send_call_function_single_ipi() may wake an idle CPU without sending an IPI. The woken up CPU will process the SMP-functions in flush_smp_call_function_from_idle(). Any raised softirq from within the SMP-function call will not be processed. Should the CPU have no tasks assigned, then it will go back to idle with pending softirqs and the NOHZ will rightfully complain. Process pending softirqs on return from flush_smp_call_function_queue(). Fixes: b2a02fc43a1f4 ("smp: Optimize send_call_function_single_ipi()") Reported-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/smp.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c index 1b6070bf97bb0..aeb0adfa06063 100644 --- a/kernel/smp.c +++ b/kernel/smp.c @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ #include <linux/export.h> #include <linux/percpu.h> #include <linux/init.h> +#include <linux/interrupt.h> #include <linux/gfp.h> #include <linux/smp.h> #include <linux/cpu.h> @@ -449,6 +450,9 @@ void flush_smp_call_function_from_idle(void) local_irq_save(flags); flush_smp_call_function_queue(true); + if (local_softirq_pending()) + do_softirq(); + local_irq_restore(flags); } -- 2.30.0