Re: [PATCH v2 RESEND] tick/nohz: Fix cpu_is_hotpluggable() by checking with nohz subsystem

From: Zhouyi Zhou
Date: Thu Jan 26 2023 - 10:01:42 EST


On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 12:16 PM Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 8:13 AM Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 6:56 AM Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 05:31:26PM +0000, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
> > > > For CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL systems, the tick_do_timer_cpu cannot be offlined.
> > > > However, cpu_is_hotpluggable() still returns true for those CPUs. This causes
> > > > torture tests that do offlining to end up trying to offline this CPU causing
> > > > test failures. Such failure happens on all architectures.
> > > >
> > > > Fix it by asking the opinion of the nohz subsystem on whether the CPU can
> > > > be hotplugged.
> > > >
> > > > [ Apply Frederic Weisbecker feedback on refactoring tick_nohz_cpu_down(). ]
> > > >
> > > > For drivers/base/ portion:
> > > > Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: rcu <rcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Fixes: 2987557f52b9 ("driver-core/cpu: Expose hotpluggability to the rest of the kernel")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Queued for further review and testing, thank you both!
> > >
> > > It might be a few hours until it becomes publicly visible, but it will
> > > get there.
> > A new round of rcutorture test on fixed linux-5.15.y[3] has been
> > performed in the PPC VM of Open Source Lab of Oregon State University
> > [1], which will last about 29 hours. The test result on original
> > linux-5.15.y is at [2].
> From the result of [1], the HOTPLUG failure reports have been
> eliminated, but a new kernel null point bug related to scsi module has
> been reported [4] ;-(
> [ 5.178733][ C1] BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at
> 0x00000008
> ...
> [ 5.231013][ C1] [c00000001ff9fca0] [c0000000009ffbc8]
> scsi_end_request+0xd8/0x1f0 (unreliable)^M
> [ 5.234961][ C1] [c00000001ff9fcf0] [c000000000a00e68]
> scsi_io_completion+0x88/0x700^M
> [ 5.237863][ C1] [c00000001ff9fda0] [c0000000009f5028]
> scsi_finish_command+0xe8/0x150^M
> [ 5.240089][ C1] [c00000001ff9fdf0] [c000000000a00c70]
> scsi_complete+0x90/0x140^M
> [ 5.242481][ C1] [c00000001ff9fe20] [c0000000007e5170]
> blk_complete_reqs+0x80/0xa0^M
> [ 5.245187][ C1] [c00000001ff9fe50] [c000000000f0b5d0]
> __do_softirq+0x1e0/0x4e0^M
> [ 5.248479][ C1] [c00000001ff9ff90] [c0000000000170e8]
> do_softirq_own_stack+0x48/0x60^M
> [ 5.250919][ C1] [c00000000a5e7c40] [c00000000a5e7c80]
> 0xc00000000a5e7c80^M
> [ 5.253792][ C1] [c00000000a5e7c70] [c0000000001534c0]
> do_softirq+0xb0/0xc0^M
> [ 5.256824][ C1] [c00000000a5e7ca0] [c0000000001535ac]
> __local_bh_enable_ip+0xdc/0x110^M
> [ 5.259414][ C1] [c00000000a5e7cc0] [c0000000001d75e8]
> irq_forced_thread_fn+0xc8/0xf0^M
> [ 5.261921][ C1] [c00000000a5e7d00] [c0000000001d7ae4]
> irq_thread+0x1b4/0x2a0^M
> [ 5.265298][ C1] [c00000000a5e7da0] [c00000000017d8c8]
> kthread+0x1a8/0x1d0^M
> [ 5.269184][ C1] [c00000000a5e7e10] [c00000000000cee4]
> ret_from_kernel_thread+0x5c/0x64^M
>
> But when I invoked [5] by hand, the bug did not show again [6].
>
> [4] http://140.211.169.189/linux-stable-rc/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res/2023.01.25-00.04.30-torture/results-clocksourcewd-2/TREE03/console.log
> [5] http://140.211.169.189/linux-stable-rc/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res/2023.01.25-00.04.30-torture/results-clocksourcewd-2/TREE03/qemu-cmd
> [6] http://140.211.169.189/linux-stable-rc/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res/2023.01.25-00.04.30-torture/results-clocksourcewd-2/TREE03/console.zzy.log
>
> I think the bug is not caused by Joel's patch, there must be some
> other reason. I am starting the 29 hours' rcutorture test again. And I
> can give ssh access to you if you are interested in it.
>
> Sorry for the inconvenience that I bring
>
> Thanks
> Zhouyi
Hi the above kernel null pointer dereference bug has nothing to do
with Joel's fix because I can reproduce it on original 5.15.y [7]
using as while loop [8] (after 36 iterations, the bug fires).
So, Joel's patch is tested good!
Tested-by: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@xxxxxxxxx>

In following days, I am like to dig out the root of the null pointer
dereference bug.
[7] http://140.211.169.189/stable-for-joel/linux-stable-rc/
[8] http://140.211.169.189/stable-for-joel/linux-stable-rc/qemu-cmd.sh

Thanks
Zhouyi
> >
> > [1] http://140.211.169.189/linux-stable-rc/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res/2023.01.25-00.04.30-torture/
> > [2] http://140.211.169.189/linux-stable-rc/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res/2023.01.18-13.22.39-torture/
> > [3] http://140.211.169.189/linux-stable-rc/
> >
> > Happy to benefit the community and this is a fruitful learning journey ;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Zhouyi
> > >
> > > Thanx, Paul
> > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Sorry, resending with CC to stable.
> > > >
> > > > drivers/base/cpu.c | 3 ++-
> > > > include/linux/tick.h | 2 ++
> > > > kernel/time/tick-sched.c | 11 ++++++++---
> > > > 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
> > > > index 55405ebf23ab..450dca235a2f 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
> > > > @@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group *cpu_root_attr_groups[] = {
> > > > bool cpu_is_hotpluggable(unsigned int cpu)
> > > > {
> > > > struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
> > > > - return dev && container_of(dev, struct cpu, dev)->hotpluggable;
> > > > + return dev && container_of(dev, struct cpu, dev)->hotpluggable
> > > > + && tick_nohz_cpu_hotpluggable(cpu);
> > > > }
> > > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_is_hotpluggable);
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/tick.h b/include/linux/tick.h
> > > > index bfd571f18cfd..9459fef5b857 100644
> > > > --- a/include/linux/tick.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/tick.h
> > > > @@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ extern void tick_nohz_dep_set_signal(struct task_struct *tsk,
> > > > enum tick_dep_bits bit);
> > > > extern void tick_nohz_dep_clear_signal(struct signal_struct *signal,
> > > > enum tick_dep_bits bit);
> > > > +extern bool tick_nohz_cpu_hotpluggable(unsigned int cpu);
> > > >
> > > > /*
> > > > * The below are tick_nohz_[set,clear]_dep() wrappers that optimize off-cases
> > > > @@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ static inline void tick_nohz_full_add_cpus_to(struct cpumask *mask) { }
> > > >
> > > > static inline void tick_nohz_dep_set_cpu(int cpu, enum tick_dep_bits bit) { }
> > > > static inline void tick_nohz_dep_clear_cpu(int cpu, enum tick_dep_bits bit) { }
> > > > +static inline bool tick_nohz_cpu_hotpluggable(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
> > > >
> > > > static inline void tick_dep_set(enum tick_dep_bits bit) { }
> > > > static inline void tick_dep_clear(enum tick_dep_bits bit) { }
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> > > > index 9c6f661fb436..63e3e8ebcd64 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> > > > @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void __init tick_nohz_full_setup(cpumask_var_t cpumask)
> > > > tick_nohz_full_running = true;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > -static int tick_nohz_cpu_down(unsigned int cpu)
> > > > +bool tick_nohz_cpu_hotpluggable(unsigned int cpu)
> > > > {
> > > > /*
> > > > * The tick_do_timer_cpu CPU handles housekeeping duty (unbound
> > > > @@ -518,8 +518,13 @@ static int tick_nohz_cpu_down(unsigned int cpu)
> > > > * CPUs. It must remain online when nohz full is enabled.
> > > > */
> > > > if (tick_nohz_full_running && tick_do_timer_cpu == cpu)
> > > > - return -EBUSY;
> > > > - return 0;
> > > > + return false;
> > > > + return true;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static int tick_nohz_cpu_down(unsigned int cpu)
> > > > +{
> > > > + return tick_nohz_cpu_hotpluggable(cpu) ? 0 : -EBUSY;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > void __init tick_nohz_init(void)
> > > > --
> > > > 2.39.1.405.gd4c25cc71f-goog
> > > >