[PATCH] Do not use cpu_to_node() to find an offlined cpu's node.

From: Tang Chen
Date: Sun Oct 07 2012 - 23:00:11 EST


If a cpu is offline, its nid will be set to -1, and cpu_to_node(cpu) will
return -1. As a result, cpumask_of_node(nid) will return NULL. In this case,
find_next_bit() in for_each_cpu will get a NULL pointer and cause panic.

Here is a call trace:
[ 609.824017] Call Trace:
[ 609.824017] <IRQ>
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff810b0721>] select_fallback_rq+0x71/0x190
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff810b086e>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x2e/0x2f0
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff810b0b0b>] try_to_wake_up+0x2cb/0x2f0
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8109da08>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x78/0x320
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff810b0b85>] wake_up_process+0x15/0x20
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8109ce62>] hrtimer_wakeup+0x22/0x30
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8109da13>] __run_hrtimer+0x83/0x320
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8109ce40>] ? update_rmtp+0x80/0x80
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8109df56>] hrtimer_interrupt+0x106/0x280
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff810a72c8>] ? sd_free_ctl_entry+0x68/0x70
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8167cf39>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x69/0x99
[ 609.824017] [<ffffffff8167be2f>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x6f/0x80

There is a hrtimer process sleeping, whose cpu has already been offlined.
When it is waken up, it tries to find another cpu to run, and get a -1 nid.
As a result, cpumask_of_node(-1) returns NULL, and causes ernel panic.

This patch fixes this problem by judging if the nid is -1.
If nid is not -1, a cpu on the same node will be picked.
Else, a online cpu on another node will be picked.

Signed-off-by: Tang Chen <tangchen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/core.c | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 66b36ab..e76dce9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1263,18 +1263,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kick_process);
*/
static int select_fallback_rq(int cpu, struct task_struct *p)
{
- const struct cpumask *nodemask = cpumask_of_node(cpu_to_node(cpu));
+ int nid = cpu_to_node(cpu);
+ const struct cpumask *nodemask = NULL;
enum { cpuset, possible, fail } state = cpuset;
int dest_cpu;

- /* Look for allowed, online CPU in same node. */
- for_each_cpu(dest_cpu, nodemask) {
- if (!cpu_online(dest_cpu))
- continue;
- if (!cpu_active(dest_cpu))
- continue;
- if (cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, tsk_cpus_allowed(p)))
- return dest_cpu;
+ /* If the cpu has been offlined, its nid was set to -1. */
+ if (nid != -1) {
+ nodemask = cpumask_of_node(nid);
+
+ /* Look for allowed, online CPU in same node. */
+ for_each_cpu(dest_cpu, nodemask) {
+ if (!cpu_online(dest_cpu))
+ continue;
+ if (!cpu_active(dest_cpu))
+ continue;
+ if (cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, tsk_cpus_allowed(p)))
+ return dest_cpu;
+ }
}

for (;;) {
--
1.7.1

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