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* [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver
@ 2012-04-01  3:37 Toshi Kani
  2012-04-03 14:08 ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Toshi Kani @ 2012-04-01  3:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: len.brown; +Cc: linux-acpi, linux-kernel, Toshi Kani, Boris Ostrovsky

Fix a NULL pointer dereference panic in cpuidle_play_dead() during
CPU off-lining when no cpuidle driver is registered.  A cpuidle
driver may be registered at boot-time based on CPU type.  This patch
allows an off-lined CPU to enter HLT-based idle in this condition.

Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@amd.com>
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 87411ce..2f0083a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static cpuidle_enter_t cpuidle_enter_ops;
 /**
  * cpuidle_play_dead - cpu off-lining
  *
- * Only returns in case of an error
+ * Returns in case of an error or no driver
  */
 int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
 {
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
 	int i, dead_state = -1;
 	int power_usage = -1;
 
+	if (!drv)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* Find lowest-power state that supports long-term idle */
 	for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
 		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];
-- 
1.7.7.6


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* Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver
  2012-04-01  3:37 [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver Toshi Kani
@ 2012-04-03 14:08 ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
  2012-04-03 16:10   ` Toshi Kani
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Srivatsa S. Bhat @ 2012-04-03 14:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Toshi Kani
  Cc: len.brown, linux-acpi, linux-kernel, Boris Ostrovsky, lenb,
	Daniel Lezcano, amit.kucheria, linux-pm

On 04/01/2012 09:07 AM, Toshi Kani wrote:

> Fix a NULL pointer dereference panic in cpuidle_play_dead() during
> CPU off-lining when no cpuidle driver is registered.  A cpuidle
> driver may be registered at boot-time based on CPU type.  This patch
> allows an off-lined CPU to enter HLT-based idle in this condition.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
> Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@amd.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c |    5 ++++-
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> index 87411ce..2f0083a 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static cpuidle_enter_t cpuidle_enter_ops;
>  /**
>   * cpuidle_play_dead - cpu off-lining
>   *
> - * Only returns in case of an error
> + * Returns in case of an error or no driver
>   */
>  int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
>  {
> @@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
>  	int i, dead_state = -1;
>  	int power_usage = -1;
> 
> +	if (!drv)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	/* Find lowest-power state that supports long-term idle */
>  	for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
>  		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];



Reviewed-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>


[The machine I tested on did support mwait. So, to disable mwait and ensure
that no idle driver is registered, I applied my fix for "idle=" parameters
(https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/3/158) and then passed idle=halt in the kernel
command line. Then the machine crashed during CPU offline. Then I tried your
patch and it fixed the issue.]
 
Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat
IBM Linux Technology Center


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* Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver
  2012-04-03 14:08 ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
@ 2012-04-03 16:10   ` Toshi Kani
  2012-04-06 18:58     ` Len Brown
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Toshi Kani @ 2012-04-03 16:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Srivatsa S. Bhat
  Cc: len.brown, linux-acpi, linux-kernel, Boris Ostrovsky, lenb,
	Daniel Lezcano, amit.kucheria, linux-pm

On 4/3/2012 8:08 AM, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> On 04/01/2012 09:07 AM, Toshi Kani wrote:
>
>> Fix a NULL pointer dereference panic in cpuidle_play_dead() during
>> CPU off-lining when no cpuidle driver is registered.  A cpuidle
>> driver may be registered at boot-time based on CPU type.  This patch
>> allows an off-lined CPU to enter HLT-based idle in this condition.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani<toshi.kani@hp.com>
>> Cc: Boris Ostrovsky<boris.ostrovsky@amd.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c |    5 ++++-
>>   1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
>> index 87411ce..2f0083a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
>> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static cpuidle_enter_t cpuidle_enter_ops;
>>   /**
>>    * cpuidle_play_dead - cpu off-lining
>>    *
>> - * Only returns in case of an error
>> + * Returns in case of an error or no driver
>>    */
>>   int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
>>   {
>> @@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
>>   	int i, dead_state = -1;
>>   	int power_usage = -1;
>>
>> +	if (!drv)
>> +		return -ENODEV;
>> +
>>   	/* Find lowest-power state that supports long-term idle */
>>   	for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i<  drv->state_count; i++) {
>>   		struct cpuidle_state *s =&drv->states[i];
>
>
> Reviewed-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat<srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Tested-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat<srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
>
> [The machine I tested on did support mwait. So, to disable mwait and ensure
> that no idle driver is registered, I applied my fix for "idle=" parameters
> (https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/3/158) and then passed idle=halt in the kernel
> command line. Then the machine crashed during CPU offline. Then I tried your
> patch and it fixed the issue.]

Great!  Thanks a lot Srivatsa for reviewing and testing!
-Toshi

> Regards,
> Srivatsa S. Bhat
> IBM Linux Technology Center
>


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* Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver
  2012-04-03 16:10   ` Toshi Kani
@ 2012-04-06 18:58     ` Len Brown
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Len Brown @ 2012-04-06 18:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Toshi Kani
  Cc: Srivatsa S. Bhat, linux-acpi, linux-kernel, Boris Ostrovsky,
	Daniel Lezcano, amit.kucheria, linux-pm

applied.

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center


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