RE: [PATCH] Fix the race between smp_call_function and CPU booting

From: Liu, Chuansheng
Date: Wed Mar 21 2012 - 20:59:45 EST


Below is the complete test patch. Just run the simpl_loop_onoffline.sh and simpl_loop_smpcalling.sh concurrently
to reproduce the race.

From: liu chuansheng <chuansheng.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] Test scripts to verify the race between CPU booting and smp_call

Signed-off-by: liu chuansheng <chuansheng.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/misc/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/misc/smp_call_test.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
scripts/simpl_loop_onoffline.sh | 5 +++
scripts/simpl_loop_smpcalling.sh | 5 +++
4 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/misc/smp_call_test.c
create mode 100644 scripts/simpl_loop_onoffline.sh
create mode 100644 scripts/simpl_loop_smpcalling.sh

diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 571ffd1..003f883 100755
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MID_I2S_DEV) += mid_i2s_dev/
obj-$(CONFIG_EMMC_IPANIC) += emmc_ipanic.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SCU_LOGGING) += intel_fabric_logging.o
obj-$(CONFIG_UUID) += uuid.o
+obj-y += smp_call_test.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/smp_call_test.c b/drivers/misc/smp_call_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a14fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/smp_call_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * drivers/misc/smp_call_test.c
+ *
+ * Author: chuansheng.liu@xxxxxxxxx
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+
+static int smp_call_dbg_get(void *data, u64 *val)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void smp_call_func(void *info)
+{
+ return;
+}
+
+static int smp_call_dbg_set(void *data, u64 val)
+{
+ smp_call_function(smp_call_func, NULL, 1);
+ printk(KERN_ERR "test smp_call_function\n");
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(smp_call_dbg_fops, smp_call_dbg_get, smp_call_dbg_set, "%llu\n");
+
+
+int __init smp_call_test_init(void)
+{
+ debugfs_create_file("smp_call_test", 0644, NULL, NULL, &smp_call_dbg_fops);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+module_init(smp_call_test_init);
+
diff --git a/scripts/simpl_loop_onoffline.sh b/scripts/simpl_loop_onoffline.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2c640d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/simpl_loop_onoffline.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+while true
+do
+ echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online
+ echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online
+done
diff --git a/scripts/simpl_loop_smpcalling.sh b/scripts/simpl_loop_smpcalling.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37cef74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/simpl_loop_smpcalling.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+while true
+do
+echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/smp_call_test
+usleep 500000
+done
--
1.7.0.4

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Zijlstra [mailto:peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:26 PM
> To: Liu, Chuansheng
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Yanmin Zhang; tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] Fix the race between smp_call_function and CPU booting
>
>
> Can you send me your exact kernel patch (the sysfs knob you use to trigger this)
> and test scripts?
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