On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:40 AM Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2019-06-27 11:37:10 [-0400], Joel Fernandes wrote: > > Sebastian it would be nice if possible to trace where the > > t->rcu_read_unlock_special is set for this scenario of calling > > rcu_read_unlock_special, to give a clear idea about whether it was > > really because of an IPI. I guess we could also add additional RCU > > debug fields to task_struct (just for debugging) to see where there > > unlock_special is set. > > > > Is there a test to reproduce this, or do I just boot an intel x86_64 > > machine with "threadirqs" and run into it? > > Do you want to send me a patch or should I send you my kvm image which > triggers the bug on boot? I think the kvm image would be better so I reproduce it on my side. After that I can share any debug patches with you if they are useful. Thanks.