Read below please:
On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 01:09:36PM +0200, Marcin Ślusarz wrote:
> 2007/8/7, Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@xxxxx>:
> > So, the let's try this idea yet: modified Ingo's "x86: activate
> > HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND" patch.
> > (Don't forget about make oldconfig before make.)
> > For testing only.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jarek P.
> >
> > PS: alas there was not even time for "compile checking"...
> >
> > ---
> >
> > diff -Nurp 2.6.22.1-/arch/i386/Kconfig 2.6.22.1/arch/i386/Kconfig
> > --- 2.6.22.1-/arch/i386/Kconfig 2007-07-09 01:32:17.000000000 +0200
> > +++ 2.6.22.1/arch/i386/Kconfig 2007-08-07 13:13:03.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -1252,6 +1252,10 @@ config GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
> > depends on GENERIC_HARDIRQS && SMP
> > default y
> >
> > +config HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
> > + bool
> > + default y
> > +
> > config X86_SMP
> > bool
> > depends on SMP && !X86_VOYAGER
> > diff -Nurp 2.6.22.1-/arch/x86_64/Kconfig 2.6.22.1/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
> > --- 2.6.22.1-/arch/x86_64/Kconfig 2007-07-09 01:32:17.000000000 +0200
> > +++ 2.6.22.1/arch/x86_64/Kconfig 2007-08-07 13:13:03.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -690,6 +690,10 @@ config GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
> > depends on GENERIC_HARDIRQS && SMP
> > default y
> >
> > +config HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
> > + bool
> > + default y
> > +
> > menu "Power management options"
> >
> > source kernel/power/Kconfig
> > diff -Nurp 2.6.22.1-/kernel/irq/manage.c 2.6.22.1/kernel/irq/manage.c
> > --- 2.6.22.1-/kernel/irq/manage.c 2007-07-09 01:32:17.000000000 +0200
> > +++ 2.6.22.1/kernel/irq/manage.c 2007-08-07 13:13:03.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ void enable_irq(unsigned int irq)
> > desc->depth--;
> > }
> > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
> > + /*
> > + * Do a bh disable/enable pair to trigger any pending
> > + * irq resend logic:
> > + */
> > + local_bh_disable();
> > + local_bh_enable();
> > +#endif
> > }
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_irq);
> >
> > diff -Nurp 2.6.22.1-/kernel/irq/resend.c 2.6.22.1/kernel/irq/resend.c
> > --- 2.6.22.1-/kernel/irq/resend.c 2007-07-09 01:32:17.000000000 +0200
> > +++ 2.6.22.1/kernel/irq/resend.c 2007-08-07 13:57:54.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -62,16 +62,24 @@ void check_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *d
> > */
> > desc->chip->enable(irq);
> >
> > + /*
> > + * Temporary hack to figure out more about the problem, which
> > + * is causing the ancient network cards to die.
> > + */
> > +
> > if ((status & (IRQ_PENDING | IRQ_REPLAY)) == IRQ_PENDING) {
> > desc->status = (status & ~IRQ_PENDING) | IRQ_REPLAY;
> >
> > - if (!desc->chip || !desc->chip->retrigger ||
> > - !desc->chip->retrigger(irq)) {
> > + if (desc->handle_irq == handle_edge_irq) {
> > + if (desc->chip->retrigger)
> > + desc->chip->retrigger(irq);
> > + return;
> > + }
> > #ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
> > - /* Set it pending and activate the softirq: */
> > - set_bit(irq, irqs_resend);
> > - tasklet_schedule(&resend_tasklet);
> > + WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> > + /* Set it pending and activate the softirq: */
> > + set_bit(irq, irqs_resend);
> > + tasklet_schedule(&resend_tasklet);
> > #endif
> > - }
> > }
> > }
> >
> Works fine with:
Very nice! It would be about time this kernel should start behave...
> WARNING: at kernel/irq/resend.c:79 check_irq_resend()
>
> Call Trace:
> [<ffffffff8025e660>] check_irq_resend+0xc0/0xd0
> [<ffffffff8025e1cd>] enable_irq+0xed/0xf0
> [<ffffffff8807f21d>] :8390:ei_start_xmit+0x14d/0x30c
> [<ffffffff8024d055>] lock_release_non_nested+0xe5/0x190
> [<ffffffff80539b78>] __qdisc_run+0x98/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff80539b8e>] __qdisc_run+0xae/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff8052b65e>] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x26e/0x2d0
> [<ffffffff80539ba0>] __qdisc_run+0xc0/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff8052dc2f>] dev_queue_xmit+0x24f/0x310
> [<ffffffff805337a7>] neigh_resolve_output+0xe7/0x290
> [<ffffffff8054f5c0>] dst_output+0x0/0x10
> [<ffffffff80552aff>] ip_output+0x19f/0x340
> [<ffffffff80551f77>] ip_queue_xmit+0x217/0x430
> [<ffffffff80563b2a>] tcp_transmit_skb+0x40a/0x7c0
> [<ffffffff805657bb>] __tcp_push_pending_frames+0x11b/0x940
> [<ffffffff8055972a>] tcp_sendmsg+0x87a/0xc80
> [<ffffffff80577735>] inet_sendmsg+0x45/0x80
> [<ffffffff8051e2d4>] sock_aio_write+0x104/0x120
> [<ffffffff80285fc1>] do_sync_write+0xf1/0x130
> [<ffffffff80243290>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
> [<ffffffff802868e9>] vfs_write+0x159/0x170
> [<ffffffff80286ef0>] sys_write+0x50/0x90
> [<ffffffff802097fe>] system_call+0x7e/0x83
>
So, it looks like x86_64 io_apic's IPI code was unused too long...
I hope it's a piece of cake for Ingo now...
Thanks very much Marcin!
If it's possible for you and Jean-Baptiste, try this today patch
with -rc2, and maybe once more this one patch (-rc1 or older).
Regards,
Jarek P.
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