linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 101/120] cpufreq: powernv: Disable preemption while checking CPU throttling state

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:46:59 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Denis Kirjanov <kda@...ux-powerpc.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 101/120] cpufreq: powernv: Disable preemption while checking CPU throttling state

4.9-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Denis Kirjanov <kda@...ux-powerpc.org>

commit 8a10c06a20ec8097a68fd7a4a1c0e285095b4d2f upstream.

With preemption turned on we can read incorrect throttling state
while being switched to CPU on a different chip.

 BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: cat/7343
 caller is .powernv_cpufreq_throttle_check+0x2c/0x710
 CPU: 13 PID: 7343 Comm: cat Not tainted 4.8.0-rc5-dirty #1
 Call Trace:
 [c0000007d25b75b0] [c000000000971378] .dump_stack+0xe4/0x150 (unreliable)
 [c0000007d25b7640] [c0000000005162e4] .check_preemption_disabled+0x134/0x150
 [c0000007d25b76e0] [c0000000007b63ac] .powernv_cpufreq_throttle_check+0x2c/0x710
 [c0000007d25b7790] [c0000000007b6d18] .powernv_cpufreq_target_index+0x288/0x360
 [c0000007d25b7870] [c0000000007acee4] .__cpufreq_driver_target+0x394/0x8c0
 [c0000007d25b7920] [c0000000007b22ac] .cpufreq_set+0x7c/0xd0
 [c0000007d25b79b0] [c0000000007adf50] .store_scaling_setspeed+0x80/0xc0
 [c0000007d25b7a40] [c0000000007ae270] .store+0xa0/0x100
 [c0000007d25b7ae0] [c0000000003566e8] .sysfs_kf_write+0x88/0xb0
 [c0000007d25b7b70] [c0000000003553b8] .kernfs_fop_write+0x178/0x260
 [c0000007d25b7c10] [c0000000002ac3cc] .__vfs_write+0x3c/0x1c0
 [c0000007d25b7cf0] [c0000000002ad584] .vfs_write+0xc4/0x230
 [c0000007d25b7d90] [c0000000002aeef8] .SyS_write+0x58/0x100
 [c0000007d25b7e30] [c00000000000bfec] system_call+0x38/0xfc

Fixes: 09a972d16209 (cpufreq: powernv: Report cpu frequency throttling)
Reviewed-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Denis Kirjanov <kda@...ux-powerpc.org>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c |    8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
@@ -647,8 +647,14 @@ static int powernv_cpufreq_target_index(
 	if (unlikely(rebooting) && new_index != get_nominal_index())
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!throttled)
+	if (!throttled) {
+		/* we don't want to be preempted while
+		 * checking if the CPU frequency has been throttled
+		 */
+		preempt_disable();
 		powernv_cpufreq_throttle_check(NULL);
+		preempt_enable();
+	}
 
 	cur_msec = jiffies_to_msecs(get_jiffies_64());