linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysrq: add a show-stacktrace-on-all-cpus command

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:09:38 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysrq: add a show-stacktrace-on-all-cpus command

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:29:26 +0300
Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com> wrote:

> If a cpu is spinning in the kernel but still responding to interrupts,
> pressing sysrq-y will show you where it's spinning.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/sysrq.c b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
> index 39cc318..1dda709 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/sysrq.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
> @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ int __read_mostly __sysrq_enabled = 1;
>  
>  static int __read_mostly sysrq_always_enabled;
>  
> +static spinlock_t show_stack_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;

Use DEFINE_SPINLOCK to avoid confusing lockdep.

>  int sysrq_on(void)
>  {
>  	return __sysrq_enabled || sysrq_always_enabled;
> @@ -309,6 +311,26 @@ static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_unrt_op = {
>  	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_RTNICE,
>  };
>  
> +static void show_cpu_stack(void *garbage)
> +{
> +	spin_lock(&show_stack_lock);
> +	printk("CPU%d stacktrace:\n", raw_smp_processor_id());
> +	dump_stack();
> +	sysrq_handle_showregs(0, NULL);
> +	spin_unlock(&show_stack_lock);
> +}
> +
> +static void sysrq_show_stacks(int key, struct tty_struct *tty)
> +{
> +	on_each_cpu(show_cpu_stack, NULL, 0, 1);
> +}
> +
> +static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_show_stacks_op = {
> +	.handler	= sysrq_show_stacks,
> +	.help_msg	= "stacktraces-on-all-cpus(Y)",
> +	.action_msg	= "Stack traces on all cpus",
> +};
> +
>  /* Key Operations table and lock */
>  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sysrq_key_table_lock);
>  
> @@ -356,7 +378,7 @@ static struct sysrq_key_op *sysrq_key_table[36] = {
>  	&sysrq_showstate_blocked_op,	/* w */
>  	/* x: May be registered on ppc/powerpc for xmon */
>  	NULL,				/* x */
> -	NULL,				/* y */
> +	&sysrq_show_stacks_op,		/* y */
>  	NULL				/* z */
>  };
>  

but, but..  sysrq handlers called from hard IRQ.  Are we sure that none of
the drivers which call into the sysrq code do so with hard IRQs disabled?

Because if we call on_each_cpu() with hard IRQs disabled, the various
implementations will emit loud warnings due to the deadlockability.

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