On Wed Aug 20 15:54:05 2025 +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> Previously a mutex was added to protect the encoder and decoder context
> lists from unexpected changes originating from the SCP IP block, causing
> the context pointer to go invalid, resulting in a NULL pointer
> dereference in the IPI handler.
> 
> Turns out on the MT8173, the VPU IPI handler is called from hard IRQ
> context. This causes a big warning from the scheduler. This was first
> reported downstream on the ChromeOS kernels, but is also reproducible
> on mainline using Fluster with the FFmpeg v4l2m2m decoders. Even though
> the actual capture format is not supported, the affected code paths
> are triggered.
> 
> Since this lock just protects the context list and operations on it are
> very fast, it should be OK to switch to a spinlock.
> 
> Fixes: 6467cda18c9f ("media: mediatek: vcodec: adding lock to protect decoder 
> context list")
> Fixes: afaaf3a0f647 ("media: mediatek: vcodec: adding lock to protect encoder 
> context list")
> Cc: Yunfei Dong <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Fei Shao <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Tomasz Figa <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dufresne <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <[email protected]>

Patch committed.

Thanks,
Hans Verkuil

 .../platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c      | 10 ++++++----
 .../platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c    | 12 +++++++-----
 .../platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h    |  2 +-
 drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c |  5 +++--
 .../platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.c    | 12 +++++++-----
 .../platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.h    |  2 +-
 drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc_vpu_if.c |  5 +++--
 7 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

---

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c
index d7027d600208..223fb2294894 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c
@@ -47,30 +47,32 @@ static void mtk_vcodec_vpu_reset_dec_handler(void *priv)
 {
        struct mtk_vcodec_dec_dev *dev = priv;
        struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx *ctx;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        dev_err(&dev->plat_dev->dev, "Watchdog timeout!!");
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry(ctx, &dev->ctx_list, list) {
                ctx->state = MTK_STATE_ABORT;
                mtk_v4l2_vdec_dbg(0, ctx, "[%d] Change to state 
MTK_STATE_ABORT", ctx->id);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void mtk_vcodec_vpu_reset_enc_handler(void *priv)
 {
        struct mtk_vcodec_enc_dev *dev = priv;
        struct mtk_vcodec_enc_ctx *ctx;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        dev_err(&dev->plat_dev->dev, "Watchdog timeout!!");
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry(ctx, &dev->ctx_list, list) {
                ctx->state = MTK_STATE_ABORT;
                mtk_v4l2_vdec_dbg(0, ctx, "[%d] Change to state 
MTK_STATE_ABORT", ctx->id);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static const struct mtk_vcodec_fw_ops mtk_vcodec_vpu_msg = {
diff --git 
a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c
index 46d176e6de63..3b81fae9f913 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ static int fops_vcodec_open(struct file *file)
        struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx *ctx = NULL;
        int ret = 0, i, hw_count;
        struct vb2_queue *src_vq;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ctx)
@@ -267,9 +268,9 @@ static int fops_vcodec_open(struct file *file)
 
        ctx->dev->vdec_pdata->init_vdec_params(ctx);
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_add(&ctx->list, &dev->ctx_list);
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        mtk_vcodec_dbgfs_create(ctx);
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ static int fops_vcodec_release(struct file *file)
 {
        struct mtk_vcodec_dec_dev *dev = video_drvdata(file);
        struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx *ctx = file_to_dec_ctx(file);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        mtk_v4l2_vdec_dbg(0, ctx, "[%d] decoder", ctx->id);
        mutex_lock(&dev->dev_mutex);
@@ -312,9 +314,9 @@ static int fops_vcodec_release(struct file *file)
        v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ctx->ctrl_hdl);
 
        mtk_vcodec_dbgfs_remove(dev, ctx->id);
-       mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_del_init(&ctx->list);
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        kfree(ctx);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
        return 0;
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ static int mtk_vcodec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
        for (i = 0; i < MTK_VDEC_HW_MAX; i++)
                mutex_init(&dev->dec_mutex[i]);
        mutex_init(&dev->dev_mutex);
-       mutex_init(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&dev->irqlock);
 
        snprintf(dev->v4l2_dev.name, sizeof(dev->v4l2_dev.name), "%s",
diff --git 
a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h
index d047d7c580fb..9d68808e8f9c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct mtk_vcodec_dec_dev {
        /* decoder hardware mutex lock */
        struct mutex dec_mutex[MTK_VDEC_HW_MAX];
        struct mutex dev_mutex;
-       struct mutex dev_ctx_lock;
+       spinlock_t dev_ctx_lock;
        struct workqueue_struct *decode_workqueue;
 
        spinlock_t irqlock;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c
index 145958206e38..40b97f114cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c
@@ -75,16 +75,17 @@ static void handle_get_param_msg_ack(const struct 
vdec_vpu_ipi_get_param_ack *ms
 static bool vpu_dec_check_ap_inst(struct mtk_vcodec_dec_dev *dec_dev, struct 
vdec_vpu_inst *vpu)
 {
        struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx *ctx;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int ret = false;
 
-       mutex_lock(&dec_dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dec_dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry(ctx, &dec_dev->ctx_list, list) {
                if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctx) && ctx->vpu_inst == vpu) {
                        ret = true;
                        break;
                }
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&dec_dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dec_dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
 
        return ret;
 }
diff --git 
a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.c 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.c
index fb1c3bdc2dae..82b8ff38e8f1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static int fops_vcodec_open(struct file *file)
        struct mtk_vcodec_enc_ctx *ctx = NULL;
        int ret = 0;
        struct vb2_queue *src_vq;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ctx)
@@ -176,9 +177,9 @@ static int fops_vcodec_open(struct file *file)
        mtk_v4l2_venc_dbg(2, ctx, "Create instance [%d]@%p m2m_ctx=%p ",
                          ctx->id, ctx, ctx->m2m_ctx);
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_add(&ctx->list, &dev->ctx_list);
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
        mtk_v4l2_venc_dbg(0, ctx, "%s encoder [%d]", 
dev_name(&dev->plat_dev->dev),
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ static int fops_vcodec_release(struct file *file)
 {
        struct mtk_vcodec_enc_dev *dev = video_drvdata(file);
        struct mtk_vcodec_enc_ctx *ctx = file_to_enc_ctx(file);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        mtk_v4l2_venc_dbg(1, ctx, "[%d] encoder", ctx->id);
        mutex_lock(&dev->dev_mutex);
@@ -213,9 +215,9 @@ static int fops_vcodec_release(struct file *file)
        v4l2_fh_exit(&ctx->fh);
        v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ctx->ctrl_hdl);
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_del_init(&ctx->list);
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        kfree(ctx);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
        return 0;
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ static int mtk_vcodec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
        mutex_init(&dev->enc_mutex);
        mutex_init(&dev->dev_mutex);
-       mutex_init(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&dev->irqlock);
 
        snprintf(dev->v4l2_dev.name, sizeof(dev->v4l2_dev.name), "%s",
diff --git 
a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.h 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.h
index 5b304a551236..0cddfa13594f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ struct mtk_vcodec_enc_dev {
        /* encoder hardware mutex lock */
        struct mutex enc_mutex;
        struct mutex dev_mutex;
-       struct mutex dev_ctx_lock;
+       spinlock_t dev_ctx_lock;
        struct workqueue_struct *encode_workqueue;
 
        int enc_irq;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc_vpu_if.c 
b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc_vpu_if.c
index 51bb7ee141b9..3c229b1f6b21 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc_vpu_if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc_vpu_if.c
@@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ static void handle_enc_encode_msg(struct venc_vpu_inst 
*vpu, const void *data)
 static bool vpu_enc_check_ap_inst(struct mtk_vcodec_enc_dev *enc_dev, struct 
venc_vpu_inst *vpu)
 {
        struct mtk_vcodec_enc_ctx *ctx;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int ret = false;
 
-       mutex_lock(&enc_dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&enc_dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry(ctx, &enc_dev->ctx_list, list) {
                if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctx) && ctx->vpu_inst == vpu) {
                        ret = true;
                        break;
                }
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&enc_dev->dev_ctx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enc_dev->dev_ctx_lock, flags);
 
        return ret;
 }
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