linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64/kernel: Simplify __cpu

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Date:   Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:06:09 +0000
From:   Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:     Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>, catalin.marinas@....com
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        will@...nel.org, maz@...nel.org, shan.gavin@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64/kernel: Simplify __cpu_up() by bailing out early

On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 12:21:35PM +0000, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 01:03:40PM +1100, Gavin Shan wrote:
> > The function __cpu_up() is invoked to bring up the target CPU through
> > the backend, PSCI for example. The nested if statements won't be needed
> > if we bail out early on the following two conditions where the status
> > won't be checked. The code looks simplified in that case.
> > 
> >    * Error returned from the backend (e.g. PSCI)
> >    * The target CPU has been marked as onlined
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>
> 
> FWIW, this looks like a nice cleanup to me:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>

Catalin, are you happy to pick this up?

Thanks,
Mark.

> While this patch leaves secondary_data.{task,stack} stale on a
> successful onlining, that was already the case for a timeout, and should
> be fine (since the next attempt at onlining will configure those before
> poking the CPU).
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark.
> 
> > ---
> >  arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> >  1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
> > index d4ed9a19d8fe..2a9d8f39dc58 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
> > @@ -115,60 +115,55 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
> >  	update_cpu_boot_status(CPU_MMU_OFF);
> >  	__flush_dcache_area(&secondary_data, sizeof(secondary_data));
> >  
> > -	/*
> > -	 * Now bring the CPU into our world.
> > -	 */
> > +	/* Now bring the CPU into our world */
> >  	ret = boot_secondary(cpu, idle);
> > -	if (ret == 0) {
> > -		/*
> > -		 * CPU was successfully started, wait for it to come online or
> > -		 * time out.
> > -		 */
> > -		wait_for_completion_timeout(&cpu_running,
> > -					    msecs_to_jiffies(5000));
> > -
> > -		if (!cpu_online(cpu)) {
> > -			pr_crit("CPU%u: failed to come online\n", cpu);
> > -			ret = -EIO;
> > -		}
> > -	} else {
> > +	if (ret) {
> >  		pr_err("CPU%u: failed to boot: %d\n", cpu, ret);
> >  		return ret;
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	/*
> > +	 * CPU was successfully started, wait for it to come online or
> > +	 * time out.
> > +	 */
> > +	wait_for_completion_timeout(&cpu_running,
> > +				    msecs_to_jiffies(5000));
> > +	if (cpu_online(cpu))
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	pr_crit("CPU%u: failed to come online\n", cpu);
> >  	secondary_data.task = NULL;
> >  	secondary_data.stack = NULL;
> >  	__flush_dcache_area(&secondary_data, sizeof(secondary_data));
> >  	status = READ_ONCE(secondary_data.status);
> > -	if (ret && status) {
> > -
> > -		if (status == CPU_MMU_OFF)
> > -			status = READ_ONCE(__early_cpu_boot_status);
> > +	if (status == CPU_MMU_OFF)
> > +		status = READ_ONCE(__early_cpu_boot_status);
> >  
> > -		switch (status & CPU_BOOT_STATUS_MASK) {
> > -		default:
> > -			pr_err("CPU%u: failed in unknown state : 0x%lx\n",
> > -					cpu, status);
> > -			cpus_stuck_in_kernel++;
> > -			break;
> > -		case CPU_KILL_ME:
> > -			if (!op_cpu_kill(cpu)) {
> > -				pr_crit("CPU%u: died during early boot\n", cpu);
> > -				break;
> > -			}
> > -			pr_crit("CPU%u: may not have shut down cleanly\n", cpu);
> > -			/* Fall through */
> > -		case CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL:
> > -			pr_crit("CPU%u: is stuck in kernel\n", cpu);
> > -			if (status & CPU_STUCK_REASON_52_BIT_VA)
> > -				pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support 52-bit VAs\n", cpu);
> > -			if (status & CPU_STUCK_REASON_NO_GRAN)
> > -				pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support %luK granule \n", cpu, PAGE_SIZE / SZ_1K);
> > -			cpus_stuck_in_kernel++;
> > +	switch (status & CPU_BOOT_STATUS_MASK) {
> > +	default:
> > +		pr_err("CPU%u: failed in unknown state : 0x%lx\n",
> > +		       cpu, status);
> > +		cpus_stuck_in_kernel++;
> > +		break;
> > +	case CPU_KILL_ME:
> > +		if (!op_cpu_kill(cpu)) {
> > +			pr_crit("CPU%u: died during early boot\n", cpu);
> >  			break;
> > -		case CPU_PANIC_KERNEL:
> > -			panic("CPU%u detected unsupported configuration\n", cpu);
> >  		}
> > +		pr_crit("CPU%u: may not have shut down cleanly\n", cpu);
> > +		/* Fall through */
> > +	case CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL:
> > +		pr_crit("CPU%u: is stuck in kernel\n", cpu);
> > +		if (status & CPU_STUCK_REASON_52_BIT_VA)
> > +			pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support 52-bit VAs\n", cpu);
> > +		if (status & CPU_STUCK_REASON_NO_GRAN) {
> > +			pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support %luK granule\n",
> > +				cpu, PAGE_SIZE / SZ_1K);
> > +		}
> > +		cpus_stuck_in_kernel++;
> > +		break;
> > +	case CPU_PANIC_KERNEL:
> > +		panic("CPU%u detected unsupported configuration\n", cpu);
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	return ret;
> > -- 
> > 2.23.0
> >