From: "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@goldelico.com>
To: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>, Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, letux-kernel@openphoenux.org,
"H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@goldelico.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] i2c: jz4780: Cache host clock rate at probe to prevent CCF prepare_lock deadlock
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:19:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2db6fd233aceb7238474e4833f4d25ca681c3ffb.1784492382.git.hns@goldelico.com> (raw)
Fix a severe AB/BA deadlock between the Common Clock Framework (CCF)
and the I2C adapter lock, which triggers when an I2C-controlled clock
generator client (like the Si5351) is registered or modified under the CCF.
During an i2c client clock (generator) frequency change, the CCF acquires its global
'prepare_lock' mutex and the driver calls i2c_transfer() to update the client's
chip registers, stalling for the adapter's I2C bus lock.
Concurrently, an independent, parallel transfer on the same bus (e.g., a GPIO
expander handling LEDs) can hold the I2C adapter lock. Inside this parallel
transfer path, jz4780_i2c_set_speed() calls clk_get_rate() on the host
controller's input clock to calculate bus timings. This call attempts to acquire
the blocked CCF 'prepare_lock', creating a circular dependency that freezes
the system.
The jz4780 host controller clock itself is static and never changes at runtime.
However, calling clk_get_rate() inside the active transfer path introduces
an unnecessary dependency on the CCF internal locks.
Eliminate this synchronous clk_get_rate() call from the active transfer
path by caching the static host peripheral clock rate once - inside the private
jz4780_i2c structure during jz4780_i2c_probe(). Update jz4780_i2c_set_speed()
to use this cached value, safely decoupling active I2C transactions from the
CCF internal locks without any risk of stale timings.
Assisted-by web based Google AI (pinpointing the bug and writing the message).
Fixes: ba92222ed63a12 ("i2c: jz4780: Add i2c bus controller driver for Ingenic JZ4780")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@goldelico.com>
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-jz4780.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-jz4780.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-jz4780.c
index 664a5471d93357..695be3b2146085 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-jz4780.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-jz4780.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct jz4780_i2c {
void __iomem *iomem;
int irq;
struct clk *clk;
+ unsigned long clk_rate_khz;
struct i2c_adapter adap;
const struct ingenic_i2c_config *cdata;
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ static int jz4780_i2c_set_target(struct jz4780_i2c *i2c, unsigned char address)
static int jz4780_i2c_set_speed(struct jz4780_i2c *i2c)
{
- int dev_clk_khz = clk_get_rate(i2c->clk) / 1000;
+ int dev_clk_khz = i2c->clk_rate_khz;
int cnt_high = 0; /* HIGH period count of the SCL clock */
int cnt_low = 0; /* LOW period count of the SCL clock */
int cnt_period = 0; /* period count of the SCL clock */
@@ -796,6 +797,8 @@ static int jz4780_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (IS_ERR(i2c->clk))
return PTR_ERR(i2c->clk);
+ i2c->clk_rate_khz = clk_get_rate(i2c->clk) / 1000;
+
ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "clock-frequency",
&clk_freq);
if (ret) {
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-19 20:20 UTC|newest]
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2026-07-19 20:19 H. Nikolaus Schaller [this message]
2026-07-27 20:59 ` Andi Shyti
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