Re: RCU stall and the system boot hang with nfsroot

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue Dec 29 2015 - 18:42:42 EST

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On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 05:34:38PM +0800, Aaron Ma wrote:
> Add paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Aaron Ma <mapengyu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi, Paul:
> > I found the linux-stable-4.1.15 with rt15 patches boot hang sometimes.
> > Hardware is Grantley-EP and WildcatPass.

I must confess that I am unfamiliar with this hardware, for whatever
that might be worth.

> > No response by sysrq.
> >
> > Did you found any issue about this? Or how can I address this issue?

I see something similar in post-4.1 mainline, but only when CPU hotplug
is enabled and only under extreme stress. Which is probably not the
case during your boot-up. But please see below.

> > Attached kernel config.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Pengyu
> >
> > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: cache line size of 32 is not supported
> > hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
> > hub 1-0:1.0: 15 ports detected
> > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xHCI Host Controller
> > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
> > hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
> > hub 2-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
> > initcall xhci_pci_init+0x0/0x44 returned 0 after 306571 usecs
> > calling ehci_hcd_init+0x0/0x5d @ 1
> > ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
> > initcall ehci_hcd_init+0x0/0x5d returned 0 after 5695 usecs
> > calling ehci_pci_init+0x0/0x69 @ 1
> > ehci-pci: EHCI PCI platform driver
> > ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.0: enabling bus mastering
> > ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.0: EHCI Host Controller
> > ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
> > ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.0: debug port 2
> > ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.0: cache line size of 32 is not supported
> > ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.0: irq 18, io mem 0x91d02000
> > cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> > cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> > cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> > cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> > cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> > cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> > cfg80211: Exceeded CRDA call max attempts. Not calling CRDA
> > INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
> > 18: (0 ticks this GP) idle=284/0/0 softirq=0/0 fqs=0

The "stalling" CPU is idle, which is a quiescent state and therefore
should not stall grace periods. But please see below...

> > (detected by 12, t=26002 jiffies, g=5351, c=5350, q=451332)
> > Task dump for CPU 18:
> > swapper/18 R running task 0 0 1 0x00200000
> > ffffffff814946a7 ffff88045fbc7e58 ffffffff814f42f7 0000000000000004
> > 0000000000000004 ffff8804663e0f60 ffffffff820dc5c0 ffff88045fbc7ea8
> > ffffffff8181fca5 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000046
> > Call Trace:
> > [<ffffffff814946a7>] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff814f42f7>] ? intel_idle+0x137/0x140
> > [<ffffffff8181fca5>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x65/0x3e0
> > [<ffffffff81820057>] ? cpuidle_enter+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff810a856d>] ? cpu_startup_entry+0x33d/0x630
> > [<ffffffff8103cf6e>] ? start_secondary+0x12e/0x140
> > rcu_preempt kthread starved for 26002 jiffies!

The reason that the idle CPU is not being recognized as a legitimate
quiescent state is that the rcu_preempt grace-period kthread is not
being allowed to run. In fact, it has not been permitted to run for more
than 26 seconds. Despite the fact that in this situation, it would have
invoked wait_event_interruptible_timeout() with a three-jiffy timeout.

One thing to do is to modify the rcu_check_gp_kthread_starvation()
function to print the value of rsp->gp_kthread, then to also print
fields from the resulting pointer to task_struct to see what the thread
is up to. (It is tempting to suspect that this kthread might never have
been spawned, but in that case the grace period would not have started.)

For example, add the following in the "if (j - gpa > 2 * HZ)"
body:

if (rsp->gp_kthread)
sched_show_task(rsp->gp_kthread);

Don't forget to add the "{" "}" to accommodate the additional statement
within the "if" statement.

If the additional output shows that the rcu_preempt kthread is runnable,
the next question is "why is it not running?". If the output instead
shows that the task is blocked, the next question is "why didn't the
wait_event_interruptible_timeout() awaken it?

Thanx, Paul

> > INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
> > 18: (0 ticks this GP) idle=326/0/0 softirq=0/0 fqs=1
> > (detected by 67, t=104007 jiffies, g=5351, c=5350, q=451332)
> > Task dump for CPU 18:
> > swapper/18 R running task 0 0 1 0x00200000
> > ffffffff814946a7 ffff88045fbc7e58 ffffffff814f42f7 0000000000000004
> > 0000000000000004 ffff8804663e0f60 ffffffff820dc5c0 ffff88045fbc7ea8
> > ffffffff8181fca5 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000046
> > Call Trace:
> > [<ffffffff814946a7>] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff814f42f7>] ? intel_idle+0x137/0x140
> > [<ffffffff8181fca5>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x65/0x3e0
> > [<ffffffff81820057>] ? cpuidle_enter+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff810a856d>] ? cpu_startup_entry+0x33d/0x630
> > [<ffffffff8103cf6e>] ? start_secondary+0x12e/0x140
> > rcu_preempt kthread starved for 78005 jiffies!
> > INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
> > 18: (0 ticks this GP) idle=35c/0/0 softirq=0/0 fqs=0
> > (detected by 62, t=26002 jiffies, g=5352, c=5351, q=451332)
> > Task dump for CPU 18:
> > swapper/18 R running task 0 0 1 0x00200000
> > ffffffff814946a7 ffff88045fbc7e58 ffffffff814f42f7 0000000000000004
> > 0000000000000004 ffff8804663e0f60 ffffffff820dc5c0 ffff88045fbc7ea8
> > ffffffff8181fca5 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000046
> > Call Trace:
> > [<ffffffff814946a7>] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff814f42f7>] ? intel_idle+0x137/0x140
> > [<ffffffff8181fca5>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x65/0x3e0
> > [<ffffffff81820057>] ? cpuidle_enter+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff810a856d>] ? cpu_startup_entry+0x33d/0x630
> > [<ffffffff8103cf6e>] ? start_secondary+0x12e/0x140
> > rcu_preempt kthread starved for 26002 jiffies!
> > perf interrupt took too long (2575 > 2500), lowering
> > kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000
> > INFO: task swapper/0:1 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
> > Not tainted 4.1.15-rt13-WR8.0.0.0_preempt-rt+ #25
> > "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
> > swapper/0 D ffff880453547a18 0 1 0 0x00000000
> > ffff880453547a18 ffff880851aa8000 000000000000d7a0 ffff88045f604ba0
> > ffff880851aa8000 ffff8804535479e8 ffffffff814946a7 ffff880453547a08
> > ffff880453548000 ffff880851aa8000 ffff880453547a68 ffff8804663ce500
> > Call Trace:
> > [<ffffffff814946a7>] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff81b60bff>] schedule+0x3f/0xd0
> > [<ffffffff81b62c89>] schedule_timeout+0x189/0x3f0
> > [<ffffffff810e8f10>] ? timer_cpu_notify+0x190/0x190
> > [<ffffffff810eaac2>] msleep+0x42/0x50
> > [<ffffffff81759bd6>] ehci_run+0xf6/0x1d0
> > [<ffffffff8174329d>] usb_add_hcd+0x2dd/0x810
> > [<ffffffff817551de>] usb_hcd_pci_probe+0x33e/0x490
> > [<ffffffff81761626>] ehci_pci_probe+0x36/0x40
> > [<ffffffff814bfe52>] local_pci_probe+0x42/0xa0
> > [<ffffffff814bfda2>] ? pci_match_device+0xf2/0x120
> > [<ffffffff814c1199>] pci_device_probe+0xe9/0x150
> > [<ffffffff815cf861>] driver_probe_device+0x181/0x310
> > [<ffffffff815cfacb>] __driver_attach+0x9b/0xa0
> > [<ffffffff815cfa30>] ? __device_attach+0x40/0x40
> > [<ffffffff815cd683>] bus_for_each_dev+0x73/0xb0
> > [<ffffffff815cf24e>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
> > [<ffffffff815cee78>] bus_add_driver+0x188/0x240
> > [<ffffffff8239ec18>] ? ehci_hcd_init+0x5d/0x5d
> > [<ffffffff815d09e4>] driver_register+0x64/0xf0
> > [<ffffffff814bf66a>] __pci_register_driver+0x8a/0x90
> > [<ffffffff8239ec7f>] ehci_pci_init+0x67/0x69
> > [<ffffffff8100045b>] do_one_initcall+0x12b/0x1c0
> > [<ffffffff8235615e>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1f9/0x2c0
> > [<ffffffff810b26c7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xe7/0x240
> > [<ffffffff810b282d>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0x10
> > [<ffffffff81b641fb>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x3b/0x80
> > [<ffffffff81087f5c>] ? finish_task_switch+0x9c/0x150
> > [<ffffffff81087f1d>] ? finish_task_switch+0x5d/0x150
> > [<ffffffff814946a7>] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20
> > [<ffffffff81b547a0>] ? rest_init+0x140/0x140
> > [<ffffffff81b547ae>] kernel_init+0xe/0xf0
> > [<ffffffff81b652a2>] ret_from_fork+0x42/0x70
> > [<ffffffff81b547a0>] ? rest_init+0x140/0x140
>

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