Re: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/book3s: mce: Use add_taint_no_warn() in machine_check_early().

[Michael Ellerman]

Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> machine_check_early() gets called in real mode. The very first time when
> add_taint() is called, it prints a warning which ends up calling opal
> call (that uses OPAL_CALL wrapper) for writing it to console. If we get a
> very first machine check while we are in opal we are doomed. OPAL_CALL
> overwrites the PACASAVEDMSR in r13 and in this case when we are done with
> MCE handling the original opal call will use this new MSR on it's way
> back to opal_return. This usually leads unexpected behaviour or kernel
> to panic. Instead use the add_taint_no_warn() that does not call printk.
>
> This is broken with current FW level. We got lucky so far for not getting
> very first MCE hit while in OPAL. But easily reproducible on Mambo.
> This should go to stable as well alongwith patch 1/2.

This is not a good way to fix a bug that needs to go back to stable.
Changing generic code means I need to sync up with the right maintainer,
get acks, etc. And then convince people that it should go to stable also.

So you can please fix this a different way for stable?

Can we just do the tainting later, once we're in virtual mode?

cheers

> Fixes: 27ea2c420cad powerpc: Set the correct kernel taint on machine check errors.
> Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
> index 62b587f..4a048dc 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ long machine_check_early(struct pt_regs *regs)
>  
>  	__this_cpu_inc(irq_stat.mce_exceptions);
>  
> -	add_taint(TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
> +	add_taint_no_warn(TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * See if platform is capable of handling machine check. (e.g. PowerNV