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A potential circular locking dependency (ABBA deadlock) exists between `ec_dev->lock` and the clock framework's `prepare_lock`. The first order (A -> B) occurs when scp_ipi_send() is called while `ec_dev->lock` is held (e.g., within cros_ec_cmd_xfer()): 1. cros_ec_cmd_xfer() acquires `ec_dev->lock` and calls scp_ipi_send(). 2. scp_ipi_send() calls clk_prepare_enable(), which acquires `prepare_lock`. See #0 in the following example calling trace. (Lock Order: `ec_dev->lock` -> `prepare_lock`) The reverse order (B -> A) is more complex and has been observed (learned) by lockdep. It involves the clock prepare operation triggering power domain changes, which then propagates through sysfs and power supply uevents, eventually calling back into the ChromeOS EC driver and attempting to acquire `ec_dev->lock`: 1. Something calls clk_prepare(), which acquires `prepare_lock`. It then triggers genpd operations like genpd_runtime_resume(), which takes `&genpd->mlock`. 2. Power domain changes can trigger regulator changes; regulator changes can then trigger device link changes; device link changes can then trigger sysfs changes. Eventually, power_supply_uevent() is called. 3. This leads to calls like cros_usbpd_charger_get_prop(), which calls cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(), which then attempts to acquire `ec_dev->lock`. See #1 ~ #6 in the following example calling trace. (Lock Order: `prepare_lock` -> `&genpd->mlock` -> ... -> `&ec_dev->lock`) Move the clk_prepare()/clk_unprepare() operations for `scp->clk` to the remoteproc prepare()/unprepare() callbacks. This ensures `prepare_lock` is only acquired in prepare()/unprepare() callbacks. Since `ec_dev->lock` is not involved in the callbacks, the dependency loop is broken. This means the clock is always "prepared" when the SCP is running. The prolonged "prepared time" for the clock should be acceptable as SCP is designed to be a very power efficient processor. The power consumption impact can be negligible. A simplified calling trace reported by lockdep: > -> #6 (&ec_dev->lock) > cros_ec_cmd_xfer > cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status > cros_usbpd_charger_get_port_status > cros_usbpd_charger_get_prop > power_supply_get_property > power_supply_show_property > power_supply_uevent > dev_uevent > uevent_show > dev_attr_show > sysfs_kf_seq_show > kernfs_seq_show > -> #5 (kn->active#2) > kernfs_drain > __kernfs_remove > kernfs_remove_by_name_ns > sysfs_remove_file_ns > device_del > __device_link_del > device_links_driver_bound > -> #4 (device_links_lock) > device_link_remove > _regulator_put > regulator_put > -> #3 (regulator_list_mutex) > regulator_lock_dependent > regulator_disable > scpsys_power_off > _genpd_power_off > genpd_power_off > -> #2 (&genpd->mlock/1) > genpd_add_subdomain > pm_genpd_add_subdomain > scpsys_add_subdomain > scpsys_probe > -> #1 (&genpd->mlock) > genpd_runtime_resume > __rpm_callback > rpm_callback > rpm_resume > __pm_runtime_resume > clk_core_prepare > clk_prepare > -> #0 (prepare_lock) > clk_prepare > scp_ipi_send > scp_send_ipi > mtk_rpmsg_send > rpmsg_send > cros_ec_pkt_xfer_rpmsg Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org> Tested-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260112110755.2435899-1-tzungbi@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
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