[PATCH 1/2] spi: hisi-kunpeng: prevent infinite while() loop in hisi_spi_flush_fifo
From: Pei Xiao
Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 23:08:05 EST
The hisi_spi_flush_fifo()'s inner while loop that lacks any timeout
mechanism. Maybe the hardware never becomes empty, the loop will spin
forever, causing the CPU to hang.
Fix this by adding a inner_limit based on loops_per_jiffy. The inner loop
now exits after approximately one jiffy if the FIFO remains non-empty, logs
a ratelimited warning, and breaks out of the outer loop. Additionally, add
a cpu_relax() inside the busy loop to improve power efficiency.
Fixes: c770d8631e18 ("spi: Add HiSilicon SPI Controller Driver for Kunpeng SoCs")
Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao <xiaopei01@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/spi/spi-hisi-kunpeng.c | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-hisi-kunpeng.c b/drivers/spi/spi-hisi-kunpeng.c
index 216a0a91fc47..c42d2a2cdf1e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-hisi-kunpeng.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-hisi-kunpeng.c
@@ -196,8 +196,18 @@ static void hisi_spi_flush_fifo(struct hisi_spi *hs)
unsigned long limit = loops_per_jiffy << 1;
do {
- while (hisi_spi_rx_not_empty(hs))
+ unsigned long inner_limit = loops_per_jiffy;
+
+ while (hisi_spi_rx_not_empty(hs) && --inner_limit) {
readl(hs->regs + HISI_SPI_DOUT);
+ cpu_relax();
+ }
+
+ if (!inner_limit) {
+ dev_warn_ratelimited(hs->dev, "RX FIFO flush timeout\n");
+ break;
+ }
+
} while (hisi_spi_busy(hs) && limit--);
}
--
2.25.1