> @@ -357,7 +358,15 @@ static void default_do_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs)
> }
>
> /* Non-CPU-specific NMI: NMI sources can be processed on any CPU */
> - raw_spin_lock(&nmi_reason_lock);
> +
> + /*
> + * Another CPU may be processing panic routines with holding
> + * nmi_reason_lock. Check IPI issuance from the panicking CPU
> + * and call the callback directly.
> + */
> + while (!raw_spin_trylock(&nmi_reason_lock))
> + poll_crash_ipi_and_callback(regs);
> +
> reason = x86_platform.get_nmi_reason();
I noticed this logic is unneeded until applying PATCH 4/4.
Currently, unknown NMI can be broadcast to all CPUs, but in that case,
panic()/nmi_panic() are called after releasing nmi_reason_lock.
So CPUs can't loop infinitely here.
PATCH 4/4 allows us to broadcast external NMIs to all CPUs, and it
causes infinite loop in raw_spin_lock(&nmi_reason_lock). So the above
changes are needed.
I'll move these chagnes to a later patch in the next version.
Thanks,
--
Hidehiro Kawai
Hitachi, Ltd. Research & Development Group
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