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SubjectRe: [34-longterm 228/247] arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c: Perform initialisation on a single CPU
On 11-06-24 05:23 AM, Robert Richter wrote:
> On 23.06.11 13:34:56, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
>> From: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
>>
>> -------------------
>> This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release.
>> If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment.
>> -------------------
>>
>> commit c7c25802b39c443b3745cfa973dc49a97a3491f8 upstream.
>>
>> Disable preemption in init_ibs(). The function only checks the
>> ibs capabilities and sets up pci devices (if necessary). It runs
>> only on one cpu but operates with the local APIC and some MSRs,
>> thus it is better to disable preemption.
>>
>> [ 7.034377] BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: modprobe/483
>> [ 7.034385] caller is setup_APIC_eilvt+0x155/0x180
>> [ 7.034389] Pid: 483, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.37-rc1-20101110+ #1
>> [ 7.034392] Call Trace:
>> [ 7.034400] [<ffffffff812a2b72>] debug_smp_processor_id+0xd2/0xf0
>> [ 7.034404] [<ffffffff8101e985>] setup_APIC_eilvt+0x155/0x180
>> [ ... ]
>>
>> Addresses https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22812
>>
>> Reported-by: <atswartz@gmail.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
>> Cc: oprofile-list@lists.sourceforge.net <oprofile-list@lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
>> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
>> Cc: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
>> LKML-Reference: <20110103111514.GM4739@erda.amd.com>
>> [ small cleanups ]
>> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
>> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
>> 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> This patch introduces a sleeping-while-atomic bug. There is another
> upstream fix on top, see:
>
> commit 3d2606f42984613d324ad3047cf503bcddc3880a
> Author: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
> Date: Fri May 20 09:46:54 2011 +0200
>
> oprofile, x86: Enable preemption during pci device setup in IBS init
>
> This fix should be applied too (or instead).

Thanks Robert. I guess I'll end up dropping c7c25802b39c
then. I just did a quick test and it appears the 2.6.34
code base is too old for me to be able to apply 3d2606f4298
in anything close to resembling its original form.

Paul.

>
> -Robert
>


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