linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acpi: fix incompatibility with mcount-based function graph tracing

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Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:44:03 +0100
From:   Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi: fix incompatibility with mcount-based function
 graph tracing

Dear Josh,


On 2017-03-16 14:56, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Paul Menzel reported a warning:
> 
>   WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 774 at
> /build/linux-ROBWaj/linux-4.9.13/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c:233
> ftrace_return_to_handler+0x1aa/0x1e0
>   Bad frame pointer: expected f6919d98, received f6919db0
>     from func acpi_pm_device_sleep_wake return to c43b6f9d
> 
> The warning means that function graph tracing is broken for the
> acpi_pm_device_sleep_wake() function.  That's because the acpi Makefile
> unconditionally sets the '-Os' gcc flag to optimize for size.  That's 
> an
> issue because mcount-based function graph tracing is incompatible with
> '-Os' on x86, thanks to the following gcc bug:
> 
>   https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42109
> 
> I have another patch pending which will ensure that mcount-based
> function graph tracing is never used with CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE 
> on
> x86.
> 
> But this patch is needed in addition to that one because the ACPI
> Makefile overrides that config option for no apparent reason.  It has
> had this flag since the beginning of git history, and there's no 
> related
> comment, so I don't know why it's there.  As far as I can tell, there's
> no reason for it to be there.  The appropriate behavior is for it to
> honor CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_{SIZE,PERFORMANCE} like the rest of the
> kernel.
> 
> Reported-by: Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/Makefile | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
> index a391bbc..d94f92f 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
> @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
>  # Makefile for the Linux ACPI interpreter
>  #
> 
> -ccflags-y			:= -Os
>  ccflags-$(CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG)	+= -DACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
> 
>  #

I checked out Linux 4.9.16, applied your patch on top, and copied the 
Debian 4.9 Linux kernel configuration, did `make menuconfig`, disabled 
building debugging symbols, and executed `ARCH=i386 make -j40 deb-pkg`.

I installed that package on the Lenovo X60, and the result with tracing 
enabled has improved. The system suspends without a crash. 
Unfortunately, instead of resuming when pressing the power button, it 
starts from scratch. Suspend and resume without tracing enabled works 
though.

I’ll try to collect logs, but I don’t know, if there will be any, if the 
system just resets.

Maybe, this can be reproduced in QEMU?


Kind regards,

Paul