[PATCH v2] net: qrtr: Send HELLO message on endpoint register

From: Chris Lew <[email protected]>

HELLO is currently handled entirely by the name server (NS): it is
sent once as a broadcast when the NS initializes, and again as a
reply whenever the NS receives an inbound HELLO from a remote.

In a slave model, neither endpoint initiates a HELLO on its own;
each side only replies to one it receives. Since both sides are waiting
on the other to speak first, no HELLO is ever sent, stalling further
communication.

To fix this:
- Transfer HELLO handshake ownership to the core layer.
- Schedule a work item on endpoint registration to send a HELLO once
  the name server is bound, retrying on failure.
- Enforce HELLO-first ordering by dropping non-HELLO packets until
  the HELLO is confirmed sent, using bool hello_sent guarded by
  ep_lock to make the gate check atomic with xmit().
- Skip nodes with nid == QRTR_EP_NID_AUTO in bcast_enqueue().
- Remove say_hello() from the name server's ctrl_cmd_hello() handler;
  the core layer is now the sole sender of the outbound HELLO.

Signed-off-by: Chris Lew <[email protected]>
Co-developed-by: Deepak Kumar Singh <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Deepak Kumar Singh <[email protected]>
Co-developed-by: Pranav Mahesh Phansalkar <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Pranav Mahesh Phansalkar <[email protected]>
---
Changes in v2:
- Drop say_hello() from the name server's ctrl_cmd_hello() handler;
  the core layer is now the sole sender of the outbound HELLO, so
  the NS no longer needs to duplicate that logic.
- Fix Signed-off-by/Co-developed-by ordering so the submitter's
  Signed-off-by is last.
- Duplicate-HELLO detection at the name server (hello_rcvd) will be
  handled in a separate patch, so it is dropped from this series.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260731-qrtr-hello-on-ep-register-v1-1-ddee5b1bfaec@oss.qualcomm.com
---
 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 net/qrtr/ns.c      |  8 +------
 2 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
index d02ef9a74c3ca..7adc0a0531254 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/termios.h>	/* For TIOCINQ/OUTQ */
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
@@ -120,8 +121,10 @@ static DEFINE_XARRAY_ALLOC(qrtr_ports);
  * @nid: node id
  * @qrtr_tx_flow: xarray of qrtr_tx_flow, keyed by node << 32 | port
  * @qrtr_tx_lock: lock for qrtr_tx_flow inserts
+ * @hello_sent: hello packet send successful
  * @rx_queue: receive queue
  * @item: list item for broadcast list
+ * @say_hello: scheduled work for sending hello packet
  */
 struct qrtr_node {
 	struct mutex ep_lock;
@@ -132,8 +135,11 @@ struct qrtr_node {
 	struct xarray qrtr_tx_flow;
 	struct mutex qrtr_tx_lock; /* for qrtr_tx_flow */
 
+	bool hello_sent;
+
 	struct sk_buff_head rx_queue;
 	struct list_head item;
+	struct work_struct say_hello;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -187,6 +193,8 @@ static void __qrtr_node_release(struct kref *kref)
 	list_del(&node->item);
 	mutex_unlock(&qrtr_node_lock);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&node->say_hello);
+
 	skb_queue_purge(&node->rx_queue);
 
 	/* Free tx flow counters */
@@ -341,6 +349,14 @@ static int qrtr_node_enqueue(struct qrtr_node *node, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	size_t len = skb->len;
 	int rc, confirm_rx;
 
+	mutex_lock(&node->ep_lock);
+	if (!node->hello_sent && type != QRTR_TYPE_HELLO) {
+		mutex_unlock(&node->ep_lock);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&node->ep_lock);
+
 	confirm_rx = qrtr_tx_wait(node, to->sq_node, to->sq_port, type);
 	if (confirm_rx < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -372,6 +388,8 @@ static int qrtr_node_enqueue(struct qrtr_node *node, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			rc = node->ep->xmit(node->ep, skb);
 		else
 			kfree_skb(skb);
+		if (!rc && type == QRTR_TYPE_HELLO)
+			node->hello_sent = true;
 		mutex_unlock(&node->ep_lock);
 	}
 	/* Need to ensure that a subsequent message carries the otherwise lost
@@ -379,6 +397,9 @@ static int qrtr_node_enqueue(struct qrtr_node *node, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (rc && confirm_rx)
 		qrtr_tx_flow_failed(node, to->sq_node, to->sq_port);
 
+	if (rc && type == QRTR_TYPE_HELLO)
+		schedule_work(&node->say_hello);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -570,6 +591,35 @@ static struct sk_buff *qrtr_alloc_ctrl_packet(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt **pkt,
 	return skb;
 }
 
+static void qrtr_hello_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_qrtr from = {AF_QIPCRTR, 0, QRTR_PORT_CTRL};
+	struct sockaddr_qrtr to = {AF_QIPCRTR, 0, QRTR_PORT_CTRL};
+	struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt *pkt;
+	struct qrtr_node *node;
+	struct qrtr_sock *ctrl;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	node = container_of(work, struct qrtr_node, say_hello);
+
+	/* NS must be bound before we can send */
+	ctrl = qrtr_port_lookup(QRTR_PORT_CTRL);
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return;
+
+	skb = qrtr_alloc_ctrl_packet(&pkt, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb) {
+		qrtr_port_put(ctrl);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pkt->cmd = cpu_to_le32(QRTR_TYPE_HELLO);
+	from.sq_node = qrtr_local_nid;
+	to.sq_node = node->nid;
+	qrtr_node_enqueue(node, skb, QRTR_TYPE_HELLO, &from, &to);
+	qrtr_port_put(ctrl);
+}
+
 /**
  * qrtr_endpoint_register() - register a new endpoint
  * @ep: endpoint to register
@@ -595,6 +645,9 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_register(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, unsigned int nid)
 	node->nid = QRTR_EP_NID_AUTO;
 	node->ep = ep;
 
+	node->hello_sent = false;
+	INIT_WORK(&node->say_hello, qrtr_hello_work);
+
 	xa_init(&node->qrtr_tx_flow);
 	mutex_init(&node->qrtr_tx_lock);
 
@@ -605,6 +658,9 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_register(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, unsigned int nid)
 	mutex_unlock(&qrtr_node_lock);
 	ep->node = node;
 
+	/* Initiate HELLO handshake from the core layer */
+	schedule_work(&node->say_hello);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qrtr_endpoint_register);
@@ -879,6 +935,11 @@ static int qrtr_bcast_enqueue(struct qrtr_node *node, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	mutex_lock(&qrtr_node_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(node, &qrtr_all_nodes, item) {
+		/* Skip nodes whose node ID is not yet known; they cannot
+		 * receive broadcast packets before the HELLO handshake.
+		 */
+		if (node->nid == QRTR_EP_NID_AUTO)
+			continue;
 		skbn = pskb_copy(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!skbn)
 			break;
diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index b3f9bbcf9ab9b..14262623d2dd5 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static void lookup_notify(struct sockaddr_qrtr *to, struct qrtr_server *srv,
 		pr_err("failed to send lookup notification\n");
 }
 
+/* Announce the list of servers registered on the local node */
 static int announce_servers(struct sockaddr_qrtr *sq)
 {
 	struct qrtr_server *srv;
@@ -349,15 +350,8 @@ static int say_hello(struct sockaddr_qrtr *dest)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Announce the list of servers registered on the local node */
 static int ctrl_cmd_hello(struct sockaddr_qrtr *sq)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = say_hello(sq);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	return announce_servers(sq);
 }
 

---
base-commit: 502d801f0ab03e4f32f9a33d203154ce84887921
change-id: 20260623-qrtr-hello-on-ep-register-7064b66ccd70

Best regards,
-- 
Pranav Mahesh Phansalkar <[email protected]>