From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior If intel_snb_check_microcode() is invoked via microcode_init -> perf_check_microcode -> intel_snb_check_microcode then get_online_cpus() is invoked nested. This works with the current implementation of get_online_cpus() but prevents converting it to a percpu rwsem. intel_snb_check_microcode() is also invoked from intel_sandybridge_quirk() unprotected. Drop get_online_cpus() from intel_snb_check_microcode() and add it to intel_sandybridge_quirk() so both call sites are protected. Convert *_online_cpus() to the new interfaces while at it. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Acked-by: Borislav Petkov Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Steven Rostedt Cc: Borislav Petkov --- arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c @@ -3410,12 +3410,10 @@ static void intel_snb_check_microcode(vo int pebs_broken = 0; int cpu; - get_online_cpus(); for_each_online_cpu(cpu) { if ((pebs_broken = intel_snb_pebs_broken(cpu))) break; } - put_online_cpus(); if (pebs_broken == x86_pmu.pebs_broken) return; @@ -3488,7 +3486,9 @@ static bool check_msr(unsigned long msr, static __init void intel_sandybridge_quirk(void) { x86_pmu.check_microcode = intel_snb_check_microcode; + cpus_read_lock(); intel_snb_check_microcode(); + cpus_read_unlock(); } static const struct { int id; char *name; } intel_arch_events_map[] __initconst = { @@ -4112,13 +4112,12 @@ static __init int fixup_ht_bug(void) lockup_detector_resume(); - get_online_cpus(); + cpus_read_lock(); - for_each_online_cpu(c) { + for_each_online_cpu(c) free_excl_cntrs(c); - } - put_online_cpus(); + cpus_read_unlock(); pr_info("PMU erratum BJ122, BV98, HSD29 workaround disabled, HT off\n"); return 0; }