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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:28:44 +0200
From: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...glemail.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] perf changes for v3.12
Hi,
And what was the perf record command line for this crash?
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 07:17:28PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> This is new for me, but I suspect it is more related to the new
>> Haswell CPU I have than necessarily the 3.12 perf pull request.
>>
>> Regardless, nothing bad happened, but my dmesg has this in it:
>>
>> Unexpected number of pebs records 10
>>
>> when I was profiling some git workloads. Full trace appended.
>
>> ------------[ cut here ]------------
>> WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3270 at
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c:1003
>> intel_pmu_drain_pebs_hsw+0x91/0xa0()
>> Unexpected number of pebs records 10
>> Modules linked in: fuse ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv4
>> nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 xt_conntrack
>> ip6table_filter nf_conntrack ip6_tables snd_hda_codec_realtek
>> snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq
>> snd_seq_device snd_pcm e1000e serio_raw snd_page_alloc snd_timer ptp
>> lpc_ich snd i2c_i801 pps_core mfd_core soundcore uinput nfsd
>> auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd sunrpc binfmt_misc hid_logitech_dj i915
>> i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper drm i2c_core video
>> CPU: 1 PID: 3270 Comm: git Not tainted 3.11.0-07749-ge7d33bb5ea82-dirty #4
>> Hardware name: /DH87RL, BIOS
>> RLH8710H.86A.0317.2013.0426.1724 04/26/2013
>> 0000000000000009 ffff88041fa46ca0 ffffffff815fc637 ffff88041fa46ce8
>> ffff88041fa46cd8 ffffffff81051e78 ffff88040f42f000 ffff88040f42f780
>> ffff88041fa46ef8 ffffffff81c15860 0000000000000002 ffff88041fa46d38
>> Call Trace:
>> <NMI> [<ffffffff815fc637>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
>> [<ffffffff81051e78>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xa0
>> [<ffffffff81051ee7>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x47/0x50
>> [<ffffffff8101b051>] intel_pmu_drain_pebs_hsw+0x91/0xa0
>> [<ffffffff8101c5d0>] intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x210/0x390
>> [<ffffffff81604deb>] perf_event_nmi_handler+0x2b/0x50
>> [<ffffffff81604670>] nmi_handle.isra.3+0x80/0x180
>> [<ffffffff81604840>] do_nmi+0xd0/0x310
>> [<ffffffff81603d37>] end_repeat_nmi+0x1e/0x2e
>> <<EOE>> [<ffffffff810167df>] perf_events_lapic_init+0x2f/0x40
>> [<ffffffff81016a50>] x86_pmu_enable+0x260/0x310
>> [<ffffffff81111d87>] perf_pmu_enable+0x27/0x30
>> [<ffffffff81112140>] perf_event_context_sched_in+0x80/0xc0
>> [<ffffffff811127eb>] __perf_event_task_sched_in+0x16b/0x180
>> [<ffffffff8107c300>] finish_task_switch+0x70/0xa0
>> [<ffffffff81600f48>] __schedule+0x368/0x7c0
>> [<ffffffff816013c4>] schedule+0x24/0x70
>> [<ffffffff816038a4>] retint_careful+0xd/0x21
>> ---[ end trace 52dad7a9d8d96b5f ]---
>
> So I'm not entirely sure how this can happen. We do _not_ set
> ds->pebs_event_reset[] so once a PEBS assist happens we do not
> automatically re-engage. We wait for the PMI to happen, consume the data
> and reprogram the hardware.
>
> We allow for up to x86_pmu.max_pebs_events (4 on hsw afaik) of PEBS
> entries to be in the buffer so each PEBS capable counter can trigger the
> assist once while we 'wait' for the PMI to hit.
>
> There's a little 'funny' with the hsw PEBS code in that it doesn't
> unconditionally clear the buffer in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_hsw() but that
> would only make a difference if n actually was < 0 -- again something
> that shouldn't ever happen.
>
> That said, there's two peculiar things about your report. First and
> foremost HSW; I'm not at all sure how it deals with a transaction being
> undone if a PEBS assist had happened during it. Does it reset the
> hardware but not remove the data? If so, this could cause excess
> entries.
>
> Stephane, Andi, it this at all possible?, section 18.10.5.1 (June 2013)
> seems to suggest not; the way I read it PEBS assist will cause an abort
> (and the PMI certainly would) and we'll process the entire thing outside
> of transaction context.
>
> That said, 18.10.5.1 mentions that entries from inside a transaction
> will only have 0xb0 and 0xb8 aka perf_record::real_ip and
> perf_record::tsx_tuning set, I don't think __intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm()
> will do the right thing for them. In particular, when no
> perf_record::status bit is set we'll drop the event on the ground.
>
> Dropping them means we do not do intel_pmu_save_and_restart() to
> reprogram the hardware and the counter would get 'stuck'. Then again,
> without a status bit we have no idea what event to re-program so we're
> pretty much up shit creek without no stinkin' paddle.
>
> Another possibility is that the meaning of pebs_record::status has
> changed -- it was 'broken' and Peggy agreed and said she would look into
> it, not sure this has been 'fixed' but I couldn't find anything on it.
> That said, I think the code always assumed it was 'sane' so it having
> been fixed shouldn't matter.
>
> Secondly you seem to have triggered the nested NMI replay path. I'm not
> immediately sure how that could have messed up the PEBS state, but it
> sure is a complication.
>
> I think we can do something like the below as a pure code reduction --
> completely untested:
>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c | 109 +++++++++---------------------
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> index 63438aa..bfda50e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> @@ -178,20 +178,14 @@ struct pebs_record_nhm {
> u64 status, dla, dse, lat;
> };
>
> -/*
> - * Same as pebs_record_nhm, with two additional fields.
> - */
> struct pebs_record_hsw {
> - struct pebs_record_nhm nhm;
> - /*
> - * Real IP of the event. In the Intel documentation this
> - * is called eventingrip.
> - */
> - u64 real_ip;
> - /*
> - * TSX tuning information field: abort cycles and abort flags.
> - */
> - u64 tsx_tuning;
> + u64 flags, ip;
> + u64 ax, bx, cx, dx;
> + u64 si, di, bp, sp;
> + u64 r8, r9, r10, r11;
> + u64 r12, r13, r14, r15;
> + u64 status, dla, dse, lat;
> + u64 real_ip, tsx_tuning;
> };
>
> void init_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
> @@ -789,12 +783,11 @@ static void __intel_pmu_pebs_event(struct perf_event *event,
> struct pt_regs *iregs, void *__pebs)
> {
> /*
> - * We cast to pebs_record_nhm to get the load latency data
> - * if extra_reg MSR_PEBS_LD_LAT_THRESHOLD used
> + * We cast to the biggest pebs_record but are careful not to
> + * unconditionally access the 'extra' entries.
> */
> struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
> - struct pebs_record_nhm *pebs = __pebs;
> - struct pebs_record_hsw *pebs_hsw = __pebs;
> + struct pebs_record_hsw *pebs = __pebs;
> struct perf_sample_data data;
> struct pt_regs regs;
> u64 sample_type;
> @@ -853,7 +846,7 @@ static void __intel_pmu_pebs_event(struct perf_event *event,
> regs.sp = pebs->sp;
>
> if (event->attr.precise_ip > 1 && x86_pmu.intel_cap.pebs_format >= 2) {
> - regs.ip = pebs_hsw->real_ip;
> + regs.ip = pebs->real_ip;
> regs.flags |= PERF_EFLAGS_EXACT;
> } else if (event->attr.precise_ip > 1 && intel_pmu_pebs_fixup_ip(®s))
> regs.flags |= PERF_EFLAGS_EXACT;
> @@ -912,17 +905,34 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_core(struct pt_regs *iregs)
> __intel_pmu_pebs_event(event, iregs, at);
> }
>
> -static void __intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs, void *at,
> - void *top)
> +static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs)
> {
> struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
> struct debug_store *ds = cpuc->ds;
> struct perf_event *event = NULL;
> + void *at, *top;
> u64 status = 0;
> - int bit;
> + int bit, n;
> +
> + if (!x86_pmu.pebs_active)
> + return;
> +
> + at = (struct pebs_record_nhm *)(unsigned long)ds->pebs_buffer_base;
> + top = (struct pebs_record_nhm *)(unsigned long)ds->pebs_index;
>
> ds->pebs_index = ds->pebs_buffer_base;
>
> + n = (top - at) / x86_pmu.pebs_record_size;
> + if (n <= 0)
> + return;
> +
> + /*
> + * Should not happen, we program the threshold at 1 and do not
> + * set a reset value.
> + */
> + WARN_ONCE(n > x86_pmu.max_pebs_events,
> + "Unexpected number of pebs records %d\n", n);
> +
> for (; at < top; at += x86_pmu.pebs_record_size) {
> struct pebs_record_nhm *p = at;
>
> @@ -950,61 +960,6 @@ static void __intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs, void *at,
> }
> }
>
> -static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs)
> -{
> - struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
> - struct debug_store *ds = cpuc->ds;
> - struct pebs_record_nhm *at, *top;
> - int n;
> -
> - if (!x86_pmu.pebs_active)
> - return;
> -
> - at = (struct pebs_record_nhm *)(unsigned long)ds->pebs_buffer_base;
> - top = (struct pebs_record_nhm *)(unsigned long)ds->pebs_index;
> -
> - ds->pebs_index = ds->pebs_buffer_base;
> -
> - n = top - at;
> - if (n <= 0)
> - return;
> -
> - /*
> - * Should not happen, we program the threshold at 1 and do not
> - * set a reset value.
> - */
> - WARN_ONCE(n > x86_pmu.max_pebs_events,
> - "Unexpected number of pebs records %d\n", n);
> -
> - return __intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(iregs, at, top);
> -}
> -
> -static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_hsw(struct pt_regs *iregs)
> -{
> - struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
> - struct debug_store *ds = cpuc->ds;
> - struct pebs_record_hsw *at, *top;
> - int n;
> -
> - if (!x86_pmu.pebs_active)
> - return;
> -
> - at = (struct pebs_record_hsw *)(unsigned long)ds->pebs_buffer_base;
> - top = (struct pebs_record_hsw *)(unsigned long)ds->pebs_index;
> -
> - n = top - at;
> - if (n <= 0)
> - return;
> - /*
> - * Should not happen, we program the threshold at 1 and do not
> - * set a reset value.
> - */
> - WARN_ONCE(n > x86_pmu.max_pebs_events,
> - "Unexpected number of pebs records %d\n", n);
> -
> - return __intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(iregs, at, top);
> -}
> -
> /*
> * BTS, PEBS probe and setup
> */
> @@ -1039,7 +994,7 @@ void intel_ds_init(void)
> case 2:
> pr_cont("PEBS fmt2%c, ", pebs_type);
> x86_pmu.pebs_record_size = sizeof(struct pebs_record_hsw);
> - x86_pmu.drain_pebs = intel_pmu_drain_pebs_hsw;
> + x86_pmu.drain_pebs = intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm;
> break;
>
> default:
--
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