From 034dd340b08be1f2f0477ad16131d609f9dbd53c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Linus Torvalds Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:22:00 -0700 Subject: Merge tag 'trace-v7.3-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt: - Fix error output of boot instance creation failure Currently if a boot instance creation fails, instead of printing out the name of the instance that failed, it prints "(null)". That is because it prints "cur_str" that had already been processed by strsep(). Print the saved name instead. While at it, print the error code of the failure. - Fix use-after-free for same named historgrams Histograms can be named so that they can be used in multiple events. But if the named histogram has a variable attached, the second event that uses the named histogram which duplicates it and needs to free the original after duplication leaves the old variable in place and still visible. If another histogram uses than variable, it will use the stale one which will try to reference the freed duplicate histogram and crash the kernel. Free the duplicate variables along with the duplicated histogram data. - Check return value of kthread_run() in event self test The events self tests uses a kthread for testing but does not check if it succeeded in creating a kthread. If the kthread creation were to fail, the code will still try to call kthread_stop() on the error returned. - Fix race between reading trace_pipe and updating subbuffer size If a user is reading the trace_pipe file at the same time they update the ring buffer sub-buffer size, can cause the trace_pipe read to read stale data. Add trace_access_lock() around updating the ring buffer sub-buffer size. - Fix eventfs_inode on failure path in creation of the events directory In the creation of the "events" directory, if after allocating the eventfs_inode a failure is detected, it calls cleanup_ei() which calls free_ei(). The free_ei() will test if eventfs_inode being freed has no children. It is a bug if it does. But on the failure case of the creation of the "events" directory, the children lists have not yet been initialized and the free will trigger a warning because list_empty() on an uninitialized list returns false. Move the initialization into init_ei() where it makes more sense and makes sure that a created eventfs_inode has its lists initialized upon creation. - Check return value of kthread_run() in ftrace direct sample code The sample code that shows how to use the ftrace direct calls does not test the return of kthread_run() to see if it succeeds. Return a failure if the kthread_run() doesn't succeed. - Clear user events state on fork in case of alloc failure On fork, the child gets a pointer to the parent's user events state. It makes a copy of it then updates the child's pointer to it. But if the allocation fails, the duplication function leaves the child with a pointer to its parent's descriptor. When the child cleans up its data, it will free the parent's descriptor while the parent is still using it. In the duplication function, set the child's user_event_mm to NULL before testing if the allocation succeeded, and when it exits it will not free the parent's descriptor. - Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap simple_ring_buffer_swap_reader_page() starts with retry set to 8 and post-decrements it only after a failed link replacement. On the final attempt, a successful replacement leaves retry at zero, while a failed replacement leaves it at -1. But the check for success expects the retry value to be non-zero and exits with an error on zero. This is the opposite result. Fix it. - Fail nicely when the remote swap_reader_page() returns an error Currently, if the swap_reader_page() of a remote buffer fails, it triggers a WARN_ON_ONCE() and continues normally. Instead, have it exit with an error and a pr_warn() print instead of a full WARNING. * tag 'trace-v7.3-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: ring-buffer: Stop remote reader update when page swap fails tracing: Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap tracing/user_events: Clear copied tracing state before fork duplication samples/ftrace: Fix kthread_stop() on ERR_PTR in ftrace-direct-multi-modify samples/ftrace: Fix kthread_stop() on ERR_PTR in ftrace-direct-modify eventfs: Initialize ei->children and ei->list in init_ei() tracing: Fix use-after-free in trace_pipe read on sub-buffer order change tracing: Fix crash passing ERR_PTR to kthread_stop() tracing: Fix use-after-free with same-name named triggers tracing: Fix logged instance name on creation failure --- Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst | 105 ++++++++++++++++ Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst | 20 +++ Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst | 90 ++++++++++++++ Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst | 135 +++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 350 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst (limited to 'Documentation/driver-api/serial') diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c1db6a1a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +==================== +Low Level Serial API +==================== + + +This document is meant as a brief overview of some aspects of the new serial +driver. It is not complete, any questions you have should be directed to + + +The reference implementation is contained within amba-pl011.c. + + + +Low Level Serial Hardware Driver +-------------------------------- + +The low level serial hardware driver is responsible for supplying port +information (defined by uart_port) and a set of control methods (defined +by uart_ops) to the core serial driver. The low level driver is also +responsible for handling interrupts for the port, and providing any +console support. + + +Console Support +--------------- + +The serial core provides a few helper functions. This includes +decoding command line arguments (uart_parse_options()). + +There is also a helper function (uart_console_write()) which performs a +character by character write, translating newlines to CRLF sequences. +Driver writers are recommended to use this function rather than implementing +their own version. + + +Locking +------- + +It is the responsibility of the low level hardware driver to perform the +necessary locking using port->lock. There are some exceptions (which +are described in the struct uart_ops listing below.) + +There are two locks. A per-port spinlock, and an overall semaphore. + +From the core driver perspective, the port->lock locks the following +data:: + + port->mctrl + port->icount + port->state->xmit.head (circ_buf->head) + port->state->xmit.tail (circ_buf->tail) + +The low level driver is free to use this lock to provide any additional +locking. + +The port_sem semaphore is used to protect against ports being added/ +removed or reconfigured at inappropriate times. Since v2.6.27, this +semaphore has been the 'mutex' member of the tty_port struct, and +commonly referred to as the port mutex. + + +uart_ops +-------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/serial_core.h + :identifiers: uart_ops + +Other functions +--------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c + :identifiers: uart_update_timeout uart_get_baud_rate uart_get_divisor + uart_match_port uart_write_wakeup uart_register_driver + uart_unregister_driver uart_suspend_port uart_resume_port + uart_add_one_port uart_remove_one_port uart_console_write + uart_parse_earlycon uart_parse_options uart_set_options + uart_get_lsr_info uart_handle_dcd_change uart_handle_cts_change + uart_try_toggle_sysrq + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/serial_core.h + :identifiers: uart_port_tx_limited uart_port_tx + +Other notes +----------- + +It is intended some day to drop the 'unused' entries from uart_port, and +allow low level drivers to register their own individual uart_port's with +the core. This will allow drivers to use uart_port as a pointer to a +structure containing both the uart_port entry with their own extensions, +thus:: + + struct my_port { + struct uart_port port; + int my_stuff; + }; + +Modem control lines via GPIO +---------------------------- + +Some helpers are provided in order to set/get modem control lines via GPIO. + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c + :identifiers: mctrl_gpio_init mctrl_gpio_to_gpiod + mctrl_gpio_set mctrl_gpio_get mctrl_gpio_enable_ms + mctrl_gpio_disable_ms_sync mctrl_gpio_disable_ms_no_sync diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..610744df5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +========================== +Support for Serial devices +========================== + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + + driver + +Serial drivers +============== + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + serial-iso7816 + serial-rs485 diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d990143de --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +============================= +ISO7816 Serial Communications +============================= + +1. Introduction +=============== + + ISO/IEC7816 is a series of standards specifying integrated circuit cards (ICC) + also known as smart cards. + +2. Hardware-related considerations +================================== + + Some CPUs/UARTs (e.g., Microchip AT91) contain a built-in mode capable of + handling communication with a smart card. + + For these microcontrollers, the Linux driver should be made capable of + working in both modes, and proper ioctls (see later) should be made + available at user-level to allow switching from one mode to the other, and + vice versa. + +3. Data Structures Already Available in the Kernel +================================================== + + The Linux kernel provides the serial_iso7816 structure (see [1]) to handle + ISO7816 communications. This data structure is used to set and configure + ISO7816 parameters in ioctls. + + Any driver for devices capable of working both as RS232 and ISO7816 should + implement the iso7816_config callback in the uart_port structure. The + serial_core calls iso7816_config to do the device specific part in response + to TIOCGISO7816 and TIOCSISO7816 ioctls (see below). The iso7816_config + callback receives a pointer to struct serial_iso7816. + +4. Usage from user-level +======================== + + From user-level, ISO7816 configuration can be get/set using the previous + ioctls. For instance, to set ISO7816 you can use the following code:: + + #include + + /* Include definition for ISO7816 ioctls: TIOCSISO7816 and TIOCGISO7816 */ + #include + + /* Open your specific device (e.g., /dev/mydevice): */ + int fd = open ("/dev/mydevice", O_RDWR); + if (fd < 0) { + /* Error handling. See errno. */ + } + + struct serial_iso7816 iso7816conf; + + /* Reserved fields as to be zeroed */ + memset(&iso7816conf, 0, sizeof(iso7816conf)); + + /* Enable ISO7816 mode: */ + iso7816conf.flags |= SER_ISO7816_ENABLED; + + /* Select the protocol: */ + /* T=0 */ + iso7816conf.flags |= SER_ISO7816_T(0); + /* or T=1 */ + iso7816conf.flags |= SER_ISO7816_T(1); + + /* Set the guard time: */ + iso7816conf.tg = 2; + + /* Set the clock frequency*/ + iso7816conf.clk = 3571200; + + /* Set transmission factors: */ + iso7816conf.sc_fi = 372; + iso7816conf.sc_di = 1; + + if (ioctl(fd_usart, TIOCSISO7816, &iso7816conf) < 0) { + /* Error handling. See errno. */ + } + + /* Use read() and write() syscalls here... */ + + /* Close the device when finished: */ + if (close (fd) < 0) { + /* Error handling. See errno. */ + } + +5. References +============= + + [1] include/uapi/linux/serial.h diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f53043d21 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +=========================== +RS485 Serial Communications +=========================== + +1. Introduction +=============== + + EIA-485, also known as TIA/EIA-485 or RS-485, is a standard defining the + electrical characteristics of drivers and receivers for use in balanced + digital multipoint systems. + This standard is widely used for communications in industrial automation + because it can be used effectively over long distances and in electrically + noisy environments. + +2. Hardware-related Considerations +================================== + + Some CPUs/UARTs (e.g., Atmel AT91 or 16C950 UART) contain a built-in + half-duplex mode capable of automatically controlling line direction by + toggling RTS or DTR signals. That can be used to control external + half-duplex hardware like an RS485 transceiver or any RS232-connected + half-duplex devices like some modems. + + For these microcontrollers, the Linux driver should be made capable of + working in both modes, and proper ioctls (see later) should be made + available at user-level to allow switching from one mode to the other, and + vice versa. + +3. Data Structures Already Available in the Kernel +================================================== + + The Linux kernel provides the struct serial_rs485 to handle RS485 + communications. This data structure is used to set and configure RS485 + parameters in the platform data and in ioctls. + + The device tree can also provide RS485 boot time parameters + [#DT-bindings]_. The serial core fills the struct serial_rs485 from the + values given by the device tree when the driver calls + uart_get_rs485_mode(). + + Any driver for devices capable of working both as RS232 and RS485 should + implement the ``rs485_config`` callback and provide ``rs485_supported`` + in the ``struct uart_port``. The serial core calls ``rs485_config`` to do + the device specific part in response to TIOCSRS485 ioctl (see below). The + ``rs485_config`` callback receives a pointer to a sanitizated struct + serial_rs485. The struct serial_rs485 userspace provides is sanitized + before calling ``rs485_config`` using ``rs485_supported`` that indicates + what RS485 features the driver supports for the ``struct uart_port``. + TIOCGRS485 ioctl can be used to read back the struct serial_rs485 + matching to the current configuration. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/serial.h + :identifiers: serial_rs485 uart_get_rs485_mode + +4. Usage from user-level +======================== + + From user-level, RS485 configuration can be get/set using the previous + ioctls. For instance, to set RS485 you can use the following code:: + + #include + + /* Include definition for RS485 ioctls: TIOCGRS485 and TIOCSRS485 */ + #include + + /* Open your specific device (e.g., /dev/mydevice): */ + int fd = open ("/dev/mydevice", O_RDWR); + if (fd < 0) { + /* Error handling. See errno. */ + } + + struct serial_rs485 rs485conf; + + /* Enable RS485 mode: */ + rs485conf.flags |= SER_RS485_ENABLED; + + /* Set logical level for RTS pin equal to 1 when sending: */ + rs485conf.flags |= SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND; + /* or, set logical level for RTS pin equal to 0 when sending: */ + rs485conf.flags &= ~(SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND); + + /* Set logical level for RTS pin equal to 1 after sending: */ + rs485conf.flags |= SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND; + /* or, set logical level for RTS pin equal to 0 after sending: */ + rs485conf.flags &= ~(SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND); + + /* Set rts delay before send, if needed: */ + rs485conf.delay_rts_before_send = ...; + + /* Set rts delay after send, if needed: */ + rs485conf.delay_rts_after_send = ...; + + /* Set this flag if you want to receive data even while sending data */ + rs485conf.flags |= SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX; + + if (ioctl (fd, TIOCSRS485, &rs485conf) < 0) { + /* Error handling. See errno. */ + } + + /* Use read() and write() syscalls here... */ + + /* Close the device when finished: */ + if (close (fd) < 0) { + /* Error handling. See errno. */ + } + +5. Multipoint Addressing +======================== + + The Linux kernel provides addressing mode for multipoint RS-485 serial + communications line. The addressing mode is enabled with + ``SER_RS485_ADDRB`` flag in struct serial_rs485. The struct serial_rs485 + has two additional flags and fields for enabling receive and destination + addresses. + + Address mode flags: + - ``SER_RS485_ADDRB``: Enabled addressing mode (sets also ADDRB in termios). + - ``SER_RS485_ADDR_RECV``: Receive (filter) address enabled. + - ``SER_RS485_ADDR_DEST``: Set destination address. + + Address fields (enabled with corresponding ``SER_RS485_ADDR_*`` flag): + - ``addr_recv``: Receive address. + - ``addr_dest``: Destination address. + + Once a receive address is set, the communication can occur only with the + particular device and other peers are filtered out. It is left up to the + receiver side to enforce the filtering. Receive address will be cleared + if ``SER_RS485_ADDR_RECV`` is not set. + + Note: not all devices supporting RS485 support multipoint addressing. + +6. References +============= + +.. [#DT-bindings] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/rs485.yaml -- cgit v1.3.1