Re: kernel/rcu/tree.c:1031 rcu_irq_enter() invoked with irqs enabled!!!!

[Radim KrÄmÃÅ]

2017-04-26 16:29+0200, Paolo Bonzini:
> On 26/04/2017 16:18, Radim KrÄmÃÅ wrote:
>>> OK, but looking at the stack trace, this has nothing to do with ext4. The
>>> problem seems to be in KVM - relevant CCs added.
>> The path begins with async_page_fault interrupt gate and the hardware
>> should clear the interrupt flag before executing it.  I don't see a
>> change that would break the assumption that interrupts are disabled ...
> 
> native_safe_halt enables interrupts.  I think this is it:
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> index 14f65a5f938e..2a7835932b71 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> @@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ void kvm_async_pf_task_wait(u32 token)
>  			 */
>  			rcu_irq_exit();
>  			native_safe_halt();
> -			rcu_irq_enter();
>  			local_irq_disable();
> +			rcu_irq_enter();
>  		}
>  	}
>  	if (!n.halted)

We called rcu_irq_enter() there twice, *facepalm*.
Yes, that patch should fix it.