On 4/30/19 3:37 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 8:34 AM Bruce Ashfield <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 6:50 AM He Zhe <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On 4/26/19 11:14 PM, Bruce Ashfield wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 9:38 PM He Zhe <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 4/24/19 8:34 PM, Bruce Ashfield wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:47 AM He Zhe <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> wrote: > > > > > > This is for standard/base and all sub-level branches. For > explanation, see the > > > bottom of the commit log I append. > > > > > > > > > Which kernel versions ? I didn't notice a version it the > shortlog or temporary section, but I may have overlooked it. > > > > >From 4.19 to 5.0 > > > > > > Thanks, this is now merged. > > This is missing on v5.0/standard/intel-x86. > > > Not in my tree, but I'll double check as I'm merging more changes later > today. > > > I confirmed that this really is in the branches that I pushed, are you really > not seeing commit b470fb994ebd5b9ae8e520c85029449bf847289c in that branch ?
Oops, I see it now after re-sync, there must be something wrong in the sync process back then. Thanks. Zhe > > https://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/linux-yocto/commit/?h=v5.0/standard/intel-x86&id=b470fb994ebd5b9ae8e520c85029449bf847289c > > > Bruce > > > > > Bruce > > > > Zhe > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > > > Zhe > > > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Zhe > > > > > > On 4/24/19 3:42 PM, [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > > From: "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> > > > > > > > > He Zhe reported a crash by enabling trace events and > selecting > > > > "userstacktrace" which will read the stack of userspace > for every trace > > > > event recorded. Zhe narrowed it down to: > > > > > > > > c3bc8fd637a9 ("tracing: Centralize preemptirq > tracepoints and unify their usage") > > > > > > > > With the problem config, I was able to also reproduce > the error. I > > > > narrowed it down to just having to do the following: > > > > > > > > # cd /sys/kernel/tracing > > > > # echo 1 > options/userstacktrace > > > > # echo 1 > events/preemptirq/irq_disable/enable > > > > > > > > And sure enough, I triggered a crash. Well, it was > systemd crashing > > > > with a bad memory access?? > > > > > > > > systemd-journal[537]: segfault at ed8cb8 ip > 00007f7fffc9fef5 sp 00007ffc4062cb10 error 7 > > > > > > > > And it would crash similarly each time I tried it, but > always at a > > > > different place. After spending the day on this, I > finally figured it > > > > out. The bug is happening in entry_64.S right after > error_entry. > > > > There's two TRACE_IRQS_OFF in that code path, which if > I comment out, > > > > the bug goes away. Then it dawned on me that the crash > always happens > > > > when systemd does a normal page fault. We had this bug > before, and it > > > > was with the exception trace points. > > > > > > > > The issue is that a tracepoint can fault (reading > vmalloc or whatever). > > > > And doing a userspace stack trace most definitely will > fault. But if we > > > > are coming from a legitimate page fault, the address of > that fault (in > > > > the CR2 register) will be lost if we fault before we > get to the page > > > > fault handler. That's exactly what is happening. > > > > > > > > To solve this, a TRACE_IRQS_OFF_CR2 (and ON for > consistency) was added > > > > that saves the CR2 register. A new > trace_hardirqs_off_thunk_cr2 is > > > > created that stores the cr2 register, calls the > > > > trace_hardirqs_off_caller, then on return restores the > cr2 register if > > > > it changed, before returning. > > > > > > > > On my tests this fixes the issue. I just want to know > if this is a > > > > legitimate fix or if someone can come up with a better > fix? > > > > > > > > Note: this also saves the exception context just like > the > > > > do_page_fault() function does. > > > > > > > > Note2: This only gets enabled when lockdep or irq > tracing is enabled, > > > > which is not recommended for production environments. > > > > > > > > Link: > http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected] > > > > > > > > Fixes: c3bc8fd637a9 ("tracing: Centralize preemptirq > tracepoints and unify their usage") > > > > Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> > > > > > > > > Link: > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > This might not be the final solution. But the upstream > thread has stopped over > > > > a month and there is unlikely a final solution in the > near future. > > > > > > > > Since the diff looks quite clear and does not affect > other functions. It should > > > > be worth adding this initial patch from the maintainer. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: He Zhe <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> > > > > --- > > > > arch/x86/entry/common.c | 26 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 4 ++-- > > > > arch/x86/entry/thunk_64.S | 2 ++ > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h | 4 ++++ > > > > 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c > b/arch/x86/entry/common.c > > > > index 7bc105f..7edffec 100644 > > > > --- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c > > > > @@ -292,6 +292,32 @@ __visible void > do_syscall_64(unsigned long nr, struct pt_regs *regs) > > > > > > > > syscall_return_slowpath(regs); > > > > } > > > > + > > > > +extern void trace_hardirqs_on_caller(unsigned long > caller_addr); > > > > +__visible void trace_hardirqs_on_caller_cr2(unsigned > long caller_addr) > > > > +{ > > > > + unsigned long address = read_cr2(); /* Get the > faulting address */ > > > > + enum ctx_state prev_state; > > > > + > > > > + prev_state = exception_enter(); > > > > + trace_hardirqs_on_caller(caller_addr); > > > > + if (address != read_cr2()) > > > > + write_cr2(address); > > > > + exception_exit(prev_state); > > > > +} > > > > + > > > > +extern void trace_hardirqs_off_caller(unsigned long > caller_addr); > > > > +__visible void trace_hardirqs_off_caller_cr2(unsigned > long caller_addr) > > > > +{ > > > > + unsigned long address = read_cr2(); /* Get the > faulting address */ > > > > + enum ctx_state prev_state; > > > > + > > > > + prev_state = exception_enter(); > > > > + trace_hardirqs_off_caller(caller_addr); > > > > + if (address != read_cr2()) > > > > + write_cr2(address); > > > > + exception_exit(prev_state); > > > > +} > > > > #endif > > > > > > > > #if defined(CONFIG_X86_32) || > defined(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S > b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S > > > > index 1f0efdb..73ddf24 100644 > > > > --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S > > > > @@ -1248,12 +1248,12 @@ ENTRY(error_entry) > > > > * we fix gsbase, and we should do it before > enter_from_user_mode > > > > * (which can take locks). > > > > */ > > > > - TRACE_IRQS_OFF > > > > + TRACE_IRQS_OFF_CR2 > > > > CALL_enter_from_user_mode > > > > ret > > > > > > > > .Lerror_entry_done: > > > > - TRACE_IRQS_OFF > > > > + TRACE_IRQS_OFF_CR2 > > > > ret > > > > > > > > /* > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/thunk_64.S > b/arch/x86/entry/thunk_64.S > > > > index be36bf4..1300b53 100644 > > > > --- a/arch/x86/entry/thunk_64.S > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/thunk_64.S > > > > @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ > > > > #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS > > > > THUNK > trace_hardirqs_on_thunk,trace_hardirqs_on_caller,1 > > > > THUNK > trace_hardirqs_off_thunk,trace_hardirqs_off_caller,1 > > > > + THUNK > trace_hardirqs_on_thunk_cr2,trace_hardirqs_on_caller_cr2,1 > > > > + THUNK > trace_hardirqs_off_thunk_cr2,trace_hardirqs_off_caller_cr2,1 > > > > #endif > > > > > > > > #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h > b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h > > > > index 058e40f..dd51174 100644 > > > > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h > > > > @@ -172,9 +172,13 @@ static inline int > arch_irqs_disabled(void) > > > > #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS > > > > # define TRACE_IRQS_ON call > trace_hardirqs_on_thunk; > > > > # define TRACE_IRQS_OFF call > trace_hardirqs_off_thunk; > > > > +# define TRACE_IRQS_ON_CR2 call > trace_hardirqs_on_thunk_cr2; > > > > +# define TRACE_IRQS_OFF_CR2 call > trace_hardirqs_off_thunk_cr2; > > > > #else > > > > # define TRACE_IRQS_ON > > > > # define TRACE_IRQS_OFF > > > > +# define TRACE_IRQS_ON_CR2 > > > > +# define TRACE_IRQS_OFF_CR2 > > > > #endif > > > > #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC > > > > # ifdef CONFIG_X86_64 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and > madness await thee at its end > > > - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness > await thee at its end > > - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II > > > > > > -- > - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await > thee at its end > - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II > > > > -- > - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at > its end > - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II > -- _______________________________________________ linux-yocto mailing list [email protected] https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/linux-yocto
