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SubjectRe: [PATCH V7 2/2] remoteproc: support attach recovery after rproc crash
On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 10:10:31AM +0200, Arnaud POULIQUEN wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 9/27/22 05:03, Peng Fan wrote:
> > Hi Mathieu,
> >
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH V7 2/2] remoteproc: support attach recovery after rproc
> >> crash
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 05, 2022 at 09:15:27AM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> >>> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@nxp.com>
> >>>
> >>> Current logic only support main processor to stop/start the remote
> >>> processor after crash. However to SoC, such as i.MX8QM/QXP, the remote
> >>> processor could do attach recovery after crash and trigger watchdog to
> >>> reboot itself. It does not need main processor to load image, or
> >>> stop/start remote processor.
> >>>
> >>> Introduce two functions: rproc_attach_recovery, rproc_boot_recovery
> >>> for the two cases. Boot recovery is as before, let main processor to
> >>> help recovery, while attach recovery is to recover itself without help.
> >>> To attach recovery, we only do detach and attach.
> >>>
> >>> Acked-by: Arnaud Pouliquen <arnaud.pouliquen@foss.st.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@nxp.com>
> >>> ---
> >>> drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c | 62
> >>> +++++++++++++++++++---------
> >>> 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> >>> b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> >>> index ed374c8bf14a..ef5b9310bc83 100644
> >>> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> >>> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> >>> @@ -1884,6 +1884,45 @@ static int __rproc_detach(struct rproc *rproc)
> >>> return 0;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> +static int rproc_attach_recovery(struct rproc *rproc) {
> >>> + int ret;
> >>> +
> >>> + ret = __rproc_detach(rproc);
> >>> + if (ret)
> >>> + return ret;
> >>
> >> I thought there was a specific reason to _not_ call rproc->ops->coredump()
> >> for processors that have been attached to but looking at the STM32 and
> >> IMX_DSP now, it would seem logical to do so. Am I missing something?
> >
> > ATTACH RECOVERY is to support recovery without help from Linux,
> >
> > STM32 and IMX_DSP, both require linux to load image and start remote
> > core. So the two cases should not enable feature:
> > RPROC_FEAT_ATTACH_ON_RECOVERY
> >
> > Also considering the recovery is out of linux control, actually when linux
> > start dump, remote core may already recovered.
>
> I asked myself the same question. Indeed how to manage a core dump if the
> remote processor restarts autonomously.
> The answer doesn't seem obvious because it seems to be platform specific.
>
> For time being on STM32 we consider that the remoteproc memory can be corrupted
> so we don't plan to enable the feature by default even if the hardware allows it.
>
> If we implement it, I would see 2 use cases:
> - no core dump, the remote processor restart autonomously (need to manage the
> VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_NEEDS_RESET in resource table vdev for resynchronization)
> - core dump and the Linux stm32 driver handle the reset of the remote
> processor core to be able to perform the core dump (no firmware loading)
>
> What about dealing with the coredump in a separate thread, based on a concrete
> use case/need?

Definitely, we can deal with that later.

Peng - please send me a rebase as quickly as possible.

>
> Regards,
> Arnaud
>
> >
> >>
> >> And this set will need a rebase.
> >
> > I'll do the rebase and send V8 if the upper explanation could eliminate
> > your concern.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peng.
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Mathieu
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> + return __rproc_attach(rproc);
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> +static int rproc_boot_recovery(struct rproc *rproc) {
> >>> + const struct firmware *firmware_p;
> >>> + struct device *dev = &rproc->dev;
> >>> + int ret;
> >>> +
> >>> + ret = rproc_stop(rproc, true);
> >>> + if (ret)
> >>> + return ret;
> >>> +
> >>> + /* generate coredump */
> >>> + rproc->ops->coredump(rproc);
> >>> +
> >>> + /* load firmware */
> >>> + ret = request_firmware(&firmware_p, rproc->firmware, dev);
> >>> + if (ret < 0) {
> >>> + dev_err(dev, "request_firmware failed: %d\n", ret);
> >>> + return ret;
> >>> + }
> >>> +
> >>> + /* boot the remote processor up again */
> >>> + ret = rproc_start(rproc, firmware_p);
> >>> +
> >>> + release_firmware(firmware_p);
> >>> +
> >>> + return ret;
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> /**
> >>> * rproc_trigger_recovery() - recover a remoteproc
> >>> * @rproc: the remote processor
> >>> @@ -1898,7 +1937,6 @@ static int __rproc_detach(struct rproc *rproc)
> >>> */
> >>> int rproc_trigger_recovery(struct rproc *rproc) {
> >>> - const struct firmware *firmware_p;
> >>> struct device *dev = &rproc->dev;
> >>> int ret;
> >>>
> >>> @@ -1912,24 +1950,10 @@ int rproc_trigger_recovery(struct rproc
> >>> *rproc)
> >>>
> >>> dev_err(dev, "recovering %s\n", rproc->name);
> >>>
> >>> - ret = rproc_stop(rproc, true);
> >>> - if (ret)
> >>> - goto unlock_mutex;
> >>> -
> >>> - /* generate coredump */
> >>> - rproc->ops->coredump(rproc);
> >>> -
> >>> - /* load firmware */
> >>> - ret = request_firmware(&firmware_p, rproc->firmware, dev);
> >>> - if (ret < 0) {
> >>> - dev_err(dev, "request_firmware failed: %d\n", ret);
> >>> - goto unlock_mutex;
> >>> - }
> >>> -
> >>> - /* boot the remote processor up again */
> >>> - ret = rproc_start(rproc, firmware_p);
> >>> -
> >>> - release_firmware(firmware_p);
> >>> + if (rproc_has_feature(rproc, RPROC_FEAT_ATTACH_ON_RECOVERY))
> >>> + ret = rproc_attach_recovery(rproc);
> >>> + else
> >>> + ret = rproc_boot_recovery(rproc);
> >>>
> >>> unlock_mutex:
> >>> mutex_unlock(&rproc->lock);
> >>> --
> >>> 2.25.1
> >>>

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