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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] generic-ipi: Initialize call_single_queue before enabling interrupt
On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 06:52:27PM -0400, Takao Indoh wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:47:36 -0400, Takao Indoh wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 16:47:42 -0400, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> >
> >>On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:35:04PM -0400, Takao Indoh wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> This patch renames init_call_single_data() to call_function_init() and
> >>> calls it in start_kernel() so that call_single_queue can be initialized
> >>> before enabling interrupt.
> >>>
> >>> There is a problem that kdump(2nd kernel) sometimes hangs up due to
> >>> pending IPI from 1st kernel. Kernel panic occurs because IPI comes
> >>> before call_single_queue is initialized. The details are as follows.
> >>> (1) 2nd kernel boot up
> >>> (2) A pending IPI from 1st kernel comes when irqs are first enabled
> >>> in start_kernel().
> >>> (3) Kernel tries to handle the interrupt, but call_single_queue is not
> >>> initialized yet at this point. As a result, in the
> >>> generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt(), NULL pointer
> >>> dereference occurs when list_replace_init() tries to access
> >>> &q->list.next.
> >>> Therefore this patch changes the name of init_call_single_data() to
> >>> call_function_init() and calls it before local_irq_enable() in
> >>> start_kernel().
> >>>
> >>> v2:
> >>> - Rename init_call_single_data() to call_function_init() and calls it in
> >>> start_kernel()
> >>> - Change insert position in start_kernel().
> >>> - Adjust for CONFIG_SMP/CONFIG_USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS options
> >>> - Rebased to Linus's latest tree
> >>>
> >>> v1:
> >>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/25/317
> >>> - Divide init_call_single_data() into two functions,
> >>> o init_call_single_data: initialize call_single_queue
> >>> o init_hotplug_cfd: initialize hotplug_cfd_notifier
> >>> And call init_call_single_data before local_irq_enable() in
> >>> start_kernel().
> >>>
> >>> v0:
> >>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/23/417
> >>> - In generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt(), check if
> >>> call_single_queue was initialized or not, and just return if not
> >>> initialized.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Takao Indoh <indou.takao@jp.fujitsu.com>

[..]
> >So, list_empty(list)? is always false, if I am not missing something.
>
> No, list_empty(list)? is always *true*.
>

ok, I got it. So list_replace_init() is fine even if q->list is empty. So
when a pending IPI from previous kernel comes, q->list will be empty
and we will simply do nothing. Sounds reaosnable to me.

Acked-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>

Thanks
Vivek


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