linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 0/2] Enable support IPI_CPU_CRASH

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Date:   Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:43:10 +0000
From:   "ito-yuichi@...itsu.com" <ito-yuichi@...itsu.com>
To:     "ito-yuichi@...itsu.com" <ito-yuichi@...itsu.com>,
        "maz@...nel.org" <maz@...nel.org>,
        "sumit.garg@...aro.org" <sumit.garg@...aro.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "jason@...edaemon.net" <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        "catalin.marinas@....com" <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        "will@...nel.org" <will@...nel.org>
CC:     "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/2] Enable support IPI_CPU_CRASH_STOP to be pseudo-NMI

Hi Marc, Sumit

I would appreciate if you have any advice on this patch.

Yuichi Ito

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yuichi Ito <ito-yuichi@...itsu.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:43 PM
> To: maz@...nel.org; sumit.garg@...aro.org; tglx@...utronix.de;
> jason@...edaemon.net; catalin.marinas@....com; will@...nel.org
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Ito,
> Yuichi/伊藤 有一 <ito-yuichi@...itsu.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 0/2] Enable support IPI_CPU_CRASH_STOP to be
> pseudo-NMI
> 
> Enable support IPI_CPU_CRASH_STOP to be pseudo-NMI
> 
> This patchset enables IPI_CPU_CRASH_STOP IPI to be pseudo-NMI.
> This allows kdump to collect system information even when the CPU is in a
> HARDLOCKUP state.
> 
> Only IPI_CPU_CRASH_STOP uses NMI and the other IPIs remain normal
> IRQs.
> 
> The patch has been tested on ThunderX.
> 
> This patch assumes Marc's latest IPIs patch-set. [1] It also uses some of
> Sumit's IPI patch set for NMI.[2]
> 
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20200901144324.1071694-1-maz@ke
> rnel.org/
> [2]
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/1599830924-13990-3-git-send-email
> -sumit.garg@...aro.org/
> 
> $ echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/panic_on_rcu_stal
> $ echo HARDLOCKUP > /sys/kernel/debug/provoke-crash/DIRECT
>    : kernel panics and crash kernel boot
>    : makedumpfile saves the system state at HARDLOCKUP in vmcore.
> 
> crash utility:
> crash> bt
>   PID: 3213   TASK: fffffd001adc5940  CPU: 8   COMMAND: "bash"
>   #0 [fffffe0022fefcf0] lkdtm_HARDLOCKUP at fffffe0010888ab4
>   #1 [fffffe0022fefd10] lkdtm_do_action at fffffe00108882bc
>   #2 [fffffe0022fefd20] direct_entry at fffffe0010888720
>   #3 [fffffe0022fefd70] full_proxy_write at fffffe001058cfe4
>   #4 [fffffe0022fefdb0] vfs_write at fffffe00104a4c2c
>   #5 [fffffe0022fefdf0] ksys_write at fffffe00104a4f0c
>   #6 [fffffe0022fefe40] __arm64_sys_write at fffffe00104a4fbc
>   #7 [fffffe0022fefe50] el0_svc_common.constprop.0 at fffffe0010159e38
>   #8 [fffffe0022fefe80] do_el0_svc at fffffe0010159fa0
>   #9 [fffffe0022fefe90] el0_svc at fffffe00101481d0
>   #10 [fffffe0022fefea0] el0_sync_handler at fffffe00101484b4
>   #11 [fffffe0022fefff0] el0_sync at fffffe0010142b7c
> 
> 
> Sumit Garg (1):
>   irqchip/gic-v3: Enable support for SGIs to act as NMIs
> 
> Yuichi Ito (1):
>   Register IPI_CPU_CRASH_STOP IPI as pseudo-NMI
> 
>  arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c      | 39
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c | 13 ++++++++++--
>  2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> --
> 2.25.1