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[v3,1/3] input: gpio-keys: Remove extra call to input_sync

Message ID 20210307222240.380583-1-paul@crapouillou.net
State Accepted
Commit 02e699e33c13227c59253e0bc28aea6f6ee357ae
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Series [v3,1/3] input: gpio-keys: Remove extra call to input_sync | expand

Commit Message

Paul Cercueil March 7, 2021, 10:22 p.m. UTC
The input_sync() function is already called after the loop in
gpio_keys_report_state(), so it does not need to be called after each
iteration within gpio_keys_gpio_report_event().

Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>
---

Notes:
    v2: Keep the input_sync() within gpio_keys_report_state() so that it's
        not called at every iteration of the loop.
    
    v3: No change

 drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Dmitry Torokhov March 23, 2021, 9:33 p.m. UTC | #1
On Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 10:22:38PM +0000, Paul Cercueil wrote:
> The input_sync() function is already called after the loop in

> gpio_keys_report_state(), so it does not need to be called after each

> iteration within gpio_keys_gpio_report_event().

> 

> Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>


Applied, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry
Dmitry Torokhov March 23, 2021, 9:34 p.m. UTC | #2
On Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 10:22:40PM +0000, Paul Cercueil wrote:
> We want to be able to report the input event as soon as the debounce

> delay elapsed. However, the current code does not really ensure that,

> as it uses the jiffies-based schedule_delayed_work() API. With a small

> enough HZ value (HZ <= 100), this results in some input events being

> lost, when a key is quickly pressed then released (on a human's time

> scale).

> 

> Switching to hrtimers fixes this issue, and will work even on extremely

> low HZ values (tested at HZ=24). This is however only possible if

> reading the GPIO is possible without sleeping. If this condition is not

> met, the previous approach of using a jiffies-based timer is taken.

> 

> Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>


Applied with minor edits to make more use of debounce_use_hrtimer flag.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
Tony Lindgren April 6, 2021, 8:37 a.m. UTC | #3
Hi,

* Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> [700101 02:00]:
> On Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 10:22:40PM +0000, Paul Cercueil wrote:

> > We want to be able to report the input event as soon as the debounce

> > delay elapsed. However, the current code does not really ensure that,

> > as it uses the jiffies-based schedule_delayed_work() API. With a small

> > enough HZ value (HZ <= 100), this results in some input events being

> > lost, when a key is quickly pressed then released (on a human's time

> > scale).

> > 

> > Switching to hrtimers fixes this issue, and will work even on extremely

> > low HZ values (tested at HZ=24). This is however only possible if

> > reading the GPIO is possible without sleeping. If this condition is not

> > met, the previous approach of using a jiffies-based timer is taken.

> > 

> > Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>

> 

> Applied with minor edits to make more use of debounce_use_hrtimer flag.


While testing Linux next I noticed that this patch causes a null pointer
dereference at least when unbinding a gpio-keys instance, see below.

Regards,

Tony

8< -----------------
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000c
...
PC is at hrtimer_active+0xc/0x98
LR is at hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x24/0x140
...
[<c01c43b8>] (hrtimer_active) from [<c01c50f4>] (hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x24/0x140)
[<c01c50f4>] (hrtimer_try_to_cancel) from [<c01c5224>] (hrtimer_cancel+0x14/0x4c)
[<c01c5224>] (hrtimer_cancel) from [<bf1cae24>] (gpio_keys_attr_store_helper+0x1b8/0x1d8 [gpio_keys])
[<bf1cae24>] (gpio_keys_attr_store_helper [gpio_keys]) from [<bf1cae80>] (gpio_keys_store_disabled_keys+0x18/0x24 [gpio_keys])
[<bf1cae80>] (gpio_keys_store_disabled_keys [gpio_keys]) from [<c038ec7c>] (kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x10c/0x1cc)
[<c038ec7c>] (kernfs_fop_write_iter) from [<c02df858>] (vfs_write+0x2ac/0x404)
[<c02df858>] (vfs_write) from [<c02dfaf4>] (ksys_write+0x64/0xdc)
[<c02dfaf4>] (ksys_write) from [<c0100080>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x58)
Dmitry Torokhov April 7, 2021, 4:34 a.m. UTC | #4
On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 11:37:07AM +0300, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> Hi,

> 

> * Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> [700101 02:00]:

> > On Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 10:22:40PM +0000, Paul Cercueil wrote:

> > > We want to be able to report the input event as soon as the debounce

> > > delay elapsed. However, the current code does not really ensure that,

> > > as it uses the jiffies-based schedule_delayed_work() API. With a small

> > > enough HZ value (HZ <= 100), this results in some input events being

> > > lost, when a key is quickly pressed then released (on a human's time

> > > scale).

> > > 

> > > Switching to hrtimers fixes this issue, and will work even on extremely

> > > low HZ values (tested at HZ=24). This is however only possible if

> > > reading the GPIO is possible without sleeping. If this condition is not

> > > met, the previous approach of using a jiffies-based timer is taken.

> > > 

> > > Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>

> > 

> > Applied with minor edits to make more use of debounce_use_hrtimer flag.

> 

> While testing Linux next I noticed that this patch causes a null pointer

> dereference at least when unbinding a gpio-keys instance, see below.


Ugh, my "minor edits" did screw things up ;( as I mixed up release and
debounce timers. I'll fix it up.

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Tony

> 

> 8< -----------------

> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000c

> ...

> PC is at hrtimer_active+0xc/0x98

> LR is at hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x24/0x140

> ...

> [<c01c43b8>] (hrtimer_active) from [<c01c50f4>] (hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x24/0x140)

> [<c01c50f4>] (hrtimer_try_to_cancel) from [<c01c5224>] (hrtimer_cancel+0x14/0x4c)

> [<c01c5224>] (hrtimer_cancel) from [<bf1cae24>] (gpio_keys_attr_store_helper+0x1b8/0x1d8 [gpio_keys])

> [<bf1cae24>] (gpio_keys_attr_store_helper [gpio_keys]) from [<bf1cae80>] (gpio_keys_store_disabled_keys+0x18/0x24 [gpio_keys])

> [<bf1cae80>] (gpio_keys_store_disabled_keys [gpio_keys]) from [<c038ec7c>] (kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x10c/0x1cc)

> [<c038ec7c>] (kernfs_fop_write_iter) from [<c02df858>] (vfs_write+0x2ac/0x404)

> [<c02df858>] (vfs_write) from [<c02dfaf4>] (ksys_write+0x64/0xdc)

> [<c02dfaf4>] (ksys_write) from [<c0100080>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x58)

> 


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Dmitry
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
index 77bac4ddf324..7fcb2c35c5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@  static void gpio_keys_gpio_report_event(struct gpio_button_data *bdata)
 	} else {
 		input_event(input, type, *bdata->code, state);
 	}
-	input_sync(input);
 }
 
 static void gpio_keys_gpio_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -382,6 +381,7 @@  static void gpio_keys_gpio_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct gpio_button_data, work.work);
 
 	gpio_keys_gpio_report_event(bdata);
+	input_sync(bdata->input);
 
 	if (bdata->button->wakeup)
 		pm_relax(bdata->input->dev.parent);