Re: [PATCH 2/3] lib/Kconfig.debug: disable LOCK_DEBUGGING_SUPPORT under KMSAN

From: Boqun Feng
Date: Tue Jun 25 2024 - 14:52:14 EST


On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 09:23:25AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 6/21/24 02:49, Alexander Potapenko wrote:
> > config LOCK_DEBUGGING_SUPPORT
> > bool
> > - depends on TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT && LOCKDEP_SUPPORT
> > + depends on TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT && LOCKDEP_SUPPORT && !KMSAN
> > default y
>
> This kinda stinks. Practically, it'll mean that anyone turning on KMSAN
> will accidentally turn off lockdep. That's really nasty, especially for
> folks who are turning on debug options left and right to track down
> nasty bugs.
>
> I'd *MUCH* rather hide KMSAN:
>
> config KMSAN
> bool "KMSAN: detector of uninitialized values use"
> depends on HAVE_ARCH_KMSAN && HAVE_KMSAN_COMPILER
> depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !KASAN && !KCSAN
> depends on !PREEMPT_RT
> + depends on !LOCKDEP
>
> Because, frankly, lockdep is way more important than KMSAN.
>
> But ideally, we'd allow them to coexist somehow. Have we even discussed
> the problem with the lockdep folks? For instance, I'd much rather have
> a relaxed lockdep with no checking in pfn_valid() than no lockdep at all.

The only locks used in pfn_valid() are rcu_read_lock_sched(), right? If
so, could you try (don't tell Paul ;-)) replace rcu_read_lock_sched()
with preempt_disable() and rcu_read_unlock_sched() with
preempt_enable()? That would avoid calling into lockdep. If that works
for KMSAN, we can either have a special rcu_read_lock_sched() or call
lockdep_recursion_inc() in instrumented pfn_valid() to disable lockdep
temporarily.

[Cc Paul]

Regards,
Boqun