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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:52:35 -0500
From: Corey Minyard <minyard@....org>
To: Wu Bo <wubo40@...wei.com>
Cc: Corey Minyard <cminyard@...sta.com>, arnd@...db.de,
gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
linfeilong@...wei.com, hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com,
openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net, liuzhiqiang26@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [Openipmi-developer] [PATCH] x86: Fix MCE error handing when
kdump is enabled
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 04:48:31PM +0800, Wu Bo wrote:
> On 2020/9/23 2:43, Corey Minyard wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 01:29:40PM -0500, minyard@....org wrote:
> > > From: Corey Minyard <cminyard@...sta.com>
> > >
> > > If kdump is enabled, the handling of shooting down CPUs does not use the
> > > RESET_VECTOR irq before trying to use NMIs to shoot down the CPUs.
> > >
> > > For normal errors that is fine. MCEs, however, are already running in
> > > an NMI, so sending them an NMI won't do anything. The MCE code is set
> > > up to receive the RESET_VECTOR because it disables CPUs, but it won't
> > ^ should be "enables irqs"
> > > work on the NMI-only case.
> > >
> > > There is already code in place to scan for the NMI callback being ready,
> > > simply call that from the MCE's wait_for_panic() code so it will pick up
> > > and handle it if an NMI shootdown is requested. This required
> > > propagating the registers down to wait_for_panic().
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@...sta.com>
> > > ---
> > > After looking at it a bit, I think this is the proper way to fix the
> > > issue, though I'm not an expert on this code so I'm not sure.
> > >
> > > I have not even tested this patch, I have only compiled it. But from
> > > what I can tell, things waiting in NMIs for a shootdown should call
> > > run_crash_ipi_callback() in their wait loop.
>
> Hi,
>
> In my VM (using qemu-kvm), Kump is enabled, used mce-inject injects an
> uncorrectable error. I has an issue with the IPMI driver's panic handling
> running while the other CPUs are sitting in "wait_for_panic()" with
> interrupt on, and IPMI interrupts interfering with the panic handling, As a
> result, IPMI panic hangs for more than 3000 seconds.
>
> After I has patched and tested this patch, the problem of IPMI hangs has
> disappeared. It should be a solution to the problem.
Thanks for testing this. I have submitted the patch to the MCE
maintainers.
-corey
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wu Bo
>
> > >
> > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> > > 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
> > > index f43a78bde670..3a842b3773b3 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
> > > @@ -282,20 +282,35 @@ static int fake_panic;
> > > static atomic_t mce_fake_panicked;
> > > /* Panic in progress. Enable interrupts and wait for final IPI */
> > > -static void wait_for_panic(void)
> > > +static void wait_for_panic(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > {
> > > long timeout = PANIC_TIMEOUT*USEC_PER_SEC;
> > > preempt_disable();
> > > local_irq_enable();
> > > - while (timeout-- > 0)
> > > + while (timeout-- > 0) {
> > > + /*
> > > + * We are in an NMI waiting to be stopped by the
> > > + * handing processor. For kdump handling, we need to
> > > + * be monitoring crash_ipi_issued since that is what
> > > + * is used for an NMI stop used by kdump. But we also
> > > + * need to have interrupts enabled some so that
> > > + * RESET_VECTOR will interrupt us on a normal
> > > + * shutdown.
> > > + */
> > > + local_irq_disable();
> > > + run_crash_ipi_callback(regs);
> > > + local_irq_enable();
> > > +
> > > udelay(1);
> > > + }
> > > if (panic_timeout == 0)
> > > panic_timeout = mca_cfg.panic_timeout;
> > > panic("Panicing machine check CPU died");
> > > }
> > > -static void mce_panic(const char *msg, struct mce *final, char *exp)
> > > +static void mce_panic(const char *msg, struct mce *final, char *exp,
> > > + struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > {
> > > int apei_err = 0;
> > > struct llist_node *pending;
> > > @@ -306,7 +321,7 @@ static void mce_panic(const char *msg, struct mce *final, char *exp)
> > > * Make sure only one CPU runs in machine check panic
> > > */
> > > if (atomic_inc_return(&mce_panicked) > 1)
> > > - wait_for_panic();
> > > + wait_for_panic(regs);
> > > barrier();
> > > bust_spinlocks(1);
> > > @@ -817,7 +832,7 @@ static atomic_t mce_callin;
> > > /*
> > > * Check if a timeout waiting for other CPUs happened.
> > > */
> > > -static int mce_timed_out(u64 *t, const char *msg)
> > > +static int mce_timed_out(u64 *t, const char *msg, struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > {
> > > /*
> > > * The others already did panic for some reason.
> > > @@ -827,12 +842,12 @@ static int mce_timed_out(u64 *t, const char *msg)
> > > */
> > > rmb();
> > > if (atomic_read(&mce_panicked))
> > > - wait_for_panic();
> > > + wait_for_panic(regs);
> > > if (!mca_cfg.monarch_timeout)
> > > goto out;
> > > if ((s64)*t < SPINUNIT) {
> > > if (mca_cfg.tolerant <= 1)
> > > - mce_panic(msg, NULL, NULL);
> > > + mce_panic(msg, NULL, NULL, regs);
> > > cpu_missing = 1;
> > > return 1;
> > > }
> > > @@ -866,7 +881,7 @@ static int mce_timed_out(u64 *t, const char *msg)
> > > * All the spin loops have timeouts; when a timeout happens a CPU
> > > * typically elects itself to be Monarch.
> > > */
> > > -static void mce_reign(void)
> > > +static void mce_reign(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > {
> > > int cpu;
> > > struct mce *m = NULL;
> > > @@ -896,7 +911,7 @@ static void mce_reign(void)
> > > * other CPUs.
> > > */
> > > if (m && global_worst >= MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY && mca_cfg.tolerant < 3)
> > > - mce_panic("Fatal machine check", m, msg);
> > > + mce_panic("Fatal machine check", m, msg, regs);
> > > /*
> > > * For UC somewhere we let the CPU who detects it handle it.
> > > @@ -909,7 +924,8 @@ static void mce_reign(void)
> > > * source or one CPU is hung. Panic.
> > > */
> > > if (global_worst <= MCE_KEEP_SEVERITY && mca_cfg.tolerant < 3)
> > > - mce_panic("Fatal machine check from unknown source", NULL, NULL);
> > > + mce_panic("Fatal machine check from unknown source", NULL, NULL,
> > > + regs);
> > > /*
> > > * Now clear all the mces_seen so that they don't reappear on
> > > @@ -928,7 +944,7 @@ static atomic_t global_nwo;
> > > * in the entry order.
> > > * TBD double check parallel CPU hotunplug
> > > */
> > > -static int mce_start(int *no_way_out)
> > > +static int mce_start(int *no_way_out, struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > {
> > > int order;
> > > int cpus = num_online_cpus();
> > > @@ -949,7 +965,8 @@ static int mce_start(int *no_way_out)
> > > */
> > > while (atomic_read(&mce_callin) != cpus) {
> > > if (mce_timed_out(&timeout,
> > > - "Timeout: Not all CPUs entered broadcast exception handler")) {
> > > + "Timeout: Not all CPUs entered broadcast exception handler",
> > > + regs)) {
> > > atomic_set(&global_nwo, 0);
> > > return -1;
> > > }
> > > @@ -975,7 +992,8 @@ static int mce_start(int *no_way_out)
> > > */
> > > while (atomic_read(&mce_executing) < order) {
> > > if (mce_timed_out(&timeout,
> > > - "Timeout: Subject CPUs unable to finish machine check processing")) {
> > > + "Timeout: Subject CPUs unable to finish machine check processing",
> > > + regs)) {
> > > atomic_set(&global_nwo, 0);
> > > return -1;
> > > }
> > > @@ -995,7 +1013,7 @@ static int mce_start(int *no_way_out)
> > > * Synchronize between CPUs after main scanning loop.
> > > * This invokes the bulk of the Monarch processing.
> > > */
> > > -static int mce_end(int order)
> > > +static int mce_end(int order, struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > {
> > > int ret = -1;
> > > u64 timeout = (u64)mca_cfg.monarch_timeout * NSEC_PER_USEC;
> > > @@ -1020,12 +1038,13 @@ static int mce_end(int order)
> > > */
> > > while (atomic_read(&mce_executing) <= cpus) {
> > > if (mce_timed_out(&timeout,
> > > - "Timeout: Monarch CPU unable to finish machine check processing"))
> > > + "Timeout: Monarch CPU unable to finish machine check processing",
> > > + regs))
> > > goto reset;
> > > ndelay(SPINUNIT);
> > > }
> > > - mce_reign();
> > > + mce_reign(regs);
> > > barrier();
> > > ret = 0;
> > > } else {
> > > @@ -1034,7 +1053,8 @@ static int mce_end(int order)
> > > */
> > > while (atomic_read(&mce_executing) != 0) {
> > > if (mce_timed_out(&timeout,
> > > - "Timeout: Monarch CPU did not finish machine check processing"))
> > > + "Timeout: Monarch CPU did not finish machine check processing",
> > > + regs))
> > > goto reset;
> > > ndelay(SPINUNIT);
> > > }
> > > @@ -1286,9 +1306,9 @@ noinstr void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > */
> > > if (lmce) {
> > > if (no_way_out)
> > > - mce_panic("Fatal local machine check", &m, msg);
> > > + mce_panic("Fatal local machine check", &m, msg, regs);
> > > } else {
> > > - order = mce_start(&no_way_out);
> > > + order = mce_start(&no_way_out, regs);
> > > }
> > > __mc_scan_banks(&m, final, toclear, valid_banks, no_way_out, &worst);
> > > @@ -1301,7 +1321,7 @@ noinstr void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > * When there's any problem use only local no_way_out state.
> > > */
> > > if (!lmce) {
> > > - if (mce_end(order) < 0)
> > > + if (mce_end(order, regs) < 0)
> > > no_way_out = worst >= MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
> > > } else {
> > > /*
> > > @@ -1314,7 +1334,7 @@ noinstr void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > */
> > > if (worst >= MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY && mca_cfg.tolerant < 3) {
> > > mce_severity(&m, cfg->tolerant, &msg, true);
> > > - mce_panic("Local fatal machine check!", &m, msg);
> > > + mce_panic("Local fatal machine check!", &m, msg, regs);
> > > }
> > > }
> > > @@ -1325,7 +1345,7 @@ noinstr void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > if (cfg->tolerant == 3)
> > > kill_it = 0;
> > > else if (no_way_out)
> > > - mce_panic("Fatal machine check on current CPU", &m, msg);
> > > + mce_panic("Fatal machine check on current CPU", &m, msg, regs);
> > > if (worst > 0)
> > > irq_work_queue(&mce_irq_work);
> > > @@ -1361,7 +1381,8 @@ noinstr void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > > */
> > > if (m.kflags & MCE_IN_KERNEL_RECOV) {
> > > if (!fixup_exception(regs, X86_TRAP_MC, 0, 0))
> > > - mce_panic("Failed kernel mode recovery", &m, msg);
> > > + mce_panic("Failed kernel mode recovery", &m,
> > > + msg, regs);
> > > }
> > > }
> > > }
> > > --
> > > 2.17.1
> > >
> > >
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