> From: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schucha...@canonical.com>
> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 07:14:49 +0200
> 
> Simon Glass <s...@chromium.org> schrieb am Sa., 5. Apr. 2025, 22:46:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 at 19:58, Heinrich Schuchardt
> > <heinrich.schucha...@canonical.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > It has been reported that memory corruption can occurred because network
> > > packages where received after EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES. See the thread
> > > starting at [1].
> > >
> > > We try to remove all drivers when EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES is called. But
> > >
> > > * Some network drivers don't call their own stop method when removed.
> > > * Some network drivers don't have a remove method.
> > > * Some devices have CONFIG_DM_DEVICE_REMOVE=n.
> >
> > A few points:
> > 1. Only three boards disable DM_DEVICE_REMOVE and enable EFI_LOADER;
> > EFI_LOADER must depend on it or select it
> >
> 
> Why does that option exist at all?

Presumably it shaves a few bytes off the final binaries?  And if you
don't have any drivers that do uncontrolled DMA you don't really need
to do any driver tear down.

> How would a driver live on when U-Boot is not around?
> 
> My two cents: That option should vanish as it is incompatible with the
> driver model.
> 
> 2. If devices don't enable DM_DEVICE_REMOVE we'll have similar
> > problems with USB, etc.
> 
> 3. The code in efi_boottime.c should be unified with
> > announce_and_cleanup() since otherwise this will happen on the non-EFI
> > path
> >
> > Please do at least (1) now, if this patch is targeted at the imminent
> > release.
> 
> 
> > Also, we need a fix in the affected network driver, although I suspect
> > the reporter will do that.
> >
> 
> You just sent patches for the network drivers.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Heinrich
> 
> 
> > Regards,
> > Simon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Let's call eth_halt() in EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES explicitly.
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/c101b675-eee6-44cb-8a44-83f72182f...@kohlschutter.com/
> > >
> > > Cc: Michael Brown <mc...@ipxe.org>
> > > Reported-by: Christian Kohlschütter <christ...@kohlschutter.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schucha...@canonical.com>
> > > ---
> > >  lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c | 3 +++
> > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
> > b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
> > > index 5164cb15986..eaa6464fa39 100644
> > > --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
> > > +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
> > > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> > >  #include <irq_func.h>
> > >  #include <log.h>
> > >  #include <malloc.h>
> > > +#include <net-common.h>
> > >  #include <pe.h>
> > >  #include <time.h>
> > >  #include <u-boot/crc.h>
> > > @@ -2235,6 +2236,8 @@ static efi_status_t EFIAPI
> > efi_exit_boot_services(efi_handle_t image_handle,
> > >                 bootm_disable_interrupts();
> > >                 if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_DEVICE))
> > >                         udc_disconnect();
> > > +               if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DM_ETH))
> > > +                       eth_halt();
> > >                 board_quiesce_devices();
> > >                 dm_remove_devices_active();
> > >         }
> > > --
> > > 2.48.1
> > >
> >
> 

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