On 2015/1/21 10:26, Zhang Zhen wrote: > On 2015/1/20 23:25, Don Zickus wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:09:19AM +0800, Zhang Zhen wrote: >>> >>>> Of course back then, touch_nmi_watchdog touched all cpus. So a problem >>>> like this was masked. I believe this upstream commit 62572e29bc53, solved >>>> the problem. >>> >>> Thanks for your suggestion. >>> >>> Commit 62572e29bc53 changed the semantics of touch_nmi_watchdog and make it >>> only touch local cpu not every one. >>> But watchdog_nmi_touch = true only guarantee no hard lockup check on this >>> cpu. >>> >>> Commit 62572e29bc53 didn't changed the semantics of >>> touch_softlockup_watchdog. >> >> Ah, yes. I reviewed the commit to quickly yesterday. I thought >> touch_softlockup_watchdog was called on every cpu and that commit changed >> it to the local cpu. But that was incorrect. >> >>>> >>>> You can apply that commit and see if you if you get both RCU stall >>>> messages _and_ softlockup messages. I believe that is what you were >>>> expecting, correct? >>>> >>> Correct, i expect i can get both RCU stall messages _and_ softlockup >>> messages. >>> I applied that commit, and i only got RCU stall messages. >> >> Hmm, I believe the act of printing to the console calls touch_nmi_watchdog >> which calls touch_softlockup_watchdog. I think that is the problem there. >> > Yeah, you are right. > >> This may not cause other problems but what happens if you comment out the >> 'touch_softlockup_watchdog' from the touch_nmi_watchdog function like >> below (based on latest upstream cb59670870)? >> >> The idea is that console printing for that cpu won't reset the softlockup >> detector. Again other bad things might happen and this patch may not be a >> good final solution, but it can help give me a clue about what is going >> on. > > I commented out the 'touch_softlockup_watchdog' from the touch_nmi_watchdog > function > (based on latest upstream ec6f34e5b552). > This triggered RCU stall and softlockup, but softlockup just printk only once. > As you mentioned "other bad things" lead to softlockup just printk only once. > What's the bad thing ? > > / # > / # echo 60 > /proc/sys/kernel/watchdog_thresh > / # busybox insmod softlockup_test.ko & > / # [ 39.044058] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} > (detected by 0, t=21002 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 39.044058] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 102.049045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=84007 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 102.049045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 160.482123] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 134s! [busybox:54] > [ 165.054075] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=147012 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 165.054075] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 228.059045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=210017 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 228.059045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 291.064099] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=273022 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 291.064099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 354.069074] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=336027 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 354.069099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 417.074045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=399032 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 417.074045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 480.079099] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=462037 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 480.079099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 543.084099] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=525042 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 543.084099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 606.089101] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=588047 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 606.089101] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 669.094099] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=651052 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 669.094099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 732.099045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=714057 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 732.099045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 795.104074] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=777062 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 795.104098] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 858.109046] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=840067 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 858.109046] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 921.114100] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=903072 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 921.114100] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 984.119099] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=966077 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 984.119099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1047.124075] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1029082 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1047.124099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1110.129046] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1092087 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1110.129046] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1173.134045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1155092 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1173.134045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1236.139101] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1218097 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1236.139101] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1299.144059] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1281102 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1299.144059] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1362.149099] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1344107 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1362.149099] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1425.154059] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1407112 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1425.154059] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1488.159046] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1470117 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1488.159046] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1551.164045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1533122 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1551.164045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1614.169057] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1596127 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1614.169057] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1677.174060] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1659132 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1677.174060] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1740.179045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1722137 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1740.179045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1803.184075] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1785142 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1803.184101] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1866.189046] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1848147 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1866.189046] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1929.194045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1911152 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1929.194045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 1992.199083] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=1974157 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 1992.199083] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 2055.204098] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=2037162 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 2055.204098] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 2118.209045] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=2100167 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 2118.209045] INFO: Stall ended before state dump start > [ 2181.214098] INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: {} (detected > by 0, t=2163172 jiffies, g=78, c=77, q=4) > [ 2181.214098] INFO: Stall ended before state dump 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Sorry, i made a mistake, the log above is based on v3.10.63. I have tested the latest upstream kernel (based on ec6f34e5b552), but my test case can't triggered RCU stall warning. >> >> Cheers, >> Don >> >> diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c >> index 70bf118..833c015 100644 >> --- a/kernel/watchdog.c >> +++ b/kernel/watchdog.c >> @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void touch_nmi_watchdog(void) >> * going off. >> */ >> raw_cpu_write(watchdog_nmi_touch, true); >> - touch_softlockup_watchdog(); >> + //touch_softlockup_watchdog(); >> } >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_nmi_watchdog); >> >> >> . >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/