Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi: fix long wait in unload when IPMI disconnect

[Corey Minyard]

On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 05:26:16PM +0800, Zhang Yuchen wrote:
> When fixing the problem mentioned in PATCH1, we also found
> the following problem:
> 
> If the IPMI is disconnected and in the sending process, the
> uninstallation driver will be stuck for a long time.
> 
> The main problem is that uninstalling the driver waits for curr_msg to
> be sent or HOSED. After stopping tasklet, the only place to trigger the
> timeout mechanism is the circular poll in shutdown_smi.
> 
> The poll function delays 10us and calls smi_event_handler(smi_info,10).
> Smi_event_handler deducts 10us from kcs->ibf_timeout.
> 
> But the poll func is followed by schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1).
> The time consumed here is not counted in kcs->ibf_timeout.
> 
> So when 10us is deducted from kcs->ibf_timeout, at least 1 jiffies has
> actually passed. The waiting time has increased by more than a
> hundredfold.
> 
> Now instead of calling poll(). call smi_event_handler() directly and
> calculate the elapsed time.

Yes, you are correct.

I've included this for 6.2, and added:

  Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I would like it to soak for a bit.

-corey

> 
> For verification, you can directly use ebpf to check the kcs->
> ibf_timeout for each call to kcs_event() when IPMI is disconnected.
> Decrement at normal rate before unloading. The decrement rate becomes
> very slow after unloading.
> 
>   $ bpftrace -e 'kprobe:kcs_event {printf("kcs->ibftimeout : %d\n",
>       *(arg0+584));}'
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Yuchen <zhangyuchen.lcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
> index 6e357ad76f2e..abddd7e43a9a 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
> @@ -2153,6 +2153,20 @@ static int __init init_ipmi_si(void)
>  }
>  module_init(init_ipmi_si);
>  
> +static void wait_msg_processed(struct smi_info *smi_info)
> +{
> +	unsigned long jiffies_now;
> +	long time_diff;
> +
> +	while (smi_info->curr_msg || (smi_info->si_state != SI_NORMAL)) {
> +		jiffies_now = jiffies;
> +		time_diff = (((long)jiffies_now - (long)smi_info->last_timeout_jiffies)
> +		     * SI_USEC_PER_JIFFY);
> +		smi_event_handler(smi_info, time_diff);
> +		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  static void shutdown_smi(void *send_info)
>  {
>  	struct smi_info *smi_info = send_info;
> @@ -2187,16 +2201,13 @@ static void shutdown_smi(void *send_info)
>  	 * in the BMC.  Note that timers and CPU interrupts are off,
>  	 * so no need for locks.
>  	 */
> -	while (smi_info->curr_msg || (smi_info->si_state != SI_NORMAL)) {
> -		poll(smi_info);
> -		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
> -	}
> +	wait_msg_processed(smi_info);
> +
>  	if (smi_info->handlers)
>  		disable_si_irq(smi_info);
> -	while (smi_info->curr_msg || (smi_info->si_state != SI_NORMAL)) {
> -		poll(smi_info);
> -		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
> -	}
> +
> +	wait_msg_processed(smi_info);
> +
>  	if (smi_info->handlers)
>  		smi_info->handlers->cleanup(smi_info->si_sm);
>  
> -- 
> 2.30.2
>