Re: rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks on v3.6

From: Avi Kivity
Date: Mon Jul 30 2012 - 05:33:06 EST


On 07/30/2012 12:13 PM, Sasha Levin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yup, looks like it. kvm_stats is something like this:
>>>>>
>>>>> kvm_entry 142104033 939393
>>>>> kvm_exit 142104004 939390
>>>>> kvm_apic 84781115 582714
>>>>> kvm_msr 84682085 582714
>>>>> kvm_apic_accept_irq 65219959 522263
>>>>> kvm_inj_virq 43173709 291385
>>>>>
>>>>> With everything else at 0 when it happens.
>>>>
>>>> Please run a trace and verify that the injected vector is indeed the
>>>> timer interrupt.
>>>
>>> Looks like it is.
>>>
>>>> Then work backwards to see the last place it is
>>>> programmed (APIC_TMICT/APIC_TDCR).
>>>
>>> This looks like what you're looking for:
>>>
>>> kvm_apic: apic_write APIC_TMICT = 0x3e

What about APIC_TMICT? Might be configured just once on boot.

>>>
>>>
>>> Basically it's spinning on the following 4 lines of trace when it happens:
>>>
>>> 16063.549189: kvm_apic: apic_write APIC_TMICT = 0x3e
>>> 16063.549190: kvm_msr: msr_write 838 = 0x3e
>>> 16063.549190: kvm_exit: reason EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT rip 0xffffffff8115de02 info 0 0
>>> 16063.549190: kvm_entry: vcpu 2
>>>
>>
>> What, no kvm_inj_virq?
>>
>> Are you running with pveoi? Try disabling it.

What's the answer to this question?

>
> I must have looked at a block in the logfile which doesn't represent everything thats going on, sorry.
>
> Here's a more complete picture:
>
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549298: kvm_exit: reason PENDING_INTERRUPT rip 0xffffffff83625c80 info 0 0
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549299: kvm_inj_virq: irq 239
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549300: kvm_entry: vcpu 0
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549301: kvm_exit: reason MSR_WRITE rip 0xffffffff8109fef8 info 0 0
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549302: kvm_apic: apic_write APIC_EOI = 0x0
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549302: kvm_msr: msr_write 80b = 0x0
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549303: kvm_entry: vcpu 0
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549308: kvm_exit: reason MSR_WRITE rip 0xffffffff8109fef8 info 0 0
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549309: kvm_apic: apic_write APIC_TMICT = 0x3e
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549310: kvm_msr: msr_write 838 = 0x3e
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549311: kvm_entry: vcpu 0
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549312: kvm_exit: reason PENDING_INTERRUPT rip 0xffffffff83625c80 info 0 0

This must refer to a lower priority interrupt, since 239 hasn't been
injected yet.

> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549314: kvm_apic_accept_irq: apicid 0 vec 239 (Fixed|edge)

And now conveniently the hrtimer fires and injects another interrupt.

> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549315: kvm_inj_virq: irq 239
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549315: kvm_entry: vcpu 0
> vm-16567 [000] d..2 16063.549316: kvm_exit: reason MSR_WRITE rip 0xffffffff8109fef8 info 0 0
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549318: kvm_apic: apic_write APIC_EOI = 0x0
> vm-16567 [000] ...1 16063.549318: kvm_msr: msr_write 80b = 0x0

Please add hrtimer_start and hrtimer_expire_entry to your traced events.

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