On Mon, 5 Sep 2022 11:23:14 +0800 lijiazi <jqqlijiazi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >From ramdump, current reader page's commit is 0xff0, not bigger than > BUF_PAGE_SIZE: > crash> struct buffer_page 0xffffffd10b599580 -x > struct buffer_page { > list = { > next = 0xffffffd10b599500, > prev = 0xffffffd10b599680 > }, > write = { > a = { > counter = 0x100ff0 > } > }, > read = 0xfd4, > entries = { > a = { > counter = 0x100053 > } > }, > real_end = 0xfd4, > page = 0xffffffd10b553000 > } > crash> struct buffer_data_page 0xffffffd10b553000 -x > struct buffer_data_page { > time_stamp = 0xe2679ca0cd3d, > commit = { > a = { > counter = 0xff0 > } > }, > data = 0xffffffd10b553010 "\b" > } > I also can extrace trace log from ramdump by crash-trace extension tool: > bsp: <...>-32191 [006] 249032.606401: signal_generate: sig=17 errno=0 code=1 comm=WifiDiagnostics pid=1535 grp=1 res=1 > bsp: <...>-32183 [006] 249032.625192: sched_process_exit: comm=osi_bin pid=32183 prio=120 > bsp: <...>-32196 [006] 249033.677333: sched_process_exit: comm=ip pid=32196 prio=120 > bsp: <...>-32196 [006] 249033.677562: signal_generate: sig=17 errno=0 code=1 comm=sh pid=32195 grp=1 res=0 > Above logs is on reader page, reader task try to read PADDING event > after this event and lead to crash. Ah, it's not an issue with the commit value but the write value. Can you test this patch. -- Steve diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c index d59b6a328b7f..6bf7706bb33b 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c @@ -2608,6 +2608,9 @@ rb_reset_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer, /* Mark the rest of the page with padding */ rb_event_set_padding(event); + /* Make sure the padding is visible before the write update */ + smp_wmb(); + /* Set the write back to the previous setting */ local_sub(length, &tail_page->write); return; @@ -4580,6 +4583,13 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) goto again; out: + /* If the write is past the end of page, a writer is still updating it */ + if (reader && reader->write > BUF_PAGE_SIZE) + reader = NULL; + + /* Make sure we see any padding after the write update */ + smp_rmb(); + /* Update the read_stamp on the first event */ if (reader && reader->read == 0) cpu_buffer->read_stamp = reader->page->time_stamp;