[ +cc Will Deacon, linux-arm ] Hi Ming, On 03/13/2015 02:02 AM, Ming Lei wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Just found the following oops during kernel booting when I > test the latest linus tree on one arm64 VM booted from uefi > plus grub2: Thanks for the bug report. This looks like a compiler bug when generating code for smp_load_acquire() (see below); what compiler are you using? > Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 000044d0 > pgd = ffffffc0007fb000 > [000044d0] *pgd=0000000079407003, *pud=0000000079407003, > *pmd=0000000079408003, *pte=0060000008004707 > Internal error: Oops: 94000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP > Modules linked in: > CPU: 1 PID: 632 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 4.0.0-rc3+ #121 > Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) > Workqueue: events flush_to_ldisc > task: ffffffc0395eac00 ti: ffffffc038cb0000 task.ti: ffffffc038cb0000 > PC is at n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x60/0xa28 > LR is at n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x4c/0xa28 > pc : [<ffffffc000362490>] lr : [<ffffffc00036247c>] pstate: 20000145 > sp : ffffffc038cb3c70 > x29: ffffffc038cb3c70 x28: ffffffc0385ab400 > x27: ffffffc03ffe3380 x26: 0000000000000008 > x25: ffffffc0006a5260 x24: ffffffc0385b0e28 > x23: ffffffc038557340 x22: ffffffc0385ab400 > x21: ffffffc0385b0e08 x20: ffffffc0385b0e00 > x19: ffffffc03854c800 x18: 0000007fda9ad810 > x17: 0000007f8291ee7c x16: ffffffc000185540 > x15: 0000007f8298f590 x14: 0000007472617473 > x13: 2d65727000000009 x12: 0000000000000020 > x11: 000000000000002c x10: 0000007fb1e23360 > x9 : ffffffc038cb3d40 x8 : ffffffc00079cb10 > x7 : ffffffc000362e58 x6 : ffffffc03854c820 > x5 : 00000000000044d0 x4 : ffffff8000278000 > x3 : 000000000000002e x2 : 0000000000000000 > x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 : ffffffc00058f250 > > Process kworker/1:1 (pid: 632, stack limit = 0xffffffc038cb0028) > Stack: (0xffffffc038cb3c70 to 0xffffffc038cb4000) > 3c60: 38cb3d20 ffffffc0 00362e68 ffffffc0 > 3c80: 3854c800 ffffffc0 385b0e00 ffffffc0 385b0e08 ffffffc0 385ab400 ffffffc0 > 3ca0: 38557340 ffffffc0 385b0e28 ffffffc0 006a5260 ffffffc0 00000008 00000000 > 3cc0: 3ffe3380 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 3946c200 ffffffc0 3946c268 ffffffc0 > 3ce0: 385ab4d8 ffffffc0 00000001 00000000 00278000 ffffff80 3854c820 ffffffc0 > 3d00: 00000000 00000000 0000002e ffffffc0 385b0e58 ffffffc0 0058f250 ffffffc0 > 3d20: 38cb3d30 ffffffc0 00365b68 ffffffc0 38cb3d80 ffffffc0 000b522c ffffffc0 > 3d40: 38b84540 ffffffc0 385b0e08 ffffffc0 3ffe3380 ffffffc0 3ffe7600 ffffffc0 > 3d60: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 006a5260 ffffffc0 000b5220 ffffffc0 > 3d80: 38cb3dd0 ffffffc0 000b5974 ffffffc0 38b84540 ffffffc0 3ffe3398 ffffffc0 > 3da0: 3ffe3380 ffffffc0 38b84570 ffffffc0 007c641d ffffffc0 00000001 00000000 > 3dc0: 006a5260 ffffffc0 00000008 00000000 38cb3e30 ffffffc0 000ba900 ffffffc0 > 3de0: 38c7d8c0 ffffffc0 007cced0 ffffffc0 006a3ee8 ffffffc0 38b84540 ffffffc0 > 3e00: 000b5828 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3e20: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00085bf0 ffffffc0 > 3e40: 000ba828 ffffffc0 38c7d8c0 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3e60: 00000000 00000000 000c0fbc ffffffc0 000ba828 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 > 3e80: 00000000 00000000 38b84540 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3ea0: 38cb3ea0 ffffffc0 38cb3ea0 ffffffc0 00000000 ffffffc0 00000000 ffffffc0 > 3ec0: 38cb3ec0 ffffffc0 38cb3ec0 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3ee0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3f00: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3f20: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3f40: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3f60: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3f80: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3fa0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 3fc0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000005 00000000 > 3fe0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 afafafaf afafafaf afafafaf afafafaf > Call trace: > [<ffffffc000362490>] n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x60/0xa28 > [<ffffffc000362e64>] n_tty_receive_buf2+0xc/0x18 > [<ffffffc000365b64>] flush_to_ldisc+0xec/0x140 > [<ffffffc0000b5228>] process_one_work+0x138/0x338 > [<ffffffc0000b5970>] worker_thread+0x148/0x420 > [<ffffffc0000ba8fc>] kthread+0xd4/0xf0 > Code: 91094000 f90057a0 d2844d05 8b0500a5 (c8dffca3) This code disassembles as: 0: 91094000 add x0, x0, #0x250 4: f90057a0 str x0, [x29,#168] 8: d2844d05 mov x5, #0x2268 // #8808 c: 8b0500a5 add x5, x5, x5 10: c8dffca3 ldar x3, [x5] <==== faulting insn Using latest trusty gcc 4.8.2, $ make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- O=../build/arm64/ drivers/tty/n_tty.lst generates the corresponding mixed listing for n_tty_receive_buf_common + 0x60 (...3660b4 + 0x60 = ...366114), which is PC advanced to the insn after faulting: ffffffc0003660b4 <n_tty_receive_buf_common>: .... * paired with store in *_copy_from_read_buf() -- guarantees * the consumer has loaded the data in read_buf up to the new * read_tail (so this producer will not overwrite unread data) */ size_t tail = smp_load_acquire(&ldata->read_tail); ffffffc000366108: d2844d00 mov x0, #0x2268 // #8808 ffffffc00036610c: 8b170000 add x0, x0, x23 ffffffc000366110: c8dffc03 ldar x3, [x0] <==== corresponding insn Note that in the correctly generated machine code above, the ea in x0 is x0 = x23 + 0x2268 but in the your broken binary it's x5 = 0x2268 + 0x2268 // 0x44d0 Regards, Peter Hurley -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html