Re: next/master bisection: baseline.dmesg.alert on qemu_arm64-virt-gicv3

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon Nov 29 2021 - 14:10:02 EST

On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 06:50:01PM +0000, Guillaume Tucker wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> Please see the bisection report below about a new kernel alert
> message.
>
> Reports aren't automatically sent to the public while we're
> trialing new bisection features on kernelci.org but this one
> looks valid.
>
> Some more details can be found here:
>
> https://linux.kernelci.org/test/case/id/61a4f02ad5a9e3a5f218f6f6/
>
> The bisection was run on QEMU but it seems to appear on all
> platforms as it's not an architecture-specific change.
> Presumably, none of the platforms in KernelCI is setting a value
> for rcu_task_enqueue_lim at the moment.
>
> Alert messages normally highlight potential problems, so ideally
> they would need to be resolved. Should the message in this case
> really be a pr_alert(), and if so what would be the recommended
> way to avoid it?

It is to be unconditionally printed, so I am queueing a fixup that
downgrades it to pr_info(). Does that work for you?

Thanx, Paul

> Best wishes,
> Guillaume
>
>
> GitHub: https://github.com/kernelci/kernelci-project/issues/78
>
> On 26/11/2021 21:15, kernelci.org bot wrote:
> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > * This automated bisection report was sent to you on the basis *
> > * that you may be involved with the breaking commit it has *
> > * found. No manual investigation has been done to verify it, *
> > * and the root cause of the problem may be somewhere else. *
> > * *
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> > * *
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> >
> > next/master bisection: baseline.dmesg.alert on qemu_arm64-virt-gicv3
> >
> > Summary:
> > Start: f30a24ed97b40 Add linux-next specific files for 20211126
> > Plain log: https://storage.kernelci.org/next/master/next-20211126/arm64/defconfig+CONFIG_ARM64_64K_PAGES=y/clang-13/lab-collabora/baseline-qemu_arm64-virt-gicv3.txt
> > HTML log: https://storage.kernelci.org/next/master/next-20211126/arm64/defconfig+CONFIG_ARM64_64K_PAGES=y/clang-13/lab-collabora/baseline-qemu_arm64-virt-gicv3.html
> > Result: dc9166f1253df rcu-tasks: Use more callback queues if contention encountered
> >
> > Checks:
> > revert: PASS
> > verify: PASS
> >
> > Parameters:
> > Tree: next
> > URL: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
> > Branch: master
> > Target: qemu_arm64-virt-gicv3
> > CPU arch: arm64
> > Lab: lab-collabora
> > Compiler: clang-13
> > Config: defconfig+CONFIG_ARM64_64K_PAGES=y
> > Test case: baseline.dmesg.alert
> >
> > Breaking commit found:
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > commit dc9166f1253df20e01b0132ece22efaeb5b0a7e0
> > Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wed Nov 24 15:12:15 2021 -0800
> >
> > rcu-tasks: Use more callback queues if contention encountered
> >
> > The rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim module parameter allows system
> > administrators to tune the number of callback queues used by the RCU
> > Tasks flavors. However if callback storms are infrequent, it would
> > be better to operate with a single queue on a given system unless and
> > until that system actually needed more queues. Systems not needing
> > more queues can then avoid the overhead of checking the extra queues
> > and especially avoid the overhead of fanning workqueue handlers out to
> > all CPUs to invoke callbacks.
> >
> > This commit therefore switches to using all the CPUs' callback queues if
> > call_rcu_tasks_generic() encounters too much lock contention. The amount
> > of lock contention to tolerate defaults to 100 contended lock acquisitions
> > per jiffy, and can be adjusted using the new rcupdate.rcu_task_contend_lim
> > module parameter.
> >
> > Such switching is undertaken only if the rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim
> > module parameter is negative, which is its default value (-1).
> > This allows savvy systems administrators to set the number of queues
> > to some known good value and to not have to worry about the kernel doing
> > any second guessing.
> >
> > Reported-by: Martin Lau <kafai@xxxxxx>
> > Cc: Neeraj Upadhyay <neeraj.iitr10@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > index f1f3761fe42c8..fc5e20afaeefa 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > @@ -4813,6 +4813,14 @@
> > period to instead use normal non-expedited
> > grace-period processing.
> >
> > + rcupdate.rcu_task_contend_lim= [KNL]
> > + Set the minimum number of callback-queuing-time
> > + lock-contention events per jiffy required to
> > + cause the RCU Tasks flavors to switch to per-CPU
> > + callback queuing. This switching only occurs
> > + when rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim is set to
> > + the default value of -1.
> > +
> > rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim= [KNL]
> > Set the number of callback queues to use for the
> > RCU Tasks family of RCU flavors. The default
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> > index 0cb20e5b3e856..7da3b500fb901 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> > @@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ module_param(rcu_task_stall_timeout, int, 0644);
> > static int rcu_task_enqueue_lim __read_mostly = -1;
> > module_param(rcu_task_enqueue_lim, int, 0444);
> >
> > +static bool rcu_task_cb_adjust;
> > +static int rcu_task_contend_lim __read_mostly = 100;
> > +module_param(rcu_task_contend_lim, int, 0444);
> > +
> > /* RCU tasks grace-period state for debugging. */
> > #define RTGS_INIT 0
> > #define RTGS_WAIT_WAIT_CBS 1
> > @@ -207,8 +211,11 @@ static void cblist_init_generic(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
> > int lim;
> >
> > raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rtp->cbs_gbl_lock, flags);
> > - if (rcu_task_enqueue_lim < 0)
> > - rcu_task_enqueue_lim = nr_cpu_ids;
> > + if (rcu_task_enqueue_lim < 0) {
> > + rcu_task_enqueue_lim = 1;
> > + rcu_task_cb_adjust = true;
> > + pr_alert("%s: Setting adjustable number of callback queues.\n", __func__);
> > + }
> > else if (rcu_task_enqueue_lim == 0)
> > rcu_task_enqueue_lim = 1;
> > lim = rcu_task_enqueue_lim;
> > @@ -251,6 +258,7 @@ static void call_rcu_tasks_generic(struct rcu_head *rhp, rcu_callback_t func,
> > {
> > unsigned long flags;
> > unsigned long j;
> > + bool needadjust = false;
> > bool needwake;
> > struct rcu_tasks_percpu *rtpcp;
> >
> > @@ -266,7 +274,9 @@ static void call_rcu_tasks_generic(struct rcu_head *rhp, rcu_callback_t func,
> > rtpcp->rtp_jiffies = j;
> > rtpcp->rtp_n_lock_retries = 0;
> > }
> > - rtpcp->rtp_n_lock_retries++;
> > + if (rcu_task_cb_adjust && ++rtpcp->rtp_n_lock_retries > rcu_task_contend_lim &&
> > + READ_ONCE(rtp->percpu_enqueue_lim) != nr_cpu_ids)
> > + needadjust = true; // Defer adjustment to avoid deadlock.
> > }
> > if (!rcu_segcblist_is_enabled(&rtpcp->cblist)) {
> > raw_spin_unlock_rcu_node(rtpcp); // irqs remain disabled.
> > @@ -276,6 +286,15 @@ static void call_rcu_tasks_generic(struct rcu_head *rhp, rcu_callback_t func,
> > needwake = rcu_segcblist_empty(&rtpcp->cblist);
> > rcu_segcblist_enqueue(&rtpcp->cblist, rhp);
> > raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rtpcp, flags);
> > + if (unlikely(needadjust)) {
> > + raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rtp->cbs_gbl_lock, flags);
> > + if (rtp->percpu_enqueue_lim != nr_cpu_ids) {
> > + WRITE_ONCE(rtp->percpu_enqueue_shift, ilog2(nr_cpu_ids));
> > + smp_store_release(&rtp->percpu_enqueue_lim, nr_cpu_ids);
> > + pr_alert("Switching %s to per-CPU callback queuing.\n", rtp->name);
> > + }
> > + raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtp->cbs_gbl_lock, flags);
> > + }
> > /* We can't create the thread unless interrupts are enabled. */
> > if (needwake && READ_ONCE(rtp->kthread_ptr)) {
> > irq_work_queue(&rtpcp->rtp_irq_work);
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Git bisection log:
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > git bisect start
> > # good: [8ced7ca3570333998ad2088d5a6275701970e28e] Merge tag 'block-5.16-2021-11-25' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block
> > git bisect good 8ced7ca3570333998ad2088d5a6275701970e28e
> > # bad: [f30a24ed97b401416118756fa35fbe5d28f999e3] Add linux-next specific files for 20211126
> > git bisect bad f30a24ed97b401416118756fa35fbe5d28f999e3
> > # good: [d7359ce68f20102beeec57e760b746e1f76ab65c] Merge branch 'mtd/next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mtd/linux.git
> > git bisect good d7359ce68f20102beeec57e760b746e1f76ab65c
> > # good: [6eb0c6fb36d50e66ca0b686ec0eebd7eddff811b] Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ulfh/mmc.git
> > git bisect good 6eb0c6fb36d50e66ca0b686ec0eebd7eddff811b
> > # bad: [e62c6fa2d7d055d657c00734314d6abc664d28b5] Merge branch 'staging-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging.git
> > git bisect bad e62c6fa2d7d055d657c00734314d6abc664d28b5
> > # good: [0ebaaa3b9daaf0341c75a66b8b33399e23e40a8f] Merge branch 'edac-for-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras.git
> > git bisect good 0ebaaa3b9daaf0341c75a66b8b33399e23e40a8f
> > # bad: [556fc834ce0be2f0dbfd8ae2bfb3840326d12cb9] Merge branch 'for-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pdx86/platform-drivers-x86.git
> > git bisect bad 556fc834ce0be2f0dbfd8ae2bfb3840326d12cb9
> > # good: [ad3b4071d577f2779c706a22956b6d167710459b] refscale: Simplify the errexit checkpoint
> > git bisect good ad3b4071d577f2779c706a22956b6d167710459b
> > # good: [24f474cf45326225f613b58b191600311109695b] rcutorture: Cause TREE02 and TREE10 scenarios to do more callback flooding
> > git bisect good 24f474cf45326225f613b58b191600311109695b
> > # bad: [731f2830b96ce040e52b227346087e0dc3a6f5d0] Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip.git
> > git bisect bad 731f2830b96ce040e52b227346087e0dc3a6f5d0
> > # bad: [3a528960b4b5d4069e4b066a1d9278862e902abc] Merge branch 'rcu/next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
> > git bisect bad 3a528960b4b5d4069e4b066a1d9278862e902abc
> > # bad: [a106e93308b6c60944c9021fc2cad377639584a2] rcu/nocb: Remove rdp from nocb list when de-offloaded
> > git bisect bad a106e93308b6c60944c9021fc2cad377639584a2
> > # good: [a3d09240cbfd98525dbd7038a4ec1afb4bc896a2] rcu-tasks: Avoid raw-spinlocked wakeups from call_rcu_tasks_generic()
> > git bisect good a3d09240cbfd98525dbd7038a4ec1afb4bc896a2
> > # bad: [4e83e8074d198b5849926d4a7d921063b24c0250] rcutorture: Test RCU Tasks lock-contention detection
> > git bisect bad 4e83e8074d198b5849926d4a7d921063b24c0250
> > # bad: [dc9166f1253df20e01b0132ece22efaeb5b0a7e0] rcu-tasks: Use more callback queues if contention encountered
> > git bisect bad dc9166f1253df20e01b0132ece22efaeb5b0a7e0
> > # first bad commit: [dc9166f1253df20e01b0132ece22efaeb5b0a7e0] rcu-tasks: Use more callback queues if contention encountered
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
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