linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] cpuidle: Fix missing need_resched() check after rcu_idle

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Date:   Tue, 5 Jan 2021 20:25:41 +0300
From:   Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@...il.com>
To:     Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        NXP Linux Team <linux-imx@....com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        "linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] cpuidle: Fix missing need_resched() check after
 rcu_idle_enter()

22.12.2020 04:37, Frederic Weisbecker пишет:
> Entering RCU idle mode may cause a deferred wake up of an RCU NOCB_GP
> kthread (rcuog) to be serviced.
> 
> Usually a wake up happening while running the idle task is spotted in
> one of the need_resched() checks carefully placed within the idle loop
> that can break to the scheduler.
> 
> Unfortunately within cpuidle the call to rcu_idle_enter() is already
> beyond the last generic need_resched() check. Some drivers may perform
> their own checks like with mwait_idle_with_hints() but many others don't
> and we may halt the CPU with a resched request unhandled, leaving the
> task hanging.
> 
> Fix this with performing a last minute need_resched() check after
> calling rcu_idle_enter().
> 
> Reported-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
> Fixes: 1098582a0f6c (sched,idle,rcu: Push rcu_idle deeper into the idle path)
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> index ef2ea1b12cd8..4cc1ba49ce05 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> @@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  }
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
> -static void enter_s2idle_proper(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> -				struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
> +static int enter_s2idle_proper(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
> +			       struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
>  {
>  	ktime_t time_start, time_end;
>  	struct cpuidle_state *target_state = &drv->states[index];
> @@ -151,7 +151,14 @@ static void enter_s2idle_proper(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  	stop_critical_timings();
>  	if (!(target_state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_RCU_IDLE))
>  		rcu_idle_enter();
> -	target_state->enter_s2idle(dev, drv, index);
> +	/*
> +	 * Last need_resched() check must come after rcu_idle_enter()
> +	 * which may wake up RCU internal tasks.
> +	 */
> +	if (!need_resched())
> +		target_state->enter_s2idle(dev, drv, index);
> +	else
> +		index = -EBUSY;
>  	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled()))
>  		local_irq_disable();
>  	if (!(target_state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_RCU_IDLE))
> @@ -159,10 +166,13 @@ static void enter_s2idle_proper(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  	tick_unfreeze();
>  	start_critical_timings();
>  
> -	time_end = ns_to_ktime(local_clock());
> +	if (index > 0) {

index=0 is valid too

> +		time_end = ns_to_ktime(local_clock());
> +		dev->states_usage[index].s2idle_time += ktime_us_delta(time_end, time_start);
> +		dev->states_usage[index].s2idle_usage++;
> +	}
>  
> -	dev->states_usage[index].s2idle_time += ktime_us_delta(time_end, time_start);
> -	dev->states_usage[index].s2idle_usage++;
> +	return index;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -184,7 +194,7 @@ int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
>  	 */
>  	index = find_deepest_state(drv, dev, U64_MAX, 0, true);
>  	if (index > 0) {
> -		enter_s2idle_proper(drv, dev, index);
> +		index = enter_s2idle_proper(drv, dev, index);
>  		local_irq_enable();
>  	}
>  	return index;
> @@ -234,7 +244,14 @@ int cpuidle_enter_state(struct cpuidle_device *dev, struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
>  	stop_critical_timings();
>  	if (!(target_state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_RCU_IDLE))
>  		rcu_idle_enter();
> -	entered_state = target_state->enter(dev, drv, index);
> +	/*
> +	 * Last need_resched() check must come after rcu_idle_enter()
> +	 * which may wake up RCU internal tasks.
> +	 */
> +	if (!need_resched())
> +		entered_state = target_state->enter(dev, drv, index);
> +	else
> +		entered_state = -EBUSY;
>  	if (!(target_state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_RCU_IDLE))
>  		rcu_idle_exit();
>  	start_critical_timings();
> 

This patch causes a hardlock on NVIDIA Tegra using today's linux-next.
Disabling coupled idling state helps. Please fix thanks in advance.