[PATCH x86/nmi 2/2] x86/nmi: Print reasons why backtrace NMIs are ignored

[Paul E. McKenney]

Instrument nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace() to dump out diagnostics based
on evidence accumulated by exc_nmi().  These diagnostics are dumped for
CPUs that ignored an NMI backtrace request for more than 10 seconds.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <x86@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/nmi.h   |  8 +++++
 lib/nmi_backtrace.c   |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 83 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
index 4f1651dc65b3a..4a58ea6a806e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -566,6 +566,79 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW(exc_nmi_noist)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asm_exc_nmi_noist);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NMI_CHECK_CPU
+
+static char *nmi_check_stall_msg[] = {
+/*									*/
+/* +--------- nsp->idt_seq_snap & 0x1: CPU is in NMI handler.		*/
+/* | +------ cpu_is_offline(cpu)					*/
+/* | | +--- nsp->idt_calls_snap != atomic_long_read(&nsp->idt_calls):	*/
+/* | | |	NMI handler has been invoked.				*/
+/* | | |								*/
+/* V V V								*/
+/* 0 0 0 */ "NMIs are not reaching exc_nmi handler",
+/* 0 0 1 */ "exc_nmi handler is ignoring NMIs",
+/* 0 1 0 */ "CPU is offline and NMIs are not reaching exc_nmi handler",
+/* 0 1 1 */ "CPU is offline and exc_nmi handler is legitimately ignoring NMIs",
+/* 1 0 0 */ "CPU is in exc_nmi handler and no further NMIs are reaching handler",
+/* 1 0 1 */ "CPU is in exc_nmi handler which is legitimately ignoring NMIs",
+/* 1 1 0 */ "CPU is offline in exc_nmi handler and no further NMIs are reaching exc_nmi handler",
+/* 1 1 1 */ "CPU is offline in exc_nmi handler which is legitimately ignoring NMIs",
+};
+
+void nmi_backtrace_stall_snap(const struct cpumask *btp)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	struct nmi_stats *nsp;
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, btp) {
+		nsp = per_cpu_ptr(&nmi_stats, cpu);
+		nsp->idt_seq_snap = READ_ONCE(nsp->idt_seq);
+		nsp->idt_nmi_seq_snap = READ_ONCE(nsp->idt_nmi_seq);
+		nsp->idt_ignored_snap = READ_ONCE(nsp->idt_ignored);
+		nsp->idt_calls_snap = atomic_long_read(&nsp->idt_calls);
+	}
+}
+
+void nmi_backtrace_stall_check(const struct cpumask *btp)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	int idx;
+	unsigned long nmi_seq;
+	unsigned long j = jiffies;
+	char *modp;
+	char *msgp;
+	char *msghp;
+	struct nmi_stats *nsp;
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, btp) {
+		nsp = per_cpu_ptr(&nmi_stats, cpu);
+		modp = "";
+		msghp = "";
+		nmi_seq = READ_ONCE(nsp->idt_nmi_seq);
+		if (nsp->idt_nmi_seq_snap + 1 == nmi_seq && (nmi_seq & 0x1)) {
+			msgp = "CPU entered NMI handler function, but has not exited";
+		} else if ((nsp->idt_nmi_seq_snap & 0x1) != (nmi_seq & 0x1)) {
+			msgp = "CPU is handling NMIs";
+		} else {
+			idx = ((nsp->idt_seq_snap & 0x1) << 2) |
+			      (cpu_is_offline(cpu) << 1) |
+			      (nsp->idt_calls_snap != atomic_long_read(&nsp->idt_calls));
+			msgp = nmi_check_stall_msg[idx];
+			if (nsp->idt_ignored_snap != READ_ONCE(nsp->idt_ignored) && (idx & 0x1))
+				modp = ", but OK because ignore_nmis was set";
+			if (nmi_seq & ~0x1)
+				msghp = " (CPU currently in NMI handler function)";
+			else if (nsp->idt_nmi_seq_snap + 1 == nmi_seq)
+				msghp = " (CPU exited one NMI handler function)";
+		}
+		pr_alert("%s: CPU %d: %s%s%s, last activity: %lu jiffies ago.\n",
+			 __func__, cpu, msgp, modp, msghp, j - READ_ONCE(nsp->recv_jiffies));
+	}
+}
+
+#endif
+
 void stop_nmi(void)
 {
 	ignore_nmis++;
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index f700ff2df074e..048c0b9aa623d 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -214,4 +214,12 @@ int proc_watchdog_cpumask(struct ctl_table *, int, void *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NMI_CHECK_CPU
+void nmi_backtrace_stall_snap(const struct cpumask *btp);
+void nmi_backtrace_stall_check(const struct cpumask *btp);
+#else
+static inline void nmi_backtrace_stall_snap(const struct cpumask *btp) {}
+static inline void nmi_backtrace_stall_check(const struct cpumask *btp) {}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
index d01aec6ae15c8..5274bbb026d79 100644
--- a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
+++ b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(const cpumask_t *mask,
 	if (!cpumask_empty(to_cpumask(backtrace_mask))) {
 		pr_info("Sending NMI from CPU %d to CPUs %*pbl:\n",
 			this_cpu, nr_cpumask_bits, to_cpumask(backtrace_mask));
+		nmi_backtrace_stall_snap(to_cpumask(backtrace_mask));
 		raise(to_cpumask(backtrace_mask));
 	}
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ void nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(const cpumask_t *mask,
 		mdelay(1);
 		touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 	}
+	nmi_backtrace_stall_check(to_cpumask(backtrace_mask));
 
 	/*
 	 * Force flush any remote buffers that might be stuck in IRQ context
-- 
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