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From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
	Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>,
	Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@mellanox.com>,
	Ulrich Obergfell <uobergfe@redhat.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [patch V2 22/29] lockup_detector: Make watchdog_nmi_reconfigure() two stage
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:36:41 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87o9pocvjq.fsf@concordia.ellerman.id.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1710030848210.2281@nanos>

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:

> On Tue, 3 Oct 2017, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> Hi Thomas,
>> Unfortunately this is hitting the WARN_ON in start_wd_cpu() on powerpc
>> because we're calling it multiple times for the boot CPU.
>> 
>> The first call is via:
>> 
>>   start_wd_on_cpu+0x80/0x2f0
>>   watchdog_nmi_reconfigure+0x124/0x170
>>   softlockup_reconfigure_threads+0x110/0x130
>>   lockup_detector_init+0xbc/0xe0
>>   kernel_init_freeable+0x18c/0x37c
>>   kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
>>   ret_from_kernel_thread+0x5c/0xbc
>> 
>> And then again via the CPU hotplug registration:
>> 
>>   start_wd_on_cpu+0x80/0x2f0
>>   cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x194/0x620
>>   cpuhp_thread_fun+0x7c/0x1b0
>>   smpboot_thread_fn+0x290/0x2a0
>>   kthread+0x168/0x1b0
>>   ret_from_kernel_thread+0x5c/0xbc
>> 
>> 
>> The first call is new because previously watchdog_nmi_reconfigure()
>> wasn't called from softlockup_reconfigure_threads().
>
> Hmm, don't you have the same problem with CPU hotplug or do you just get
> lucky because the hotplug callback in your code is ordered vs. the
> softlockup thread hotplug callback in a way that this does not hit?

I don't see it with CPU hotplug.

AFAICS that's because softlockup_reconfigure_threads() isn't called for
CPU hotplug. Unless there's a path I'm missing?

>> I'm not sure what the easiest fix is. One option would be to just drop
>> the WARN_ON, it's just there for paranoia AFAICS.
>
> The straight forward way is to make use of the new probe function. Patch
> below.

Thanks.

Hmm, I tried that patch, it makes the warning go away. But then I
triggered a deliberate hard lockup and got nothing.

Then I went back to the existing code (in linux-next), and I still get
no warning from a deliberate hard lockup.

So seems there may be some more gremlins. Will test more in the morning.

cheers

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-10-03 11:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 77+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-09-12 19:36 [patch V2 00/29] lockup_detector: Cure hotplug deadlocks and replace duct tape Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:36 ` [patch V2 01/29] hardlockup_detector: Provide interface to stop/restart perf events Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:40   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup: " tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2017-09-12 19:36 ` [patch V2 02/29] perf/x86/intel: Sanitize PMU HT bug workaround Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:40   ` [tip:core/urgent] perf/x86/intel, watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2017-09-12 19:36 ` [patch V2 03/29] lockup_detector: Provide interface to stop from poweroff() Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:40   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:36 ` [patch V2 04/29] parisc: Use lockup_detector_stop() Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14  8:59   ` Helge Deller
2017-09-14 13:46     ` Don Zickus
2017-09-14 10:41   ` [tip:core/urgent] parisc, watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:36 ` [patch V2 05/29] lockup_detector: Remove broken suspend/resume interfaces Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:41   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 06/29] lockup_detector: Rework cpu hotplug locking Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:41   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: Rework CPU " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 07/29] lockup_detector: Rename watchdog_proc_mutex Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:42   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 08/29] lockup_detector: Mark hardlockup_detector_disable() __init Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:42   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 09/29] lockup_detector/perf: Remove broken self disable on failure Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:43   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 10/29] lockup_detector/perf: Prevent cpu hotplug deadlock Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:43   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Prevent CPU " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 11/29] lockup_detector: Remove park_in_progress obfuscation Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 12/29] lockup_detector: Cleanup stub functions Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:44   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: Clean up " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 13/29] lockup_detector: Cleanup the ifdef maze Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:44   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: Clean up the #ifdef maze tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 14/29] lockup_detector: Split out cpumask write function Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:45   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 15/29] smpboot/threads: Avoid runtime allocation Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:45   ` [tip:core/urgent] smpboot/threads, watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 16/29] lockup_detector: Create new thread handling infrastructure Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:45   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 17/29] lockup_detector: Get rid of the thread teardown/setup dance Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:46   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 18/29] lockup_detector: Further simplify sysctl handling Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:46   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 19/29] lockup_detector: Cleanup header mess Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:47   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: Clean up " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 20/29] lockup_detector/sysctl: Get rid of the ifdeffery Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:47   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/sysctl: Get rid of the #ifdeffery tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 21/29] lockup_detector: Cleanup sysctl variable name space Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:47   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/sysctl: Clean up " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 22/29] lockup_detector: Make watchdog_nmi_reconfigure() two stage Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:48   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core, powerpc: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-03  0:29   ` [patch V2 22/29] lockup_detector: " Michael Ellerman
2017-10-03  6:50     ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-03  7:04       ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-03 10:01         ` Nicholas Piggin
2017-10-03 10:56           ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-03 11:36       ` Michael Ellerman [this message]
2017-10-03 12:13         ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-03 13:20           ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-03 19:27             ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-10-04  5:53               ` Michael Ellerman
2017-10-05 16:17               ` Don Zickus
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 23/29] lockup_detector: Get rid of the racy update loop Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:48   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/core: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 24/29] lockup_detector/perf: Implement init time perf validation Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:48   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 25/29] lockup_detector: Implement init time detection of perf Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-13 18:02   ` Don Zickus
2017-09-13 18:05     ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14  5:27       ` Ingo Molnar
2017-09-14 10:49   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 26/29] lockup_detector/perf: Implement CPU enable replacement Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:49   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 27/29] lockup_detector: Use new perf CPU enable mechanism Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:50   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 28/29] lockup_detector/perf: Simplify deferred event destroy Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:50   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup/perf: " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-12 19:37 ` [patch V2 29/29] lockup_detector: Cleanup hotplug locking mess Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-14 10:50   ` [tip:core/urgent] watchdog/hardlockup: Clean up " tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner
2017-09-13 18:06 ` [patch V2 00/29] lockup_detector: Cure hotplug deadlocks and replace duct tape Don Zickus
2017-09-14  5:27   ` Ingo Molnar
2017-09-14  8:11   ` Thomas Gleixner

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