Re: [PATCH v2] kallsyms: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context when CONFIG_KALLSYMS_SELFTEST=y

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On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 09:45:11AM +0800, Zhen Lei wrote:
> [T58] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/kallsyms.c:305
> [T58] in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 128, non_block: 0, pid: 58, name: kallsyms_test
> [T58] preempt_count: 0, expected: 0
> [T58] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
> [T58] no locks held by kallsyms_test/58.
> [T58] irq event stamp: 18899904
> [T58] hardirqs last enabled at (18899903): finish_task_switch.isra.0 (core.c:?)
> [T58] hardirqs last disabled at (18899904): test_perf_kallsyms_on_each_symbol (kallsyms_selftest.c:?)
> [T58] softirqs last enabled at (18899886): __do_softirq (??:?)
> [T58] softirqs last disabled at (18899879): ____do_softirq (irq.c:?)
> [T58] CPU: 0 PID: 58 Comm: kallsyms_test Tainted: G T  6.1.0-next-20221215 #2
> [T58] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
> [T58] Call trace:
> [T58] dump_backtrace (??:?)
> [T58] show_stack (??:?)
> [T58] dump_stack_lvl (??:?)
> [T58] dump_stack (??:?)
> [T58] __might_resched (??:?)
> [T58] kallsyms_on_each_symbol (??:?)
> [T58] test_perf_kallsyms_on_each_symbol (kallsyms_selftest.c:?)
> [T58] test_entry (kallsyms_selftest.c:?)
> [T58] kthread (kthread.c:?)
> [T58] ret_from_fork (??:?)
> [T58] kallsyms_selftest: kallsyms_on_each_symbol() traverse all: 5744310840 ns
> [T58] kallsyms_selftest: kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol() traverse all: 1164580 ns
> [T58] kallsyms_selftest: finish
> 
> The execution time of function kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol() is very
> short, about ten microseconds, the probability of this process being
> interrupted is very small. And even if it happens, we just have to try
> again.
> 
> The execution time of function kallsyms_on_each_symbol() is very long,
> it takes tens of milliseconds, context switches is likely occur during
> this period. If the time obtained by task_cputime() is accurate, it is
> preferred. Otherwise, use local_clock() directly, and the time taken by
> irqs and high-priority tasks is not deducted because they are always
> running for a short time.
> 
> Fixes: 30f3bb09778d ("kallsyms: Add self-test facility")
> Reported-by: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/kallsyms_selftest.c | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> v1 --> v2:
> 1. Keep calling cond_resched() when CONFIG_KALLSYMS_SELFTEST=y. Instead,
>    function kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol() and kallsyms_on_each_symbol()
>    are not protected by local_irq_save() in kallsyms_selftest.c.
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/kallsyms_selftest.c b/kernel/kallsyms_selftest.c
> @@ -270,17 +283,26 @@ static int match_symbol(void *data, unsigned long addr)
>  static void test_perf_kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(void)
>  {
>  	u64 t0, t1;
> -	unsigned long flags;
> +	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
> +	unsigned long nr_irqs;
>  	struct test_stat stat;
>  
>  	memset(&stat, 0, sizeof(stat));
>  	stat.max = INT_MAX;
>  	stat.name = stub_name;
> -	local_irq_save(flags);
> -	t0 = sched_clock();
> -	kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(match_symbol, stat.name, &stat);
> -	t1 = sched_clock();
> -	local_irq_restore(flags);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The test thread has been bound to a fixed CPU in advance. If the
> +	 * number of irqs does not change, no new scheduling request will be
> +	 * generated. That is, the performance test process is atomic.
> +	 */
> +	do {
> +		nr_irqs = kstat_cpu_irqs_sum(cpu);
> +		cond_resched();
> +		t0 = local_clock();
> +		kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(match_symbol, stat.name, &stat);
> +		t1 = local_clock();
> +	} while (nr_irqs != kstat_cpu_irqs_sum(cpu));
>  	pr_info("kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol() traverse all: %lld ns\n", t1 - t0);

But can't we bump the number of IRQs, preempt, handle the IRQ and come
back to the same CPU with the same IRQ count and end up with a very very
false positive on delta?

  Luis



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