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Message-ID: <4B59F40E.2090102@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:53:02 +0300
From:	Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@...e.de>
To:	Ali Gholami Rudi <ali@...i.ir>
CC:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kacpi_notify_wq and kacpid_wq use a lot of cpu

Ali Gholami Rudi пишет:
> Hi,
> 
> Sometimes kacpi_notify_wq and kacpid_wq workqueues use a lot of cpu.
> 
> I'm using yesterday's tip.  At times kacpi_notify_wq uses 30-50% of
> my cpu and kacpid_wq uses 3-5%:
> 
> # uptime
>  12:49:54 up  4:16,  1 user,  load average: 0.52, 0.55, 0.40
> # ps -e | grep kacpi
>   189 ?        00:00:52 kacpid
>   190 ?        00:10:26 kacpi_notify
>   191 ?        00:00:00 kacpi_hotplug
> 
> This sometimes happens after a few hours of uptime; so this is
> very hard to bisect (by the way, I think the same thing causes
> the fans to work fullspeed sometimes when I reboot the machine).
> I tried this patch to find out which of the callers of
> acpi_os_execute() is the culprit:
> 
> === patch ====
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
> index afacf44..eded044 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
> @@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method(void *context)
>  	acpi_status status;
>  	struct acpi_gpe_event_info local_gpe_event_info;
>  	struct acpi_evaluate_info *info;
> +	printk("acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method\n");
>  
>  	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method);
>  
> @@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method(void *context)
>  static void acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe(void *context)
>  {
>  	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info = context;
> +	printk("acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe\n");
>  	acpi_status status;
>  	if ((gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_XRUPT_TYPE_MASK) ==
>  	    ACPI_GPE_LEVEL_TRIGGERED) {
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
> index ce224e1..e2307d1 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
> @@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_notify_dispatch(void *context)
>  	acpi_notify_handler global_handler = NULL;
>  	void *global_context = NULL;
>  	union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj;
> +	printk("acpi_ev_notify_dispatch\n");
>  
>  	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
> index fd1801b..f3d8cc1 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
> @@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt)
>  	struct acpi_ec *ec = ec_cxt;
>  	u8 value = 0;
>  	struct acpi_ec_query_handler *handler, copy;
> +	printk("acpi_ec_gpe_query\n");
>  
>  	if (!ec || acpi_ec_query(ec, &value))
>  		return;
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
> index d933980..99f39db 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
> @@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_smbus_unregister_callback);
>  static inline void acpi_smbus_callback(void *context)
>  {
>  	struct acpi_smb_hc *hc = context;
> +	printk("acpi_smbus_callback\n");
>  	if (hc->callback)
>  		hc->callback(hc->context);
>  }
> === patch ====
> 
> This was produced when the kacpi_notify high cpu usage happened:
> 
> === dmesg ====
> ..
> [12786.473794] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.473803] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.476741] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.477109] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.482973] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.482982] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.483033] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.489049] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.494038] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.494083] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.494434] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.496798] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.496845] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.497210] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.503034] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.503043] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.504363] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.505198] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.511051] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.511093] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.511100] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.517091] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.518697] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.518706] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.524051] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.524409] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.530079] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.530089] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.530128] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.536094] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.537761] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.537770] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.537936] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.543131] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.545642] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.545651] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.545692] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.552133] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.557167] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.557176] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.557215] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.560062] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.565185] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.565227] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.565234] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.571202] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.572811] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.575307] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.575664] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.581250] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.581260] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.581307] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.587251] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.588854] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.588863] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.822334] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.822710] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.828829] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.828838] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.828881] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.833867] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.836233] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.836242] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.957678] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.958065] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.964196] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.964205] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.964244] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.970213] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.971816] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12786.971825] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12786.997100] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12786.997472] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.003279] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12787.003290] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.003317] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12787.008331] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.010682] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12787.010692] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.309017] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12787.313035] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.315300] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12787.319026] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12787.319387] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.326065] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12787.326075] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.326113] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12787.332078] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12787.333685] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12787.333694] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12788.338728] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12788.339140] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12788.345606] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12788.345616] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12788.345660] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12788.350599] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12788.352955] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12788.352965] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12789.646199] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12789.646595] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12789.652861] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12789.652871] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12789.652913] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12789.658870] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12789.660495] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12789.660505] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.535774] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.536210] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.542525] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.542535] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.542580] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.547545] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.549935] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.549944] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.593592] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.593976] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.599677] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.599686] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.599730] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.604667] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.607042] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.607052] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.672433] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.672801] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.678850] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.678859] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.678902] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.683884] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.686249] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.686259] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.689514] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.689868] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.696055] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.696064] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.696103] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.701927] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.703545] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.703554] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.705273] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.705698] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.711953] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.711962] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.712031] acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method
> [12791.716945] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> [12791.719313] acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe
> [12791.719322] acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
> === dmesg ====
> 
> Is there something I can do to trace the problem? dmesg and lspci
> are attached.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ali
Hi Ali,

Please open new bug at bugzilla.kernel.org, for ACPI. 
It would help if you provide name of your machine (make?) and acpidump output.
Do you know the kernel, there this problem did not occur (is it a regression)?
Let's continue problem discussion in bugzilla.

Regards,
Alex.

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