2021-01-26 15:42:24

by Thomas Gleixner

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Subject: Re: [patch 1/8] rtc: mc146818: Prevent reading garbage - bug

On Tue, Jan 26 2021 at 15:17, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
> Thanks for the fix! It boots now with a new message:
> rtc_cmos rtc_cmos: not accessible
>> spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
>> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
>> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
>> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
>> + memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(time));
>
> This should be: sizeof(*time)

Of course ....

>> + return 0;
>> + }
>> +
>> /*
>> * Check whether there is an update in progress during which the
>> * readout is unspecified. The maximum update time is ~2ms. Poll
>>
>
> Tested-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>


2021-01-27 00:28:08

by Thomas Gleixner

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Subject: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs

The recent fix for handling the UIP bit unearthed another issue in the RTC
code. If the RTC is advertised but the readout is straight 0xFF because
it's not available, the old code just proceeded with crappy values, but the
new code hangs because it waits for the UIP bit to become low.

Add a sanity check in the RTC CMOS probe function which reads the RTC_VALID
register (Register D) which should have bit 0-6 cleared. If that's not the
case then fail to register the CMOS.

Add the same check to mc146818_get_time(), warn once when the condition
is true and invalidate the rtc_time data.

Reported-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>
---
V2: Fixed the sizeof() as spotted by Mickaël
---
drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct

spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);

+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
+ if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+ dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
+ retval = -ENXIO;
+ goto cleanup1;
+ }
+
if (!(flags & CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ)) {
/* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
*
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt

again:
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
/*
* Check whether there is an update in progress during which the
* readout is unspecified. The maximum update time is ~2ms. Poll

2021-01-27 21:41:09

by tip-bot2 for Tony Luck

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Subject: [tip: timers/urgent] rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs

The following commit has been merged into the timers/urgent branch of tip:

Commit-ID: 211e5db19d15a721b2953ea54b8f26c2963720eb
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/211e5db19d15a721b2953ea54b8f26c2963720eb
Author: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:02:11 +01:00
Committer: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
CommitterDate: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:36:22 +01:00

rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs

The recent fix for handling the UIP bit unearthed another issue in the RTC
code. If the RTC is advertised but the readout is straight 0xFF because
it's not available, the old code just proceeded with crappy values, but the
new code hangs because it waits for the UIP bit to become low.

Add a sanity check in the RTC CMOS probe function which reads the RTC_VALID
register (Register D) which should have bit 0-6 cleared. If that's not the
case then fail to register the CMOS.

Add the same check to mc146818_get_time(), warn once when the condition
is true and invalidate the rtc_time data.

Reported-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Alexandre Belloni <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]

---
drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 51e80bc..68a9ac6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)

spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);

+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
+ if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+ dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
+ retval = -ENXIO;
+ goto cleanup1;
+ }
+
if (!(flags & CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ)) {
/* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
*
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
index 972a5b9..f83c138 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rtc_time *time)

again:
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
/*
* Check whether there is an update in progress during which the
* readout is unspecified. The maximum update time is ~2ms. Poll

2021-01-31 13:43:11

by Dirk Gouders

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs

Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> writes:

> The recent fix for handling the UIP bit unearthed another issue in the RTC
> code. If the RTC is advertised but the readout is straight 0xFF because
> it's not available, the old code just proceeded with crappy values, but the
> new code hangs because it waits for the UIP bit to become low.
>
> Add a sanity check in the RTC CMOS probe function which reads the RTC_VALID
> register (Register D) which should have bit 0-6 cleared. If that's not the
> case then fail to register the CMOS.
>
> Add the same check to mc146818_get_time(), warn once when the condition
> is true and invalidate the rtc_time data.

In case it is helpful: on my hardware this patch triggers a warning
(attached below).

Without it the rtc messages look like this:

[ 2.783386] rtc_cmos 00:01: RTC can wake from S4
[ 2.784302] rtc_cmos 00:01: registered as rtc0
[ 2.785036] rtc_cmos 00:01: setting system clock to 2021-01-31T10:13:40 UTC (1612088020)
[ 2.785713] rtc_cmos 00:01: alarms up to one month, y3k, 114 bytes nvram, hpet irqs

Dirk

[ 7.258410] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 7.258414] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c:25 mc146818_get_time+0x2b/0x1e5
[ 7.258420] Modules linked in: iwlmvm(+) mac80211 iwlwifi sdhci_pci amdgpu(+) drm_ttm_helper cfg80211 ttm cqhci gpu_sched sdhci ccp thinkpad_acpi(+) rng_core nvram tpm_tis(+) tpm_tis_core wmi tpm pinctrl_amd
[ 7.258432] CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Tainted: G W 5.11.0-rc5-next-20210129-x86_64 #180
[ 7.258434] Hardware name: LENOVO 20U50008GE/20U50008GE, BIOS R19ET26W (1.10 ) 06/22/2020
[ 7.258435] RIP: 0010:mc146818_get_time+0x2b/0x1e5
[ 7.258437] Code: 56 41 55 45 31 ed 41 54 55 53 48 89 fb 48 c7 c7 bc d9 eb 82 e8 26 d8 36 00 bf 0d 00 00 00 48 89 c5 e8 6d d1 8f ff a8 7f 74 24 <0f> 0b 48 c7 c7 bc d9 eb 82 48 89 ee e8 bc d6 36 00 b0 ff b9 24 00
[ 7.258438] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000022cef0 EFLAGS: 00010002
[ 7.258440] RAX: 0000000000000031 RBX: ffffc9000022cf24 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 7.258441] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff888105607000 RDI: 000000000000000d
[ 7.258441] RBP: 0000000000000046 R08: ffffc9000022cf24 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 7.258442] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888105607000
[ 7.258443] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffc9000022cfa4 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 7.258444] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88840ec80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 7.258445] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 7.258446] CR2: 00007f2ed26c4160 CR3: 000000000480a000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0
[ 7.258447] Call Trace:
[ 7.258449] <IRQ>
[ 7.258450] hpet_rtc_interrupt+0xd3/0x1a3
[ 7.258454] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x6b/0x12e
[ 7.258457] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x2c/0x6f
[ 7.258459] handle_irq_event+0x23/0x43
[ 7.258461] handle_edge_irq+0x9e/0xbb
[ 7.258463] asm_call_irq_on_stack+0x12/0x20
[ 7.258467] </IRQ>
[ 7.258467] common_interrupt+0x9a/0x123
[ 7.258470] asm_common_interrupt+0x1e/0x40
[ 7.258472] RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0x13e/0x1fe
[ 7.258475] Code: 49 89 c4 e8 bd fd ff ff 31 ff e8 3e 80 92 ff 45 84 ff 74 12 9c 58 0f ba e0 09 73 03 0f 0b fa 31 ff e8 13 16 96 ff fb 45 85 f6 <0f> 88 97 00 00 00 49 63 d6 4c 2b 24 24 48 6b ca 68 48 6b c2 30 4c
[ 7.258476] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000167eb0 EFLAGS: 00000206
[ 7.258477] RAX: ffff88840eca8240 RBX: ffff888101e0d400 RCX: 00000001b0a24b16
[ 7.258478] RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: 0000000000000000
[ 7.258478] RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 00000000ffffffff R09: 0000000000000000
[ 7.258479] R10: ffff88810083c4a8 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000001b0a24b48
[ 7.258480] R13: ffffffff8299cc60 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 7.258482] cpuidle_enter+0x2b/0x37
[ 7.258483] do_idle+0x126/0x184
[ 7.258485] cpu_startup_entry+0x18/0x1a
[ 7.258486] secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xb0/0xbb
[ 7.258489] ---[ end trace 9da59c3696ed99d8 ]---


> Reported-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> Tested-by: Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>
> ---
> V2: Fixed the sizeof() as spotted by Mickaël
> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 8 ++++++++
> drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 7 +++++++
> 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
>
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> @@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct
>
> spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> + if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
> + spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
> + dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
> + retval = -ENXIO;
> + goto cleanup1;
> + }
> +
> if (!(flags & CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ)) {
> /* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
> *
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> @@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt
>
> again:
> spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
> + memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
> + return 0;
> + }
> +
> /*
> * Check whether there is an update in progress during which the
> * readout is unspecified. The maximum update time is ~2ms. Poll

2021-02-01 14:01:52

by Serge Belyshev

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs

Hi! "Me too":

> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> @@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt
>
> again:
> spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
> + memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
> + return 0;
> + }
> +

... triggers here on a different box (Xiaomi mi notebook air 12.5):

[ 3.524002] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 3.528317] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 273 at drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c:25 mc146818_get_time+0x1b6/0x210
[ 3.532558] CPU: 3 PID: 273 Comm: udevadm Not tainted 5.11.0-rc6 #760
[ 3.536748] Hardware name: Timi TM1612/TM1612, BIOS A04 08/06/2016
[ 3.540947] RIP: 0010:mc146818_get_time+0x1b6/0x210
[ 3.545103] Code: 76 0b 0f b6 d0 83 ea 13 6b d2 64 01 d5 83 fd 45 89 6b 14 7f 06 83 c5 64 89 6b 14 41 83 ed 01 b8 02 00 00 00 44 89 6b 10 eb 39 <0f> 0b 48 c7 c7 b4 e0 9e 82 48 89 ee e8 29 6b 34 00 48 c7 03 ff ff
[ 3.549883] RSP: 0000:ffffc900012efe30 EFLAGS: 00010002
[ 3.554387] RAX: 0000000000000081 RBX: ffffc900012efe64 RCX: 000000000005b8d7
[ 3.558867] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff8881000aa000 RDI: 000000000000000d
[ 3.563333] RBP: 0000000000000046 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: fffffffe5e075ac6
[ 3.567748] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
[ 3.567822] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 3.567827] R13: ffffc900012efedc R14: 0000000000000008 R15: ffff888100051200
[ 3.577223] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88816ad80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 3.579870] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 3.581947] CR2: 00007fface455e28 CR3: 0000000103244005 CR4: 00000000003706a0
[ 3.583836] Call Trace:
[ 3.585699] hpet_rtc_interrupt+0x1af/0x220
[ 3.587585] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x5a/0xc0
[ 3.589230] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x1b/0x50
[ 3.590673] handle_irq_event+0x22/0x40
[ 3.592107] handle_edge_irq+0x6b/0x190
[ 3.593545] common_interrupt+0x67/0x130
[ 3.594983] ? asm_common_interrupt+0x8/0x40
[ 3.596432] asm_common_interrupt+0x1e/0x40
[ 3.597618] RIP: 0033:0x7ffaceac9b31
[ 3.598794] Code: 48 83 fe 0a 0f 87 f5 fe ff ff be 41 ff ff 6f 48 29 d6 48 89 04 f1 e9 e4 fe ff ff 48 85 ff 74 79 49 8b 44 24 60 48 85 c0 74 04 <48> 01 78 08 49 8b 44 24 58 48 85 c0 74 04 48 01 78 08 49 8b 44 24
[ 3.600048] RSP: 002b:00007ffc12303b00 EFLAGS: 00010202
[ 3.601343] RAX: 00007fface455e20 RBX: 000000006ffffdff RCX: 00007fface80c040
[ 3.602587] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000029 RDI: 00007fface451000
[ 3.603809] RBP: 00007ffc12303c50 R08: 000000006fffffff R09: 00000000effffef5
[ 3.605015] R10: 0000000070000022 R11: 0000000000000032 R12: 00007fface80c000
[ 3.606223] R13: 000000006ffffeff R14: 000000006ffffe35 R15: 00007ffc12303ce0
[ 3.607421] ---[ end trace 5922ddf43b0f7b83 ]---
[ 3.608692] hpet: Lost 3 RTC interrupts

2021-02-01 19:13:44

by Thomas Gleixner

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Subject: [PATCH] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.

While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.

Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
---
drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct

spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);

+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+ if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+ dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
+ retval = -ENXIO;
+ goto cleanup1;
+ }
+
if (!(flags & CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ)) {
/* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
*
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt

again:
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
/*
* Check whether there is an update in progress during which the
* readout is unspecified. The maximum update time is ~2ms. Poll

2021-02-01 19:26:25

by Thomas Gleixner

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Subject: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.

While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.

Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
---
V2: Provide the actual delta patch. Should have stayed away from
computers today....
---
drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 4 ++--
drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct

spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);

- /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
- if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+ if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
retval = -ENXIO;
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt

again:
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
- /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
return 0;

2021-02-01 19:37:06

by Linus Torvalds

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:24 AM Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.

This looks fine, but it might also be worth it simply just checking
for the only really special value: 0xff, and going "ok, that looks
like missing hardware".

That's what a few other drivers historically do in their probing
routines, so it's not unheard of (ie you can find drivers doing that
kind of

/* If we read 0xff from the LSR, there is no UART here. */
if (inb(.. port ..) == 0xff)

in their init routines.

Not a big deal either way, I just think it would be more in like with
what other places do in similar situations

Linus

2021-02-01 19:42:41

by Thomas Gleixner

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

On Mon, Feb 01 2021 at 11:32, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:24 AM Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
>> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
>> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
>
> This looks fine, but it might also be worth it simply just checking
> for the only really special value: 0xff, and going "ok, that looks
> like missing hardware".
>
> That's what a few other drivers historically do in their probing
> routines, so it's not unheard of (ie you can find drivers doing that
> kind of
>
> /* If we read 0xff from the LSR, there is no UART here. */
> if (inb(.. port ..) == 0xff)
>
> in their init routines.
>
> Not a big deal either way, I just think it would be more in like with
> what other places do in similar situations

Yeah, we can do that as well. Either way is fine.

Thanks,

tglx

2021-02-01 19:43:09

by Alexandre Belloni

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

On 01/02/2021 20:24:17+0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.
>
> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
>
> Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
> Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Alexandre Belloni <[email protected]>

I'm still fine with that going through your tree.

Thanks for this work I do hope this will be the last issue...

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2021-02-01 20:11:20

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 08:24:17PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.
>
> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
>
> Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
> Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> ---
> V2: Provide the actual delta patch. Should have stayed away from
> computers today....
> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

FWIW:

Reported-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>

Thx.

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Boris.

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2021-02-01 20:34:53

by Dirk Gouders

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> writes:

> The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.
>
> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
>
> Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
> Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> ---
> V2: Provide the actual delta patch. Should have stayed away from
> computers today....

I tested V2 and it eliminates the warning, here.

Thank you,

Dirk

> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> @@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct
>
> spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>
> - /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> - if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
> + if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
> spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
> dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
> retval = -ENXIO;
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt
>
> again:
> spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
> - /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> - if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
> memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
> return 0;

2021-02-02 04:27:35

by Len Brown

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

Thanks for the update, Thomas.

V1 prevented rc6 automated suspend/resume testing on all 13 of my
local machines.
V2 applied, and they are back in business.

tested-by: Len Brown <[email protected]>

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 2:25 PM Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.
>
> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
>
> Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
> Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> ---
> V2: Provide the actual delta patch. Should have stayed away from
> computers today....
> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> @@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct
>
> spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>
> - /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> - if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
> + if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
> spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
> dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
> retval = -ENXIO;
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt
>
> again:
> spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
> - /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> - if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
> memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
> return 0;



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2021-02-03 00:49:05

by tip-bot2 for Tony Luck

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Subject: [tip: timers/urgent] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

The following commit has been merged into the timers/urgent branch of tip:

Commit-ID: ebb22a05943666155e6da04407cc6e913974c78c
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/ebb22a05943666155e6da04407cc6e913974c78c
Author: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 20:24:17 +01:00
Committer: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
CommitterDate: Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:35:02 +01:00

rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.

While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.

Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Len Brown <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Alexandre Belloni <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]

---
drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 4 ++--
drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 68a9ac6..a701dae 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)

spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);

- /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
- if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+ if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
retval = -ENXIO;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
index f83c138..dcfaf09 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rtc_time *time)

again:
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
- /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
+ /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
return 0;

2021-02-03 13:03:40

by Mickaël Salaün

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

FWIW, it's still OK for me.

Tested-by: Micka?l Sala?n <[email protected]>

On 01/02/2021 20:24, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The recent change to validate the RTC turned out to be overly tight.
>
> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
>
> Fixes: 211e5db19d15 ("rtc: mc146818: Detect and handle broken RTCs")
> Reported-by: Serge Belyshev <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> ---
> V2: Provide the actual delta patch. Should have stayed away from
> computers today....
> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c | 4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
> @@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct
>
> spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>
> - /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> - if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
> + if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
> spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
> dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
> retval = -ENXIO;
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
> @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rt
>
> again:
> spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
> - /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
> - if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
> + /* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
> memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
> return 0;
>

2021-02-11 23:11:05

by Maciej W. Rozycki

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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

On Mon, 1 Feb 2021, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> >> While it cures the problem on the reporters machine it breaks machines
> >> with Intel chipsets which use bit 0-5 of the D register. So check only
> >> for bit 6 being 0 which is the case on these Intel machines as well.
> >
> > This looks fine, but it might also be worth it simply just checking
> > for the only really special value: 0xff, and going "ok, that looks
> > like missing hardware".
> >
> > That's what a few other drivers historically do in their probing
> > routines, so it's not unheard of (ie you can find drivers doing that
> > kind of
> >
> > /* If we read 0xff from the LSR, there is no UART here. */
> > if (inb(.. port ..) == 0xff)
> >
> > in their init routines.
> >
> > Not a big deal either way, I just think it would be more in like with
> > what other places do in similar situations
>
> Yeah, we can do that as well. Either way is fine.

Given that evidently vendors appear to start playing with 146818 clones
it may be worth it to peek at the D and the C register and checking they
are not 0xff both at a time for robustness before concluding no RTC is
present. The C register is supposed to hold zeros in bits 3:0. A read of
the C register will drop interrupt bits, but I guess it does not matter at
the probe time.

FWIW,

Maciej