From: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 20:44:21 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: slimbus: qcom-ngd-ctrl: Avoid ABBA on tx_lock/ctrl->lock
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slimbus: qcom-ngd-ctrl: Avoid ABBA on tx_lock/ctrl->lock

During the SSR/PDR down notification the tx_lock is taken with the
intent to provide synchronization with active DMA transfers.

But during this period qcom_slim_ngd_down() is invoked, which ends up in
slim_report_absent(), which takes the slim_controller lock. In multiple
other codepaths these two locks are taken in the opposite order (i.e.
slim_controller then tx_lock).

The result is a lockdep splat, and a possible deadlock:

  rprocctl/449 is trying to acquire lock:
  ffff00009793e620 (&ctrl->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: slim_report_absent (drivers/slimbus/core.c:322) slimbus

  but task is already holding lock:
  ffff00009793fb50 (&ctrl->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: qcom_slim_ngd_ssr_pdr_notify (drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c:1475) slim_qcom_ngd_ctrl

  which lock already depends on the new lock.

  Possible unsafe locking scenario:

        CPU0                    CPU1
        ----                    ----
   lock(&ctrl->tx_lock);
                                lock(&ctrl->lock);
                                lock(&ctrl->tx_lock);
   lock(&ctrl->lock);

The assumption is that the comment refers to the desire to not call
qcom_slim_ngd_exit_dma() while we have an ongoing DMA TX transaction.
But any such transaction is initiated and completed within a single
qcom_slim_ngd_xfer_msg().

Prior to calling qcom_slim_ngd_exit_dma() the slim_controller is torn
down, all child devices are notified that the slimbus is gone and the
child devices are removed.

Stop taking the tx_lock in qcom_slim_ngd_ssr_pdr_notify() to avoid the
deadlock.

Fixes: a899d324863a ("slimbus: qcom-ngd-ctrl: add Sub System Restart support")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Srinivas Kandagatla <srini@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260530204421.116824-9-srini@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---

diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 8b207efeadbc..3071e46d03be 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1471,15 +1471,12 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_ssr_pdr_notify(struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl,
 	switch (action) {
 	case QCOM_SSR_BEFORE_SHUTDOWN:
 	case SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_DOWN:
-		/* Make sure the last dma xfer is finished */
-		mutex_lock(&ctrl->tx_lock);
 		if (ctrl->state != QCOM_SLIM_NGD_CTRL_DOWN) {
 			pm_runtime_get_noresume(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
 			ctrl->state = QCOM_SLIM_NGD_CTRL_DOWN;
 			qcom_slim_ngd_down(ctrl);
 			qcom_slim_ngd_exit_dma(ctrl);
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&ctrl->tx_lock);
 		break;
 	case QCOM_SSR_AFTER_POWERUP:
 	case SERVREG_SERVICE_STATE_UP: