Re: U-Boot S-mode payload does not boot with a multicore configuration in RISC-V QEMU/KVM

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Hi Bin and Heinrich,

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 7:20 PM Anup Patel <anup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Bin and Heinrich,
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 1:18 PM Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM Heinrich Schuchardt
> > <heinrich.schuchardt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > When removing the pflash driver in U-Boot the blocking occurs for virtio net. If we further remove virtio net, it occurs for virtio blk.
> > >
> > > The problem is not flash specific.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Heinrich
> > >
> > > Anup Patel <apatel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb am Do., 7. Juli 2022, 07:06:
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 10:19 AM Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Hi Anup,
> > >> >
> > >> > U-Boot S-mode payload does not boot with RISC-V KVM on the QEMU 'virt'
> > >> > multicore machine. With QEMU TCG it can boot.
> > >> >
> > >> > I am using the latest v5.19-rc5 kernel, along with QEMU 7.0.0 and
> > >> > U-Boot v2022.04:
> > >> >
> > >> > Reproduce steps:
> > >> >
> > >> > U-Boot S-mode payload is built from U-Boot v2022.04:
> > >> > $ make qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig; make
> > >> >
> > >> > The host 5.19-rc5 kernel is running on top of QEMU 7.0.0 on an x86 machine.
> > >> >
> > >> > Use QEMU to launch the VM:
> > >> > # qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -accel kvm -m 2G -smp 2 -nographic
> > >> > -kernel u-boot -device virtio-net-device,netdev=eth0 -netdev
> > >> > user,id=eth0,hostfwd=tcp::8022-:22
> > >> >
> > >> > U-Boot gets stuck during boot, logs below:
> > >> >
> > >> > U-Boot 2022.04 (Jul 07 2022 - 11:23:28 +0800)
> > >> > CPU: rv64imafdc
> > >> > Model: riscv-virtio,qemu
> > >> > DRAM: 2 GiB
> > >> > Core: 17 devices, 9 uclasses, devicetree: board
> > >> > Flash: <========== stuck here, and QEMU is completely unresponsive
> > >> > (Ctrl+A, C is ignored)
> > >> >
> > >> > The kernel reports:
> > >> >
> > >> > [ 484.351698] INFO: task qemu-system-ris:1765 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
> > >> > [ 484.360285] Not tainted 5.19.0-rc5-custom #1
> > >> > [ 484.360871] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs"
> > >> > disables this message.
> > >> > [ 484.362560] task:qemu-system-ris state:D stack: 0 pid: 1765 ppid:
> > >> > 1515 flags:0x00000000
> > >> > [ 484.363785] Call Trace:
> > >> > [ 484.363930] [] schedule+0x50/0xb2
> > >> > [ 484.364758] [] schedule_timeout+0x10c/0x13c
> > >> > [ 484.364806] [] __wait_for_common+0x148/0x226
> > >> > [ 484.364840] [] wait_for_completion+0x2e/0x36
> > >> > [ 484.364871] [] __synchronize_srcu.part.0+0x88/0xe2
> > >> > [ 484.364918] [] synchronize_srcu_expedited+0x3a/0x44
> > >> > [ 484.364952] [] kvm_swap_active_memslots+0x186/0x1ea
> > >> > [ 484.364985] [] kvm_set_memslot+0x1fc/0x39c
> > >> > [ 484.365014] [] __kvm_set_memory_region+0x144/0x30c
> > >> > [ 484.365043] [] kvm_vm_ioctl+0x20a/0xc82
> > >> > [ 484.365075] [] sys_ioctl+0x98/0xb2
> > >> > [ 484.365135] [] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x2
> > >> >
> > >> > The QEMU vcpu thread backtrace is:
> > >> >
> > >> > #0 __GI___ioctl (fd=, request=request@entry=1075883590) at
> > >> > ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ioctl.c:35
> > >> > #1 0x00aaaaaab8b916ae in kvm_vm_ioctl (s=s@entry=0xaaaaaaf1ec3e00,
> > >> > type=type@entry=1075883590) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:3035
> > >> > #2 0x00aaaaaab8b93572 in kvm_set_user_memory_region
> > >> > (slot=slot@entry=0xffffffaa5d90a0, new=new@entry=false,
> > >> > kml=0xaaaaaaf1ec4eb0, kml=) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:379
> > >> > #3 0x00aaaaaab8b93862 in kvm_set_phys_mem (kml=0xaaaaaaf1ec4eb0,
> > >> > section=section@entry=0xffffffaa513b70, add=, add@entry=false) at
> > >> > ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:1413
> > >> > #4 0x00aaaaaab8b93a30 in kvm_region_del (listener=,
> > >> > section=0xffffffaa513b70) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:1511
> > >> > #5 0x00aaaaaab8ad780c in address_space_update_topology_pass
> > >> > (as=as@entry=0xaaaaaab90b87a0 ,
> > >> > old_view=old_view@entry=0xaaaaaaf1f42c40,
> > >> > new_view=new_view@entry=0xffffff1c001400, adding=adding@entry=fa
> > >> > lse) at ../softmmu/memory.c:948
> > >> > #6 0x00aaaaaab8ad7a2a in address_space_set_flatview
> > >> > (as=0xaaaaaab90b87a0 ) at ../softmmu/memory.c:1050
> > >> > #7 0x00aaaaaab8ada508 in memory_region_transaction_commit () at
> > >> > ../softmmu/memory.c:1103
> > >> > #8 0x00aaaaaab8adb6ee in memory_region_rom_device_set_romd
> > >> > (mr=mr@entry=0xaaaaaaf22d6fe0, romd_mode=romd_mode@entry=false) at
> > >> > ../softmmu/memory.c:2289
> > >> > #9 0x00aaaaaab8951e1a in pflash_write (be=0, width=1, value=240,
> > >> > offset=0, pfl=0xaaaaaaf22d6c30) at ../hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c:451
> > >> > #10 pflash_mem_write_with_attrs (opaque=0xaaaaaaf22d6c30, addr=0,
> > >> > value=, len=, attrs=...) at ../hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c:682
> > >> > #11 0x00aaaaaab8ad5fa2 in access_with_adjusted_size
> > >> > (addr=addr@entry=0, value=value@entry=0xffffffaa513dc8,
> > >> > size=size@entry=1, access_size_min=, access_size_max=,
> > >> > access_fn=0xaaaaaab8ad7d06 <
> > >> > memory_region_write_with_attrs_accessor>, mr=0xaaaaaaf22d6fe0,
> > >> > attrs=...) at ../softmmu/memory.c:554
> > >> > #12 0x00aaaaaab8ad92ba in memory_region_dispatch_write
> > >> > (mr=mr@entry=0xaaaaaaf22d6fe0, addr=addr@entry=0, data=,
> > >> > data@entry=240, op=, attrs=attrs@entry=...) at
> > >> > ../softmmu/memory.c:1521
> > >> > #13 0x00aaaaaab8adee88 in flatview_write_continue
> > >> > (fv=fv@entry=0xaaaaaaf1f42c40, addr=addr@entry=536870912,
> > >> > attrs=attrs@entry=..., ptr=ptr@entry=0xffffffab730028,
> > >> > len=len@entry=1, addr1=, l=,
> > >> > mr=0xaaaaaaf22d6fe0) at ../softmmu/physmem.c:2814
> > >> > #14 0x00aaaaaab8adf0d8 in flatview_write (fv=0xaaaaaaf1f42c40,
> > >> > addr=536870912, attrs=..., buf=0xffffffab730028, len=len@entry=1) at
> > >> > ../softmmu/physmem.c:2856
> > >> > #15 0x00aaaaaab8ae1eca in address_space_write (len=1,
> > >> > buf=0xffffffab730028, attrs=..., addr=536870912, as=0xaaaaaab90b87a0 )
> > >> > at ../softmmu/physmem.c:2952
> > >> > #16 address_space_rw (as=0xaaaaaab90b87a0 , addr=536870912, attrs=...,
> > >> > attrs@entry=..., buf=buf@entry=0xffffffab730028, len=1, is_write=) at
> > >> > ../softmmu/physmem.c:2962
> > >> > #17 0x00aaaaaab8b94a3e in kvm_cpu_exec
> > >> > (cpu=cpu@entry=0xaaaaaaf1ec92f0) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:2929
> > >> > #18 0x00aaaaaab8b95572 in kvm_vcpu_thread_fn
> > >> > (arg=arg@entry=0xaaaaaaf1ec92f0) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-accel-ops.c:49
> > >> > #19 0x00aaaaaab8ca280a in qemu_thread_start (args=) at
> > >> > ../util/qemu-thread-posix.c:556
> > >> > #20 0x00ffffffab2cf5a6 in start_thread (arg=) at ./nptl/pthread_create.c:442
> > >> > #21 0x00ffffffab31ba02 in __thread_start () at
> > >> > ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/clone.S:85
> > >> >
> > >> > Based on above 2 logs, we can see the QEMU vcpu thread is blocked at KVM ioctl
> > >> > KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION, and on the kernel side the ioctl call is
> > >> > blocked at synchronize_srcu_expedited() so that ioctl never returns
> > >> > back to the user land.
> > >> >
> > >> > If I single step the QEMU instance starting from a breakpoint at
> > >> > pflash_write(), the ioctl call of KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION does not
> > >> > block, and U-Boot can boot eventually.
> > >> >
> > >> > If I remove "-smp 2" from the QEMU command line when launching the VM,
> > >> > U-Boot boots without any problem. Of course removing "-accel kvm"
> > >> > works too.
> > >> >
> > >> > It looks to me there is a locking timing issue in the RISC-V KVM
> > >> > kernel when an SMP guest is launched. Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >> To further isolate the problem, does it work if QEMU does not generate
> > >> the pflash DT node ?
> >
> > No, and QEMU freezes when U-Boot tries to probe the virtio-net driver,
> > logs below:
> >
> > U-Boot 2022.04 (Jul 07 2022 - 11:23:28 +0800)
> > CPU: rv64imafdc
> > Model: riscv-virtio,qemu
> > DRAM: 2 GiB
> > Core: 16 devices, 8 uclasses, devicetree: board
> > Loading Environment from nowhere... OK
> > In: uart@10000000
> > Out: uart@10000000
> > Err: uart@10000000
> > Net: <========== stuck here
> >
> > Here is the backtrace on the QEMU side, as you can see this time the
> > VCPU thread is blocked at the ioctl of KVM_IOEVENTFD to KVM.
> >
> > #0 __GI___ioctl (fd=, request=request@entry=1077980793) at
> > ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ioctl.c:35
> > #1 0x00aaaaaae53195f2 in kvm_vm_ioctl (s=0xaaaaab049a3e00,
> > type=type@entry=1077980793) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:3035
> > #2 0x00aaaaaae531a7ae in kvm_set_ioeventfd_mmio (fd=, addr=,
> > val=val@entry=0, assign=assign@entry=true, size=,
> > datamatch=datamatch@entry=true) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:1248
> > #3 0x00aaaaaae531a946 in kvm_mem_ioeventfd_add (listener=,
> > section=0xffffff8b949b00, match_data=, data=0, e=) at
> > ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:1579
> > #4 0x00aaaaaae5260a6e in address_space_add_del_ioeventfds
> > (fds_old_nb=0, fds_old=0x0, fds_new_nb=3, fds_new=0xfffffefc0386d0,
> > as=0xaaaaaae58407a0 ) at ../softmmu/memory.c:793
> > #5 address_space_update_ioeventfds (as=0xaaaaaae58407a0 ) at
> > ../softmmu/memory.c:854
> > #6 0x00aaaaaae52623bc in memory_region_transaction_commit () at
> > ../softmmu/memory.c:1111
> > #7 0x00aaaaaae52b04b8 in virtio_device_start_ioeventfd_impl
> > (vdev=0xaaaaab04e24f50) at ../hw/virtio/virtio.c:3723
> > #8 0x00aaaaaae51d0524 in virtio_bus_start_ioeventfd
> > (bus=bus@entry=0xaaaaab04bf2e70) at ../hw/virtio/virtio-bus.c:229
> > #9 0x00aaaaaae51d47ce in virtio_mmio_start_ioeventfd
> > (proxy=0xaaaaab04bf2a20) at ../hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.c:63
> > #10 virtio_mmio_write (opaque=0xaaaaab04bf2a20, offset=, value=6,
> > size=) at ../hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.c:431
> > #11 0x00aaaaaae525faa4 in memory_region_write_accessor
> > (mr=0xaaaaab04bf2d40, addr=112, value=, size=, shift=, mask=,
> > attrs=...) at ../softmmu/memory.c:492
> > #12 0x00aaaaaae525dee6 in access_with_adjusted_size
> > (addr=addr@entry=112, value=value@entry=0xffffff8b949dc8,
> > size=size@entry=4, access_size_min=, access_size_max=,
> > access_fn=0xaaaaaae525fa2e
> > , mr=0xaaaaab04bf2d40, attrs=...) at ../softmmu/memory.c:554
> > #13 0x00aaaaaae52611fe in memory_region_dispatch_write
> > (mr=mr@entry=0xaaaaab04bf2d40, addr=addr@entry=112, data=,
> > data@entry=6, op=, attrs=attrs@entry=...) at ../softmmu/memory.c:1521
> > #14 0x00aaaaaae5266dcc in flatview_write_continue
> > (fv=fv@entry=0xfffffefc001400, addr=addr@entry=268468336,
> > attrs=attrs@entry=..., ptr=ptr@entry=0xffffff8cb66028,
> > len=len@entry=4, addr1=, l=,
> > mr=0xaaaaab04bf2d40) at ../softmmu/physmem.c:2814
> > #15 0x00aaaaaae526701c in flatview_write (fv=0xfffffefc001400,
> > addr=268468336, attrs=..., buf=0xffffff8cb66028, len=len@entry=4) at
> > ../softmmu/physmem.c:2856
> > #16 0x00aaaaaae5269e0e in address_space_write (len=4,
> > buf=0xffffff8cb66028, attrs=..., addr=268468336, as=0xaaaaaae58407a0 )
> > at ../softmmu/physmem.c:2952
> > #17 address_space_rw (as=0xaaaaaae58407a0 , addr=268468336, attrs=...,
> > attrs@entry=..., buf=buf@entry=0xffffff8cb66028, len=4, is_write=) at
> > ../softmmu/physmem.c:2962
> > #18 0x00aaaaaae531c982 in kvm_cpu_exec
> > (cpu=cpu@entry=0xaaaaab049a92f0) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-all.c:2929
> > #19 0x00aaaaaae531d4b6 in kvm_vcpu_thread_fn
> > (arg=arg@entry=0xaaaaab049a92f0) at ../accel/kvm/kvm-accel-ops.c:49
> > #20 0x00aaaaaae542a74e in qemu_thread_start (args=) at
> > ../util/qemu-thread-posix.c:556
> > #21 0x00ffffff8c7055a6 in start_thread (arg=) at ./nptl/pthread_create.c:442
> > #22 0x00ffffff8c751a02 in __thread_start () at
> > ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/clone.S:85
>
> I am able to reproduce this issue with KVMTOOL as well.
>
> I will debug and investigate further. Meanwhile, let me know if you
> encounter new findings.

This turned out to be a locking issue in KVM RISC-V which only
manifested for supervisor software (such as U-Boot) which tried
to use VirtIO while secondary VCPUs were in OFF state.

I have sent a fix for this so please try at your end.

Regards,
Anup

>
> Thanks,
> Anup
>
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bin
> >
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