linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.15 000/159] 5.15.116-rc1 review

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Message-ID: <39b34446-88a7-eeb5-cf95-e4f1843100b3@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:14:06 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, shuah@...nel.org, patches@...nelci.org,
        lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org, jonathanh@...dia.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com,
        srw@...dewatkins.net, rwarsow@....de,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.15 000/159] 5.15.116-rc1 review

Hi,

On 6/10/23 12:23, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
>>> Build results:
>>> 	total: 155 pass: 155 fail: 0
>>> Qemu test results:
>>> 	total: 499 pass: 498 fail: 1
>>> Failed tests:
>>> 	arm:kudo-bmc:multi_v7_defconfig:npcm:usb0.1:nuvoton-npcm730-kudo:rootfs
>>>
>>> The test failure is spurious and not new. I observe it randomly on
>>> multi_v7_defconfig builds, primarily on npcm platforms. There is no error
>>> message, just a stalled boot. I have been trying to bisect for a while,
>>> but I have not been successful so far. No immediate concern; I just wanted
>>> to mention it in case someone else hits the same or a similar problem.
>>>
>>
>> I managed to revise my bisect script sufficiently enough to get reliable
>> results. It looks like the culprit is commit 503e554782c9 (" debugobject:
>> Ensure pool refill (again)"); see bisect log below. Bisect on four
>> different systems all have the same result. After reverting this patch,
>> I do not see the problem anymore (again, confirmed on four different
>> systems). If anyone has an idea how to debug this, please let me know.
>> I'll be happy to give it a try.
> 
> You may want to comment out debug_objects_fill_pool() in
> debug_object_activate or debug_object_assert_init to see which one is
> causing the failure...
> 
> CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT is disabled for you, right? (Should 5.15 even have
> that option?)
> 

CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT is disabled (it depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_RT which is not
enabled by any architecture in v5.15.y).

The added call in debug_object_activate() triggers the problem.
Any idea what to do about it or how to debug it further ?

Thanks,
Guenter