As a data point, disabling NFSv4 has completely resolved the stability problems on our servers (tested for some months), but that's fairly large sledgehammer to use.
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Mayhew" <smayhew@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "NeilBrown" <neilb@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Timothy Pearson" <tpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Chuck Lever"
> <chuck.lever@xxxxxxxxxx>, "linux-nfs" <linux-nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Trond Myklebust" <trondmy@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 3:27:10 PM
> Subject: Re: CPU stall, eventual host hang with BTRFS + NFS under heavy load
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2021, NeilBrown wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 13 Aug 2021, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>> > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 10:43:31AM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
>> > >
>> > > The problem here appears to be that a signalled task is being retried
>> > > without clearing the SIGNALLED flag. That is causing the infinite loop
>> > > and the soft lockup.
>> > >
>> > > This bug appears to have been introduced in Linux 5.2 by
>> > > Commit: ae67bd3821bb ("SUNRPC: Fix up task signalling")
>> >
>> > I wonder how we arrived here. Does it require that an rpc task returns
>> > from one of those rpc_delay() calls just as rpc_shutdown_client() is
>> > signalling it? That's the only way async tasks get signalled, I think.
>>
>> I don't think "just as" is needed.
>> I think it could only happen if rpc_shutdown_client() were called when
>> there were active tasks - presumably from nfsd4_process_cb_update(), but
>> I don't know the callback code well.
>> If any of those active tasks has a ->done handler which might try to
>> reschedule the task when tk_status == -ERESTARTSYS, then you get into
>> the infinite loop.
>
> This thread seems to have fizzled out, but I'm pretty sure I hit this
> during the Virtual Bakeathon yesterday. My server was unresponsive but
> I eventually managed to get a vmcore.
>
> [182411.119788] receive_cb_reply: Got unrecognized reply: calldir 0x1
> xpt_bc_xprt 00000000f2f40905 xid 5d83adfb
> [182437.775113] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 26s!
> [kworker/u4:1:216458]
> [182437.775633] Modules linked in: nfs_layout_flexfiles nfsv3
> nfs_layout_nfsv41_files bluetooth ecdh_generic ecc rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsv4
> dns_resolver nfs fscache netfs rpcrdma rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm ib_core tun rfkill
> nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib isofs cdrom nft_reject_inet
> nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat nf_nat
> nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables nfnetlink xfs
> intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common libcrc32c kvm_intel qxl kvm drm_ttm_helper ttm
> drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops irqbypass cec
> joydev virtio_balloon pcspkr i2c_piix4 nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace
> sunrpc drm fuse ext4 mbcache jbd2 ata_generic crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul
> crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel virtio_net serio_raw ata_piix net_failover
> libata virtio_blk virtio_scsi failover dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod
> [182437.780157] CPU: 1 PID: 216458 Comm: kworker/u4:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted
> 5.14.0-5.el9.x86_64 #1
> [182437.780894] Hardware name: DigitalOcean Droplet, BIOS 20171212 12/12/2017
> [182437.781567] Workqueue: rpciod rpc_async_schedule [sunrpc]
> [182437.782500] RIP: 0010:try_to_grab_pending+0x12/0x160
> [182437.783104] Code: e7 e8 72 f3 ff ff e9 6e ff ff ff 48 89 df e8 65 f3 ff ff
> eb b7 0f 1f 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 55 41 54 55 48 89 d5 53 48 89 fb 9c <58> fa 48
> 89 02 40 84 f6 0f 85 92 00 00 00 f0 48 0f ba 2b 00 72 09
> [182437.784261] RSP: 0018:ffffb5b24066fd30 EFLAGS: 00000246
> [182437.785052] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc05e0768 RCX:
> 00000000000007d0
> [182437.785760] RDX: ffffb5b24066fd60 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI:
> ffffffffc05e0768
> [182437.786399] RBP: ffffb5b24066fd60 R08: ffffffffc05e0708 R09:
> ffffffffc05e0708
> [182437.787010] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000003 R12:
> ffffffffc05e0768
> [182437.787621] R13: ffff9daa40312400 R14: 00000000000007d0 R15:
> 0000000000000000
> [182437.788235] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9daa5bd00000(0000)
> knlGS:0000000000000000
> [182437.788859] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
> [182437.789483] CR2: 00007f8f73d5d828 CR3: 000000008a010003 CR4:
> 00000000001706e0
> [182437.790188] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2:
> 0000000000000000
> [182437.790831] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7:
> 0000000000000400
> [182437.791522] Call Trace:
> [182437.792183] mod_delayed_work_on+0x3c/0x90
> [182437.792866] __rpc_sleep_on_priority_timeout+0x107/0x110 [sunrpc]
> [182437.793553] rpc_delay+0x56/0x90 [sunrpc]
> [182437.794236] nfsd4_cb_sequence_done+0x202/0x290 [nfsd]
> [182437.794910] nfsd4_cb_done+0x18/0xf0 [nfsd]
> [182437.795974] rpc_exit_task+0x58/0x100 [sunrpc]
> [182437.796955] ? rpc_do_put_task+0x60/0x60 [sunrpc]
> [182437.797645] __rpc_execute+0x5e/0x250 [sunrpc]
> [182437.798375] rpc_async_schedule+0x29/0x40 [sunrpc]
> [182437.799043] process_one_work+0x1e6/0x380
> [182437.799703] worker_thread+0x53/0x3d0
> [182437.800393] ? process_one_work+0x380/0x380
> [182437.801029] kthread+0x10f/0x130
> [182437.801686] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40
> [182437.802333] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
>
> The process causing the soft lockup warnings:
>
> crash> set 216458
> PID: 216458
> COMMAND: "kworker/u4:1"
> TASK: ffff9da94281e200 [THREAD_INFO: ffff9da94281e200]
> CPU: 0
> STATE: TASK_RUNNING (ACTIVE)
> crash> bt
> PID: 216458 TASK: ffff9da94281e200 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "kworker/u4:1"
> #0 [fffffe000000be50] crash_nmi_callback at ffffffffb3055c31
> #1 [fffffe000000be58] nmi_handle at ffffffffb30268f8
> #2 [fffffe000000bea0] default_do_nmi at ffffffffb3a36d42
> #3 [fffffe000000bec8] exc_nmi at ffffffffb3a36f49
> #4 [fffffe000000bef0] end_repeat_nmi at ffffffffb3c013cb
> [exception RIP: add_timer]
> RIP: ffffffffb317c230 RSP: ffffb5b24066fd58 RFLAGS: 00000046
> RAX: 000000010b3585fc RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00000000000007d0
> RDX: ffffffffc05e0768 RSI: ffff9daa40312400 RDI: ffffffffc05e0788
> RBP: 0000000000002000 R8: ffffffffc05e0770 R9: ffffffffc05e0788
> R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ffffffffc05e0768
> R13: ffff9daa40312400 R14: 00000000000007d0 R15: 0000000000000000
> ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
> --- <NMI exception stack> ---
> #5 [ffffb5b24066fd58] add_timer at ffffffffb317c230
> #6 [ffffb5b24066fd58] mod_delayed_work_on at ffffffffb3103247
> #7 [ffffb5b24066fd98] __rpc_sleep_on_priority_timeout at ffffffffc0580547
> [sunrpc]
> #8 [ffffb5b24066fdc8] rpc_delay at ffffffffc0589ed6 [sunrpc]
> #9 [ffffb5b24066fde8] nfsd4_cb_sequence_done at ffffffffc06731b2 [nfsd]
> #10 [ffffb5b24066fe10] nfsd4_cb_done at ffffffffc0673258 [nfsd]
> #11 [ffffb5b24066fe30] rpc_exit_task at ffffffffc05800a8 [sunrpc]
> #12 [ffffb5b24066fe40] __rpc_execute at ffffffffc0589fee [sunrpc]
> #13 [ffffb5b24066fe70] rpc_async_schedule at ffffffffc058a209 [sunrpc]
> #14 [ffffb5b24066fe88] process_one_work at ffffffffb31026c6
> #15 [ffffb5b24066fed0] worker_thread at ffffffffb31028b3
> #16 [ffffb5b24066ff10] kthread at ffffffffb310960f
> #17 [ffffb5b24066ff50] ret_from_fork at ffffffffb30034f2
>
> Looking at the rpc_task being executed:
>
> crash> rpc_task.tk_status,tk_callback,tk_action,tk_runstate,tk_client,tk_flags
> ffff9da94120bd00
> tk_status = 0x0
> tk_callback = 0xffffffffc057bc60 <__rpc_atrun>
> tk_action = 0xffffffffc0571f20 <call_start>
> tk_runstate = 0x47
> tk_client = 0xffff9da958909c00
> tk_flags = 0x2281
>
> tk_runstate has the following flags set: RPC_TASK_SIGNALLED, RPC_TASK_ACTIVE,
> RPC_TASK_QUEUED, and RPC_TASK_RUNNING.
>
> tk_flags is RPC_TASK_NOCONNECT|RPC_TASK_SOFT|RPC_TASK_DYNAMIC|RPC_TASK_ASYNC.
>
> There's another kworker thread calling rpc_shutdown_client() via
> nfsd4_process_cb_update():
>
> crash> bt 0x342a3
> PID: 213667 TASK: ffff9daa4fde9880 CPU: 1 COMMAND: "kworker/u4:4"
> #0 [ffffb5b24077bbe0] __schedule at ffffffffb3a40ec6
> #1 [ffffb5b24077bc60] schedule at ffffffffb3a4124c
> #2 [ffffb5b24077bc78] schedule_timeout at ffffffffb3a45058
> #3 [ffffb5b24077bcd0] rpc_shutdown_client at ffffffffc056fbb3 [sunrpc]
> #4 [ffffb5b24077bd20] nfsd4_process_cb_update at ffffffffc0672c6c [nfsd]
> #5 [ffffb5b24077be68] nfsd4_run_cb_work at ffffffffc0672f0f [nfsd]
> #6 [ffffb5b24077be88] process_one_work at ffffffffb31026c6
> #7 [ffffb5b24077bed0] worker_thread at ffffffffb31028b3
> #8 [ffffb5b24077bf10] kthread at ffffffffb310960f
> #9 [ffffb5b24077bf50] ret_from_fork at ffffffffb30034f2
>
> The rpc_clnt being shut down is:
>
> crash> nfs4_client.cl_cb_client ffff9daa454db808
> cl_cb_client = 0xffff9da958909c00
>
> Which is the same as the tk_client for the rpc_task being executed by the
> thread triggering the soft lockup warnings.
>
> -Scott
>
>>
>> >
>> > > Prior to this commit a flag RPC_TASK_KILLED was used, and it gets
>> > > cleared by rpc_reset_task_statistics() (called from rpc_exit_task()).
>> > > After this commit a new flag RPC_TASK_SIGNALLED is used, and it is never
>> > > cleared.
>> > >
>> > > A fix might be to clear RPC_TASK_SIGNALLED in
>> > > rpc_reset_task_statistics(), but I'll leave that decision to someone
>> > > else.
>> >
>> > Might be worth testing with that change just to verify that this is
>> > what's happening.
>> >
>> > diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
>> > index c045f63d11fa..caa931888747 100644
>> > --- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
>> > +++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
>> > @@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ static void
>> > rpc_reset_task_statistics(struct rpc_task *task)
>> > {
>> > task->tk_timeouts = 0;
>> > - task->tk_flags &= ~(RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN|RPC_TASK_SENT);
>> > + task->tk_flags &= ~(RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN|RPC_TASK_SIGNALLED|
>> > + RPC_TASK_SENT);
>>
>> NONONONONO.
>> RPC_TASK_SIGNALLED is a flag in tk_runstate.
>> So you need
>> clear_bit(RPC_TASK_SIGNALLED, &task->tk_runstate);
>>
>> NeilBrown
