel 
deadlock is caused by tons of recursive get_chip calls.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Korolev <akorolev@infradead.org>
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>

drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static int cfi_intelext_point (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 static void cfi_intelext_unpoint (struct mtd_info *mtd, u_char *addr, loff_t from,
 			size_t len);
 
+static int chip_ready (struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode);
 static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode);
 static void put_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr);
 #include "fwh_lock.h"
@@ -641,73 +642,13 @@ static int cfi_intelext_partition_fixup(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 /*
  *  *********** CHIP ACCESS FUNCTIONS ***********
  */
-
+static int chip_ready (struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
-static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
 	map_word status, status_OK = CMD(0x80), status_PWS = CMD(0x01);
-	unsigned long timeo;
 	struct cfi_pri_intelext *cfip = cfi->cmdset_priv;
-
+	unsigned long timeo = jiffies + HZ;
- resettime:
-	timeo = jiffies + HZ;
- retry:
-	if (chip->priv && (mode == FL_WRITING || mode == FL_ERASING || mode == FL_OTP_WRITE || mode == FL_SHUTDOWN)) {
-		/*
-		 * OK. We have possibility for contension on the write/erase
-		 * operations which are global to the real chip and not per
-		 * partition.  So let's fight it over in the partition which
-		 * currently has authority on the operation.
-		 *
-		 * The rules are as follows:
-		 *
-		 * - any write operation must own shared->writing.
-		 *
-		 * - any erase operation must own _both_ shared->writing and
-		 *   shared->erasing.
-		 *
-		 * - contension arbitration is handled in the owner's context.
-		 *
-		 * The 'shared' struct can be read and/or written only when
-		 * its lock is taken.
-		 */
-		struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
-		struct flchip *contender;
-		spin_lock(&shared->lock);
-		contender = shared->writing;
-		if (contender && contender != chip) {
-			/*
-			 * The engine to perform desired operation on this
-			 * partition is already in use by someone else.
-			 * Let's fight over it in the context of the chip
-			 * currently using it.  If it is possible to suspend,
-			 * that other partition will do just that, otherwise
-			 * it'll happily send us to sleep.  In any case, when
-			 * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
-			 */
-			int ret = spin_trylock(contender->mutex);
-			spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
-			if (!ret)
-				goto retry;
-			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
-			ret = get_chip(map, contender, contender->start, mode);
-			spin_lock(chip->mutex);
-			if (ret) {
-				spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
-				return ret;
-			}
-			timeo = jiffies + HZ;
-			spin_lock(&shared->lock);
-			spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
-		}
-
-		/* We now own it */
-		shared->writing = chip;
-		if (mode == FL_ERASING)
-			shared->erasing = chip;
-		spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
-	}
 
 	switch (chip->state) {
 
@@ -722,16 +663,11 @@ static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr
 			if (chip->priv && map_word_andequal(map, status, status_PWS, status_PWS))
 				break;
 
-			if (time_after(jiffies, timeo)) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Waiting for chip to be ready timed out. Status %lx\n",
-				       map->name, status.x[0]);
-				return -EIO;
-			}
 			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
 			cfi_udelay(1);
 			spin_lock(chip->mutex);
 			/* Someone else might have been playing with it. */
-			goto retry;
+			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 
 	case FL_READY:
@@ -809,10 +745,82 @@ static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr
 		schedule();
 		remove_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
 		spin_lock(chip->mutex);
-		goto resettime;
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 }
 
+static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+ retry:
+	if (chip->priv && (mode == FL_WRITING || mode == FL_ERASING
+			   || mode == FL_OTP_WRITE || mode == FL_SHUTDOWN)) {
+		/*
+		 * OK. We have possibility for contention on the write/erase
+		 * operations which are global to the real chip and not per
+		 * partition.  So let's fight it over in the partition which
+		 * currently has authority on the operation.
+		 *
+		 * The rules are as follows:
+		 *
+		 * - any write operation must own shared->writing.
+		 *
+		 * - any erase operation must own _both_ shared->writing and
+		 *   shared->erasing.
+		 *
+		 * - contention arbitration is handled in the owner's context.
+		 *
+		 * The 'shared' struct can be read and/or written only when
+		 * its lock is taken.
+		 */
+		struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
+		struct flchip *contender;
+		spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+		contender = shared->writing;
+		if (contender && contender != chip) {
+			/*
+			 * The engine to perform desired operation on this
+			 * partition is already in use by someone else.
+			 * Let's fight over it in the context of the chip
+			 * currently using it.  If it is possible to suspend,
+			 * that other partition will do just that, otherwise
+			 * it'll happily send us to sleep.  In any case, when
+			 * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
+			 */
+			ret = spin_trylock(contender->mutex);
+			spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+			if (!ret)
+				goto retry;
+			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+			ret = chip_ready(map, contender, contender->start, mode);
+			spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+				spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+				goto retry;
+			}
+			if (ret) {
+				spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+				return ret;
+			}
+			spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+			spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+		}
+
+		/* We now own it */
+		shared->writing = chip;
+		if (mode == FL_ERASING)
+			shared->erasing = chip;
+		spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+	}
+	ret = chip_ready(map, chip, adr, mode);
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+		goto retry;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void put_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr)
 {
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;