[PATCH v3] fix multiple bugs in rtas_ibm_suspend_me code
Nathan Lynch
ntl at pobox.com
Wed Nov 14 03:25:22 EST 2007
Nathan Lynch wrote:
>
> 3.) H_JOIN must be called with MSR[EE] off, but lazy interrupt
> disabling may cause the caller of rtas_ibm_suspend_me to call H_JOIN
> with it on; the local_irq_disable() in on_each_cpu() is not
> sufficient.
>
> Fix this by explicitly saving the MSR and clearing the EE bit before
> calling H_JOIN.
...
> + atomic_inc(&data->working);
> +
> + /* really need to ensure MSR.EE is off for H_JOIN */
> + msr_save = mfmsr();
> + mtmsr(msr_save & ~(MSR_EE));
> +
> + rc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_JOIN);
> +
> + mtmsr(msr_save);
BTW, I'm wondering if this is the right way to do this. I think
there's the possibility that we could enter this routine hard-enabled
and take take an interrupt between the mfmsr and the first mtmsr, but
I haven't worked out all the implications. Would hard_irq_disable be
better?
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