On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 02:11:08PM +0300, Yury Norov wrote: > On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 11:21:17AM +0100, Will Deacon wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 08:50:04PM +0300, Yury Norov wrote: > > > kick_all_cpus_sync() forces all CPUs to sync caches by sending broadcast IPI. > > > If CPU is in extended quiescent state (idle task or nohz_full userspace), this > > > work may be done at the exit of this state. Delaying synchronization helps to > > > save power if CPU is in idle state and decrease latency for real-time tasks. > > > > > > This patch introduces kick_active_cpus_sync() and uses it in mm/slab and arm64 > > > code to delay syncronization. > > > > > > For task isolation (https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/3/589), IPI to the CPU running > > > isolated task would be fatal, as it breaks isolation. The approach with delaying > > > of synchronization work helps to maintain isolated state. > > > > > > I've tested it with test from task isolation series on ThunderX2 for more than > > > 10 hours (10k giga-ticks) without breaking isolation. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <ynorov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c | 2 +- > > > include/linux/smp.h | 2 ++ > > > kernel/smp.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > mm/slab.c | 2 +- > > > 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c > > > index 2718a77da165..9d7c492e920e 100644 > > > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c > > > @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int __kprobes aarch64_insn_patch_text(void *addrs[], u32 insns[], int cnt) > > > * synchronization. > > > */ > > > ret = aarch64_insn_patch_text_nosync(addrs[0], insns[0]); > > > - kick_all_cpus_sync(); > > > + kick_active_cpus_sync(); > > > return ret; > > > } > > > } > > > > I think this means that runtime modifications to the kernel text might not > > be picked up by CPUs coming out of idle. Shouldn't we add an ISB on that > > path to avoid executing stale instructions? > > > > Will > > commit 153ae9d5667e7baab4d48c48e8ec30fbcbd86f1e > Author: Yury Norov <ynorov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat Mar 31 15:05:23 2018 +0300 > > Hi Will, Paul, > > On my system there are 3 paths that go thru rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(), > and so require isb(). > > First path starts at gic_handle_irq() on secondary_start_kernel stack. > gic_handle_irq() already issues isb(), and so we can do nothing. > > Second path starts at el0_svc entry; and third path is the exit from > do_idle() on secondary_start_kernel stack. > > For do_idle() path there is arch_cpu_idle_exit() hook that is not used by > arm64 at now, so I picked it. And for el0_svc, I've introduced isb_if_eqs > macro and call it at the beginning of el0_svc_naked. > > I've tested it on ThunderX2 machine, and it works for me. > > Below is my call traces and patch for them. If you OK with it, I think I'm > ready to submit v2 (but maybe split this patch for better readability). I must defer to Will on this one. Thanx, Paul > Yury > > [ 585.412095] Call trace: > [ 585.412097] [<fffffc00080878d8>] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x380 > [ 585.412099] [<fffffc0008087c6c>] show_stack+0x14/0x20 > [ 585.412101] [<fffffc0008a091ec>] dump_stack+0x98/0xbc > [ 585.412104] [<fffffc0008122080>] rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit+0x68/0x70 > [ 585.412105] [<fffffc00081260f0>] rcu_irq_enter+0x48/0x50 > [ 585.412106] [<fffffc00080c92c4>] irq_enter+0xc/0x70 > [ 585.412108] [<fffffc0008113a64>] __handle_domain_irq+0x3c/0x120 > [ 585.412109] [<fffffc00080816c4>] gic_handle_irq+0xc4/0x180 > [ 585.412110] Exception stack(0xfffffc001130fe20 to 0xfffffc001130ff60) > [ 585.412112] fe20: 00000000000000a0 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 > [ 585.412113] fe40: 0000028f6f0b0000 0000000000000020 0013cd6f53963b31 0000000000000000 > [ 585.412144] fe60: 0000000000000002 fffffc001130fed0 0000000000000b80 0000000000003400 > [ 585.412146] fe80: 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 00000000000001db > [ 585.412147] fea0: fffffc0008247a78 000003ff86dc61f8 0000000000000014 fffffc0008fc0000 > [ 585.412149] fec0: fffffc00090143e8 fffffc0009014000 fffffc0008fc94a0 0000000000000000 > [ 585.412150] fee0: 0000000000000000 fffffe8f46bb1700 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > [ 585.412152] ff00: 0000000000000000 fffffc001130ff60 fffffc0008085034 fffffc001130ff60 > [ 585.412153] ff20: fffffc0008085038 0000000000400149 fffffc0009014000 fffffc0008fc94a0 > [ 585.412155] ff40: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 fffffc001130ff60 fffffc0008085038 > [ 585.412156] [<fffffc0008082fb0>] el1_irq+0xb0/0x124 > [ 585.412158] [<fffffc0008085038>] arch_cpu_idle+0x10/0x18 > [ 585.412159] [<fffffc00080ff38c>] do_idle+0x10c/0x1d8 > [ 585.412160] [<fffffc00080ff5ec>] cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x28 > [ 585.412162] [<fffffc000808db04>] secondary_start_kernel+0x15c/0x1a0 > [ 585.412164] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 4.14.0-isolation-160735-g59b71c1-dirty #18 > > [ 585.412058] Call trace: > [ 585.412060] [<fffffc00080878d8>] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x380 > [ 585.412062] [<fffffc0008087c6c>] show_stack+0x14/0x20 > [ 585.412064] [<fffffc0008a091ec>] dump_stack+0x98/0xbc > [ 585.412066] [<fffffc0008122080>] rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit+0x68/0x70 > [ 585.412068] [<fffffc00081232bc>] rcu_eqs_exit.isra.23+0x64/0x80 > [ 585.412069] [<fffffc000812609c>] rcu_user_exit+0xc/0x18 > [ 585.412071] [<fffffc000817c34c>] __context_tracking_exit.part.2+0x74/0x98 > [ 585.412072] [<fffffc000817c3e0>] context_tracking_exit.part.3+0x40/0x50 > [ 585.412074] [<fffffc000817c4e0>] context_tracking_user_exit+0x30/0x38 > [ 585.412075] Exception stack(0xfffffc00385afec0 to 0xfffffc00385b0000) > [ 585.412076] fec0: 00000000000000b1 000002aacd702420 0000000000000200 00000000000001f4 > [ 585.412078] fee0: 0000000000000000 0000000000000008 000002aabec9af17 ffffffffffffffff > [ 585.412079] ff00: 0000000000000016 ffffffffffffffff 000003ffe7619470 0000000000000057 > [ 585.412081] ff20: a3d70a3d70a3d70b 000000000000016d 2ce33e6c02ce33e7 00000000000001db > [ 585.412082] ff40: 000002aabec7d260 000003ff86dc61f8 0000000000000014 00000000000001f4 > [ 585.412083] ff60: 0000000000000000 000002aabecab000 000002aacd6e2830 0000000000000001 > [ 585.412085] ff80: 000002aacd6e2830 000002aabec58380 0000000000000054 000002aabebccf50 > [ 585.412086] ffa0: 0000000000000054 000003ffe7619540 000002aabebcf538 000003ffe7619540 > [ 585.412088] ffc0: 000003ff86dc6410 0000000060000000 00000000000000b1 0000000000000016 > [ 585.412089] ffe0: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > [ 585.412091] [<fffffc0008083498>] el0_svc_naked+0xc/0x3c > [ 585.446067] CPU: 68 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/68 Not tainted 4.14.0-isolation-160735-g59b71c1-dirty #18 > > [ 585.412038] Call trace: > [ 585.412041] [<fffffc00080878d8>] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x380 > [ 585.412042] [<fffffc0008087c6c>] show_stack+0x14/0x20 > [ 585.412045] [<fffffc0008a091ec>] dump_stack+0x98/0xbc > [ 585.412047] [<fffffc0008122080>] rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit+0x68/0x70 > [ 585.412049] [<fffffc00081232bc>] rcu_eqs_exit.isra.23+0x64/0x80 > [ 585.412050] [<fffffc0008126080>] rcu_idle_exit+0x18/0x28 > [ 585.412052] [<fffffc00080ff398>] do_idle+0x118/0x1d8 > [ 585.412053] [<fffffc00080ff5ec>] cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x28 > [ 585.412055] [<fffffc000808db04>] secondary_start_kernel+0x15c/0x1a0 > [ 585.412057] CPU: 22 PID: 4315 Comm: nginx Not tainted 4.14.0-isolation-160735-g59b71c1-dirty #18 > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S > index e1c59d4008a8..efa5060a2f1c 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S > @@ -35,22 +35,29 @@ > #include <asm/unistd.h> > > /* > - * Context tracking subsystem. Used to instrument transitions > - * between user and kernel mode. > + * Save/restore needed during syscalls. Restore syscall arguments from > + * the values already saved on stack during kernel_entry. > */ > - .macro ct_user_exit, syscall = 0 > -#ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING > - bl context_tracking_user_exit > - .if \syscall == 1 > - /* > - * Save/restore needed during syscalls. Restore syscall arguments from > - * the values already saved on stack during kernel_entry. > - */ > + .macro __restore_syscall_args > ldp x0, x1, [sp] > ldp x2, x3, [sp, #S_X2] > ldp x4, x5, [sp, #S_X4] > ldp x6, x7, [sp, #S_X6] > - .endif > + .endm > + > + .macro el0_svc_restore_syscall_args > +#if !defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU) || defined(CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING) > + __restore_syscall_args > +#endif > + .endm > + > +/* > + * Context tracking subsystem. Used to instrument transitions > + * between user and kernel mode. > + */ > + .macro ct_user_exit > +#ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING > + bl context_tracking_user_exit > #endif > .endm > > @@ -433,6 +440,20 @@ __bad_stack: > ASM_BUG() > .endm > > +/* > + * Flush I-cache if CPU is in extended quiescent state > + */ > + .macro isb_if_eqs > +#ifndef CONFIG_TINY_RCU > + bl rcu_is_watching > + tst w0, #0xff > + b.ne 1f > + /* Pairs with aarch64_insn_patch_text for EQS CPUs. */ > + isb > +1: > +#endif > + .endm > + > el0_sync_invalid: > inv_entry 0, BAD_SYNC > ENDPROC(el0_sync_invalid) > @@ -840,8 +861,10 @@ el0_svc: > mov wsc_nr, #__NR_syscalls > el0_svc_naked: // compat entry point > stp x0, xscno, [sp, #S_ORIG_X0] // save the original x0 and syscall number > + isb_if_eqs > enable_dbg_and_irq > - ct_user_exit 1 > + ct_user_exit > + el0_svc_restore_syscall_args > > ldr x16, [tsk, #TSK_TI_FLAGS] // check for syscall hooks > tst x16, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK > @@ -874,10 +897,7 @@ __sys_trace: > mov x1, sp // pointer to regs > cmp wscno, wsc_nr // check upper syscall limit > b.hs __ni_sys_trace > - ldp x0, x1, [sp] // restore the syscall args > - ldp x2, x3, [sp, #S_X2] > - ldp x4, x5, [sp, #S_X4] > - ldp x6, x7, [sp, #S_X6] > + __restore_syscall_args > ldr x16, [stbl, xscno, lsl #3] // address in the syscall table > blr x16 // call sys_* routine > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c > index 2dc0f8482210..f11afd2aa33a 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c > @@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void) > trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id()); > } > > +void arch_cpu_idle_exit(void) > +{ > + if (!rcu_is_watching()) > + isb(); > +} > + > #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU > void arch_cpu_idle_dead(void) > { >