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Date:	Wed, 6 Jun 2012 01:15:50 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Marc Dionne <marc.c.dionne@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08

Marc Dionne <marc.c.dionne@...il.com> :
> If it helps, I've been seeing the same thing here on a system with an
> r8169.  The message appears consistently enough on network startup to
> be able to track it down to this specific commit:
>     98ddf986fca17840e46e070354b7e2cd2169da15: r8169: bh locking redux
> and task scheduling.
> 
> The softirq pending messages always come right after "link down"
> messages for the interface.

Let's see the traces.

I have added some code to trace the timing and values of the irq in
rtl8169_interrupt(). Patches against current git are attached.

This is the relevant part of kernel messages as seen through the serial
console:
[...]
[ 2441.972077] r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI loaded
[ 2441.977882] r8169 0000:01:00.0: enabling Mem-Wr-Inval
[ 2441.977939] r8169 0000:01:00.0: enabling bus mastering
[ 2441.978046] r8169 0000:01:00.0: irq 42 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 2441.979412] r8169 0000:01:00.0: eth0: RTL8168b/8111b at 0xffffc90000032000, 00:13:8f:ea:b1:5d, XID 18000000 IRQ 42
[ 2441.990081] r8169 0000:01:00.0: eth0: jumbo features [frames: 4080 bytes, tx checksumming: ko]
[...]
[ 2683.588223] r8169 0000:01:00.0: 8168b-lom: link down
[ 2683.593302] r8169 0000:01:00.0: 8168b-lom: link down
[ 2683.598341] NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
[ 2683.599356] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): 8168b-lom: link is not ready
[ 2685.779376] r8169 0000:01:00.0: 8168b-lom: link up
[ 2685.784824] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): 8168b-lom: link becomes ready

Now the content of the IntrStatus register from rtl8169_interrupt() :

[35882] 0020 (LinkChg, see [ 2683.593302] r8169 ... 8168b-lom: link down)
[57792] 0020 (LinkChg, see [ 2685.779376] r8169 ... 8168b-lom: link up)
[57960] 0084
[64880] 0084
[74880] 0084
[06240] 0084
[14960] 0084
[55040] 0084


'ip link set dev 8168b-lom up' + 'cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace':

#                              _-----=> irqs-off
#                             / _----=> need-resched
#                            | / _---=> hardirq/softirq
#                            || / _--=> preempt-depth
#                            ||| /     delay
#           TASK-PID   CPU#  ||||    TIMESTAMP  FUNCTION
#              | |       |   ||||       |         |
[...]
          <idle>-0     [001] d..1  2681.581946: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
              ip-1437  [000] ...1  2681.582967: rtl8169_get_stats64 <-dev_get_stats
              ip-1437  [000] ...1  2681.582974: rtl8169_get_stats64 <-dev_get_stats
              ip-1437  [000] ...1  2681.582990: rtl8169_get_stats64 <-dev_get_stats
              ip-1437  [000] ...1  2681.582996: rtl8169_get_stats64 <-dev_get_stats
              ip-1437  [000] ...1  2681.583002: rtl8169_get_stats64 <-dev_get_stats
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583146: rtl_device_event <-notifier_call_chain
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583148: rtl_open <-__dev_open
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583153: rtl8169_init_ring <-rtl_open
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583155: rtl8169_alloc_rx_data <-rtl8169_init_ring
[...]
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583497: rtl8169_alloc_rx_data <-rtl8169_init_ring
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583498: rtl_request_uncached_firmware <-rtl_open
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583539: rtl8169_init_phy <-rtl_open
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583540: rtl_hw_phy_config <-rtl8169_init_phy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583540: rtl_writephy_batch <-rtl_hw_phy_config
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583541: rtl_writephy <-rtl_writephy_batch
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583542: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583669: rtl_writephy <-rtl_writephy_batch
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583669: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583795: rtl_writephy <-rtl_writephy_batch
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583796: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583924: rtl8169_xmii_reset_enable <-rtl8169_init_phy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583925: rtl_readphy <-rtl8169_xmii_reset_enable
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.583925: r8169_mdio_read <-rtl_readphy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584053: rtl_writephy <-rtl8169_xmii_reset_enable
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584053: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584180: rtl8169_xmii_reset_pending <-rtl8169_init_phy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584180: rtl_readphy <-rtl8169_xmii_reset_pending
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584180: r8169_mdio_read <-rtl_readphy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584308: rtl8169_set_speed <-rtl8169_init_phy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584309: rtl8169_set_speed_xmii <-rtl8169_set_speed
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584309: rtl_writephy <-rtl8169_set_speed_xmii
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584309: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584436: rtl_readphy <-rtl8169_set_speed_xmii
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584436: r8169_mdio_read <-rtl_readphy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584564: rtl_readphy <-rtl8169_set_speed_xmii
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584564: r8169_mdio_read <-rtl_readphy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584692: rtl_writephy <-rtl8169_set_speed_xmii
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584692: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584819: rtl_writephy <-rtl8169_set_speed_xmii
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584819: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584946: rtl_writephy <-rtl8169_set_speed_xmii
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.584946: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585074: rtl_writephy <-r8168_pll_power_up
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585075: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585201: rtl_writephy <-r8168_pll_power_up
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585201: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.585306: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585326: rtl_writephy <-r8168_pll_power_up
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585327: r8169_mdio_write <-rtl_writephy
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585453: rtl_hw_start_8168 <-rtl_open
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585456: rtl_set_rx_tx_desc_registers <-rtl_hw_start_8168
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585456: rtl_set_rx_mode <-rtl_hw_start_8168
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585461: rtl_hw_start_8168bb <-rtl_hw_start_8168
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585464: rtl_tx_performance_tweak <-rtl_hw_start_8168bb
              ip-1437  [000] ....  2681.585472: rtl8169_xmii_link_ok <-__rtl8169_check_link_status

[See first LinkChg event above]

              ip-1437  [000] d.h.  2681.585477: rtl8169_interrupt <-handle_irq_event_percpu
              ip-1437  [000] ..s1  2681.585481: rtl8169_poll <-net_rx_action

[r8169 NAPI handler schedules some work for the link event...]

              ip-1437  [000] ..s1  2681.585483: rtl_schedule_task <-rtl8169_poll
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.589280: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
              ip-1437  [000] .Ns1  2681.590517: rtl_set_rx_mode <-__dev_set_rx_mode
              ip-1437  [000] .Ns1  2681.590523: rtl_set_rx_mode <-__dev_set_rx_mode
              ip-1437  [000] .N..  2681.590533: rtl8169_get_stats64 <-dev_get_stats
              ip-1437  [000] .Ns1  2681.590546: rtl_set_rx_mode <-__dev_set_rx_mode

[... and kworker kicks in]

     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2681.590565: rtl_task <-process_one_work
     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2681.590566: rtl_slow_event_work <-rtl_task

[Here comes the 'link down' message...]

     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2681.590568: rtl8169_xmii_link_ok <-__rtl8169_check_link_status
          <idle>-0     [001] d..1  2681.590774: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.593285: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit

[... and the 'local_softirq_pending' message takes place ~5ms later]

          <idle>-0     [000] d..1  2681.595607: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
              ip-1437  [001] ....  2681.596629: rtl_device_event <-notifier_call_chain

[NAPI was scheduled from 'rtl_slow_event_work'. rtl8169_poll experiences a
 10 ms delay but I really don't care: there should not be much slow events
 and it avoids shared locking between the slow work thread and the NAPI
 handler]

          <idle>-0     [000] .Ns2  2681.606110: rtl8169_poll <-net_rx_action
          <idle>-0     [000] d..1  2681.606377: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
          <idle>-0     [001] d..1  2681.606506: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
          <idle>-0     [000] d..2  2681.606526: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [000] d..2  2681.607842: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.609292: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.613272: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.617268: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.621265: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.625275: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
          <idle>-0     [001] d..2  2681.629262: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_irq_exit
[...]
          <idle>-0     [001] d..1  2683.551714: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
          <idle>-0     [001] d..1  2683.751544: tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick <-tick_nohz_idle_enter
          <idle>-0     [000] d.h1  2683.774846: rtl8169_interrupt <-handle_irq_event_percpu
          <idle>-0     [000] ..s2  2683.774850: rtl8169_poll <-net_rx_action
          <idle>-0     [000] ..s2  2683.774852: rtl_schedule_task <-rtl8169_poll
     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2683.774860: rtl_task <-process_one_work
     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2683.774861: rtl_slow_event_work <-rtl_task

[link up message, 2s after the 'link down' one]

     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2683.774863: rtl8169_xmii_link_ok <-__rtl8169_check_link_status
     kworker/0:2-44    [000] ....  2683.774865: rtl_link_chg_patch <-__rtl8169_check_link_status

98ddf986fca17840e46e070354b7e2cd2169da15 removed bh locking, whence the
implicit do_softirq() called from _local_bh_enable_ip.

With my stupid driver maintainer hat on, I can only tell that
it works as designed.

It could be worth checking if Dave's traces look the same or not.

-- 
Ueimor

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