linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] cpufreq: powernv: Fix the hardlockup by synchronus smp

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Message-Id: <a827bf62-efd6-fb8b-86d7-e6b37bcf4a9a@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:   Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:32:25 +0530
From:   Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     rjw@...ysocki.net, npiggin@...il.com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        ppaidipe@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] cpufreq: powernv: Fix the hardlockup by synchronus
 smp_call in timer interrupt

Hi,

On 04/25/2018 02:47 PM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 25-04-18, 14:32, Shilpasri G Bhat wrote:
>> gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate
>> on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup:
>>
>> [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable)
>> [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250
>> [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580
>> [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0
>> [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0
>> [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270
>> [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4
>> [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120
>> [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0
>> [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120
>> -- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50
>> LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130
>> [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c]
>> arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130
>> [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450
>> [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0
>> [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270
>> [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40
>> [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340
>> [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350
>> [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c
>>
>> One way to avoid this is removing the smp-call. We can ensure that the timer
>> always runs on one of the policy-cpus. If the timer gets migrated to a
>> cpu outside the policy then re-queue it back on the policy->cpus. This way
>> we can get rid of the smp-call which was being used to set the pstate
>> on the policy->cpus.
>>
>> Fixes: 7bc54b652f13 (timers, cpufreq/powernv: Initialize the gpstate timer as pinned)
>> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>        [4.8+]
>> Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
>> Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> ---
>> Changes from V1:
>> - Remove smp_call in the pstate handler.
>>
>>  drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
>>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
>> index 71f8682..dc8ffb5 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
>> @@ -679,6 +679,25 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
>>  
>>  	if (!spin_trylock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock))
>>  		return;
>> +	/*
>> +	 * If the timer has migrated to the different cpu then bring
>> +	 * it back to one of the policy->cpus
>> +	 */
>> +	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(raw_smp_processor_id(), policy->cpus)) {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * Timer should be deleted if policy is inactive.
>> +		 * If policy is active then re-queue on one of the
>> +		 * policy->cpus.
>> +		 */
> 
> This looks racy. Shouldn't you guarantee that the timer is already
> removed in a synchronous way before de-activating the policy ?
> 

The timer is deleted in driver->stop_cpu(). So we ensure to remove the timer
before de-activating the policy.


>> +		if (!cpumask_empty(policy->cpus)) {

So are you suggesting to remove ^^ the check for active policy here?
(I put that as a safety check.)

Thanks and Regards,
Shilpa

>> +			gpstates->timer.expires = jiffies +
>> +						msecs_to_jiffies(1);
>> +			add_timer_on(&gpstates->timer,
>> +					cpumask_first(policy->cpus));
>> +		}
>> +		spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock);
>> +		return;
>> +	}
>>  
>>  	/*
>>  	 * If PMCR was last updated was using fast_swtich then
>> @@ -718,10 +737,8 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
>>  	if (gpstate_idx != gpstates->last_lpstate_idx)
>>  		queue_gpstate_timer(gpstates);
>>  
>> +	set_pstate(&freq_data);
>>  	spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock);
>> -
>> -	/* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */
>> -	smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1);
>>  }
>>  
>>  /*
>> -- 
>> 1.8.3.1
>