[PULL,05/12] powerpc: kvm: fix rare but potential deadlock scene

Commit Message

Alexander Graf Dec. 18, 2013, 4:01 p.m. UTC

From: pingfan liu <[e-mail]>

Since kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte() is called from both virtmode and
realmode, so it can trigger the deadlock.

Suppose the following scene:

Two physical cpuM, cpuN, two VM instances A, B, each VM has a group of
vcpus.

If on cpuM, vcpu_A_1 holds bitlock X (HPTE_V_HVLOCK), then is switched
out, and on cpuN, vcpu_A_2 try to lock X in realmode, then cpuN will be
caught in realmode for a long time.

What makes things even worse if the following happens,
  On cpuM, bitlockX is hold, on cpuN, Y is hold.
  vcpu_B_2 try to lock Y on cpuM in realmode
  vcpu_A_2 try to lock X on cpuN in realmode

Oops! deadlock happens

Signed-off-by: Liu Ping Fan <[e-mail]>
Reviewed-by: Paul Mackerras <[e-mail]>
CC: [e-mail]
Signed-off-by: Alexander Graf <[e-mail]>
---
 arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c | 6 +++++-
 arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Patch

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
index 47bbeaf..c5d1484 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
@@ -469,11 +469,14 @@  static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_hv_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 		slb_v = vcpu->kvm->arch.vrma_slb_v;
 	}
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	/* Find the HPTE in the hash table */
 	index = kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte(kvm, eaddr, slb_v,
 					 HPTE_V_VALID | HPTE_V_ABSENT);
-	if (index < 0)
+	if (index < 0) {
+		preempt_enable();
 		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 	hptep = (unsigned long *)(kvm->arch.hpt_virt + (index << 4));
 	v = hptep[0] & ~HPTE_V_HVLOCK;
 	gr = kvm->arch.revmap[index].guest_rpte;
@@ -481,6 +484,7 @@  static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_hv_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 	/* Unlock the HPTE */
 	asm volatile("lwsync" : : : "memory");
 	hptep[0] = v;
+	preempt_enable();
 
 	gpte->eaddr = eaddr;
 	gpte->vpage = ((v & HPTE_V_AVPN) << 4) | ((eaddr >> 12) & 0xfff);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
index fddbf98..1931aa3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
@@ -749,6 +749,10 @@  static int slb_base_page_shift[4] = {
 	20,	/* 1M, unsupported */
 };
 
+/* When called from virtmode, this func should be protected by
+ * preempt_disable(), otherwise, the holding of HPTE_V_HVLOCK
+ * can trigger deadlock issue.
+ */
 long kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte(struct kvm *kvm, gva_t eaddr, unsigned long slb_v,
 			      unsigned long valid)
 {