linux-kernel - [PATCH] fix race caused by hyperthreads when online an offline cpu

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Message-ID: <1484392909-17796-1-git-send-email-zhouchengming1@huawei.com>
Date:   Sat, 14 Jan 2017 19:21:49 +0800
From:   Zhou Chengming <zhouchengming1@...wei.com>
To:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>
CC:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <peterz@...radead.org>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <ak@...ux.intel.com>, <eranian@...gle.com>,
        <kan.liang@...el.com>, <davidcc@...gle.com>,
        <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, <qiaonuohan@...wei.com>,
        <zhouchengming1@...wei.com>, <guohanjun@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH] fix race caused by hyperthreads when online an offline cpu

After online an offline cpu, cpu_hw_events.excl_thread_id will always be
set to 1 in intel_pmu_cpu_starting() even when its sibling's excl_thread_id
is also 1. Then the two siblings will use the same state in their shared
cpu_hw_events.excl_cntrs, it will cause race problem.

The race senario is like this:

Two cpu (7 and 19) are siblings, excl_thread_id of 7 and 19 are 0 and 1.
After offline and online cpu 7, intel_pmu_cpu_starting() will set excl_thread_id
of cpu 7 to 1. Then both cpu 7 and 19 will use the same state in their
shared cpu_hw_events.excl_cntrs.

cpu7					cpu19
---					---
intel_start_scheduling()
 set state->sched_started = true
					intel_put_excl_constraints() {
					 if (!state->sched_started)
					  spin_lock	// not executed
intel_stop_scheduling()
 set state->sched_started = false
					if (!state->sched_started)
					 spin_unlock	// excuted

Signed-off-by: NuoHan Qiao <qiaonuohan@...wei.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhou Chengming <zhouchengming1@...wei.com>
---
 arch/x86/events/intel/core.c |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index a74a2db..593d8c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3164,13 +3164,16 @@ static void intel_pmu_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 
 	if (x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_EXCL_CNTRS) {
 		for_each_cpu(i, topology_sibling_cpumask(cpu)) {
+			struct cpu_hw_events *sibling;
 			struct intel_excl_cntrs *c;
 
-			c = per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, i).excl_cntrs;
+			sibling = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, i);
+			c = sibling->excl_cntrs;
 			if (c && c->core_id == core_id) {
 				cpuc->kfree_on_online[1] = cpuc->excl_cntrs;
 				cpuc->excl_cntrs = c;
-				cpuc->excl_thread_id = 1;
+				if (!sibling->excl_thread_id)
+					cpuc->excl_thread_id = 1;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-- 
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