Add Eric. Well, due to unfortunate design zap_pid_ns_processes() can hang "forever" if this namespace has a (zombie) task injected from the parent ns, this task should be reaped by its parent. But zap_pid_ns_processes() shouldn't cause the soft-lockup, it should sleep in kernel_wait4(). Any chance you can test the patch below? This patch makes sense anyway, I'll send it later. But I am not sure it can fix your problem. Oleg. diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c index dc48fecfa1dc..25f3cf679b35 100644 --- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c +++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c @@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ void zap_pid_ns_processes(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns) */ do { clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING); + clear_thread_flag(TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL); rc = kernel_wait4(-1, NULL, __WALL, NULL); } while (rc != -ECHILD); On 06/05, Rachel Menge wrote: > > Hello, > > We are facing a soft lockup on our systems which appears to be related to > rcu scheduling. > > The bug appears as high CPU usage. Dmesg shows a soft lock which is > associated with "zap_pid_ns_processes". I have confirmed the behavior on > 5.15 and 6.8 kernels. > > This example was taken from an Ubuntu 22.04 VM running in a hyper-v > environment. > rachel@ubuntu:~$ uname -a > Linux ubuntu 5.15.0-107-generic #117-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 26 12:26:49 UTC 2024 > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > dmesg snippet: > watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 212s! [npm start:306207] > Modules linked in: veth nf_conntrack_netlink xt_conntrack nft_chain_nat > xt_MASQUERADE nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 xfrm_user > xfrm_algo nft_counter xt_addrtype nft_compat nf_tables nfnetlink binfmt_misc > nls_iso8859_1 intel_rapl_msr serio_raw intel_rapl_common hyperv_fb > hv_balloon joydev mac_hid sch_fq_codel dm_multipath scsi_dh_rdac scsi_dh_emc > scsi_dh_alua overlay iptable_filter ip6table_filter ip6_tables br_netfilter > bridge stp llc arp_tables msr efi_pstore ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs > blake2b_generic zstd_compress raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy > async_pq async_xor async_tx xor raid6_pq libcrc32c raid1 raid0 multipath > linear hyperv_drm drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt > fb_sys_fops crct10dif_pclmul cec hv_storvsc crc32_pclmul hid_generic > hv_netvsc ghash_clmulni_intel scsi_transport_fc rc_core sha256_ssse3 > hid_hyperv drm sha1_ssse3 hv_utils hid hyperv_keyboard aesni_intel > crypto_simd cryptd hv_vmbus > CPU: 0 PID: 306207 Comm: npm start Tainted: G L > 5.15.0-107-generic #117-Ubuntu > Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS > Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 04/06/2022 > RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x25/0x30 > Code: eb 8d cc cc cc 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 e8 3a b8 36 ff 66 90 f7 c6 > 00 02 00 00 75 06 5d e9 e2 cb 22 00 fb 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 <5d> e9 d5 cb 22 00 > 0f 1f 44 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 8b 07 > RSP: 0018:ffffb15fc915bc60 EFLAGS: 00000206 > RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffffb15fc915bcf8 RCX: 0000000000000000 > RDX: ffff9d4713f9c828 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: ffff9d4713f9c820 > RBP: ffffb15fc915bc60 R08: ffff9d4713f9c828 R09: ffff9d4713f9c828 > R10: 0000000000000228 R11: ffffb15fc915bcf0 R12: ffff9d4713f9c820 > R13: 0000000000000004 R14: ffff9d47305a9980 R15: 0000000000000000 > FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9d4643c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 > CR2: 00007fd63a1b6008 CR3: 0000000288bd6003 CR4: 0000000000370ef0 > Call Trace: > <IRQ> > ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2ea > ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2ea > ? add_wait_queue+0x6b/0x80 > ? show_regs.part.0+0x23/0x29 > ? show_regs.cold+0x8/0xd > ? watchdog_timer_fn+0x1be/0x220 > ? lockup_detector_update_enable+0x60/0x60 > ? __hrtimer_run_queues+0x107/0x230 > ? read_hv_clock_tsc_cs+0x9/0x30 > ? hrtimer_interrupt+0x101/0x220 > ? hv_stimer0_isr+0x20/0x30 > ? __sysvec_hyperv_stimer0+0x32/0x70 > ? sysvec_hyperv_stimer0+0x7b/0x90 > </IRQ> > <TASK> > ? asm_sysvec_hyperv_stimer0+0x1b/0x20 > ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x25/0x30 > add_wait_queue+0x6b/0x80 > do_wait+0x52/0x310 > kernel_wait4+0xaf/0x150 > ? thread_group_exited+0x50/0x50 > zap_pid_ns_processes+0x111/0x1a0 > forget_original_parent+0x348/0x360 > exit_notify+0x4a/0x210 > do_exit+0x24f/0x3c0 > do_group_exit+0x3b/0xb0 > __x64_sys_exit_group+0x18/0x20 > x64_sys_call+0x1937/0x1fa0 > do_syscall_64+0x56/0xb0 > ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1e7/0x670 > ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x37/0xb0 > ? irqentry_exit_to_user_mode+0x17/0x20 > ? irqentry_exit+0x1d/0x30 > ? exc_page_fault+0x89/0x170 > entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x67/0xd1 > RIP: 0033:0x7f60019daf8e > Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0x7f60019daf64. > RSP: 002b:00007fff2812a468 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000e7 > RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f5ffeda01b0 RCX: 00007f60019daf8e > RDX: 00007f6001a560c0 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000001 > RBP: 00007fff2812a4b0 R08: 0000000000000024 R09: 0000000800000000 > R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000001 > R13: 00007f60016f4a90 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007f5ffede4d50 > </TASK> > > Looking at the running processes, there are zombie threads > root@ubuntu:/home/rachel# ps aux | grep Z > USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND > rachel 305832 0.5 0.0 0 0 ? Zsl 01:55 0:00 [npm > start] <defunct> > rachel 308234 0.3 0.0 0 0 ? Zl 01:55 0:00 [npm run > zombie] <defunct> > rachel 308987 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 01:55 0:00 [sh] > <defunct> > root 345328 0.0 0.0 6480 2220 pts/5 S+ 01:56 0:00 grep > --color=auto Z > > "308234" zombie thread group shows a thread is stuck on > synchronize_rcu_expedited > root@ubuntu:/home/rachel# ls /proc/308234/task > 308234 308312 > root@ubuntu:/home/rachel# cat /proc/308312/stack > [<0>] exp_funnel_lock+0x1eb/0x230 > [<0>] synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x6d/0x1b0 > [<0>] namespace_unlock+0xd6/0x1b0 > [<0>] put_mnt_ns+0x74/0xa0 > [<0>] free_nsproxy+0x1c/0x1b0 > [<0>] switch_task_namespaces+0x5e/0x70 > [<0>] exit_task_namespaces+0x10/0x20 > [<0>] do_exit+0x212/0x3c0 > [<0>] io_sq_thread+0x457/0x5b0 > [<0>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > > To consistently reproduce the issue, disable "CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU". It is > unclear if this completely prevents the issue, but it is much easier to > reproduce with preemption off. I was able to reproduce on the Ubuntu 22.04 > 5.15.0-107-generic and 24.04 6.8.0-30-generic. There are 2 methods of > reproducing. Both methods are hosted at > https://github.com/rlmenge/rcu-soft-lock-issue-repro . > > Repro using npm and docker: > Get the script here: https://github.com/rlmenge/rcu-soft-lock-issue-repro/blob/main/rcu-npm-repro.sh > # get image so that script doesn't keep pulling for images > $ sudo docker run telescope.azurecr.io/issue-repro/zombie:v1.1.11 > $ sudo ./rcu-npm-repro.sh > > This script creates several containers. Each container runs in new pid and > mount namespaces. The container's entrypoint is `npm run task && npm start`. > npm run task: This command is to run `npm run zombie & npm run done` > command. > npm run zombie: It's to run `while true; do echo zombie; sleep 1; done`. > Infinite loop to print zombies. > npm run done: It's to run `echo done`. Short live process. > npm start: It's also a short live process. It will exit in a few seconds. > > When `npm start` exits, the process tree in that pid namespace will be like > npm start (pid 1) > |__npm run zombie > |__ sh -c "whle true; do echo zombie; sleep 1; done" > > Repro using golang: > Use the go module found here: > https://github.com/rlmenge/rcu-soft-lock-issue-repro/blob/main/rcudeadlock.go > > Run > $ go mod init rcudeadlock.go > $ go mod tidy > $ CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ./rcudeadlock ./ > $ sudo ./rcudeadlock > > This golang program is to simulate the npm reproducer without involving > docker as dependency. This binary is using re-exec self to support multiple > subcommands. It also sets up processes in new pid and mount namespaces by > unshare, since the `put_mnt_ns` is a critical code path in the kernel to > reproduce this issue. Both mount and pid namespaces are required in this > issue. > > The entrypoint of new pid and mount namespaces is `rcudeadlock task && > rcudeadlock start`. > rcudeadlock task: This command is to run `rcudeadlock zombie & rcudeadlock > done` > rcudeadlock zombie: It's to run `bash -c "while true; do echo zombie; sleep > 1; done"`. Infinite loop to print zombies. > rcudeadlock done: Prints done and exits. > rcudeadlock start: Prints `AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA` 10 times and > exits. > > When `rcudeadlock start` exits, the process tree in that pid namespace will > be like > rcudeadlock start (pid 1) > |__rcudeadlock zombie > |__bash -c "while true; do echo zombie; sleep 1; done". > > Each rcudeadlock process will set up 4 idle io_uring threads before handling > commands, like `task`, `zombie`, `done` and `start`. That is similar to npm > reproducer. Not sure that it's related to io_uring. But with io_uring idle > threads, it's easy to reproduce this issue. > > Thank you, > Rachel >