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Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:24:09 -0700
From: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To: Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, hpa@...or.com,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:perf/urgent] perf, x86: Fix accidentally ack'ing a second
event on intel perf counter
On 09/03/2010 11:35 AM, Don Zickus wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 10:15:16AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>> On 09/03/2010 08:00 AM, Don Zickus wrote:
>>> On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 12:39:25AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>>> Can you put this into perf branch ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Yinghai
>>>>
>>>> [PATCH] x86,nmi: move unknown_nmi_panic to traps.c
>>>
>>> This patch duplicates a bunch of stuff we already have in
>>> unknown_nmi_error. The only thing I think you are interested in is using
>>> the 'unknown_nmi_panic' flag. I am putting together a smaller patch that
>>> uses that flag in traps.c (though it would be nice to combine that flag
>>> with panic_on_unrecovered_nmi).
>>
>> please make sure
>> keep using unknown_nmi_panic in boot command line and sysctl
>> when LOCKUP_DETECTOR is defined.
>>
>> that does work until hw nmi watchdog is merged with software lock detector.
>> assume that time hw nmi watchdog is relying on perf nmi and perf nmi would eat all unknown nmi.
>> good to have Robert/Peter/Don's patches to make per nmi not to eat all unknown nmi.
>
> Hi Yinghai,
>
> Here is the simpler patch I came up with. It piggy backs off the
> unknown_nmi_error code already available. I compile it with the old and
> new nmi watchdog and tested it with sysctl and the kernel parameter.
> Everything seems to panic properly.
>
> Let me know if this meets your needs.
it should work. will test later
>
> Cheers,
> Don
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
> index cefd694..e66b16d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
> @@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ void acpi_nmi_disable(void) { return; }
> #endif
> atomic_t nmi_active = ATOMIC_INIT(0); /* oprofile uses this */
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(nmi_active);
> -int unknown_nmi_panic;
> void cpu_nmi_set_wd_enabled(void) { return; }
> void stop_apic_nmi_watchdog(void *unused) { return; }
> void setup_apic_nmi_watchdog(void *unused) { return; }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
> index a43f71c..dc35af4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
> @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
>
> #include <asm/mach_traps.h>
>
> -int unknown_nmi_panic;
> int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
>
> /* For reliability, we're prepared to waste bits here. */
> @@ -483,13 +482,6 @@ static void disable_ioapic_nmi_watchdog(void)
> on_each_cpu(stop_apic_nmi_watchdog, NULL, 1);
> }
>
> -static int __init setup_unknown_nmi_panic(char *str)
> -{
> - unknown_nmi_panic = 1;
> - return 1;
> -}
> -__setup("unknown_nmi_panic", setup_unknown_nmi_panic);
> -
> static int unknown_nmi_panic_callback(struct pt_regs *regs, int cpu)
> {
> unsigned char reason = get_nmi_reason();
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> index 60788de..095eea8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -300,6 +300,16 @@ gp_in_kernel:
> die("general protection fault", regs, error_code);
> }
>
> +#if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
> +int unknown_nmi_panic;
> +static int __init setup_unknown_nmi_panic(char *str)
> +{
> + unknown_nmi_panic = 1;
> + return 1;
> +}
> +__setup("unknown_nmi_panic", setup_unknown_nmi_panic);
> +#endif
> +
> static notrace __kprobes void
> mem_parity_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
> {
> @@ -371,6 +381,10 @@ unknown_nmi_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
> reason, smp_processor_id());
>
> printk(KERN_EMERG "Do you have a strange power saving mode enabled?\n");
> +#if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
> + if (unknown_nmi_panic)
> + die_nmi("", regs, 1);
> +#endif
can you move it before the two printk(KERN_EMERG...)?
> if (panic_on_unrecovered_nmi)
> panic("NMI: Not continuing");
Can you merge those two panic?
Thanks
Yinghai Lu
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
> index ca38e8e..71516a4 100644
> --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
> +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
> @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
> .extra2 = &one,
> },
> #endif
> -#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86) && !defined(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)
> +#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86)
> {
> .procname = "unknown_nmi_panic",
> .data = &unknown_nmi_panic,
> @@ -747,6 +747,8 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
> .mode = 0644,
> .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
> },
> +#endif
> +#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86) && !defined(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)
> {
> .procname = "nmi_watchdog",
> .data = &nmi_watchdog_enabled,
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