2016-03-14 15:52 GMT+01:00 Corey Minyard <[email protected]>:

> On 03/14/2016 04:35 PM, Jaroslav Pulchart wrote:
>
>> Hello Corey,
>>
>> please see inline.
>>
>> 2016-03-10 16:40 GMT+01:00 Corey Minyard <[email protected] <mailto:
>> [email protected]>>:
>>
>>     Looking at the changes and the backtraces, I would guess something
>>     is getting into a timer loop. But I'm not sure how that would
>>     happen in this case, the timer start is jiffies + 10ms.  And none
>>     of the backtraces have anything IPMI in them, and one is in the
>>     netdev code.
>>
>>     Does this system use interrupts on IPMI?  You can look at the
>>     system log messages when loading the IPMI module or look in
>>     /proc/interrupts after it is loaded.  I can't see why it would
>>     matter, but it might be useful information.
>>
>>
>> yes, it uses interrupts according this documentation <
>> http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2012/03/08/ipmi-kcs-interrupt-support-on-12g-servers-on-linux-oses>
>> and output from /proc/ipmi/0/si_stats:
>>
>> # cat /proc/ipmi/0/si_stats
>> interrupts_enabled:    1
>> short_timeouts:        0
>> long_timeouts:         171361
>> idles:                 1641377
>> interrupts:            25665558
>> attentions:            0
>> flag_fetches:          0
>> hosed_count:           0
>> complete_transactions: 1572192
>> events:                0
>> watchdog_pretimeouts:  0
>> incoming_messages:     0
>>
>> dmesg output:
>>
>> IPMI System Interface driver.
>> ipmi_si: probing via SMBIOS
>> ipmi_si: SMBIOS: io 0xca8 regsize 1 spacing 4 irq 10
>> ipmi_si: Adding SMBIOS-specified kcs state machine
>> ipmi_si: Trying SMBIOS-specified kcs state machine at i/o address 0xca8,
>> slave address 0x20, irq 10
>> ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Using irq 10
>> ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Could not set the global enables: 0xcc.
>>
>
> This message is not good.  Is this the only time it comes out, or does it
> come out continuously
> when the system doesn't crash?
>
>
continuously, for example this is dmesg from kernel 3.18:

IPMI System Interface driver.
ipmi_si: probing via SMBIOS
ipmi_si: SMBIOS: io 0xca8 regsize 1 spacing 4 irq 10
ipmi_si: Adding SMBIOS-specified kcs state machine
ipmi_si: Trying SMBIOS-specified kcs state machine at i/o address 0xca8,
slave address 0x20, irq 10
ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Using irq 10
ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Couldn't set irq info: cc.
ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Maybe ok, but ipmi might run very slowly.
ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Found new BMC (man_id: 0x0002a2, prod_id: 0x0100,
dev_id: 0x20)
ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: IPMI kcs interface initialized

there is *"Maybe ok, but ipmi might run very slowly."* so I didn't panic
and expect it is OK.



> ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: Found new BMC (man_id: 0x0002a2, prod_id: 0x0100,
>> dev_id: 0x20)
>> ipmi_si ipmi_si.0: IPMI kcs interface initialized
>>
>>
>>     The easiest way to debug this would be to add some tracing to the
>>     driver to see what is happening, then do a kdump and pull the data
>>     from the kernel core.  The other way would be to add the patch a
>>     bit at a time and see where it breaks.  You could start by
>>     commenting out all but the last line of start_new_msg(), that
>>     should put things functionally back exactly like they were before,
>>     and would tell if it's due to starting the timer/thread or if the
>>     problem is in the restructure.
>>
>>
>> I started with commenting all except last line in start_new_msg(),
>>
>> @@ -417,10 +417,13 @@ static void smi_mod_timer(struct smi_info
>> *smi_info, unsigned long new_val)
>>  static void start_new_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info, unsigned char *msg,
>>                           unsigned int size)
>>  {
>> -       smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
>> +
>> +/* Lets comment this new stuff */
>> +/*     smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
>>
>>         if (smi_info->thread)
>> wake_up_process(smi_info->thread);
>> +*/
>>
>> smi_info->handlers->start_transaction(smi_info->si_sm, msg, size);
>>  }
>>
>> with this change the system is stable. Lets make this as confirmation
>> that  that the issue is not in the restructure.
>>
>>
> Dang.  I have no idea why this could happen.  Could you print out
> SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES in the init code to make sure it is not zero?
>
>
Sure:


--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ static void smi_mod_timer(struct smi_info *smi_info,
unsigned long new_val)
 static void start_new_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info, unsigned char *msg,
                          unsigned int size)
 {
-       smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+
+       printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = %d.\n",
SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+       //smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);

        if (smi_info->thread)
                wake_up_process(smi_info->thread);
result:

# dmesg | grep SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.
ipmi_si: SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES = 10.




> -corey
>
>
>
>>     This is going to be hard to do remote.  Any way I can get access
>>     and load kernels onto a system and test?
>>
>>
>> I agree, unfortunately I cannot give you an access to these servers. We
>> have to manage this issue remotely by emails.
>>
>> -Jaroslav
>>
>>     -corey
>>
>>
>>     On 03/10/2016 03:55 PM, Jaroslav Pulchart wrote:
>>
>>         Hello,
>>
>>         thanks for response. Getting backstrace is little bit
>>         difficult, I have to use iDrac console at terminal server and
>>         VNC cross continents, nevertheless it is "possible". I stored
>>         video, merged several frames into one picture, final merge is
>>         attached as png file.
>>
>>         There are several lockups, the beginning is different for each
>>         reboot and depends on "Not tainted" / locked process.
>>         Sometime, I can copy paste the trace at this state (thanks to
>>         still working ssh if I'm lucky):
>>
>>
>>         general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP
>>         Modules linked in: uas usb_storage ip6table_filter ip6_tables
>>         ebtable_nat ebtables mpt3sas mpt2sas scsi_transport_sas
>>         raid_class mptctl mptbase dell_rbu xt_comment xt_CHECKSUM
>>         xt_conntrack xt_nat iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4
>>         nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack iptable_mangle
>>         iptable_filter ip_tables nfsv3 nfs_acl nfs fscache lockd
>>         sunrpc grace 8021q garp bonding be2iscsi iscsi_boot_sysfs
>>         bnx2i cnic uio cxgb4i iw_cxgb4 cxgb4 cxgb3i libcxgbi iw_cxgb3
>>         cxgb3 ib_iser rdma_cm ib_cm iw_cm ib_sa ib_mad ib_core ib_addr
>>         iscsi_tcp libiscsi_tcp libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi vfat fat
>>         dm_multipath vhost_net macvtap macvlan vhost tun br_netfilter
>>         bridge ipv6 stp llc ipmi_devintf joydev sg 8250_fintek
>>         ipmi_ssif ipmi_msghandler acpi_pad iTCO_wdt
>>         iTCO_vendor_support acpi_power_meter dcdbas ixgbe ptp pps_core
>>         vxlan udp_tunnel ip6_udp_tunnel mdio coretemp hwmon
>>         x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp kvm_intel kvm
>>         crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel microcode pcspkr
>>         sb_edac edac_core lpc_ich mei_me mei ioatdma dca shpchp ext4
>>         jbd2 mbcache sd_mod megaraid_sas aesni_intel ablk_helper
>>         cryptd lrw gf128mul glue_helper aes_x86_64 wmi ttm
>>         drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit sysimgblt sysfillrect
>>         syscopyarea dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last
>>         unloaded: ipmi_si]
>>         CPU: 31 PID: 11700 Comm: check_iostat.sh Not tainted
>>         4.1.19-1.1.el6.gdc.x86_64 #1
>>         Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R720xd/0020HJ, BIOS 2.5.2
>>         01/28/2015
>>         task: ffff885f50a40e80 ti: ffff88018d82c000 task.ti:
>>         ffff88018d82c000
>>         RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8111b1f7>] [<ffffffff8111b1f7>]
>>         __audit_syscall_exit+0x117/0x2d0
>>         RSP: 0018:ffff88018d82fed0  EFLAGS: 00010213
>>         RAX: 0e41280ec1020683 RBX: ffff8801a1a3e800 RCX: ffff88018d82c000
>>         RDX: 0000000000000080 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: dead000000200200
>>         RBP: ffff88018d82ff10 R08: dead000000100100 R09: 0000000000000000
>>         R10: ffffffff81070f82 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff885f50a40e80
>>         R13: 00000000004c4b40 R14: 300e410586280e41 R15: 300e410586280e41
>>         FS:  00007f3243365700(0000) GS:ffff885f6f3c0000(0000)
>>         knlGS:0000000000000000
>>         CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
>>         CR2: 00000000004c4b40 CR3: 0000000199ae3000 CR4: 00000000001406e0
>>         Stack:
>>          000000000001ad60 ffff8801a1a3ea48 00007f32433659d0
>>         ffff88018d82ff58
>>          0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000e2cf60
>>         0000000000e37180
>>          ffff88018d82ff40 ffffffff8102331d ffff88018d82ff30
>>         00007ffcaf7217f0
>>         Call Trace:
>>          [<ffffffff8102331d>] syscall_trace_leave+0x9d/0x110
>>          [<ffffffff8163c921>] int_very_careful+0x38/0x41
>>         Code: eb 11 66 90 4c 3b 7d c8 4d 8b 36 74 53 4d 89 fd 4d 89 f7
>>         49 8b 45 08 48 bf 00 02 20 00 00 00 ad de 49 b8 00 01 10 00 00
>>         00 ad de <49> 89 46 08 4c 89 30 49 89 7d 08 49 8b 7d 10 4d 89
>>         45 00 48 85
>>         RIP  [<ffffffff8111b1f7>] __audit_syscall_exit+0x117/0x2d0
>>          RSP <ffff88018d82fed0>
>>         ---[ end trace 6b5da3183e739ab3 ]---
>>
>>
>>         However "the end" i always same (see attached PNG) system is
>>         completely unresponsive.
>>
>>         -Jaroslav
>>
>>         2016-03-09 23:39 GMT+01:00 Corey Minyard <[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]
>>
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>>:
>>
>>             On 03/09/2016 09:51 PM, Jaroslav Pulchart wrote:
>>
>>                 Hello Corey and Gouji
>>
>>                 I'm sorry for contacting you directly, however I have
>>         "bad"
>>                 experience in using Kernel's bugzilla to report some
>>         issues. I
>>                 would like to start some discussion about problem
>>         introduced
>>                 by 0cfec916e86d881e209de4b4ae9959a6271e6660 commit of
>>         Linux
>>                 Kernel (4.1.x, 4.4.x):
>>
>>
>>             Contacting directly is fine, that what's normally done, though
>>             it's best to copy the mail list, too.
>>
>>             Nobody else has reported this and it has been quite a
>>         while.  So
>>             that's a little strange, but not unheard of.
>>
>>             Can you enable nmi watchdog and get a backtrace for this?
>>      I have
>>             no idea how that change could have caused a lockup. It's just
>>             doing something for some messages (ones generated
>>         internally) that
>>             was done on all other messages, so it's really nothing new.
>>
>>             -corey
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>                 commit 8dfca273353b9131dfd82c2720ccd78f89fd44ae
>>                 Author: Corey Minyard <[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>>>
>>                 Date:   Sat Sep 5 17:44:13 2015 -0500
>>
>>                     ipmi: Start the timer and thread on internal msgs
>>
>>                     commit 0cfec916e86d881e209de4b4ae9959a6271e6660
>>         upstream.
>>
>>                     The timer and thread were not being started for
>>         internal
>>                 messages,
>>                     so in interrupt mode if something hung the timer would
>>                 never go
>>                     off and clean things up.  Factor out the internal
>>         message
>>                 sending
>>                     and start the timer for those messages, too.
>>
>>                     Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>> <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>>>
>>                     Tested-by: Gouji, Masayuki
>>         <[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>>>
>>                     Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman
>>                 <[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>                 <mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>>>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>                 I found that linux kernel >= 4.1.17 (with this commit)
>>         running
>>                 on DELL R720xd servers will always panic with report about
>>                 "hard LOCKUP" after Dell's services are started (using
>>         IPMI).
>>
>>                 Reverting this commit from 4.1.17 (or .18, .19) fix
>>         the issue.
>>
>>                 Please propose next steps. I can help you with the
>>         testing on
>>                 these servers.
>>
>>                 Best regards,
>>                 Jaroslav Pulchart
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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