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locking/csd_lock: Add boot parameter for controlling CSD lock debugging

Currently CSD lock debugging can be switched on and off via a kernel config option only. Unfortunately there is at least one problem with CSD lock handling pending for about 2 years now, which has been seen in different environments (mostly when running virtualized under KVM or Xen, at least once on bare metal). Multiple attempts to catch this issue have finally led to introduction of CSD lock debug code, but this code is not in use in most distros as it has some impact on performance. In order to be able to ship kernels with CONFIG_CSD_LOCK_WAIT_DEBUG enabled even for production use, add a boot parameter for switching the debug functionality on. This will reduce any performance impact of the debug coding to a bare minimum when not being used.

Juergen Gross committed 5 years ago

Commit 8d0968c1 parent 50bf8082 files · +40 −4Browse files

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  1. Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +6 −0
  2. kernel/smp.c +34 −4
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt+6−0
@@ -784,6 +784,12 @@ · 783 unmodified lines
784784 cs89x0_media= [HW,NET]
785785 Format: { rj45 | aui | bnc }
786786
787+ csdlock_debug= [KNL] Enable debug add-ons of cross-CPU function call
788+ handling. When switched on, additional debug data is
789+ printed to the console in case a hanging CPU is
790+ detected, and that CPU is pinged again in order to try
791+ to resolve the hang situation.
792+
787793 dasd= [HW,NET]
788794 See header of drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c.
789795
kernel/smp.c+34−4
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ · 23 unmodified lines
2424 #include <linux/sched/clock.h>
2525 #include <linux/nmi.h>
2626 #include <linux/sched/debug.h>
27+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
2728
2829 #include "smpboot.h"
2930 #include "sched/smp.h"
@@ -102,6 +103,20 @@ void __init call_function_init(void) · 72 unmodified lines
102103
103104 #ifdef CONFIG_CSD_LOCK_WAIT_DEBUG
104105
106+static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(csdlock_debug_enabled);
107+
108+static int __init csdlock_debug(char *str)
109+{
110+ unsigned int val = 0;
111+
112+ get_option(&str, &val);
113+ if (val)
114+ static_branch_enable(&csdlock_debug_enabled);
115+
116+ return 0;
117+}
118+early_param("csdlock_debug", csdlock_debug);
119+
105120 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(call_single_data_t *, cur_csd);
106121 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(smp_call_func_t, cur_csd_func);
107122 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, cur_csd_info);
@@ -110,7 +125,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, cur_csd_info); · 2 unmodified lines
110125 static atomic_t csd_bug_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
111126
112127 /* Record current CSD work for current CPU, NULL to erase. */
113−static void csd_lock_record(call_single_data_t *csd)
128+static void __csd_lock_record(call_single_data_t *csd)
114129 {
115130 if (!csd) {
116131 smp_mb(); /* NULL cur_csd after unlock. */
@@ -125,7 +140,13 @@ static void csd_lock_record(call_single_data_t *csd) · 8 unmodified lines
125140 /* Or before unlock, as the case may be. */
126141 }
127142
128−static __always_inline int csd_lock_wait_getcpu(call_single_data_t *csd)
143+static __always_inline void csd_lock_record(call_single_data_t *csd)
144+{
145+ if (static_branch_unlikely(&csdlock_debug_enabled))
146+ __csd_lock_record(csd);
147+}
148+
149+static int csd_lock_wait_getcpu(call_single_data_t *csd)
129150 {
130151 unsigned int csd_type;
131152
@@ -140,7 +161,7 @@ static __always_inline int csd_lock_wait_getcpu(call_single_data_t *csd) · 8 unmodified lines
140161 * the CSD_TYPE_SYNC/ASYNC types provide the destination CPU,
141162 * so waiting on other types gets much less information.
142163 */
143−static __always_inline bool csd_lock_wait_toolong(call_single_data_t *csd, u64 ts0, u64 *ts1, int *bug_id)
164+static bool csd_lock_wait_toolong(call_single_data_t *csd, u64 ts0, u64 *ts1, int *bug_id)
144165 {
145166 int cpu = -1;
146167 int cpux;
@@ -204,7 +225,7 @@ static __always_inline bool csd_lock_wait_toolong(call_single_data_t *csd, u64 t · 57 unmodified lines
204225 * previous function call. For multi-cpu calls its even more interesting
205226 * as we'll have to ensure no other cpu is observing our csd.
206227 */
207−static __always_inline void csd_lock_wait(call_single_data_t *csd)
228+static void __csd_lock_wait(call_single_data_t *csd)
208229 {
209230 int bug_id = 0;
210231 u64 ts0, ts1;
@@ -218,6 +239,15 @@ static __always_inline void csd_lock_wait(call_single_data_t *csd) · 7 unmodified lines
218239 smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep();
219240 }
220241
242+static __always_inline void csd_lock_wait(call_single_data_t *csd)
243+{
244+ if (static_branch_unlikely(&csdlock_debug_enabled)) {
245+ __csd_lock_wait(csd);
246+ return;
247+ }
248+
249+ smp_cond_load_acquire(&csd->node.u_flags, !(VAL & CSD_FLAG_LOCK));
250+}
221251 #else
222252 static void csd_lock_record(call_single_data_t *csd)
223253 {

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