Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:40:22 +0530 | From | Viresh Kumar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] arch_topology: validate input frequencies to arch_set_freq_scale() |
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On 25-08-20, 12:31, Ionela Voinescu wrote: > On Tuesday 25 Aug 2020 at 11:26:18 (+0530), Viresh Kumar wrote: > > On 24-08-20, 22:02, Ionela Voinescu wrote: > > > The current frequency passed to arch_set_freq_scale() could end up > > > being 0, signaling an error in setting a new frequency. Also, if the > > > maximum frequency in 0, this will result in a division by 0 error. > > > > > > Therefore, validate these input values before using them for the > > > setting of the frequency scale factor. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@arm.com> > > > Cc: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com> > > > Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@rjwysocki.net> > > > --- > > > drivers/base/arch_topology.c | 3 +++ > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c > > > index 75f72d684294..1aca82fcceb8 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c > > > +++ b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c > > > @@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ void arch_set_freq_scale(struct cpumask *cpus, unsigned long cur_freq, > > > unsigned long scale; > > > int i; > > > > > > + if (!cur_freq || !max_freq) > > > > We should probably use unlikely() here. > > > > Rafael: Shouldn't this have a WARN_ON_ONCE() as well ? > > > > I'll add the unlikely() as it's definitely useful. > > I'm somewhat on the fence about WARN_ON_ONCE() here. Wouldn't it work > better in cpufreq_driver_fast_switch()? It would cover scenarios where > the default arch_set_freq_scale() is used and flag potential hardware > issues with setting frequency that are currently just ignored both here > and in sugov_fast_switch().
I think validation and the WARN (if required) must all happen at the same place. Considering that there can be many callers of a routine, like this one, it is better to put all that in the end function only.
Maybe we can add the same in the dummy arch_set_freq_scale() if required.
-- viresh
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