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Message-ID: <20140627171359.GG4603@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:13:59 -0700
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Cc: josh@...htriplett.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: rcu: NULL ptr deref on boot
On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:48:11PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> I've noticed the following on boot with the latest -next kernel:
>
> [ 0.000000] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c:1439 warn_pre_alternatives+0x1e/0x20()
> [ 0.000000] You're using static_cpu_has before alternatives have run!
> [ 0.000000] Modules linked in:
> [ 0.000000] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 3.16.0-rc2-next-20140627-sasha-00023-g5d10814-dirty #734
> [ 0.000000] 0000000000000009 ffffffff9d003c48 ffffffff9b525423 0000000000000002
> [ 0.000000] ffffffff9d003c98 ffffffff9d003c88 ffffffff98168aec ffffffff9d003d58
> [ 0.000000] 0000000000000000 ffffffff9d003e78 0000000000000000 0000000000000002
> [ 0.000000] Call Trace:
> [ 0.000000] dump_stack (lib/dump_stack.c:52)
> [ 0.000000] warn_slowpath_common (kernel/panic.c:431)
> [ 0.000000] warn_slowpath_fmt (kernel/panic.c:446)
> [ 0.000000] ? irq_return (arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:842)
> [ 0.000000] warn_pre_alternatives (arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c:1440)
> [ 0.000000] __do_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:423 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1022 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1112)
> [ 0.000000] ? trace_hardirqs_off_caller (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2638 (discriminator 2))
> [ 0.000000] ? trace_hardirqs_off (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2645)
> [ 0.000000] ? __slab_alloc (mm/slub.c:2364 (discriminator 1))
> [ 0.000000] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check (lib/smp_processor_id.c:63)
> [ 0.000000] ? trace_hardirqs_off_caller (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2638 (discriminator 2))
> [ 0.000000] ? error_sti (arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:1419)
> [ 0.000000] trace_do_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1313 include/linux/jump_label.h:115 include/linux/context_tracking_state.h:27 include/linux/context_tracking.h:45 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1314)
> [ 0.000000] do_async_page_fault (arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c:264)
> [ 0.000000] async_page_fault (arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:1322)
> [ 0.000000] ? tick_nohz_init (include/linux/bitmap.h:165 include/linux/cpumask.h:333 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:344 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:356)
> [ 0.000000] ? tick_nohz_init (include/linux/bitmap.h:164 include/linux/cpumask.h:333 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:344 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:356)
> [ 0.000000] start_kernel (init/main.c:581)
> [ 0.000000] ? set_init_arg (init/main.c:281)
> [ 0.000000] ? early_idt_handlers (arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S:340)
> [ 0.000000] x86_64_start_reservations (arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:194)
> [ 0.000000] x86_64_start_kernel (arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:183)
> [ 0.000000] ---[ end trace 4d5ff9f2f68c4233 ]---
> [ 0.000000] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
> [ 0.000000] IP: tick_nohz_init (include/linux/bitmap.h:165 include/linux/cpumask.h:333 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:344 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:356)
> [ 0.000000] PGD 0
> [ 0.000000] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
> [ 0.000000] Modules linked in:
> [ 0.000000] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W 3.16.0-rc2-next-20140627-sasha-00023-g5d10814-dirty #734
> [ 0.000000] task: ffffffff9d0354c0 ti: ffffffff9d000000 task.ti: ffffffff9d000000
> [ 0.000000] RIP: tick_nohz_init (include/linux/bitmap.h:165 include/linux/cpumask.h:333 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:344 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:356)
> [ 0.000000] RSP: 0000:ffffffff9d003f28 EFLAGS: 00010002
> [ 0.000000] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88003684d480 RCX: 0000000000000008
> [ 0.000000] RDX: 0000000000000014 RSI: ffff88003684d480 RDI: 0000000000000000
> [ 0.000000] RBP: ffffffff9d003f38 R08: ffff88003684d480 R09: ffff88003684d480
> [ 0.000000] R10: ffff88003684d480 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffff9e5fd020
> [ 0.000000] R13: ffff88070282ca00 R14: ffffffff9e607ae0 R15: 00000000000146f0
> [ 0.000000] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880036e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> [ 0.000000] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
> [ 0.000000] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000001d02e000 CR4: 00000000000006b0
> [ 0.000000] Stack:
> [ 0.000000] ffffffffffffffff ffffffff9e5fd020 ffffffff9d003f88 ffffffff9e4c9f09
> [ 0.000000] ffffffff9e4c98fd 00000000000146f0 ffffffff9d003f78 ffffffff9e607ae0
> [ 0.000000] 0000000000000020 ffffffff9e4c9117 00000000ffffffff 0000ffffffff9e4c
> [ 0.000000] Call Trace:
> [ 0.000000] start_kernel (init/main.c:581)
> [ 0.000000] ? set_init_arg (init/main.c:281)
> [ 0.000000] ? early_idt_handlers (arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S:340)
> [ 0.000000] x86_64_start_reservations (arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:194)
> [ 0.000000] x86_64_start_kernel (arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:183)
> [ 0.000000] Code: e8 d0 84 66 fa 89 c7 48 89 de e8 b0 46 02 fd 48 63 0d 4f 91 dd ff 31 c0 48 8b 3d 5e 1f 1c 01 48 83 c1 3f 48 c1 f9 03 48 83 e1 f8 <f3> aa 48 8b 1d 49 1f 1c 01 e8 9c 84 66 fa 89 c7 e8 25 3c d1 f9
> All code
> ========
> 0: e8 d0 84 66 fa callq 0xfffffffffa6684d5
> 5: 89 c7 mov %eax,%edi
> 7: 48 89 de mov %rbx,%rsi
> a: e8 b0 46 02 fd callq 0xfffffffffd0246bf
> f: 48 63 0d 4f 91 dd ff movslq -0x226eb1(%rip),%rcx # 0xffffffffffdd9165
> 16: 31 c0 xor %eax,%eax
> 18: 48 8b 3d 5e 1f 1c 01 mov 0x11c1f5e(%rip),%rdi # 0x11c1f7d
> 1f: 48 83 c1 3f add $0x3f,%rcx
> 23: 48 c1 f9 03 sar $0x3,%rcx
> 27: 48 83 e1 f8 and $0xfffffffffffffff8,%rcx
> 2b: f3 aa rep stos %al,%es:*(%rdi) <-- trapping instruction
> 2d: 48 8b 1d 49 1f 1c 01 mov 0x11c1f49(%rip),%rbx # 0x11c1f7d
> 34: e8 9c 84 66 fa callq 0xfffffffffa6684d5
> 39: 89 c7 mov %eax,%edi
> 3b: e8 25 3c d1 f9 callq 0xfffffffff9d13c65
> ...
>
> Code starting with the faulting instruction
> ===========================================
> 0: f3 aa rep stos %al,%es:(%rdi)
> 2: 48 8b 1d 49 1f 1c 01 mov 0x11c1f49(%rip),%rbx # 0x11c1f52
> 9: e8 9c 84 66 fa callq 0xfffffffffa6684aa
> e: 89 c7 mov %eax,%edi
> 10: e8 25 3c d1 f9 callq 0xfffffffff9d13c3a
> ...
> [ 0.000000] RIP tick_nohz_init (include/linux/bitmap.h:165 include/linux/cpumask.h:333 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:344 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:356)
> [ 0.000000] RSP <ffffffff9d003f28>
> [ 0.000000] CR2: 0000000000000000
>
> Bisection pointed me to "rcu: Bind grace-period kthreads to non-NO_HZ_FULL CPUs".
Yikes! tick_nohz_full_mask is allocated not in one place, but two!
Does the following patch help?
Thanx, Paul
------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 07ae1cc39063..e023134d63a1 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ static int tick_nohz_init_all(void)
pr_err("NO_HZ: Can't allocate full dynticks cpumask\n");
return err;
}
+ if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tick_nohz_not_full_mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+ pr_err("NO_HZ: Can't allocate not-full dynticks cpumask\n");
+ return err;
+ }
err = 0;
cpumask_setall(tick_nohz_full_mask);
cpumask_clear_cpu(smp_processor_id(), tick_nohz_full_mask);
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