cpufreq: Fix the race condition while updating the transition_task of policy
[ Upstream commit 61bfbf79 ] The field 'transition_task' of policy structure is used to track the task which is performing the frequency transition. Using this field to print a warning once detect a case where the same task is calling _begin() again before completing the preivous frequency transition via the _end(). However, there is a potential race condition in _end() and _begin() APIs while updating the field 'transition_task' of policy, the scenario is depicted below: Task A Task B /* 1st freq transition */ Invoke _begin() { ... ... } /* 2nd freq transition */ Invoke _begin() { ... //waiting for A to ... //clear ... //transition_ongoing ... //in _end() for ... //the 1st transition | Change the frequency | | Invoke _end() { | ... | ... | transition_ongoing = false; V transition_ongoing = true; transition_task = current; transition_task = NULL; ... //A overwrites the task ... //performing the transition ... //result in error warning. } To fix this race condition, the transition_lock of policy structure is now acquired before updating policy structure in _end() API. Which ensure that only one task can update the 'transition_task' field at a time. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b3c61d8a-d52d-3136-fbf0-d1de9f1ba411@huawei.com/ Fixes: ca654dc3 ("cpufreq: Catch double invocations of cpufreq_freq_transition_begin/end") Signed-off-by: Liao Chang <liaochang1@huawei.com> Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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