Re: [patch 1/6] hardirq: Make hardirq bits generic

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon Nov 11 2013 - 15:52:42 EST


On Mon, 11 Nov 2013, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Nov 2013, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > Not what you would expect, right?
>
> Finally found the issue. The patch below fixes the problem here. The
> little missing detail is, that I zapped GET_CURRENT() assuming blindly
> that this is only needed for the preempt_count hackery. But in fact
> the world and some more depends on it which leads to interesting
> explosions.

Some more thoughts on this.

The whole nesting check in the exisiting low level entry code and what
I tried to resemble with the irq_exit_nested() is pretty pointless.

Let's look at auto_inthandler and ret_from_exception

ENTRY(auto_inthandler)
SAVE_ALL_INT
GET_CURRENT(%d0)
movel %d0,%a1
addqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
| put exception # in d0
bfextu %sp@(PT_OFF_FORMATVEC){#4,#10},%d0
subw #VEC_SPUR,%d0

movel %sp,%sp@-
movel %d0,%sp@- | put vector # on stack
auto_irqhandler_fixup = . + 2
jsr do_IRQ | process the IRQ
addql #8,%sp | pop parameters off stack

ret_from_interrupt:
movel %curptr@(TASK_STACK),%a1
subqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
jeq ret_from_last_interrupt
2: RESTORE_ALL

ALIGN
ret_from_last_interrupt:
moveq #(~ALLOWINT>>8)&0xff,%d0
andb %sp@(PT_OFF_SR),%d0
jne 2b

/* check if we need to do software interrupts */
tstl irq_stat+CPUSTAT_SOFTIRQ_PENDING
jeq .Lret_from_exception
pea ret_from_exception
jra do_softirq


ENTRY(ret_from_exception)
.Lret_from_exception:
btst #5,%sp@(PT_OFF_SR) | check if returning to kernel
bnes 1f | if so, skip resched, signals
....
1: RESTORE_ALL

So in every interrupt exit path we check:

1) Whether the hardirq part of preempt_count is zero

2) Whether the interrupt prio mask of SR on stack is zero

and if we finally reach ret_from_exception we have the final check:

3) whether we return to kernel or user space.

And this final check is the only one which matters, really.

If you look at the probability of the first two checks catching
anything, then it's pretty low. Most interrupts returns go through
ret_from_exception. Yes, I added counters which prove that at least on
the aranym, but I doubt that it will make a real difference if you run
this on real hardware.

So what's the point of having these checks in the hotpath? The patch
below against 3.12 vanilla works nicely on the aranym and I don't see
a reason why this extra hackery is necessary at all. It's just code
bloat in a hotpath.

Now the only valid concern might be do_softirq itself, but that's
pointless as well. If the softirq is interrupted, then we do not
invoke it again. If the nested interrupt happens before irq_exit()
actually disables interrupts, then we won't invoke it either as the
hardirq part of preempt_count is still not zero.

As a side note: The do_softirq calls in the platform/68xxx entry
pathes are just copied leftovers as well. Both entry code pathes are
not fiddling with the preempt count and both call do_IRQ() which will
call irq_exit() at the end which will invoke do_softirq(), so the
check for more softirqs in the irq return path is just pointless.

Thanks,

tglx
---
kernel/entry.S | 40 ++++------------------------------------
kernel/ints.c | 6 ------
platform/68000/entry.S | 33 ++++++++-------------------------
platform/68360/entry.S | 24 +++---------------------
4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 88 deletions(-)


Index: linux-2.6/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
+++ linux-2.6/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
.globl system_call, buserr, trap, resume
.globl sys_call_table
.globl __sys_fork, __sys_clone, __sys_vfork
-.globl ret_from_interrupt, bad_interrupt
+.globl bad_interrupt
.globl auto_irqhandler_fixup
.globl user_irqvec_fixup

@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ do_delayed_trace:
ENTRY(auto_inthandler)
SAVE_ALL_INT
GET_CURRENT(%d0)
- movel %d0,%a1
- addqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
| put exception # in d0
bfextu %sp@(PT_OFF_FORMATVEC){#4,#10},%d0
subw #VEC_SPUR,%d0
@@ -286,32 +284,13 @@ ENTRY(auto_inthandler)
auto_irqhandler_fixup = . + 2
jsr do_IRQ | process the IRQ
addql #8,%sp | pop parameters off stack
-
-ret_from_interrupt:
- movel %curptr@(TASK_STACK),%a1
- subqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
- jeq ret_from_last_interrupt
-2: RESTORE_ALL
-
- ALIGN
-ret_from_last_interrupt:
- moveq #(~ALLOWINT>>8)&0xff,%d0
- andb %sp@(PT_OFF_SR),%d0
- jne 2b
-
- /* check if we need to do software interrupts */
- tstl irq_stat+CPUSTAT_SOFTIRQ_PENDING
- jeq .Lret_from_exception
- pea ret_from_exception
- jra do_softirq
+ jra ret_from_exception

/* Handler for user defined interrupt vectors */

ENTRY(user_inthandler)
SAVE_ALL_INT
GET_CURRENT(%d0)
- movel %d0,%a1
- addqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
| put exception # in d0
bfextu %sp@(PT_OFF_FORMATVEC){#4,#10},%d0
user_irqvec_fixup = . + 2
@@ -321,29 +300,18 @@ user_irqvec_fixup = . + 2
movel %d0,%sp@- | put vector # on stack
jsr do_IRQ | process the IRQ
addql #8,%sp | pop parameters off stack
-
- movel %curptr@(TASK_STACK),%a1
- subqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
- jeq ret_from_last_interrupt
- RESTORE_ALL
+ jra ret_from_exception

/* Handler for uninitialized and spurious interrupts */

ENTRY(bad_inthandler)
SAVE_ALL_INT
GET_CURRENT(%d0)
- movel %d0,%a1
- addqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)

movel %sp,%sp@-
jsr handle_badint
addql #4,%sp
-
- movel %curptr@(TASK_STACK),%a1
- subqb #1,%a1@(TINFO_PREEMPT+1)
- jeq ret_from_last_interrupt
- RESTORE_ALL
-
+ jra ret_from_exception

resume:
/*
Index: linux-2.6/arch/m68k/kernel/ints.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/m68k/kernel/ints.c
+++ linux-2.6/arch/m68k/kernel/ints.c
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ void __init init_IRQ(void)
{
int i;

- /* assembly irq entry code relies on this... */
- if (HARDIRQ_MASK != 0x00ff0000) {
- extern void hardirq_mask_is_broken(void);
- hardirq_mask_is_broken();
- }
-
for (i = IRQ_AUTO_1; i <= IRQ_AUTO_7; i++)
irq_set_chip_and_handler(i, &auto_irq_chip, handle_simple_irq);

Index: linux-2.6/arch/m68k/platform/68000/entry.S
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/m68k/platform/68000/entry.S
+++ linux-2.6/arch/m68k/platform/68000/entry.S
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
.globl ret_from_exception
.globl ret_from_signal
.globl sys_call_table
-.globl ret_from_interrupt
.globl bad_interrupt
.globl inthandler1
.globl inthandler2
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ inthandler1:
movel #65,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler2:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ inthandler2:
movel #66,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler3:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ inthandler3:
movel #67,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler4:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ inthandler4:
movel #68,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler5:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ inthandler5:
movel #69,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler6:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ inthandler6:
movel #70,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler7:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ inthandler7:
movel #71,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
+ bra ret_from_exception

inthandler:
SAVE_ALL_INT
@@ -214,23 +213,7 @@ inthandler:
movel %d0,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
jbsr process_int /* process the IRQ*/
3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
-
-ret_from_interrupt:
- jeq 1f
-2:
- RESTORE_ALL
-1:
- moveb %sp@(PT_OFF_SR), %d0
- and #7, %d0
- jhi 2b
-
- /* check if we need to do software interrupts */
- jeq ret_from_exception
-
- pea ret_from_exception
- jra do_softirq
-
+ bra ret_from_exception

/*
* Handler for uninitialized and spurious interrupts.
Index: linux-2.6/arch/m68k/platform/68360/entry.S
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/m68k/platform/68360/entry.S
+++ linux-2.6/arch/m68k/platform/68360/entry.S
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
.globl ret_from_exception
.globl ret_from_signal
.globl sys_call_table
-.globl ret_from_interrupt
.globl bad_interrupt
.globl inthandler

@@ -132,26 +131,9 @@ inthandler:

movel %sp,%sp@-
movel %d0,%sp@- /* put vector # on stack*/
- jbsr do_IRQ /* process the IRQ*/
-3: addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
- bra ret_from_interrupt
-
-ret_from_interrupt:
- jeq 1f
-2:
- RESTORE_ALL
-1:
- moveb %sp@(PT_OFF_SR), %d0
- and #7, %d0
- jhi 2b
- /* check if we need to do software interrupts */
-
- movel irq_stat+CPUSTAT_SOFTIRQ_PENDING,%d0
- jeq ret_from_exception
-
- pea ret_from_exception
- jra do_softirq
-
+ jbsr do_IRQ /* process the IRQ */
+ addql #8,%sp /* pop parameters off stack*/
+ jra ret_from_exception

/*
* Handler for uninitialized and spurious interrupts.




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