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XSPI concurreny issue

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Description

XSpi instance struct has a IsBusy flag, which tells if the instance handler is busy.

However this flag is incorrectly, from the concurrency point of view.

See the inmplementation of the XSpi_Transfer

It check the IsBusy, then disables the interrupts, then set the IsBusy.

This is not thread-safe, which makes the IsBusy useless.

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Research direction

Start with the XSpi instance definition in XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/spi/src/xspi.h and trace XSpi_Transfer in XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/spi/src/xspi.c, especially the IsBusy check, interrupt disable, and flag update. Analyze the race between concurrent callers and determine the synchronization change needed; done means IsBusy reliably prevents overlapping transfers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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