linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] msr-trace.h:42 suspicious rcu_dereference

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Message-Id: <20161121090225.GO3612@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:02:25 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
        Jan Stancek <jstancek@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] msr-trace.h:42 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 01:53:43AM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> hi,
> Jan hit following output when msr tracepoints are enabled on amd server:
> 
> [   91.585653] ===============================
> [   91.589840] [ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
> [   91.594025] 4.9.0-rc1+ #1 Not tainted
> [   91.597691] -------------------------------
> [   91.601877] ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-trace.h:42 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
> [   91.610222] 
> [   91.610222] other info that might help us debug this:
> [   91.610222] 
> [   91.618224] 
> [   91.618224] RCU used illegally from idle CPU!
> [   91.618224] rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 0
> [   91.629081] RCU used illegally from extended quiescent state!
> [   91.634820] no locks held by swapper/1/0.
> [   91.638832] 
> [   91.638832] stack backtrace:
> [   91.643192] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 4.9.0-rc1+ #1
> [   91.649457] Hardware name: empty empty/S3992, BIOS 'V2.03   ' 05/09/2008
> [   91.656159]  ffffc900018fbdf8 ffffffff813ed43c ffff88017ede8000 0000000000000001
> [   91.663637]  ffffc900018fbe28 ffffffff810fdcd7 ffff880233f95dd0 00000000c0010055
> [   91.671107]  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffffc900018fbe58 ffffffff814297ac
> [   91.678560] Call Trace:
> [   91.681022]  [<ffffffff813ed43c>] dump_stack+0x85/0xc9
> [   91.686164]  [<ffffffff810fdcd7>] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0xe7/0x120
> [   91.692429]  [<ffffffff814297ac>] do_trace_read_msr+0x14c/0x1b0
> [   91.698349]  [<ffffffff8106ddb2>] native_read_msr+0x32/0x40
> [   91.703921]  [<ffffffff8103b2be>] amd_e400_idle+0x7e/0x110
> [   91.709407]  [<ffffffff8103b78f>] arch_cpu_idle+0xf/0x20
> [   91.714720]  [<ffffffff8181cd33>] default_idle_call+0x23/0x40
> [   91.720467]  [<ffffffff810f306a>] cpu_startup_entry+0x1da/0x2b0
> [   91.726387]  [<ffffffff81058b1f>] start_secondary+0x17f/0x1f0
> 
> 
> it got away with attached change.. but this rcu logic
> is far beyond me, so it's just wild guess.. ;-)

If in idle, the _rcuidle() is needed, so:

Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

> thanks,
> jirka
> 
> 
> ---
> diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/msr.c b/arch/x86/lib/msr.c
> index d1dee753b949..ca15becea3b6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/lib/msr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/lib/msr.c
> @@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ int msr_clear_bit(u32 msr, u8 bit)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
>  void do_trace_write_msr(unsigned msr, u64 val, int failed)
>  {
> -	trace_write_msr(msr, val, failed);
> +	trace_write_msr_rcuidle(msr, val, failed);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_trace_write_msr);
>  EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(write_msr);
> 
>  void do_trace_read_msr(unsigned msr, u64 val, int failed)
>  {
> -	trace_read_msr(msr, val, failed);
> +	trace_read_msr_rcuidle(msr, val, failed);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_trace_read_msr);
>  EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(read_msr);
>