| Message ID | Y1ayrYZgLqjp7WOG@zn.tnic (mailing list archive) |
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| Series | apei/ghes: Use xchg_release() for updating new cache slot instead of cmpxchg() | expand |
On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 at 17:43, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote: > > Ok, > > here's what I've done to it, holler if something's still missing. > > @rjw, if you wanna take this through your tree, it should work too - it > is unrelated to the ghes_edac changes we're doing. Or I can carry it, > whatever you prefer. > Thanks for summarizing that, I'm sure it will be helpful some day :-) > --- > From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> > > Some documentation first, about how this machinery works: > > It seems, the intent of the GHES error records cache is to collect > already reported errors - see the ghes_estatus_cached() checks. There's > even a sentence trying to say what this does: > > /* > * GHES error status reporting throttle, to report more kinds of > * errors, instead of just most frequently occurred errors. > */ > > New elements are added to the cache this way: > > if (!ghes_estatus_cached(estatus)) { > if (ghes_print_estatus(NULL, ghes->generic, estatus)) > ghes_estatus_cache_add(ghes->generic, estatus); > > The intent being, once this new error record is reported, it gets cached > so that it doesn't get reported for a while due to too many, same-type > error records getting reported in burst-like scenarios. I.e., new, > unreported error types can have a higher chance of getting reported. > > Now, the loop in ghes_estatus_cache_add() is trying to pick out the > oldest element in there. Meaning, something which got reported already > but a long while ago, i.e., a LRU-type scheme. > > And the cmpxchg() is there presumably to make sure when that selected > element slot_cache is removed, it really *is* that element that gets > removed and not one which replaced it in the meantime. > > Now, ghes_estatus_cache_add() selects a slot, and either succeeds in > replacing its contents with a pointer to a newly cached item, or it just > gives up and frees the new item again, without attempting to select > another slot even if one might be available. > > Since only inserting new items is being done here, the race can only > cause a failure if the selected slot was updated with another new item > concurrently, which means that it is arbitrary which of those two items > gets dropped. > > And "dropped" here means, the item doesn't get added to the cache so > the next time it is seen, it'll get reported again and an insertion > attempt will be done again. Eventually, it'll get inserted and all those > times when the insertion fails, the item will get reported although the > cache is supposed to prevent that and "ratelimit" those repeated error > records. Not a big deal in any case. > > This means the cmpxchg() and the special case are not necessary. > Therefore, just drop the existing item unconditionally. > > Move the xchg_release() and call_rcu() out of rcu_read_lock/unlock > section since there is no actually dereferencing the pointer at all. > > [ bp: > - Flesh out and summarize what was discussed on the thread now > that that cache contraption is understood; > - Touch up code style. ] > > Co-developed-by: Jia He <justin.he@arm.com> > Signed-off-by: Jia He <justin.he@arm.com> > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> > Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221010023559.69655-7-justin.he@arm.com > --- > drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ > 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c > index 249cd01cb920..6164bf737ee6 100644 > --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c > +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c > @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct ghes_vendor_record_entry { > static struct gen_pool *ghes_estatus_pool; > static unsigned long ghes_estatus_pool_size_request; > > -static struct ghes_estatus_cache *ghes_estatus_caches[GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE]; > +static struct ghes_estatus_cache __rcu *ghes_estatus_caches[GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE]; > static atomic_t ghes_estatus_cache_alloced; > > static int ghes_panic_timeout __read_mostly = 30; > @@ -789,48 +789,42 @@ static struct ghes_estatus_cache *ghes_estatus_cache_alloc( > return cache; > } > > -static void ghes_estatus_cache_free(struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache) > +static void ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head) > { > + struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache; > u32 len; > > + cache = container_of(head, struct ghes_estatus_cache, rcu); > len = cper_estatus_len(GHES_ESTATUS_FROM_CACHE(cache)); > len = GHES_ESTATUS_CACHE_LEN(len); > gen_pool_free(ghes_estatus_pool, (unsigned long)cache, len); > atomic_dec(&ghes_estatus_cache_alloced); > } > > -static void ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head) > -{ > - struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache; > - > - cache = container_of(head, struct ghes_estatus_cache, rcu); > - ghes_estatus_cache_free(cache); > -} > - > -static void ghes_estatus_cache_add( > - struct acpi_hest_generic *generic, > - struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus) > +static void > +ghes_estatus_cache_add(struct acpi_hest_generic *generic, > + struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus) > { > - int i, slot = -1, count; > unsigned long long now, duration, period, max_period = 0; > - struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache, *slot_cache = NULL, *new_cache; > + struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache, *new_cache; > + struct ghes_estatus_cache __rcu *victim; > + int i, slot = -1, count; > > new_cache = ghes_estatus_cache_alloc(generic, estatus); > - if (new_cache == NULL) > + if (!new_cache) > return; > + > rcu_read_lock(); > now = sched_clock(); > for (i = 0; i < GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE; i++) { > cache = rcu_dereference(ghes_estatus_caches[i]); > if (cache == NULL) { > slot = i; > - slot_cache = NULL; > break; > } > duration = now - cache->time_in; > if (duration >= GHES_ESTATUS_IN_CACHE_MAX_NSEC) { > slot = i; > - slot_cache = cache; > break; > } > count = atomic_read(&cache->count); > @@ -839,18 +833,30 @@ static void ghes_estatus_cache_add( > if (period > max_period) { > max_period = period; > slot = i; > - slot_cache = cache; > } > } > - /* new_cache must be put into array after its contents are written */ > - smp_wmb(); > - if (slot != -1 && cmpxchg(ghes_estatus_caches + slot, > - slot_cache, new_cache) == slot_cache) { > - if (slot_cache) > - call_rcu(&slot_cache->rcu, ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free); > - } else > - ghes_estatus_cache_free(new_cache); > rcu_read_unlock(); > + > + if (slot != -1) { > + /* > + * Use release semantics to ensure that ghes_estatus_cached() > + * running on another CPU will see the updated cache fields if > + * it can see the new value of the pointer. > + */ > + victim = xchg_release(&ghes_estatus_caches[slot], > + RCU_INITIALIZER(new_cache)); > + > + /* > + * At this point, victim may point to a cached item different > + * from the one based on which we selected the slot. Instead of > + * going to the loop again to pick another slot, let's just > + * drop the other item anyway: this may cause a false cache > + * miss later on, but that won't cause any problems. > + */ > + if (victim) > + call_rcu(&unrcu_pointer(victim)->rcu, > + ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free); > + } > } > > static void __ghes_panic(struct ghes *ghes, > -- > 2.35.1 > > -- > Regards/Gruss, > Boris. > > https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 5:43 PM Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote: > > Ok, > > here's what I've done to it, holler if something's still missing. > > @rjw, if you wanna take this through your tree, it should work too - it > is unrelated to the ghes_edac changes we're doing. Or I can carry it, > whatever you prefer. I think I can take it. Is this urgent or is it OK to queue it up for 6.2? > --- > From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> > > Some documentation first, about how this machinery works: > > It seems, the intent of the GHES error records cache is to collect > already reported errors - see the ghes_estatus_cached() checks. There's > even a sentence trying to say what this does: > > /* > * GHES error status reporting throttle, to report more kinds of > * errors, instead of just most frequently occurred errors. > */ > > New elements are added to the cache this way: > > if (!ghes_estatus_cached(estatus)) { > if (ghes_print_estatus(NULL, ghes->generic, estatus)) > ghes_estatus_cache_add(ghes->generic, estatus); > > The intent being, once this new error record is reported, it gets cached > so that it doesn't get reported for a while due to too many, same-type > error records getting reported in burst-like scenarios. I.e., new, > unreported error types can have a higher chance of getting reported. > > Now, the loop in ghes_estatus_cache_add() is trying to pick out the > oldest element in there. Meaning, something which got reported already > but a long while ago, i.e., a LRU-type scheme. > > And the cmpxchg() is there presumably to make sure when that selected > element slot_cache is removed, it really *is* that element that gets > removed and not one which replaced it in the meantime. > > Now, ghes_estatus_cache_add() selects a slot, and either succeeds in > replacing its contents with a pointer to a newly cached item, or it just > gives up and frees the new item again, without attempting to select > another slot even if one might be available. > > Since only inserting new items is being done here, the race can only > cause a failure if the selected slot was updated with another new item > concurrently, which means that it is arbitrary which of those two items > gets dropped. > > And "dropped" here means, the item doesn't get added to the cache so > the next time it is seen, it'll get reported again and an insertion > attempt will be done again. Eventually, it'll get inserted and all those > times when the insertion fails, the item will get reported although the > cache is supposed to prevent that and "ratelimit" those repeated error > records. Not a big deal in any case. > > This means the cmpxchg() and the special case are not necessary. > Therefore, just drop the existing item unconditionally. > > Move the xchg_release() and call_rcu() out of rcu_read_lock/unlock > section since there is no actually dereferencing the pointer at all. > > [ bp: > - Flesh out and summarize what was discussed on the thread now > that that cache contraption is understood; > - Touch up code style. ] > > Co-developed-by: Jia He <justin.he@arm.com> > Signed-off-by: Jia He <justin.he@arm.com> > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> > Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221010023559.69655-7-justin.he@arm.com > --- > drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ > 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c > index 249cd01cb920..6164bf737ee6 100644 > --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c > +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c > @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct ghes_vendor_record_entry { > static struct gen_pool *ghes_estatus_pool; > static unsigned long ghes_estatus_pool_size_request; > > -static struct ghes_estatus_cache *ghes_estatus_caches[GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE]; > +static struct ghes_estatus_cache __rcu *ghes_estatus_caches[GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE]; > static atomic_t ghes_estatus_cache_alloced; > > static int ghes_panic_timeout __read_mostly = 30; > @@ -789,48 +789,42 @@ static struct ghes_estatus_cache *ghes_estatus_cache_alloc( > return cache; > } > > -static void ghes_estatus_cache_free(struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache) > +static void ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head) > { > + struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache; > u32 len; > > + cache = container_of(head, struct ghes_estatus_cache, rcu); > len = cper_estatus_len(GHES_ESTATUS_FROM_CACHE(cache)); > len = GHES_ESTATUS_CACHE_LEN(len); > gen_pool_free(ghes_estatus_pool, (unsigned long)cache, len); > atomic_dec(&ghes_estatus_cache_alloced); > } > > -static void ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head) > -{ > - struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache; > - > - cache = container_of(head, struct ghes_estatus_cache, rcu); > - ghes_estatus_cache_free(cache); > -} > - > -static void ghes_estatus_cache_add( > - struct acpi_hest_generic *generic, > - struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus) > +static void > +ghes_estatus_cache_add(struct acpi_hest_generic *generic, > + struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus) > { > - int i, slot = -1, count; > unsigned long long now, duration, period, max_period = 0; > - struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache, *slot_cache = NULL, *new_cache; > + struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache, *new_cache; > + struct ghes_estatus_cache __rcu *victim; > + int i, slot = -1, count; > > new_cache = ghes_estatus_cache_alloc(generic, estatus); > - if (new_cache == NULL) > + if (!new_cache) > return; > + > rcu_read_lock(); > now = sched_clock(); > for (i = 0; i < GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE; i++) { > cache = rcu_dereference(ghes_estatus_caches[i]); > if (cache == NULL) { > slot = i; > - slot_cache = NULL; > break; > } > duration = now - cache->time_in; > if (duration >= GHES_ESTATUS_IN_CACHE_MAX_NSEC) { > slot = i; > - slot_cache = cache; > break; > } > count = atomic_read(&cache->count); > @@ -839,18 +833,30 @@ static void ghes_estatus_cache_add( > if (period > max_period) { > max_period = period; > slot = i; > - slot_cache = cache; > } > } > - /* new_cache must be put into array after its contents are written */ > - smp_wmb(); > - if (slot != -1 && cmpxchg(ghes_estatus_caches + slot, > - slot_cache, new_cache) == slot_cache) { > - if (slot_cache) > - call_rcu(&slot_cache->rcu, ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free); > - } else > - ghes_estatus_cache_free(new_cache); > rcu_read_unlock(); > + > + if (slot != -1) { > + /* > + * Use release semantics to ensure that ghes_estatus_cached() > + * running on another CPU will see the updated cache fields if > + * it can see the new value of the pointer. > + */ > + victim = xchg_release(&ghes_estatus_caches[slot], > + RCU_INITIALIZER(new_cache)); > + > + /* > + * At this point, victim may point to a cached item different > + * from the one based on which we selected the slot. Instead of > + * going to the loop again to pick another slot, let's just > + * drop the other item anyway: this may cause a false cache > + * miss later on, but that won't cause any problems. > + */ > + if (victim) > + call_rcu(&unrcu_pointer(victim)->rcu, > + ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free); > + } > } > > static void __ghes_panic(struct ghes *ghes, > -- > 2.35.1 > > -- > Regards/Gruss, > Boris. > > https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 08:28:37PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > I think I can take it. Ok, I have it already in the EDAC branch which goes into linux-next but I can zap it. > Is this urgent or is it OK to queue it up for 6.2? No, 6.2 is fine. Thx.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c index 249cd01cb920..6164bf737ee6 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct ghes_vendor_record_entry { static struct gen_pool *ghes_estatus_pool; static unsigned long ghes_estatus_pool_size_request; -static struct ghes_estatus_cache *ghes_estatus_caches[GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE]; +static struct ghes_estatus_cache __rcu *ghes_estatus_caches[GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE]; static atomic_t ghes_estatus_cache_alloced; static int ghes_panic_timeout __read_mostly = 30; @@ -789,48 +789,42 @@ static struct ghes_estatus_cache *ghes_estatus_cache_alloc( return cache; } -static void ghes_estatus_cache_free(struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache) +static void ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head) { + struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache; u32 len; + cache = container_of(head, struct ghes_estatus_cache, rcu); len = cper_estatus_len(GHES_ESTATUS_FROM_CACHE(cache)); len = GHES_ESTATUS_CACHE_LEN(len); gen_pool_free(ghes_estatus_pool, (unsigned long)cache, len); atomic_dec(&ghes_estatus_cache_alloced); } -static void ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head) -{ - struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache; - - cache = container_of(head, struct ghes_estatus_cache, rcu); - ghes_estatus_cache_free(cache); -} - -static void ghes_estatus_cache_add( - struct acpi_hest_generic *generic, - struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus) +static void +ghes_estatus_cache_add(struct acpi_hest_generic *generic, + struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus) { - int i, slot = -1, count; unsigned long long now, duration, period, max_period = 0; - struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache, *slot_cache = NULL, *new_cache; + struct ghes_estatus_cache *cache, *new_cache; + struct ghes_estatus_cache __rcu *victim; + int i, slot = -1, count; new_cache = ghes_estatus_cache_alloc(generic, estatus); - if (new_cache == NULL) + if (!new_cache) return; + rcu_read_lock(); now = sched_clock(); for (i = 0; i < GHES_ESTATUS_CACHES_SIZE; i++) { cache = rcu_dereference(ghes_estatus_caches[i]); if (cache == NULL) { slot = i; - slot_cache = NULL; break; } duration = now - cache->time_in; if (duration >= GHES_ESTATUS_IN_CACHE_MAX_NSEC) { slot = i; - slot_cache = cache; break; } count = atomic_read(&cache->count); @@ -839,18 +833,30 @@ static void ghes_estatus_cache_add( if (period > max_period) { max_period = period; slot = i; - slot_cache = cache; } } - /* new_cache must be put into array after its contents are written */ - smp_wmb(); - if (slot != -1 && cmpxchg(ghes_estatus_caches + slot, - slot_cache, new_cache) == slot_cache) { - if (slot_cache) - call_rcu(&slot_cache->rcu, ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free); - } else - ghes_estatus_cache_free(new_cache); rcu_read_unlock(); + + if (slot != -1) { + /* + * Use release semantics to ensure that ghes_estatus_cached() + * running on another CPU will see the updated cache fields if + * it can see the new value of the pointer. + */ + victim = xchg_release(&ghes_estatus_caches[slot], + RCU_INITIALIZER(new_cache)); + + /* + * At this point, victim may point to a cached item different + * from the one based on which we selected the slot. Instead of + * going to the loop again to pick another slot, let's just + * drop the other item anyway: this may cause a false cache + * miss later on, but that won't cause any problems. + */ + if (victim) + call_rcu(&unrcu_pointer(victim)->rcu, + ghes_estatus_cache_rcu_free); + } } static void __ghes_panic(struct ghes *ghes,