[PATCH v2] intel_idle: avoid tracing MSR writes while idling

From: Peter Shier
Date: Wed Aug 24 2022 - 19:42:38 EST


With commit bf5835bcdb963 ("intel_idle: Disable IBRS during long idle"),
enabling wrmsr trace with CONFIG_LOCKDEP causes "suspicious
rcu_dereference_check() usage" warning because do_trace_write_msr does not
use trace_write_msr_rcuidle.

Change intel_idle_ibrs to use native_wrmsr to avoid tracing

Sample warning:
============================
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.0.0-dbg-DEV #7 Tainted: G S O
-----------------------------
arch/x86/include/asm/msr-trace.h:48 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

other info that might help us debug this:

rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
RCU used illegally from extended quiescent state!
no locks held by swapper/59/0.

stack backtrace:
CPU: 59 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/59 Tainted: G S O 6.0.0-dbg-DEV #7
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl
dump_stack
lockdep_rcu_suspicious
trace_write_msr
do_trace_write_msr
intel_idle_ibrs
cpuidle_enter_state
cpuidle_enter
do_idle
cpu_startup_entry
start_secondary
secondary_startup_64_no_verify

Tested on skylake using:
echo "msr:write_msr" >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/set_event
with and without patch.

Signed-off-by: Peter Shier <pshier@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

v2:
- changed to avoid tracing

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220823234353.937002-1-pshier@xxxxxxxxxx/

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 3e101719689a..df129c73786f 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -187,12 +187,12 @@ static __cpuidle int intel_idle_ibrs(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
int ret;

if (smt_active)
- wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
+ native_wrmsr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);

ret = __intel_idle(dev, drv, index);

if (smt_active)
- wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, spec_ctrl);
+ native_wrmsr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, spec_ctrl);

return ret;
}
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