Default async probing for DT based systems
Saravana Kannan
saravanak at google.com
Fri Jun 17 11:04:41 PDT 2022
On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 2:04 AM Marek Szyprowski
<m.szyprowski at samsung.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Saravana,
>
> On 16.06.2022 05:24, Saravana Kannan wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > TL;DR: I want to improve boot times by enabling async probing by
> > default for DT based systems. Can you give it a shot please?
>
> Yes, I've gave it a try on my test systems. It looks that there are a
> few issues. The first one, the most obvious to notice, is related to
> __request_module() calls from various drivers and frameworks. Here are
> some examples:
>
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 73 at kernel/kmod.c:136 __request_module+0x230/0x600
> Modules linked in:
> CPU: 3 PID: 73 Comm: kworker/u12:5 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-next-20220615+
> #5203
> Hardware name: ARM Juno development board (r1) (DT)
> Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> pstate: 00000005 (nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
> UDC core: g_ether: couldn't find an available UDC
> pc : __request_module+0x230/0x600
> lr : __request_module+0x228/0x600
Ah, I think I know what these might be. Going by memory,
__request_module() from asyc thread context has some issues for module
loading. So I think a check was added like this. And I think the check
is triggering when it shouldn't (this isn't module context here).
> ...
> Call trace:
> __request_module+0x230/0x600
> phy_request_driver_module+0x118/0x164
> phy_device_create+0x210/0x23c
> get_phy_device+0x8c/0x160
> mdiobus_scan+0x40/0x1cc
> __mdiobus_register+0x184/0x36c
> smsc911x_drv_probe+0x648/0xa84
> platform_probe+0x68/0xe0
> really_probe+0xbc/0x2e0
> __driver_probe_device+0x78/0xe0
> driver_probe_device+0xa8/0x140
> __driver_attach_async_helper+0x50/0xbc
> async_run_entry_fn+0x34/0xd0
> process_one_work+0x288/0x6bc
> worker_thread+0x74/0x450
> kthread+0x118/0x11c
> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
> irq event stamp: 2032
> hardirqs last enabled at (2031): [<ffff8000091b91dc>]
> _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x98/0x9c
> hardirqs last disabled at (2032): [<ffff8000091ac844>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x90
> softirqs last enabled at (2018): [<ffff800008010470>] _stext+0x470/0x5e8
> softirqs last disabled at (2007): [<ffff8000080a5214>]
> __irq_exit_rcu+0x180/0x1ac
> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
>
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 54 at kernel/kmod.c:136 __request_module+0x230/0x600
> Modules linked in: rng_core(+) rtc_meson_vrtc(+) mdio_mux_meson_g12a(+)
> meson_ir pcs_xpcs meson_canvas(+) meson_dw_hdmi dw_hdmi
> snd_soc_meson_axg_tdm_interface di
> xg_tdm_formatter nvmem_meson_efuse
> CPU: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-next-20220615+
> #5203
> Hardware name: Hardkernel ODROID-C4 (DT)
> Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> pstate: 00400009 (nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
> pc : __request_module+0x230/0x600
> lr : __request_module+0x228/0x600
> ...
> Call trace:
> __request_module+0x230/0x600
> rc_map_get+0xa8/0x134
> rc_register_device+0x10c/0x600
> devm_rc_register_device+0x4c/0x170
> meson_ir_probe+0x160/0x2bc [meson_ir]
> platform_probe+0x68/0xe0
> really_probe+0xbc/0x2e0
> __driver_probe_device+0x78/0xe0
> driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x140
> __driver_attach_async_helper+0x50/0xbc
> async_run_entry_fn+0x34/0xd0
> process_one_work+0x288/0x6bc
> worker_thread+0x74/0x450
> kthread+0x118/0x11c
> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
> irq event stamp: 62052
> hardirqs last enabled at (62051): [<ffff800008329c08>]
> ___slab_alloc+0x734/0x82c
> hardirqs last disabled at (62052): [<ffff8000091ac844>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x90
> softirqs last enabled at (61920): [<ffff800008010470>] _stext+0x470/0x5e8
> softirqs last disabled at (61859): [<ffff8000080a5214>]
> __irq_exit_rcu+0x180/0x1ac
> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
>
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 46 at kernel/kmod.c:136 __request_module+0x230/0x600
> Modules linked in:
> CPU: 0 PID: 46 Comm: kworker/u4:4 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-next-20220615+
> #5203
> Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
> Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> pstate: 00000005 (nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
> pc : __request_module+0x230/0x600
> lr : __request_module+0x228/0x600
> ...
> Call trace:
> __request_module+0x230/0x600
> parse_mtd_partitions+0x2b4/0x490
> mtd_device_parse_register+0x90/0x2bc
> physmap_flash_probe+0x4c8/0x7b0
> platform_probe+0x68/0xe0
> really_probe+0xbc/0x2e0
> __driver_probe_device+0x78/0xe0
> driver_probe_device+0xa8/0x140
> __driver_attach_async_helper+0x50/0xbc
> async_run_entry_fn+0x34/0xd0
> process_one_work+0x288/0x6bc
> worker_thread+0x74/0x450
> kthread+0x118/0x11c
> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
> irq event stamp: 674
> hardirqs last enabled at (673): [<ffffddb219125380>]
> vprintk_store+0x440/0x4a0
> hardirqs last disabled at (674): [<ffffddb21a1ac844>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x90
> softirqs last enabled at (618): [<ffffddb219010470>] _stext+0x470/0x5e8
> softirqs last disabled at (613): [<ffffddb2190a5214>]
> __irq_exit_rcu+0x180/0x1ac
> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
>
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 63 at kernel/kmod.c:136 __request_module+0x23c/0x42c
> Modules linked in: exynos_bus soundcore s5p_mfc lima brcmutil
> drm_shmem_helper exynos_adc gpu_sched sha256_generic libsha256
> sha256_arm cfg80211 phy_exynos_usb2 s
> dma_contig videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common videodev
> exynosdrm analogix_dp mc exynos_ppmu rtc_s3c i2c_gpio
> CPU: 0 PID: 63 Comm: kworker/u4:5 Not tainted
> 5.19.0-rc2-next-20220615-00040-g868471ca3680-dirty #5205
> Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree)
> Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14
> show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x4c
> dump_stack_lvl from __warn+0xcc/0x144
> __warn from warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5c/0xb4
> warn_slowpath_fmt from __request_module+0x23c/0x42c
> __request_module from try_then_request_governor+0x60/0xb0
> try_then_request_governor from devfreq_add_device+0x498/0x5c8
> devfreq_add_device from devm_devfreq_add_device+0x58/0x94
> devm_devfreq_add_device from exynos_bus_probe+0x1b4/0x6bc [exynos_bus]
> exynos_bus_probe [exynos_bus] from platform_probe+0x5c/0xb8
> platform_probe from really_probe+0xc8/0x2f0
> really_probe from __driver_probe_device+0x84/0xe4
> __driver_probe_device from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x104
> driver_probe_device from __driver_attach_async_helper+0x48/0x98
> __driver_attach_async_helper from async_run_entry_fn+0x24/0xb0
> async_run_entry_fn from process_one_work+0x1ec/0x4d0
> process_one_work from worker_thread+0x58/0x54c
> worker_thread from kthread+0xd0/0xec
> kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x2c
> Exception stack(0xe0349fb0 to 0xe0349ff8)
> ...
> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 63 at kernel/kmod.c:136 __request_module+0x23c/0x42c
> Modules linked in: exynos_bus soundcore s5p_mfc lima brcmutil
> drm_shmem_helper exynos_adc gpu_sched sha256_generic libsha256
> sha256_arm cfg80211 phy_exynos_usb2 s
> dma_contig videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common videodev
> exynosdrm analogix_dp mc exynos_ppmu rtc_s3c i2c_gpio
> CPU: 0 PID: 63 Comm: kworker/u4:5 Not tainted
> 5.19.0-rc2-next-20220615-00040-g868471ca3680-dirty #5205
> Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree)
> Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14
> show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x4c
> dump_stack_lvl from __warn+0xcc/0x144
> __warn from warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5c/0xb4
> warn_slowpath_fmt from __request_module+0x23c/0x42c
> __request_module from try_then_request_governor+0x60/0xb0
> try_then_request_governor from devfreq_add_device+0x498/0x5c8
> devfreq_add_device from devm_devfreq_add_device+0x58/0x94
> devm_devfreq_add_device from exynos_bus_probe+0x1b4/0x6bc [exynos_bus]
> exynos_bus_probe [exynos_bus] from platform_probe+0x5c/0xb8
> platform_probe from really_probe+0xc8/0x2f0
> really_probe from __driver_probe_device+0x84/0xe4
> __driver_probe_device from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x104
> driver_probe_device from __driver_attach_async_helper+0x48/0x98
> __driver_attach_async_helper from async_run_entry_fn+0x24/0xb0
> async_run_entry_fn from process_one_work+0x1ec/0x4d0
> process_one_work from worker_thread+0x58/0x54c
> worker_thread from kthread+0xd0/0xec
> kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x2c
> Exception stack(0xe0349fb0 to 0xe0349ff8)
> ...
> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
>
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 23 at kernel/kmod.c:136 __request_module+0x23c/0x42c
> Modules linked in: g_ether usb_f_rndis u_ether libcomposite brcmfmac
> brcmutil sha256_generic libsha256 snd_soc_hdmi_codec snd_soc_core
> sha256_arm ac97_bus snd_pcm
> _timer snd soundcore panel_samsung_ld9040 hci_uart btbcm bluetooth
> s5p_csis s5p_fimc exynos4_is_common v4l2_fwnode ecdh_generic ecc
> v4l2_async spi_gpio phy_exynos
> x8998 pwm_samsung max8952 drm_shmem_helper libaes s5p_mfc gpu_sched
> s5p_jpeg v4l2_mem2mem videobuf2_dma_contig videobuf2_memops
> videobuf2_v4l2 phy_exynos_usb2 vid
> m ohci_exynos ehci_exynos analogix_dp mc s5p_sss exynos_rng rtc_s3c
> s3c2410_wdt i2c_gpio
> CPU: 0 PID: 23 Comm: kworker/u4:7 Not tainted
> 5.19.0-rc2-next-20220615-00040-g868471ca3680-dirty #5205
> Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree)
> Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14
> show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x4c
> dump_stack_lvl from __warn+0xcc/0x144
> __warn from warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5c/0xb4
> warn_slowpath_fmt from __request_module+0x23c/0x42c
> __request_module from usb_get_function_instance+0x3c/0x58 [libcomposite]
> usb_get_function_instance [libcomposite] from eth_bind+0x3c/0x334
> [g_ether]
> eth_bind [g_ether] from composite_bind+0x78/0x18c [libcomposite]
> composite_bind [libcomposite] from gadget_bind_driver+0x8c/0x1d0
> gadget_bind_driver from really_probe+0xc8/0x2f0
> really_probe from __driver_probe_device+0x84/0xe4
> __driver_probe_device from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x104
> driver_probe_device from __driver_attach_async_helper+0x48/0x98
> __driver_attach_async_helper from async_run_entry_fn+0x24/0xb0
> async_run_entry_fn from process_one_work+0x1ec/0x4d0
> process_one_work from worker_thread+0x58/0x54c
> worker_thread from kthread+0xd0/0xec
> kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x2c
> Exception stack(0xe08ddfb0 to 0xe08ddff8)
> ...
> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
>
>
> Some Exynos-based boards also freeze quite early, after the 'EXYNOS5420
> PMU initialized' message. I will investigate this later once I find some
> spare time.
Thanks!
-Saravana
>
> > ...
>
> Best regards
> --
> Marek Szyprowski, PhD
> Samsung R&D Institute Poland
>
> --
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to kernel-team+unsubscribe at android.com.
>
More information about the linux-arm-kernel
mailing list