[PATCH v4 09/31] accel: ethosu: Guard operations after unplug

From: Rob Herring (Arm)

Date: Thu Oct 29 2026 - 09:41:52 EST


drm_dev_is_unplugged() only checks the device state and can race with
removal. Use drm_dev_enter() around open and all private operations which
access driver state, and use drm_dev_unplug() during removal to wait for
them to complete.

Drop the drm_dev_enter() from the BO wait ioctl as that could
unnecessarily delay stopping the scheduler by waiting on a BO fence
signal timeout.

Fixes: 5a5e9c0228e6 ("accel: Add Arm Ethos-U NPU driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v4:
- New patch
---
drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_drv.c | 28 ++++----
drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_job.c | 21 ++++--
drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_perfmon.c | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
3 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_drv.c b/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_drv.c
index 6875ed17a004..91b2c2ab0a03 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_drv.c
@@ -80,19 +80,12 @@ static int ethosu_ioctl_bo_wait(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data,
struct drm_file *file)
{
struct drm_ethosu_bo_wait *args = data;
- int cookie, ret;
unsigned long timeout = drm_timeout_abs_to_jiffies(args->timeout_ns);

if (args->pad)
return -EINVAL;

- if (!drm_dev_enter(ddev, &cookie))
- return -ENODEV;
-
- ret = drm_gem_dma_resv_wait(file, args->handle, true, timeout);
-
- drm_dev_exit(cookie);
- return ret;
+ return drm_gem_dma_resv_wait(file, args->handle, true, timeout);
}

static int ethosu_ioctl_bo_mmap_offset(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data,
@@ -139,27 +132,34 @@ static int ethosu_ioctl_cmdstream_bo_create(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data,

static int ethosu_open(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_file *file)
{
- int ret = 0;
+ struct ethosu_file_priv __free(kfree) * priv = NULL;
+ int cookie, ret;

if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
return -EINVAL;
+ if (!drm_dev_enter(ddev, &cookie)) {
+ module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }

- struct ethosu_file_priv __free(kfree) *priv = kzalloc_obj(*priv);
+ priv = kzalloc_obj(*priv);
if (!priv) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
- goto err_put_mod;
+ goto err_dev_exit;
}
priv->edev = to_ethosu_device(ddev);

ret = ethosu_job_open(priv);
if (ret)
- goto err_put_mod;
+ goto err_dev_exit;

ethosu_perfmon_open_file(priv);
file->driver_priv = no_free_ptr(priv);
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
return 0;

-err_put_mod:
+err_dev_exit:
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
module_put(THIS_MODULE);
return ret;
}
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static void ethosu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct ethosu_device *ethosudev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);

- drm_dev_unregister(&ethosudev->base);
+ drm_dev_unplug(&ethosudev->base);
ethosu_job_fini(ethosudev);

pm_runtime_barrier(&pdev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_job.c b/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_job.c
index f22cacb19e3d..8ffdc83d06f9 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_job.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_job.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>

#include <drm/drm_file.h>
+#include <drm/drm_drv.h>
#include <drm/drm_gem.h>
#include <drm/drm_gem_dma_helper.h>
#include <drm/drm_print.h>
@@ -557,26 +558,34 @@ static int ethosu_ioctl_submit_job(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file
int ethosu_ioctl_submit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
{
struct drm_ethosu_submit *args = data;
- int ret = 0;
+ int cookie, ret = 0;
unsigned int i = 0;

+ if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &cookie))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
struct drm_ethosu_job __free(kvfree) *jobs =
kvmalloc_objs(*jobs, args->job_count);
- if (!jobs)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (!jobs) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

if (copy_from_user(jobs,
(void __user *)(uintptr_t)args->jobs,
args->job_count * sizeof(*jobs))) {
drm_dbg(dev, "Failed to copy incoming job array\n");
- return -EFAULT;
+ ret = -EFAULT;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
}

for (i = 0; i < args->job_count; i++) {
ret = ethosu_ioctl_submit_job(dev, file, &jobs[i], args->perfmon_id);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
}

- return 0;
+out_dev_exit:
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
+ return ret;
}
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_perfmon.c b/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_perfmon.c
index 2a9b3cc1447b..8d3635ba3347 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_perfmon.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ethosu/ethosu_perfmon.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/uaccess.h>

#include <drm/drm_file.h>
+#include <drm/drm_drv.h>
#include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>

#include <uapi/drm/ethosu_accel.h>
@@ -162,27 +163,36 @@ int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_create(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct ethosu_device *ethosu = to_ethosu_device(dev);
struct ethosu_perfmon *perfmon;
unsigned int i, event_max;
- int ret;
+ int cookie, ret;
u32 id;

+ if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &cookie))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
/* Number of monitored counters cannot exceed HW or UAPI limits. */
if (req->ncounters > ethosu->npu_info.pmu_counters ||
- req->ncounters > DRM_ETHOSU_MAX_PERF_EVENT_COUNTERS)
- return -EINVAL;
+ req->ncounters > DRM_ETHOSU_MAX_PERF_EVENT_COUNTERS) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

/* Make sure all counters are valid. */
event_max = ethosu_is_u65(ethosu) ? 433 : 671;
for (i = 0; i < req->ncounters; i++) {
- if (req->counters[i] > event_max)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (req->counters[i] > event_max) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }
}

/* Add 1 more counter for cycle counter */
req->ncounters++;

perfmon = kzalloc_flex(*perfmon, values, req->ncounters);
- if (!perfmon)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (!perfmon) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

for (i = 0; i < req->ncounters - 1; i++)
perfmon->counters[i] = req->counters[i];
@@ -196,12 +206,14 @@ int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_create(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,

if (ret < 0) {
kfree(perfmon);
- return ret;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
}

req->id = id;

- return 0;
+out_dev_exit:
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
+ return ret;
}

int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_destroy(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
@@ -210,14 +222,22 @@ int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_destroy(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct ethosu_file_priv *ethosu_priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
struct drm_ethosu_perfmon_destroy *req = data;
struct ethosu_perfmon *perfmon;
+ int cookie, ret = 0;
+
+ if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &cookie))
+ return -ENODEV;

perfmon = xa_erase(&ethosu_priv->perfmons, req->id);
- if (!perfmon)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (!perfmon) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

ethosu_perfmon_delete(ethosu_priv, perfmon);

- return 0;
+out_dev_exit:
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
+ return ret;
}

int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_get_values(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
@@ -227,19 +247,26 @@ int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_get_values(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct ethosu_file_priv *ethosu_priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
struct drm_ethosu_perfmon_get_values *req = data;
struct ethosu_perfmon *perfmon;
- int ret = 0;
+ int cookie, ret = 0;

- if (req->pad != 0)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &cookie))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ if (req->pad != 0) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

perfmon = ethosu_perfmon_find(ethosu_priv, req->id);
- if (!perfmon)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (!perfmon) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev->dev);
if (ret) {
ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);
- return ret;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
}
ethosu_perfmon_stop(ethosu, perfmon, true);

@@ -251,6 +278,8 @@ int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_get_values(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,

ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);

+out_dev_exit:
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
return ret;
}

@@ -260,44 +289,54 @@ int ethosu_ioctl_perfmon_set_global(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
struct ethosu_file_priv *ethosu_priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
struct drm_ethosu_perfmon_set_global *req = data;
struct ethosu_device *ethosu = to_ethosu_device(dev);
- struct ethosu_perfmon *perfmon;
+ struct ethosu_perfmon *old = NULL, *perfmon;
+ int cookie, ret = 0;

- if (req->flags & ~DRM_ETHOSU_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &cookie))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ if (req->flags & ~DRM_ETHOSU_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

perfmon = ethosu_perfmon_find(ethosu_priv, req->id);
- if (!perfmon)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (!perfmon) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
+ }

/* If the request is to clear the global performance monitor */
if (req->flags & DRM_ETHOSU_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL) {
- struct ethosu_perfmon *old;
-
scoped_guard(mutex, &ethosu->perfmon_state.lock) {
old = ethosu->global_perfmon;
- if (!old) {
- ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (old) {
+ ethosu->global_perfmon = NULL;
+ ethosu_perfmon_stop_locked(ethosu, old, true);
}
+ }

- ethosu->global_perfmon = NULL;
- ethosu_perfmon_stop_locked(ethosu, old, true);
+ ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);
+ if (!old) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
}

ethosu_perfmon_put(old);
- ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);

- return 0;
+ goto out_dev_exit;
}

scoped_guard(mutex, &ethosu->perfmon_state.lock) {
- if (ethosu->perfmon_state.active || ethosu->global_perfmon) {
- ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);
- return -EBUSY;
- }
-
- ethosu->global_perfmon = perfmon;
+ if (ethosu->perfmon_state.active || ethosu->global_perfmon)
+ ret = -EBUSY;
+ else
+ ethosu->global_perfmon = perfmon;
}
+ if (ret)
+ ethosu_perfmon_put(perfmon);

- return 0;
+out_dev_exit:
+ drm_dev_exit(cookie);
+ return ret;
}

--
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