ARM: Fix subtle race in CPU pen_release hotplug code

There is a subtle race in the CPU hotplug code, where a CPU which has
been offlined can online itself before being requested, which results
in things going astray on the next online/offline cycle.

What happens in the normal online/offline/online cycle is:

	CPU0			CPU3
	requests boot of CPU3
	pen_release = 3
	flush cache line
				checks pen_release, reads 3
				starts boot
				pen_release = -1
	... requests CPU3 offline ...
				... dies ...
				checks pen_release, reads -1
	requests boot of CPU3
	pen_release = 3
	flush cache line
				checks pen_release, reads 3
				starts boot
				pen_release = -1

However, as the write of -1 of pen_release is not fully flushed back to
memory, and the checking of pen_release is done with caches disabled,
this allows CPU3 the opportunity to read the old value of pen_release:

	CPU0			CPU3
	requests boot of CPU3
	pen_release = 3
	flush cache line
				checks pen_release, reads 3
				starts boot
				pen_release = -1
	... requests CPU3 offline ...
				... dies ...
				checks pen_release, reads 3
				starts boot
				pen_release = -1
	requests boot of CPU3
	pen_release = 3
	flush cache line

Fix this by grouping the write of pen_release along with its cache line
flushing code to ensure that any update to pen_release is always pushed
out to physical memory.

Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
index ddedbc80c41f..f71175a766d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@
  */
 volatile int __cpuinitdata pen_release = -1;
 
+/*
+ * Write pen_release in a way that is guaranteed to be visible to all
+ * observers, irrespective of whether they're taking part in coherency
+ * or not.  This is necessary for the hotplug code to work reliably.
+ */
+static void write_pen_release(int val)
+{
+        pen_release = val;
+        smp_wmb();
+        __cpuc_flush_dcache_area((void *)&pen_release, sizeof(pen_release));
+        outer_clean_range(__pa(&pen_release), __pa(&pen_release + 1));
+}
+
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(boot_lock);
 
 void __cpuinit platform_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -42,7 +55,7 @@ void __cpuinit platform_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
          * let the primary processor know we're out of the
          * pen, then head off into the C entry point
          */
-        pen_release = -1;
+        write_pen_release(-1);
 
         /*
          * Synchronise with the boot thread.
@@ -66,9 +79,7 @@ int __cpuinit boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
          * the holding pen - release it, then wait for it to flag
          * that it has been released by resetting pen_release.
          */
-        pen_release = cpu;
-        __cpuc_flush_dcache_area((void *)&pen_release, sizeof(pen_release));
-        outer_clean_range(__pa(&pen_release), __pa(&pen_release) + 1);
+        write_pen_release(cpu);
 
         smp_cross_call(cpumask_of(cpu), 1);
 
@@ -89,9 +100,6 @@ int __cpuinit boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 
 static void __init wakeup_secondary(void)
 {
-        /* nobody is to be released from the pen yet */
-        pen_release = -1;
-
         /*
          * write the address of secondary startup into the backup ram register
          * at offset 0x1FF4, then write the magic number 0xA1FEED01 to the