On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:58 PM Leon Romanovsky <leon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:07:56AM +0800, Zhu Yanjun wrote: > > On 8/18/2020 3:49 PM, Leon Romanovsky wrote: > > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 08:50:57AM +0300, Kamal Heib wrote: > > > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 09:48:43AM +0800, Zhu Yanjun wrote: > > > > > On 8/17/2020 6:12 AM, Kamal Heib wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 02:58:45PM +0800, Zhu Yanjun wrote: > > > > > > > On 8/12/2020 7:14 PM, Kamal Heib wrote: > > > > > > > > To avoid the following kernel panic when calling kmem_cache_create() > > > > > > > > with a NULL pointer from pool_cache(), > > > > > > > What is the root cause of this kernel panic? > > > > > > > > > > > > > The kernel panic is triggered using the following command and it happen > > > > > > because the cache is not getting initialized. > > > > > > > > > > > > modprobe rdma_rxe add=eno1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Kamal > > > > > > > > > > > > > Zhu Yanjun > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > move the rxe_cache_init() to the > > > > > > > > context of device creation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000000b > > > > > > > > PGD 0 P4D 0 > > > > > > > > Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI > > > > > > > > CPU: 4 PID: 8512 Comm: modprobe Kdump: loaded Not tainted 4.18.0-231.el8.x86_64 #1 > > > > > > > > Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10/ProLiant DL385 Gen10, BIOS A40 10/02/2018 > > > > > > > > RIP: 0010:kmem_cache_alloc+0xd1/0x1b0 > > > > > > > > Code: 8b 57 18 45 8b 77 1c 48 8b 5c 24 30 0f 1f 44 00 00 5b 48 89 e8 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 81 e3 00 00 10 00 75 0e 4d 89 fe <41> f6 47 0b 04 0f 84 6c ff ff ff 4c 89 ff e8 cc da 01 00 49 89 c6 > > > > > > > > RSP: 0018:ffffa2b8c773f9d0 EFLAGS: 00010246 > > > > > > > > RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000005 > > > > > > > > RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 00000000006080c0 RDI: 0000000000000000 > > > > > > > > RBP: ffff8ea0a8634fd0 R08: ffffa2b8c773f988 R09: 00000000006000c0 > > > > > > > > R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000230 R12: 00000000006080c0 > > > > > > > > R13: ffffffffc0a97fc8 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 > > > > > > > > FS: 00007f9138ed9740(0000) GS:ffff8ea4ae800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > > > > > > > > CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 > > > > > > > > CR2: 000000000000000b CR3: 000000046d59a000 CR4: 00000000003406e0 > > > > > > > > Call Trace: > > > > > > > > rxe_alloc+0xc8/0x160 [rdma_rxe] > > > > > > > > rxe_get_dma_mr+0x25/0xb0 [rdma_rxe] > > > > > > > > __ib_alloc_pd+0xcb/0x160 [ib_core] > > > > > > > > ib_mad_init_device+0x296/0x8b0 [ib_core] > > > > > > > > add_client_context+0x11a/0x160 [ib_core] > > > > > > > > enable_device_and_get+0xdc/0x1d0 [ib_core] > > > > > > > > ib_register_device+0x572/0x6b0 [ib_core] > > > > > > > > ? crypto_create_tfm+0x32/0xe0 > > > > > > > > ? crypto_create_tfm+0x7a/0xe0 > > > > > > > > ? crypto_alloc_tfm+0x58/0xf0 > > > > > > > > rxe_register_device+0x19d/0x1c0 [rdma_rxe] > > > > > > > > rxe_net_add+0x3d/0x70 [rdma_rxe] > > > > > > > > ? dev_get_by_name_rcu+0x73/0x90 > > > > > > > > rxe_param_set_add+0xaf/0xc0 [rdma_rxe] > > > > > > > > parse_args+0x179/0x370 > > > > > > > > ? ref_module+0x1b0/0x1b0 > > > > > > > > load_module+0x135e/0x17e0 > > > > > > > > ? ref_module+0x1b0/0x1b0 > > > > > > > > ? __do_sys_init_module+0x13b/0x180 > > > > > > > > __do_sys_init_module+0x13b/0x180 > > > > > > > > do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x1a0 > > > > > > > > entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca > > > > > > > > RIP: 0033:0x7f9137ed296e > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fixes: 8700e3e7c485 ("Soft RoCE driver") > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Kamal Heib <kamalheib1@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c | 14 +++++++------- > > > > > > > > drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c | 3 +++ > > > > > > > > drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c | 7 +++++++ > > > > > > > > 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c > > > > > > > > index 5642eefb4ba1..60d5086dd34d 100644 > > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c > > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c > > > > > > > > @@ -318,6 +318,13 @@ static int rxe_newlink(const char *ibdev_name, struct net_device *ndev) > > > > > > > > goto err; > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > + /* initialize slab caches for managed objects */ > > > > > > > > + err = rxe_cache_init(); > > > > > > > > + if (err) { > > > > > > > > + pr_err("unable to init object pools\n"); > > > > > > > > + goto err; > > > > > > > > + } > > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > err = rxe_net_add(ibdev_name, ndev); > > > > > > > > if (err) { > > > > > > > > pr_err("failed to add %s\n", ndev->name); > > > > > > > > @@ -336,13 +343,6 @@ static int __init rxe_module_init(void) > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > int err; > > > > > > > > - /* initialize slab caches for managed objects */ > > > > > > > > - err = rxe_cache_init(); > > > > > When modprobe rdma_rxe, rxe_module_init should be called. Then > > > > > rxe_cache_init should be also called. > > > > > > > > > > Why does the above call trace occur? > > > > > > > > > > Zhu Yanjun > > > > > > > > > As you can see in the call trace attached to the commit message, When > > > > running the "modprobe rdma_rxe add=eno1" command the rxe_param_set_add() > > > > is called before rxe_module_init() (without init the caches), so the > > > > call trace occurs when trying to register the allocated rxe device from > > > > the context of rxe_param_set_add() without initialize the caches. > > > I would expect the fix being in rxe_init() instead of putting calls to > > > rxe_cache_init() in all places. > > > > I agree with you. > > > > Is it possible to make rxe_module_init be called before rxe_param_set_add? > > The best solution will be to delete module_parameters() from RXE. Sure. I am curious why the parameters are set before rxe_module_init. Is this a bug? Zhu Yanjun > > Thanks > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > >