From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [patch V3 00/32] cpu/hotplug: Convert get_online_cpus() to a percpu_rwsem
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 09:22:55 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170524162255.GD3956@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170524081511.203800767@linutronix.de>
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:15:11AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> get_online_cpus() is used in hot pathes in mainline and even more so in
> RT. That can show up badly under certain conditions because every locker
> contends on a global mutex. RT has it's own homebrewn mitigation which is
> a (badly done) open coded implementation of percpu_rwsems with recursion
> support.
>
> The proper replacement for that are percpu_rwsems, but that requires to
> remove recursion support.
>
> The conversion unearthed real locking issues which were previously not
> visible because the get_online_cpus() lockdep annotation was implemented
> with recursion support which prevents lockdep from tracking full dependency
> chains. These potential deadlocks are not related to recursive calls, they
> trigger on the first invocation because lockdep now has the full dependency
> chains available.
>
> The following patch series addresses this by
>
> - Cleaning up places which call get_online_cpus() nested
>
> - Replacing a few instances with cpu_hotplug_disable() to prevent circular
> locking dependencies.
>
> The series is on top of 4.12-rc2. It's available in git from
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git WIP.hotplug
>
> Changes since V2:
>
> - Reworked the approach vs. perf/ftrace/kprobes, which simplified the lot
>
> - Renamed get_online_cpus() to cpus_read_lock() to reflect the nature of
> the interface
>
> - Link the lockchains between hotplug control task and per cpu hotplug
> threads and fixed the fallout of that.
Passed moderate rcutorture testing, so:
Tested-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx
>
> ---
> arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 11 -
> arch/arm/kernel/patch.c | 2
> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/core.c | 3
> arch/arm64/include/asm/insn.h | 1
> arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c | 5
> arch/mips/kernel/jump_label.c | 2
> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 14 -
> arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/subcore.c | 7
> arch/s390/kernel/jump_label.c | 2
> arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c | 4
> arch/s390/kernel/time.c | 6
> arch/x86/events/core.c | 1
> arch/x86/events/intel/cqm.c | 16 -
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c | 2
> b/arch/sparc/kernel/jump_label.c | 2
> b/arch/tile/kernel/jump_label.c | 2
> b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 11 -
> b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c | 2
> b/kernel/jump_label.c | 20 +-
> drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c | 4
> drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c | 16 -
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 21 +-
> drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x.c | 20 +-
> drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c | 20 +-
> drivers/pci/pci-driver.c | 47 +++--
> include/linux/cpu.h | 34 ++--
> include/linux/cpuhotplug.h | 38 ++++
> include/linux/padata.h | 3
> include/linux/pci.h | 1
> include/linux/perf_event.h | 2
> include/linux/sched.h | 10 +
> include/linux/stop_machine.h | 26 ++-
> kernel/cpu.c | 213 +++++++++++---------------
> kernel/events/core.c | 106 +++++++++---
> kernel/kprobes.c | 59 +++----
> kernel/padata.c | 43 ++---
> kernel/stop_machine.c | 11 -
> 37 files changed, 444 insertions(+), 343 deletions(-)
>
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-05-24 16:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 82+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-05-24 8:15 [patch V3 00/32] cpu/hotplug: Convert get_online_cpus() to a percpu_rwsem Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 01/32] cpu/hotplug: Provide cpus_read|write_[un]lock() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 16:25 ` Paul E. McKenney
2017-05-26 8:31 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 02/32] cpu/hotplug: Provide lockdep_assert_cpus_held() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 16:26 ` Paul E. McKenney
2017-05-26 8:32 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 03/32] cpu/hotplug: Provide cpuhp_setup/remove_state[_nocalls]_cpuslocked() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:32 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 04/32] cpu/hotplug: Add __cpuhp_state_add_instance_cpuslocked() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:33 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 05/32] stop_machine: Provide stop_machine_cpuslocked() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 17:42 ` Paul E. McKenney
2017-05-26 8:33 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 06/32] padata: Make padata_alloc() static Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:34 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 07/32] padata: Avoid nested calls to cpus_read_lock() in pcrypt_init_padata() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:35 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 08/32] x86/mtrr: Remove get_online_cpus() from mtrr_save_state() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:35 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 09/32] cpufreq: Use cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:36 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 10/32] KVM/PPC/Book3S HV: " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:36 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 11/32] hwtracing/coresight-etm3x: " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-25 16:46 ` Mathieu Poirier
2017-05-26 8:37 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 12/32] hwtracing/coresight-etm4x: " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-25 16:47 ` Mathieu Poirier
2017-05-26 8:37 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 13/32] perf/x86/intel/cqm: Use cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:38 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 14/32] ARM/hw_breakpoint: " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:38 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 15/32] s390/kernel: Use stop_machine_cpuslocked() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 10:57 ` Heiko Carstens
2017-05-26 8:39 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 16/32] powerpc/powernv: " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:40 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 17/32] cpu/hotplug: Use stop_machine_cpuslocked() in takedown_cpu() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:40 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 18/32] x86/perf: Drop EXPORT of perf_check_microcode Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:41 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 19/32] perf/x86/intel: Drop get_online_cpus() in intel_snb_check_microcode() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:41 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 20/32] PCI: Use cpu_hotplug_disable() instead of get_online_cpus() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:42 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 21/32] PCI: Replace the racy recursion prevention Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:42 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 22/32] ACPI/processor: Use cpu_hotplug_disable() instead of get_online_cpus() Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:43 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 23/32] perf/tracing/cpuhotplug: Fix locking order Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 18:30 ` Paul E. McKenney
2017-05-24 18:47 ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 21:10 ` Paul E. McKenney
2017-05-30 11:22 ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-05-30 16:25 ` Paul E. McKenney
2017-05-26 8:43 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 24/32] jump_label: Reorder hotplug lock and jump_label_lock Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 12:50 ` David Miller
2017-05-26 8:44 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 25/32] kprobes: Cure hotplug lock ordering issues Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 15:54 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2017-05-26 7:47 ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:45 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 26/32] arm64: Prevent cpu hotplug rwsem recursion Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:45 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 27/32] arm: Prevent " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:46 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 28/32] s390: " Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 10:57 ` Heiko Carstens
2017-05-26 8:46 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 29/32] cpu/hotplug: Convert hotplug locking to percpu rwsem Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:47 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 30/32] sched: Provide is_percpu_thread() helper Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:47 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 31/32] acpi/processor: Prevent cpu hotplug deadlock Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:48 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 8:15 ` [patch V3 32/32] cpuhotplug: Link lock stacks for hotplug callbacks Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-26 8:48 ` [tip:smp/hotplug] " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-05-24 16:22 ` Paul E. McKenney [this message]
2017-05-26 7:03 ` [patch V3 00/32] cpu/hotplug: Convert get_online_cpus() to a percpu_rwsem Ingo Molnar
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