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In raise_backtrace_ipi() we iterate through the cpumask of CPUs, sending each an IPI asking them to do a backtrace, but we don't wait for the backtrace to happen. We then iterate through the CPU mask again, and if any CPU hasn't done the backtrace and cleared itself from the mask, we print a trace on its behalf, noting that the trace may be "stale". This works well enough when a CPU is not responding, because in that case it doesn't receive the IPI and the sending CPU is left to print the trace. But when all CPUs are responding we are left with a race between the sending and receiving CPUs, if the sending CPU wins the race then it will erroneously print a trace. This leads to spurious "stale" traces from the sending CPU, which can then be interleaved messily with the receiving CPU, note the CPU numbers, eg: [ 1658.929157][ C7] rcu: Stack dump where RCU GP kthread last ran: [ 1658.929223][ C7] Sending NMI from CPU 7 to CPUs 1: [ 1658.929303][ C1] NMI backtrace for cpu 1 [ 1658.929303][ C7] CPU 1 didn't respond to backtrace IPI, inspecting paca. [ 1658.929362][ C1] CPU: 1 PID: 325 Comm: kworker/1:1H Tainted: G W E 5.13.0-rc2+ #46 [ 1658.929405][ C7] irq_soft_mask: 0x01 in_mce: 0 in_nmi: 0 current: 325 (kworker/1:1H) [ 1658.929465][ C1] Workqueue: events_highpri test_work_fn [test_lockup] [ 1658.929549][ C7] Back trace of paca->saved_r1 (0xc0000000057fb400) (possibly stale): [ 1658.929592][ C1] NIP: c00000000002cf50 LR: c008000000820178 CTR: c00000000002cfa0 To fix it, change the logic so that the sending CPU waits 5s for the receiving CPU to print its trace. If the receiving CPU prints its trace successfully then the sending CPU just continues, avoiding any spurious "stale" trace. This has the added benefit of allowing all CPUs to print their traces in order and avoids any interleaving of their output. Fixes: 5cc05910f26e ("powerpc/64s: Wire up arch_trigger_cpumask_backtrace()") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.18+ Reported-by: Nathan Lynch <nathanl@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210625140408.3351173-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
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Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
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There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.