On Fri, Jul 04, 2025 at 04:39:20PM +0100, Orlov, Ivan wrote: > On 04/07/2025 16:16, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 04, 2025 at 10:02:33AM +0100, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 07:43:07PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2025 at 09:52:58PM +0100, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 06:08:31PM +0000, Orlov, Ivan wrote: > > > > > > The current implementation of timeout detection works in the > > > > > > following > > > > > > way: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Read completion status. If completed, return the data > > > > > > 2. Sleep for some time (usleep_range) > > > > > > 3. Check for timeout using current jiffies value. Return an error if > > > > > > timed out > > > > > > 4. Goto 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > usleep_range doesn't guarantee it's always going to wake up > > > > > > strictly in > > > > > > (min, max) range, so such a situation is possible: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Driver reads completion status. No completion yet > > > > > > 2. Process sleeps indefinitely. In the meantime, TPM responds > > > > > > 3. We check for timeout without checking for the completion again. > > > > > > Result is lost. > > > > > > > > > > > > Such a situation also happens for the guest VMs: if vCPU goes to > > > > > > sleep > > > > > > and doesn't get scheduled for some time, the guest TPM driver will > > > > > > timeout instantly after waking up without checking for the > > > > > > completion > > > > > > (which may already be in place). > > > > > > > > > > > > Perform the completion check once again after exiting the busy loop > > > > > > in > > > > > > order to give the device the last chance to send us some data. > > > > > > > > > > > > Since now we check for completion in two places, extract this check > > > > > > into > > > > > > a separate function. > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Ivan Orlov <ior...@amazon.com> > > > > > > --- > > > > > > V1 -> V2: > > > > > > - Exclude the jiffies -> ktime change from the patch > > > > > > - Instead of recording the time before checking for completion, > > > > > > check > > > > > > for completion once again after leaving the loop > > > > > > > > > > > > drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 17 +++++++++++++++-- > > > > > > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c > > > > > > b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c > > > > > > index 8d7e4da6ed53..6960ee2798e1 100644 > > > > > > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c > > > > > > @@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ static bool tpm_chip_req_canceled(struct > > > > > > tpm_chip *chip, u8 status) > > > > > > return chip->ops->req_canceled(chip, status); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > +static bool tpm_transmit_completed(struct tpm_chip *chip) > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > + u8 status_masked = tpm_chip_status(chip) & > > > > > > chip->ops->req_complete_mask; > > > > > > + > > > > > > + return status_masked == chip->ops->req_complete_val; > > > > > > +} > > > > > > + > > > > > > static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, void *buf, > > > > > > size_t bufsiz) > > > > > > { > > > > > > struct tpm_header *header = buf; > > > > > > @@ -129,8 +136,7 @@ static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip > > > > > > *chip, void *buf, size_t bufsiz) > > > > > > stop = jiffies + tpm_calc_ordinal_duration(chip, ordinal); > > > > > > do { > > > > > > u8 status = tpm_chip_status(chip); > > > > > > - if ((status & chip->ops->req_complete_mask) == > > > > > > - chip->ops->req_complete_val) > > > > > > + if (tpm_transmit_completed(chip)) > > > > > > goto out_recv; > > > > > > > > > > The only thing I'd point out here is we end up doing a double status > > > > > read > > > > > one after the other (once here, once in tpm_transmit_completed), and > > > > > I'm > > > > > pretty sure I've seen instances where that caused a problem. > > > > > > > > It would be easy to to prevent at least double reads after completion > > > > e.g., in tpm_chip_status(): > > > > > > Or just take the simple approach and make the check after the while loop: > > > > > > if ((tpm_chip_status(chip) & chip->ops->req_complete_mask) == > > > chip->ops->req_complete_val) > > > goto out_recv; > > > > > > There might be potential for a longer term cleanup using chip->status to > > > cache things, but I'm little concerned that's going to open paths where we > > > might not correctly update it, so I think it should be a separate piece. > > > > > > (I'm motivated by the fact we've started to see the "Operation Canceled" > > > error and I'd like us to close on the best way to fix it. :) ) > > > > This would work for me too! > > > > Hi, and sorry for the late reply :( > > I believe this option would work for us as well. Please let me know whether > you'd like me to send V3 or you feel free to send it yourself if you want.
Please send one more patch. I just came from holiday and now have hands full backtracking last two weeks. > > -- > Kind regards, > Ivan Orlov BR, Jarkko