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Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes: > gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate > on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: > > [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) > [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 > [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 > [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 > [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 > [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 > [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 > [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 > [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 > [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 > --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 > LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 > [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) > [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 > [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 > [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 > [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 > [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 > [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 > [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c > > Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. > We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on > the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate > ramp-down algorithm. > > Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> > Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > --- > drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) > spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); > > /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ > - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); > + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); > } Should this have: Fixes: eaa2c3aeef83f and CC stable v4.7+ ?
Hi, On 04/24/2018 10:40 AM, Stewart Smith wrote: > Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes: >> gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate >> on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: >> >> [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) >> [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 >> [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 >> [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 >> [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 >> [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 >> [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 >> [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 >> [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 >> [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 >> --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 >> LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 >> [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) >> [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 >> [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 >> [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 >> [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 >> [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 >> [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 >> [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c >> >> Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. >> We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on >> the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate >> ramp-down algorithm. >> >> Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> >> Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> >> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> >> --- >> drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >> index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 >> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >> @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) >> spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); >> >> /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ >> - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); >> + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); >> } > > Should this have: > Fixes: eaa2c3aeef83f > and CC stable v4.7+ ? > Yeah this is required. Fixes: eaa2c3aeef83 (cpufreq: powernv: Ramp-down global pstate slower than local-pstate) Thanks and Regards, Shilpa
On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:11:46 +0530 Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate > on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: > > [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) > [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 > [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 > [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 > [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 > [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 > [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 > [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 > [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 > [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 > --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 > LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 > [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) > [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 > [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 > [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 > [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 > [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 > [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 > [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c > > Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. > We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on > the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate > ramp-down algorithm. > > Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> > Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > --- > drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) > spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); > > /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ > - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); > + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); > } > > /* This can still deadlock because !wait case still ends up having to wait if another !wait smp_call_function caller had previously used the call single data for this cpu. If you go this way you would have to use smp_call_function_async, which is more work. As a rule it would be better to avoid smp_call_function entirely if possible. Can you ensure the timer is running on the right CPU? Use add_timer_on and try again if the timer is on the wrong CPU, perhaps? Thanks, Nick
Hi, On 04/24/2018 11:30 AM, Nicholas Piggin wrote: > On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:11:46 +0530 > Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > >> gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate >> on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: >> >> [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) >> [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 >> [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 >> [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 >> [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 >> [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 >> [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 >> [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 >> [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 >> [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 >> --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 >> LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 >> [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) >> [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 >> [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 >> [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 >> [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 >> [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 >> [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 >> [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c >> >> Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. >> We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on >> the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate >> ramp-down algorithm. >> >> Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> >> Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> >> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> >> --- >> drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >> index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 >> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >> @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) >> spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); >> >> /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ >> - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); >> + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); >> } >> >> /* > > This can still deadlock because !wait case still ends up having to wait > if another !wait smp_call_function caller had previously used the > call single data for this cpu. > > If you go this way you would have to use smp_call_function_async, which > is more work. > > As a rule it would be better to avoid smp_call_function entirely if > possible. Can you ensure the timer is running on the right CPU? Use > add_timer_on and try again if the timer is on the wrong CPU, perhaps? > Yeah that is doable we can check for the cpu and re-queue it. We will only ramp-down slower in that case which is no harm. (If the targeted core turns out to be offline then we will not queue the timer again as we would have already set the pstate to min in the cpu-down path.) Thanks and Regards, Shilpa > Thanks, > Nick >
On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:47:32 +0530 Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On 04/24/2018 11:30 AM, Nicholas Piggin wrote: > > On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:11:46 +0530 > > Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > > > >> gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate > >> on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: > >> > >> [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) > >> [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 > >> [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 > >> [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 > >> [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 > >> [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 > >> [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 > >> [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 > >> [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 > >> [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 > >> --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 > >> LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 > >> [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) > >> [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 > >> [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 > >> [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 > >> [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 > >> [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 > >> [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 > >> [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c > >> > >> Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. > >> We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on > >> the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate > >> ramp-down algorithm. > >> > >> Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> > >> Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > >> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > >> --- > >> drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- > >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > >> > >> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > >> index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > >> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c > >> @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) > >> spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); > >> > >> /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ > >> - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); > >> + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); > >> } > >> > >> /* > > > > This can still deadlock because !wait case still ends up having to wait > > if another !wait smp_call_function caller had previously used the > > call single data for this cpu. > > > > If you go this way you would have to use smp_call_function_async, which > > is more work. > > > > As a rule it would be better to avoid smp_call_function entirely if > > possible. Can you ensure the timer is running on the right CPU? Use > > add_timer_on and try again if the timer is on the wrong CPU, perhaps? > > > > Yeah that is doable we can check for the cpu and re-queue it. We will only > ramp-down slower in that case which is no harm. Great, I'd be much happier avoiding that IPI. I guess it should happen quite rarely that we have to queue on a different CPU. I would say just do add_timer unless we have migrated to the wrong CPU, then do add_timer_on in that case (it's a bit slower). > (If the targeted core turns out to be offline then we will not queue the timer > again as we would have already set the pstate to min in the cpu-down path.) Something I noticed is that if we can not get the lock (trylock fails), then the timer does not get queued again. Should it? Thanks, Nick
On 04/24/2018 01:01 PM, Nicholas Piggin wrote: > On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:47:32 +0530 > Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 04/24/2018 11:30 AM, Nicholas Piggin wrote: >>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:11:46 +0530 >>> Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: >>> >>>> gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate >>>> on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: >>>> >>>> [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) >>>> [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 >>>> [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 >>>> [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 >>>> [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 >>>> [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 >>>> [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 >>>> [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 >>>> [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 >>>> [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 >>>> --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 >>>> LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 >>>> [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) >>>> [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 >>>> [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 >>>> [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 >>>> [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 >>>> [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 >>>> [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 >>>> [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c >>>> >>>> Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. >>>> We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on >>>> the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate >>>> ramp-down algorithm. >>>> >>>> Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> >>>> Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> >>>> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> >>>> --- >>>> drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- >>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >>>> index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 >>>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >>>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c >>>> @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) >>>> spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); >>>> >>>> /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ >>>> - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); >>>> + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); >>>> } >>>> >>>> /* >>> >>> This can still deadlock because !wait case still ends up having to wait >>> if another !wait smp_call_function caller had previously used the >>> call single data for this cpu. >>> >>> If you go this way you would have to use smp_call_function_async, which >>> is more work. >>> >>> As a rule it would be better to avoid smp_call_function entirely if >>> possible. Can you ensure the timer is running on the right CPU? Use >>> add_timer_on and try again if the timer is on the wrong CPU, perhaps? >>> >> >> Yeah that is doable we can check for the cpu and re-queue it. We will only >> ramp-down slower in that case which is no harm. > > Great, I'd be much happier avoiding that IPI. I guess it should happen > quite rarely that we have to queue on a different CPU. I would say just > do add_timer unless we have migrated to the wrong CPU, then do add_timer_on > in that case (it's a bit slower). (The gpstates->timer is initialized with TIMER_PINNED and is a timer per cpufreq policy / or per core) We are currently using mod_timer() and this gets triggered in the code-path of the cpufreq's governor timer which is per-policy (i.e per core in our case). This ensures the timer is always fired on one of the policy->cpus as the deferred kworker is also scheduled on one of the policy->cpus. We were good until this patch 7bc54b652f13119f64e87dd96bb792efbfc5a786 where after we could leave a migrated timer and subsequent re-queues from the timer context on the wrong cpu. For this I agree we need a add_timer_on() to correct it. > >> (If the targeted core turns out to be offline then we will not queue the timer >> again as we would have already set the pstate to min in the cpu-down path.) > > Something I noticed is that if we can not get the lock (trylock fails), > then the timer does not get queued again. Should it? > Since the gpstates->timer is per-core I am assuming that it should not fail in the trylock. (which sounds like an unlikely case to me where we have two expiry on the same timer) > Thanks, > Nick >
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c index 0591874..7e0c752 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void gpstate_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t) spin_unlock(&gpstates->gpstate_lock); /* Timer may get migrated to a different cpu on cpu hot unplug */ - smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1); + smp_call_function_any(policy->cpus, set_pstate, &freq_data, 0); } /*
gpstate_timer_handler() uses synchronous smp_call to set the pstate on the requested core. This causes the below hard lockup: [c000003fe566b320] [c0000000001d5340] smp_call_function_single+0x110/0x180 (unreliable) [c000003fe566b390] [c0000000001d55e0] smp_call_function_any+0x180/0x250 [c000003fe566b3f0] [c000000000acd3e8] gpstate_timer_handler+0x1e8/0x580 [c000003fe566b4a0] [c0000000001b46b0] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x1c0 [c000003fe566b520] [c0000000001b4958] expire_timers+0x138/0x1f0 [c000003fe566b590] [c0000000001b4bf8] run_timer_softirq+0x1e8/0x270 [c000003fe566b630] [c000000000d0d6c8] __do_softirq+0x158/0x3e4 [c000003fe566b710] [c000000000114be8] irq_exit+0xe8/0x120 [c000003fe566b730] [c000000000024d0c] timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xe0 [c000003fe566b760] [c000000000009014] decrementer_common+0x114/0x120 --- interrupt: 901 at doorbell_global_ipi+0x34/0x50 LR = arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x120/0x130 [c000003fe566ba50] [c00000000004876c] arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask+0x4c/0x130 (unreliable) [c000003fe566ba90] [c0000000001d59f0] smp_call_function_many+0x340/0x450 [c000003fe566bb00] [c000000000075f18] pmdp_invalidate+0x98/0xe0 [c000003fe566bb30] [c0000000003a1120] change_huge_pmd+0xe0/0x270 [c000003fe566bba0] [c000000000349278] change_protection_range+0xb88/0xe40 [c000003fe566bcf0] [c0000000003496c0] mprotect_fixup+0x140/0x340 [c000003fe566bdb0] [c000000000349a74] SyS_mprotect+0x1b4/0x350 [c000003fe566be30] [c00000000000b184] system_call+0x58/0x6c Fix this by using the asynchronus smp_call in the timer interrupt handler. We don't have to wait in this handler until the pstates are changed on the core. This change will not have any impact on the global pstate ramp-down algorithm. Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> Reported-by: Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)