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PATCH 1/1 : ACPI: Add the reference count to avoid unloading ACPI video bus twice

From: Zhao Yakui <[email protected]>

Sometimes both acpi video and i915 driver are compiled as modules. And there exists the strict dependency between the two drivers. The acpi video bus will be unloaded in course of unloading the i915 driver. If we unload the acpi video driver, then the kernel oops will be triggered.

Add the reference count to avoid unloading the ACPI video bus twice. The reference count should be checked before unregistering the acpi video bus. If the reference count is already zero, it won't unregister it again. And after the acpi video bus is already unregistered, the reference count will be set to zero.

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13396

---
 drivers/acpi/video.c                 |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c |    2 -
 include/acpi/video.h                 |    4 +--
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
drivers/acpi/video.c +35 -6
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/video.c
===================================================================
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 static int brightness_switch_enabled = 1;
 module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
 
+static int register_count = 0;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
@@ -2318,6 +2319,13 @@
 int acpi_video_register(void)
 {
 	int result = 0;
+	if (register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * if the function of acpi_video_register is already called,
+		 * don't register the acpi_vide_bus again and return no error.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	acpi_video_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
 	if (!acpi_video_dir)
@@ -2329,10 +2337,35 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When the acpi_video_bus is loaded successfully, increase
+	 * the counter reference.
+	 */
+	register_count = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_register);
 
+void acpi_video_unregister(void)
+{
+	if (!register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * If the acpi video bus is already unloaded, don't
+		 * unload it again and return directly.
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
+
+	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+
+	register_count = 0;
+
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
+
 /*
  * This is kind of nasty. Hardware using Intel chipsets may require
  * the video opregion code to be run first in order to initialise
@@ -2350,16 +2383,12 @@
 	return acpi_video_register();
 }
 
-void acpi_video_exit(void)
+static void __exit acpi_video_exit(void)
 {
-
-	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
-
-	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+	acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_exit);
 
 module_init(acpi_video_init);
 module_exit(acpi_video_exit);
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c +1 -1
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c
===================================================================
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!suspend)
-		acpi_video_exit();
+		acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	opregion->acpi->drdy = 0;
 
include/acpi/video.h +2 -2
Index: linux-2.6/include/acpi/video.h
===================================================================
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #if (defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO || defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_MODULE)
 extern int acpi_video_register(void);
-extern int acpi_video_exit(void);
+extern void acpi_video_unregister(void);
 #else
 static inline int acpi_video_register(void) { return 0; }
-static inline void acpi_video_exit(void) { return; }
+static inline void acpi_video_unregister(void) { return; }
 #endif
 
 #endif
#1 lore raw

Hi Yakui,

* yakui_zhao <[email protected]>:

Quoted 7 lines

From: Zhao Yakui <[email protected]>

Sometimes both acpi video and i915 driver are compiled as modules. And there exists the strict dependency between the two drivers. The acpi video bus will be unloaded in course of unloading the i915 driver. If we unload the acpi video driver, then the kernel oops will be triggered.

Quoted 5 lines

Add the reference count to avoid unloading the ACPI video bus twice. The reference count should be checked before unregistering the acpi video bus. If the reference count is already zero, it won't unregister it again. And after the acpi video bus is already unregistered, the reference count will be set to zero.

Your implementation below isn't really a reference count, so I don't think you should call it that in your changelog.

Since you are talking about refcounts, have you tried using try_module_get()?

Thanks.

/ac

Quoted 127 lines

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13396

---
 drivers/acpi/video.c                 |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c |    2 -
 include/acpi/video.h                 |    4 +--
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/video.c
===================================================================

drivers/acpi/video.c +35 -6
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 static int brightness_switch_enabled = 1;
 module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
 
+static int register_count = 0;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
@@ -2318,6 +2319,13 @@
 int acpi_video_register(void)
 {
 	int result = 0;
+	if (register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * if the function of acpi_video_register is already called,
+		 * don't register the acpi_vide_bus again and return no error.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	acpi_video_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
 	if (!acpi_video_dir)
@@ -2329,10 +2337,35 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When the acpi_video_bus is loaded successfully, increase
+	 * the counter reference.
+	 */
+	register_count = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_register);
 
+void acpi_video_unregister(void)
+{
+	if (!register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * If the acpi video bus is already unloaded, don't
+		 * unload it again and return directly.
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
+
+	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+
+	register_count = 0;
+
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
+
 /*
  * This is kind of nasty. Hardware using Intel chipsets may require
  * the video opregion code to be run first in order to initialise
@@ -2350,16 +2383,12 @@
 	return acpi_video_register();
 }
 
-void acpi_video_exit(void)
+static void __exit acpi_video_exit(void)
 {
-
-	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
-
-	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+	acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_exit);
 
 module_init(acpi_video_init);
 module_exit(acpi_video_exit);

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c
===================================================================

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c +1 -1
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!suspend)
-		acpi_video_exit();
+		acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	opregion->acpi->drdy = 0;
 

Index: linux-2.6/include/acpi/video.h
===================================================================

include/acpi/video.h +2 -3
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #if (defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO || defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_MODULE)
 extern int acpi_video_register(void);
-extern int acpi_video_exit(void);
+extern void acpi_video_unregister(void);
 #else
 static inline int acpi_video_register(void) { return 0; }
-static inline void acpi_video_exit(void) { return; }
+static inline void acpi_video_unregister(void) { return; }
 #endif
 
 #endif
 
 
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Quoted 10 lines · Alex Chiang

Hi Yakui,

* yakui_zhao <[email protected]>:

Quoted 7 lines

From: Zhao Yakui <[email protected]>

Sometimes both acpi video and i915 driver are compiled as modules. And there exists the strict dependency between the two drivers. The acpi video bus will be unloaded in course of unloading the i915 driver. If we unload the acpi video driver, then the kernel oops will be triggered.

Quoted 8 lines
Quoted 5 lines

Add the reference count to avoid unloading the ACPI video bus twice. The reference count should be checked before unregistering the acpi video bus. If the reference count is already zero, it won't unregister it again. And after the acpi video bus is already unregistered, the reference count will be set to zero.

Your implementation below isn't really a reference count, so I don't think you should call it that in your changelog.

It is only a register count, which indicates whether the acpi video bus is registered or not.
And it is not a the reference count for module.

Thanks.

Quoted 139 lines

Since you are talking about refcounts, have you tried using try_module_get()?

Thanks.

/ac

Quoted 124 lines

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13396

---
 drivers/acpi/video.c                 |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c |    2 -
 include/acpi/video.h                 |    4 +--
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/video.c
===================================================================

drivers/acpi/video.c +35 -6
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 static int brightness_switch_enabled = 1;
 module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
 
+static int register_count = 0;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
@@ -2318,6 +2319,13 @@
 int acpi_video_register(void)
 {
 	int result = 0;
+	if (register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * if the function of acpi_video_register is already called,
+		 * don't register the acpi_vide_bus again and return no error.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	acpi_video_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
 	if (!acpi_video_dir)
@@ -2329,10 +2337,35 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When the acpi_video_bus is loaded successfully, increase
+	 * the counter reference.
+	 */
+	register_count = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_register);
 
+void acpi_video_unregister(void)
+{
+	if (!register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * If the acpi video bus is already unloaded, don't
+		 * unload it again and return directly.
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
+
+	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+
+	register_count = 0;
+
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
+
 /*
  * This is kind of nasty. Hardware using Intel chipsets may require
  * the video opregion code to be run first in order to initialise
@@ -2350,16 +2383,12 @@
 	return acpi_video_register();
 }
 
-void acpi_video_exit(void)
+static void __exit acpi_video_exit(void)
 {
-
-	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
-
-	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+	acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_exit);
 
 module_init(acpi_video_init);
 module_exit(acpi_video_exit);

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c
===================================================================

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c +1 -1
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!suspend)
-		acpi_video_exit();
+		acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	opregion->acpi->drdy = 0;
 

Index: linux-2.6/include/acpi/video.h
===================================================================

include/acpi/video.h +2 -3
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #if (defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO || defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_MODULE)
 extern int acpi_video_register(void);
-extern int acpi_video_exit(void);
+extern void acpi_video_unregister(void);
 #else
 static inline int acpi_video_register(void) { return 0; }
-static inline void acpi_video_exit(void) { return; }
+static inline void acpi_video_unregister(void) { return; }
 #endif
 
 #endif
 
 
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Acked-by on v1 1/1
#3 lore raw
In reply to yakui_zhao
Quoted 13 lines · yakui_zhao

From: Zhao Yakui <[email protected]>

Sometimes both acpi video and i915 driver are compiled as modules. And there exists the strict dependency between the two drivers. The acpi video bus will be unloaded in course of unloading the i915 driver. If we unload the acpi video driver, then the kernel oops will be triggered.

Add the reference count to avoid unloading the ACPI video bus twice. The reference count should be checked before unregistering the acpi video bus. If the reference count is already zero, it won't unregister it again. And after the acpi video bus is already unregistered, the reference count will be set to zero.

Quoted 3 lines

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13396

But we'd better rename the patch to something like "unregister ACPI video driver only once".

thanks,
rui

Quoted 123 lines
---
 drivers/acpi/video.c                 |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c |    2 -
 include/acpi/video.h                 |    4 +--
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/video.c
===================================================================

drivers/acpi/video.c +35 -6
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 static int brightness_switch_enabled = 1;
 module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
 
+static int register_count = 0;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
@@ -2318,6 +2319,13 @@
 int acpi_video_register(void)
 {
 	int result = 0;
+	if (register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * if the function of acpi_video_register is already called,
+		 * don't register the acpi_vide_bus again and return no error.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	acpi_video_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
 	if (!acpi_video_dir)
@@ -2329,10 +2337,35 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When the acpi_video_bus is loaded successfully, increase
+	 * the counter reference.
+	 */
+	register_count = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_register);
 
+void acpi_video_unregister(void)
+{
+	if (!register_count) {
+		/*
+		 * If the acpi video bus is already unloaded, don't
+		 * unload it again and return directly.
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
+
+	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+
+	register_count = 0;
+
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
+
 /*
  * This is kind of nasty. Hardware using Intel chipsets may require
  * the video opregion code to be run first in order to initialise
@@ -2350,16 +2383,12 @@
 	return acpi_video_register();
 }
 
-void acpi_video_exit(void)
+static void __exit acpi_video_exit(void)
 {
-
-	acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
-
-	remove_proc_entry(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+	acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_exit);
 
 module_init(acpi_video_init);
 module_exit(acpi_video_exit);

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c
===================================================================

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_opregion.c +1 -1
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!suspend)
-		acpi_video_exit();
+		acpi_video_unregister();
 
 	opregion->acpi->drdy = 0;
 

Index: linux-2.6/include/acpi/video.h
===================================================================

include/acpi/video.h +2 -3
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #if (defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO || defined CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_MODULE)
 extern int acpi_video_register(void);
-extern int acpi_video_exit(void);
+extern void acpi_video_unregister(void);
 #else
 static inline int acpi_video_register(void) { return 0; }
-static inline void acpi_video_exit(void) { return; }
+static inline void acpi_video_unregister(void) { return; }
 #endif
 
 #endif
 
 
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