linux-kernel - Re: [tip:smp/hotplug] cpu/hotplug: Prevent alloc/free of irq descriptors during CPU up/down (again)

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Message-ID: <20160811151234.nbdzzfefnvamqc3m@linutronix.de>
Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:12:34 +0200
From:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, jgross@...e.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, mingo@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, anna-maria@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [tip:smp/hotplug] cpu/hotplug: Prevent alloc/free of irq
 descriptors during CPU up/down (again)

On 2016-08-11 11:06:29 [-0400], Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> I was actually looking for arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c patch but if you
> don't have it I can do it myself.

I'm sorry. I had it but it got removed by accident during the refresh.
This is an older version so you have an idea :)

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 21:06:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] x86: xen: Convert to hotplug state machine

Install the callbacks via the state machine.

Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c   |   28 +++++++++-------------------
 include/linux/cpuhotplug.h |    1 +
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1802,28 +1802,16 @@ static void __init init_hvm_pv_info(void
 	xen_domain_type = XEN_HVM_DOMAIN;
 }
 
-static int xen_hvm_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action,
-			      void *hcpu)
+static int xen_hvm_cpu_up_prepare(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	int cpu = (long)hcpu;
-	switch (action) {
-	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
-		xen_vcpu_setup(cpu);
-		if (xen_have_vector_callback) {
-			if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_hvm_safe_pvclock))
-				xen_setup_timer(cpu);
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
+	xen_vcpu_setup(cpu);
+	if (xen_have_vector_callback) {
+		if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_hvm_safe_pvclock))
+			xen_setup_timer(cpu);
 	}
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block xen_hvm_cpu_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call	= xen_hvm_cpu_notify,
-};
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE
 static void xen_hvm_shutdown(void)
 {
@@ -1853,7 +1841,9 @@ static void __init xen_hvm_guest_init(vo
 	if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_hvm_callback_vector))
 		xen_have_vector_callback = 1;
 	xen_hvm_smp_init();
-	register_cpu_notifier(&xen_hvm_cpu_notifier);
+	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_XEN_HVM_GUEST_PREPARE,
+				  "XEN_HVM_GUEST_PREPARE",
+				  xen_hvm_cpu_up_prepare, NULL);
 	xen_unplug_emulated_devices();
 	x86_init.irqs.intr_init = xen_init_IRQ;
 	xen_hvm_init_time_ops();
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_RELAY_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_SLAB_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_XEN_EV_PREPEARE,
+	CPUHP_XEN_HVM_GUEST_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_MD_RAID5_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_CPUIDLE_COUPLED_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_TIMERS_DEAD,

Sebastian