linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v4 17/21] x86/tsc: Switch to perf-based hardlockup detector if TSC become unstable

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Message-ID: <CABPqkBQP=JxpiQE7SVuJO3xPWvsFbAPj916RTYUgaMBDG1OdaQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 6 Jun 2019 17:35:51 -0700
From:   Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:     Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Andi Kleen <andi.kleen@...el.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
        "Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v4 17/21] x86/tsc: Switch to perf-based hardlockup
 detector if TSC become unstable

Hi Ricardo,
Thanks for your contribution here. It is very important to move the
watchdog out of the PMU wherever possible.

On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 6:17 PM Ricardo Neri
<ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> The HPET-based hardlockup detector relies on the TSC to determine if an
> observed NMI interrupt was originated by HPET timer. Hence, this detector
> can no longer be used with an unstable TSC.
>
> In such case, permanently stop the HPET-based hardlockup detector and
> start the perf-based detector.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h    | 2 ++
>  arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c          | 2 ++
>  arch/x86/kernel/watchdog_hld.c | 7 +++++++
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
> index fd99f2390714..a82cbe17479d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
> @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ extern int hardlockup_detector_hpet_init(void);
>  extern void hardlockup_detector_hpet_stop(void);
>  extern void hardlockup_detector_hpet_enable(unsigned int cpu);
>  extern void hardlockup_detector_hpet_disable(unsigned int cpu);
> +extern void hardlockup_detector_switch_to_perf(void);
>  #else
>  static inline struct hpet_hld_data *hpet_hardlockup_detector_assign_timer(void)
>  { return NULL; }
> @@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ static inline int hardlockup_detector_hpet_init(void)
>  static inline void hardlockup_detector_hpet_stop(void) {}
>  static inline void hardlockup_detector_hpet_enable(unsigned int cpu) {}
>  static inline void hardlockup_detector_hpet_disable(unsigned int cpu) {}
> +static void harrdlockup_detector_switch_to_perf(void) {}
>  #endif /* CONFIG_X86_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_HPET */
>
This does not compile for me when CONFIG_X86_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_HPET
is not enabled.
because:
   1- you have a typo on the function name
    2- you are missing the inline keyword


>  #else /* CONFIG_HPET_TIMER */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
> index 59b57605e66c..b2210728ce3d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
> @@ -1158,6 +1158,8 @@ void mark_tsc_unstable(char *reason)
>
>         clocksource_mark_unstable(&clocksource_tsc_early);
>         clocksource_mark_unstable(&clocksource_tsc);
> +
> +       hardlockup_detector_switch_to_perf();
>  }
>
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mark_tsc_unstable);
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/watchdog_hld.c b/arch/x86/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
> index c2512d4c79c5..c8547c227a41 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
> @@ -76,3 +76,10 @@ void watchdog_nmi_stop(void)
>         if (detector_type == X86_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_HPET)
>                 hardlockup_detector_hpet_stop();
>  }
> +
> +void hardlockup_detector_switch_to_perf(void)
> +{
> +       detector_type = X86_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF;
> +       hardlockup_detector_hpet_stop();
> +       hardlockup_start_all();
> +}
> --
> 2.17.1
>