linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] hung_task: Show the blocker task if the task is hung on mutex

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Message-ID: <20250219185531.1140c3c4@gandalf.local.home>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:55:31 -0500
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc: Waiman Long <llong@...hat.com>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Andrew
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] hung_task: Show the blocker task if the task is
 hung on mutex

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:56:39 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:

> > >> this field, we don't need to take lock, though taking the wait_lock may
> > >> still be needed to examine other information inside the mutex.  
> 
> Do we need to take it just for accessing owner, which is in an atomic?

Updating the task_struct would be in the same location as the blocked_on is
anyway. I would make it into a wrapper function that is a nop when disabled.

> 
> > > But perhaps if we add a new config option for this feature, we could just
> > > add the lock that a task is blocked on before it goes to sleep and
> > > reference that instead. That would be easier than trying to play games
> > > getting the lock owner from the blocked_on field.  
> > 
> > Yes, it could be a new config option. This will be a useful feature that 
> > I believe most distros will turn it on. Or we may just include that in 
> > the core code without any option.  
> 
> Do we need another option? or just extend DETECT_HUNG_TASK?

DETECT_HUNG_TASK is just that, for detecting hung tasks. This adds more
information to that, which increases the size of the task_struct not to
mention adds code in the mutex/rwsem handlers.

I would definitely make it a separate config that may depend on
DETECT_HUNG_TASK.

-- Steve