Re: Recent tpm_tis IRQ handling changes are causing kernel backtraces

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On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 02:04:52PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 6/14/21 3:33 PM, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On 6/1/21 6:04 PM, Hans de Goede wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> On 5/31/21 6:36 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> >>>> Interestingly enough the first backtrace is also happening on a:
> >>>> "Dell Inc. XPS 13 9310/0MRT12, BIOS 2.2.0 04/06/2021"
> >>>>
> >>>> So it seems that at least with 5.12.6 (which has the last 2 fixes)
> >>>> all reports are about the XPS 13 9310. I wonder if there is an
> >>>> issue with the TPM interrupt line on the XPS 13 9310; I've asked the
> >>>> reporters to try adding tpm_tis.interrupts=0 to their kernel commandline.
> >>>
> >>> This is helpful for sure that these all are happening on matching hardware.
> >>
> >> So our kernel-backtrace tracking info (ABRT) just recorded a third backtrace
> >> with a kernel >= 5.12.6, again on the XPS 13 9310, so now we have 3 variants:
> >>
> >> 1. Backtrace starting with a call to ima_add_boot_aggregate
> >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1963712
> >>
> >> 2. Backtrace starting with a call to tpm_dev_async_work:
> >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964974
> >> (note this one is not easily reproducible)
> >>
> >> 3. Backtrace starting with a call to rng_dev_read:
> >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1920510
> >>
> >> 3. is the new one. All bugs linked above are public, all 3 backtraces
> >> so far have only been reported on the XPS 13 9310 (with kernel >= 5.12.6)
> >> and I've asked all the reporters to check if tpm_tis.interrupts=0 helps.
> > 
> > Quick status update, I've got a response from a XPS 13 9310 user in:
> > 
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1920510
> > 
> > Indicating that a. he can reproduce this with the latest >= 5.12.6 kernels;
> > and b. it goes away when specifying tpm_tis.interrupts=0 as I expected
> > (I expected this because all the bug-reports started when the interrupt
> > code got fixed/re-enabled a while ago).
> 
> One more status update.
> 
> - A new 4th variant of the backtrace has been spotted, where the problem hits
> when called from probe() -> tpm2_auto_startup -> tpm2_do_selftest, see:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1958381
> 
> - So far all reports with kernel >= 5.12.6 have been on a Dell XPS 13 9310
> models. But the new variant is happening on a Dell XPS 15 9500 and the
> backtrace starting at ima_add_boot_aggregate is also being reported on
> a Dell XPS 15 9500 (as well as on the XPS 13 9310).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hans

OK, I'll have to query if I could borrow that laptop from someone. It's
fairly common laptop, i.e. might be possible.

/Jarkko



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