Re: [PATCH v5 0/9] efi/cxl-cper: Report CPER CXL component events through trace events

[Dan Williams]

Dan Williams wrote:
> Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> > On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 18:59:16 -0800
> > Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Ira Weiny wrote:
> > > > Dan Williams wrote:  
> > > > > Smita Koralahalli wrote:  
> > > > > > On 1/8/2024 8:58 AM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:  
> > > > > > > On Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:17:27 -0800
> > > > > > > Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >   
> > > > > > >> Series status/background
> > > > > > >> ========================
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Smita has been a great help with this series.  Thank you again!
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Smita's testing found that the GHES code ended up printing the events
> > > > > > >> twice.  This version avoids the duplicate print by calling the callback
> > > > > > >> from the GHES code instead of the EFI code as suggested by Dan.  
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I'm not sure this is working as intended.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > There is nothing gating the call in ghes_proc() of ghes_print_estatus()
> > > > > > > and now the EFI code handling that pretty printed things is missing we get
> > > > > > > the horrible kernel logging for an unknown block instead.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > So I think we need some minimal code in cper.c to match the guids then not
> > > > > > > log them (on basis we are arguing there is no need for new cper records).
> > > > > > > Otherwise we are in for some messy kernel logs
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Something like:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]: Hardware error from APEI Generic Hardware Error Source: 1
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]: event severity: recoverable
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:  Error 0, type: recoverable
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   section type: unknown, fbcd0a77-c260-417f-85a9-088b1621eba6
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   section length: 0x90
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000000: 00000090 00000007 00000000 0d938086  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000010: 00100000 00000000 00040000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000030: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000060: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000070: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > {1}[Hardware Error]:   00000080: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................
> > > > > > > cxl_general_media: memdev=mem1 host=0000:10:00.0 serial=4 log=Informational : time=0 uuid=fbcd0a77-c260-417f-85a9-088b1621eba6 len=0 flags='' handle=0 related_handle=0 maint_op_class=0 : dpa=0 dpa_flags='' descriptor='' type='ECC Error' transaction_type='Unknown' channel=0 rank=0 device=0 comp_id=00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 validity_flags=''
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > (I'm filling the record with 0s currently)  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yeah, when I tested this, I thought its okay for the hexdump to be there 
> > > > > > in dmesg from EFI as the handling is done in trace events from GHES.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > If, we need to handle from EFI, then it would be a good reason to move 
> > > > > > the GUIDs out from GHES and place it in a common location for EFI/cper 
> > > > > > to share similar to protocol errors.  
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ah, yes, my expectation was more aligned with Jonathan's observation to
> > > > > do the processing in GHES code *and* skip the processing in the CPER
> > > > > code, something like:
> > > > >   
> > > > 
> > > > Agreed this was intended I did not realize the above.
> > > >   
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
> > > > > index 35c37f667781..0a4eed470750 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
> > > > > @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
> > > > >  #include <linux/bcd.h>
> > > > >  #include <acpi/ghes.h>
> > > > >  #include <ras/ras_event.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/cxl-event.h>
> > > > >  #include "cper_cxl.h"
> > > > >  
> > > > >  /*
> > > > > @@ -607,6 +608,15 @@ cper_estatus_print_section(const char *pfx, struct acpi_hest_generic_data *gdata
> > > > >  			cper_print_prot_err(newpfx, prot_err);
> > > > >  		else
> > > > >  			goto err_section_too_small;
> > > > > +	} else if (guid_equal(sec_type, &CPER_SEC_CXL_GEN_MEDIA_GUID)) {
> > > > > +		printk("%ssection_type: CXL General Media Error\n", newpfx);  
> > > > 
> > > > Do we want the printk's here?  I did not realize that a generic event
> > > > would be printed.  So intention was nothing would be done on this path.  
> > > 
> > > I think we do otherwise the kernel will say
> > > 
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]: Hardware error from APEI Generic Hardware Error Source: 1
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]: event severity: recoverable
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]:  Error 0, type: recoverable
> > >     ...
> > > 
> > > ...leaving the user hanging vs:
> > >  
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]: Hardware error from APEI Generic Hardware Error Source: 1
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]: event severity: recoverable
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]:  Error 0, type: recoverable
> > >     {1}[Hardware Error]:   section type: General Media Error
> > > 
> > > ...as an indicator to go follow up with rasdaemon or whatever else is
> > > doing the detailed monitoring of CXL events.
> > 
> > Agreed. Maybe push it out to a static const table though.
> > As the argument was that we shouldn't be spitting out big logs in this
> > modern world, let's make it easy for people to add more entries.
> > 
> > struct skip_me {
> > 	guid_t guid;
> > 	const char *name;
> > };
> > static const struct skip_me skip_me = {
> > 	{ &CPER_SEC_CXL_GEN_MEDIA, "CXL General Media Error" },
> > etc.
> > };
> > 
> > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(skip_me); i++) {
> > 	if (guid_equal(sec_type, skip_me[i].guid)) {
> > 		printk("%asection_type: %s\n", newpfx, skip_me[i].name);
> > 		break;	
> > }
> > 
> > or something like that in the final else.
> 
> I like it.
> 
> Any concerns with that being an -rc fixup, and move ahead with the base
> enabling for v6.8? I don't see that follow-on as a reason to push the
> whole thing to v6.9.

I will put it in -next for soak time and make an inclusion decision in a
few days after I hear back.