Re: [PATCH] KVM: selftests: Fix a semaphore imbalance in the dirty ring logging test

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Hi Sean,

Thanks for your better solution to fix this issue, I've tested your patch, it actually fix the problem I encounter. Thanks.

Reviewed-by: Shaoqin Huang <shahuang@xxxxxxxxxx>

On 2/3/24 07:18, Sean Christopherson wrote:
When finishing the final iteration of dirty_log_test testcase, set
host_quit _before_ the final "continue" so that the vCPU worker doesn't
run an extra iteration, and delete the hack-a-fix of an extra "continue"
from the dirty ring testcase.  This fixes a bug where the extra post to
sem_vcpu_cont may not be consumed, which results in failures in subsequent
runs of the testcases.  The bug likely was missed during development as
x86 supports only a single "guest mode", i.e. there aren't any subsequent
testcases after the dirty ring test, because for_each_guest_mode() only
runs a single iteration.

For the regular dirty log testcases, letting the vCPU run one extra
iteration is a non-issue as the vCPU worker waits on sem_vcpu_cont if and
only if the worker is explicitly told to stop (vcpu_sync_stop_requested).
But for the dirty ring test, which needs to periodically stop the vCPU to
reap the dirty ring, letting the vCPU resume the guest _after_ the last
iteration means the vCPU will get stuck without an extra "continue".

However, blindly firing off an post to sem_vcpu_cont isn't guaranteed to
be consumed, e.g. if the vCPU worker sees host_quit==true before resuming
the guest.  This results in a dangling sem_vcpu_cont, which leads to
subsequent iterations getting out of sync, as the vCPU worker will
continue on before the main task is ready for it to resume the guest,
leading to a variety of asserts, e.g.

   ==== Test Assertion Failure ====
   dirty_log_test.c:384: dirty_ring_vcpu_ring_full
   pid=14854 tid=14854 errno=22 - Invalid argument
      1  0x00000000004033eb: dirty_ring_collect_dirty_pages at dirty_log_test.c:384
      2  0x0000000000402d27: log_mode_collect_dirty_pages at dirty_log_test.c:505
      3   (inlined by) run_test at dirty_log_test.c:802
      4  0x0000000000403dc7: for_each_guest_mode at guest_modes.c:100
      5  0x0000000000401dff: main at dirty_log_test.c:941 (discriminator 3)
      6  0x0000ffff9be173c7: ?? ??:0
      7  0x0000ffff9be1749f: ?? ??:0
      8  0x000000000040206f: _start at ??:?
   Didn't continue vcpu even without ring full

Alternatively, the test could simply reset the semaphores before each
testcase, but papering over hacks with more hacks usually ends in tears.

Reported-by: Shaoqin Huang <shahuang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 84292e565951 ("KVM: selftests: Add dirty ring buffer test")
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
  tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c | 50 +++++++++++---------
  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
index babea97b31a4..eaad5b20854c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
@@ -376,7 +376,10 @@ static void dirty_ring_collect_dirty_pages(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int slot,
cleared = kvm_vm_reset_dirty_ring(vcpu->vm); - /* Cleared pages should be the same as collected */
+	/*
+	 * Cleared pages should be the same as collected, as KVM is supposed to
+	 * clear only the entries that have been harvested.
+	 */
  	TEST_ASSERT(cleared == count, "Reset dirty pages (%u) mismatch "
  		    "with collected (%u)", cleared, count);
@@ -415,12 +418,6 @@ static void dirty_ring_after_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int ret, int err)
  	}
  }
-static void dirty_ring_before_vcpu_join(void)
-{
-	/* Kick another round of vcpu just to make sure it will quit */
-	sem_post(&sem_vcpu_cont);
-}
-
  struct log_mode {
  	const char *name;
  	/* Return true if this mode is supported, otherwise false */
@@ -433,7 +430,6 @@ struct log_mode {
  				     uint32_t *ring_buf_idx);
  	/* Hook to call when after each vcpu run */
  	void (*after_vcpu_run)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int ret, int err);
-	void (*before_vcpu_join) (void);
  } log_modes[LOG_MODE_NUM] = {
  	{
  		.name = "dirty-log",
@@ -452,7 +448,6 @@ struct log_mode {
  		.supported = dirty_ring_supported,
  		.create_vm_done = dirty_ring_create_vm_done,
  		.collect_dirty_pages = dirty_ring_collect_dirty_pages,
-		.before_vcpu_join = dirty_ring_before_vcpu_join,
  		.after_vcpu_run = dirty_ring_after_vcpu_run,
  	},
  };
@@ -513,14 +508,6 @@ static void log_mode_after_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int ret, int err)
  		mode->after_vcpu_run(vcpu, ret, err);
  }
-static void log_mode_before_vcpu_join(void)
-{
-	struct log_mode *mode = &log_modes[host_log_mode];
-
-	if (mode->before_vcpu_join)
-		mode->before_vcpu_join();
-}
-
  static void generate_random_array(uint64_t *guest_array, uint64_t size)
  {
  	uint64_t i;
@@ -719,6 +706,7 @@ static void run_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, void *arg)
  	struct kvm_vm *vm;
  	unsigned long *bmap;
  	uint32_t ring_buf_idx = 0;
+	int sem_val;
if (!log_mode_supported()) {
  		print_skip("Log mode '%s' not supported",
@@ -788,12 +776,22 @@ static void run_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, void *arg)
  	/* Start the iterations */
  	iteration = 1;
  	sync_global_to_guest(vm, iteration);
-	host_quit = false;
+	WRITE_ONCE(host_quit, false);
  	host_dirty_count = 0;
  	host_clear_count = 0;
  	host_track_next_count = 0;
  	WRITE_ONCE(dirty_ring_vcpu_ring_full, false);
+ /*
+	 * Ensure the previous iteration didn't leave a dangling semaphore, i.e.
+	 * that the main task and vCPU worker were synchronized and completed
+	 * verification of all iterations.
+	 */
+	sem_getvalue(&sem_vcpu_stop, &sem_val);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQ(sem_val, 0);
+	sem_getvalue(&sem_vcpu_cont, &sem_val);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQ(sem_val, 0);
+
  	pthread_create(&vcpu_thread, NULL, vcpu_worker, vcpu);
while (iteration < p->iterations) {
@@ -819,15 +817,21 @@ static void run_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, void *arg)
  		assert(host_log_mode == LOG_MODE_DIRTY_RING ||
  		       atomic_read(&vcpu_sync_stop_requested) == false);
  		vm_dirty_log_verify(mode, bmap);
+
+		/*
+		 * Set host_quit before sem_vcpu_cont in the final iteration to
+		 * ensure that the vCPU worker doesn't resume the guest.  As
+		 * above, the dirty ring test may stop and wait even when not
+		 * explicitly request to do so, i.e. would hang waiting for a
+		 * "continue" if it's allowed to resume the guest.
+		 */
+		if (++iteration == p->iterations)
+			WRITE_ONCE(host_quit, true);
+
  		sem_post(&sem_vcpu_cont);
-
-		iteration++;
  		sync_global_to_guest(vm, iteration);
  	}
- /* Tell the vcpu thread to quit */
-	host_quit = true;
-	log_mode_before_vcpu_join();
  	pthread_join(vcpu_thread, NULL);
pr_info("Total bits checked: dirty (%"PRIu64"), clear (%"PRIu64"), "

base-commit: d79e70e8cc9ee9b0901a93aef391929236ed0f39

--
Shaoqin





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