printk: nbcon: Add ownership state functions

Provide functions that are related to the safe handover mechanism
and allow console drivers to dynamically specify unsafe regions:

 - nbcon_context_can_proceed()

   Invoked by a console owner to check whether a handover request
   is pending or whether the console has been taken over by another
   context. If a handover request is pending, this function will
   also perform the handover, thus cancelling its own ownership.

 - nbcon_context_enter_unsafe()/nbcon_context_exit_unsafe()

   Invoked by a console owner to denote that the driver is about
   to enter or leave a critical region where a take over is unsafe.
   The exit variant is the point where the current owner releases
   the lock for a higher priority context which asked for the
   friendly handover.

   The unsafe state is stored in the console state and allows a
   new context to make informed decisions whether to attempt a
   takeover of such a console. The unsafe state is also available
   to the driver so that it can make informed decisions about the
   required actions and possibly take a special emergency path.

Co-developed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner (Intel) <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230916192007.608398-6-john.ogness@linutronix.de
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Thomas Gleixner 2023-09-16 21:26:04 +02:06 committed by Petr Mladek
parent 5634c90fd8
commit 4b08d9e24f
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@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ static bool nbcon_owner_matches(struct nbcon_state *cur, int expected_cpu,
* nbcon_context_release - Release the console
* @ctxt: The nbcon context from nbcon_context_try_acquire()
*/
__maybe_unused
static void nbcon_context_release(struct nbcon_context *ctxt)
{
unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
@ -565,6 +564,128 @@ static void nbcon_context_release(struct nbcon_context *ctxt)
ctxt->pbufs = NULL;
}
/**
* nbcon_context_can_proceed - Check whether ownership can proceed
* @ctxt: The nbcon context from nbcon_context_try_acquire()
* @cur: The current console state
*
* Return: True if this context still owns the console. False if
* ownership was handed over or taken.
*
* Must be invoked when entering the unsafe state to make sure that it still
* owns the lock. Also must be invoked when exiting the unsafe context
* to eventually free the lock for a higher priority context which asked
* for the friendly handover.
*
* It can be called inside an unsafe section when the console is just
* temporary in safe state instead of exiting and entering the unsafe
* state.
*
* Also it can be called in the safe context before doing an expensive
* safe operation. It does not make sense to do the operation when
* a higher priority context took the lock.
*
* When this function returns false then the calling context no longer owns
* the console and is no longer allowed to go forward. In this case it must
* back out immediately and carefully. The buffer content is also no longer
* trusted since it no longer belongs to the calling context.
*/
static bool nbcon_context_can_proceed(struct nbcon_context *ctxt, struct nbcon_state *cur)
{
unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
/* Make sure this context still owns the console. */
if (!nbcon_owner_matches(cur, cpu, ctxt->prio))
return false;
/* The console owner can proceed if there is no waiter. */
if (cur->req_prio == NBCON_PRIO_NONE)
return true;
/*
* A console owner within an unsafe region is always allowed to
* proceed, even if there are waiters. It can perform a handover
* when exiting the unsafe region. Otherwise the waiter will
* need to perform an unsafe hostile takeover.
*/
if (cur->unsafe)
return true;
/* Waiters always have higher priorities than owners. */
WARN_ON_ONCE(cur->req_prio <= cur->prio);
/*
* Having a safe point for take over and eventually a few
* duplicated characters or a full line is way better than a
* hostile takeover. Post processing can take care of the garbage.
* Release and hand over.
*/
nbcon_context_release(ctxt);
/*
* It is not clear whether the waiter really took over ownership. The
* outermost callsite must make the final decision whether console
* ownership is needed for it to proceed. If yes, it must reacquire
* ownership (possibly hostile) before carefully proceeding.
*
* The calling context no longer owns the console so go back all the
* way instead of trying to implement reacquire heuristics in tons of
* places.
*/
return false;
}
#define nbcon_context_enter_unsafe(c) __nbcon_context_update_unsafe(c, true)
#define nbcon_context_exit_unsafe(c) __nbcon_context_update_unsafe(c, false)
/**
* __nbcon_context_update_unsafe - Update the unsafe bit in @con->nbcon_state
* @ctxt: The nbcon context from nbcon_context_try_acquire()
* @unsafe: The new value for the unsafe bit
*
* Return: True if the unsafe state was updated and this context still
* owns the console. Otherwise false if ownership was handed
* over or taken.
*
* This function allows console owners to modify the unsafe status of the
* console.
*
* When this function returns false then the calling context no longer owns
* the console and is no longer allowed to go forward. In this case it must
* back out immediately and carefully. The buffer content is also no longer
* trusted since it no longer belongs to the calling context.
*
* Internal helper to avoid duplicated code.
*/
__maybe_unused
static bool __nbcon_context_update_unsafe(struct nbcon_context *ctxt, bool unsafe)
{
struct console *con = ctxt->console;
struct nbcon_state cur;
struct nbcon_state new;
nbcon_state_read(con, &cur);
do {
/*
* The unsafe bit must not be cleared if an
* unsafe hostile takeover has occurred.
*/
if (!unsafe && cur.unsafe_takeover)
goto out;
if (!nbcon_context_can_proceed(ctxt, &cur))
return false;
new.atom = cur.atom;
new.unsafe = unsafe;
} while (!nbcon_state_try_cmpxchg(con, &cur, &new));
cur.atom = new.atom;
out:
return nbcon_context_can_proceed(ctxt, &cur);
}
/**
* nbcon_alloc - Allocate buffers needed by the nbcon console
* @con: Console to allocate buffers for