[RFC PATCH v3 7/7] arm64: Implement IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE using pseudo-NMIs

Daniel Thompson daniel.thompson at linaro.org
Fri Aug 19 09:13:15 PDT 2016


Recently arm64 gained the capability to (optionally) mask interrupts
using the GIC PMR rather than the CPU PSR. That allows us to introduce
an NMI-like means to handle backtrace requests.

This provides a useful debug aid by allowing the kernel to robustly show
a backtrace for every processor in the system when, for example, we hang
trying to acquire a spin lock.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson at linaro.org>
---
 arch/arm64/Kconfig                     |  1 +
 arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h     | 23 ++++++++++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h           |  2 +
 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S              | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c                | 27 +++++++++++-
 drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c           | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-common.h |  8 ++++
 include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h        |  5 ---
 8 files changed, 185 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 56846724d2af..7421941b1036 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP if NUMA
+	select HAVE_NMI
 	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
index 0adea5807ef0..840f2f01c60a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
@@ -33,6 +33,29 @@
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
 /*
+ * Enable and disable pseudo NMI.
+ */
+	.macro disable_nmi
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF
+	nop
+alternative_else
+	msr	daifset, #2
+alternative_endif
+#endif
+	.endm
+
+	.macro enable_nmi
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF
+	nop
+alternative_else
+	msr	daifclr, #2
+alternative_endif
+#endif
+	.endm
+
+/*
  * Enable and disable interrupts.
  */
 	.macro	disable_irq, tmp
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h
index 022644704a93..75e0be7ad306 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 
+#define SMP_IPI_NMI_MASK (1 << 6)
+
 #define raw_smp_processor_id() (current_thread_info()->cpu)
 
 struct seq_file;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 1712b344cbf3..8f51e23cb05d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -268,6 +268,40 @@ alternative_endif
 	mov	sp, x19
 	.endm
 
+	.macro	trace_hardirqs_off, pstate
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
+	nop
+alternative_else
+	tbnz	\pstate, #PSR_G_SHIFT, 1f		// PSR_G_BIT
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
+1:
+alternative_endif
+#else
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
+#endif
+#endif
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	trace_hardirqs_on, pstate
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
+	nop
+alternative_else
+	tbnz	\pstate, #PSR_G_SHIFT, 1f		// PSR_G_BIT
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
+1:
+alternative_endif
+#else
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
+#endif
+#endif
+	.endm
+
 /*
  * These are the registers used in the syscall handler, and allow us to
  * have in theory up to 7 arguments to a function - x0 to x6.
@@ -413,20 +447,19 @@ el1_da:
 	 * Data abort handling
 	 */
 	mrs	x0, far_el1
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_dbg
 	// re-enable interrupts if they were enabled in the aborted context
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
 alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF
 	tbnz	x23, #7, 1f			// PSR_I_BIT
 	nop
-	nop
 	msr     daifclr, #2
 1:
 alternative_else
 	tbnz	x23, #PSR_G_SHIFT, 1f		// PSR_G_BIT
 	mov     x2, #ICC_PMR_EL1_UNMASKED
 	msr_s   ICC_PMR_EL1, x2
-	msr     daifclr, #2
 1:
 alternative_endif
 #else
@@ -439,6 +472,7 @@ alternative_endif
 
 	// disable interrupts before pulling preserved data off the stack
 	disable_irq x21
+	disable_nmi
 	kernel_exit 1
 el1_sp_pc:
 	/*
@@ -479,10 +513,14 @@ ENDPROC(el1_sync)
 el1_irq:
 	kernel_entry 1
 	enable_dbg
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
-#endif
+	trace_hardirqs_off x23
 
+	/*
+	 * On systems with CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS then
+	 * we do not yet know if this IRQ is a pseudo-NMI or a normal
+	 * interrupt. For that reason we must rely on the irq_handler to
+	 * enable the NMI once the interrupt type is determined.
+	 */
 	irq_handler
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
@@ -493,9 +531,9 @@ el1_irq:
 	bl	el1_preempt
 1:
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
-#endif
+
+	disable_nmi
+	trace_hardirqs_on x23
 	kernel_exit 1
 ENDPROC(el1_irq)
 
@@ -592,6 +630,7 @@ el0_da:
 	 */
 	mrs	x26, far_el1
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_dbg_and_irq x0
 	ct_user_exit
 	bic	x0, x26, #(0xff << 56)
@@ -605,6 +644,7 @@ el0_ia:
 	 */
 	mrs	x26, far_el1
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_dbg_and_irq x0
 	ct_user_exit
 	mov	x0, x26
@@ -638,6 +678,7 @@ el0_sp_pc:
 	 */
 	mrs	x26, far_el1
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_dbg_and_irq x0
 	ct_user_exit
 	mov	x0, x26
@@ -650,6 +691,7 @@ el0_undef:
 	 * Undefined instruction
 	 */
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_dbg_and_irq x0
 	ct_user_exit
 	mov	x0, sp
@@ -692,16 +734,18 @@ el0_irq:
 	kernel_entry 0
 el0_irq_naked:
 	enable_dbg
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
-#endif
-
+	trace_hardirqs_off x23
 	ct_user_exit
+
+	/*
+	 * On systems with CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS then
+	 * we do not yet know if this IRQ is a pseudo-NMI or a normal
+	 * interrupt. For that reason we must rely on the irq_handler to
+	 * enable the NMI once the interrupt type is determined.
+	 */
 	irq_handler
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
-#endif
+	trace_hardirqs_on x23
 	b	ret_to_user
 ENDPROC(el0_irq)
 
@@ -751,6 +795,7 @@ ret_fast_syscall:
 	and	x2, x1, #_TIF_WORK_MASK
 	cbnz	x2, work_pending
 	enable_step_tsk x1, x2
+	disable_nmi
 	kernel_exit 0
 ret_fast_syscall_trace:
 	enable_irq x0				// enable interrupts
@@ -763,6 +808,7 @@ work_pending:
 	tbnz	x1, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, work_resched
 	/* TIF_SIGPENDING, TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME or TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE case */
 	mov	x0, sp				// 'regs'
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_irq x21				// enable interrupts for do_notify_resume()
 	bl	do_notify_resume
 	b	ret_to_user
@@ -781,6 +827,7 @@ ret_to_user:
 	and	x2, x1, #_TIF_WORK_MASK
 	cbnz	x2, work_pending
 	enable_step_tsk x1, x2
+	disable_nmi
 	kernel_exit 0
 ENDPROC(ret_to_user)
 
@@ -806,6 +853,7 @@ el0_svc:
 	mov	sc_nr, #__NR_syscalls
 el0_svc_naked:					// compat entry point
 	stp	x0, scno, [sp, #S_ORIG_X0]	// save the original x0 and syscall number
+	enable_nmi
 	enable_dbg_and_irq x16
 	ct_user_exit 1
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 2c118b2db7b4..309e988b00a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -879,6 +879,13 @@ void handle_IPI(int ipinr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif
 
 	case IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE:
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(SMP_IPI_NMI_MASK != BIT(IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE));
+
+		if (in_nmi()) {
+			nmi_cpu_backtrace(regs);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		printk_nmi_enter();
 		irq_enter();
 		nmi_cpu_backtrace(regs);
@@ -960,13 +967,31 @@ bool cpus_are_stuck_in_kernel(void)
 	return !!cpus_stuck_in_kernel || smp_spin_tables;
 }
 
+/*
+ * IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE is either implemented either as a normal IRQ  or,
+ * if the hardware can supports it, using a pseudo-NMI.
+ *
+ * The mechanism used to implement pseudo-NMI means that in both cases
+ * testing if the backtrace IPI is disabled requires us to check the
+ * PSR I bit. However in the later case we cannot use irqs_disabled()
+ * to check the I bit because, when the pseudo-NMI is active that
+ * function examines the GIC PMR instead.
+ */
+static unsigned long nmi_disabled(void)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	asm volatile("mrs %0, daif" : "=r"(flags) :: "memory");
+	return flags & PSR_I_BIT;
+}
+
 static void raise_nmi(cpumask_t *mask)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Generate the backtrace directly if we are running in a
 	 * calling context that is not preemptible by the backtrace IPI.
 	 */
-	if (cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), mask) && irqs_disabled())
+	if (cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), mask) && nmi_disabled())
 		nmi_cpu_backtrace(NULL);
 
 	smp_cross_call(mask, IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE);
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
index 14b2fb5e81ef..2b01bfdf0716 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
+#include <linux/nmi.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
@@ -342,10 +343,60 @@ static u64 gic_mpidr_to_affinity(unsigned long mpidr)
 	return aff;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+static bool gic_handle_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	u64 irqnr;
+	struct pt_regs *old_regs;
+
+	asm volatile("mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_IAR1_EL1) : "=r"(irqnr));
+
+	/*
+	 * If no IRQ is acknowledged at this point then we have entered the
+	 * handler due to an normal interrupt (rather than a pseudo-NMI).
+	 * If so then unmask the I-bit and return to normal handling.
+	 */
+	if (irqnr == ICC_IAR1_EL1_SPURIOUS) {
+		asm volatile("msr daifclr, #2" : : : "memory");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
+	nmi_enter();
+
+	do {
+		if (SMP_IPI_NMI_MASK & (1 << irqnr)) {
+			gic_write_eoir(irqnr);
+			if (static_key_true(&supports_deactivate))
+				gic_write_dir(irqnr);
+			nmi_cpu_backtrace(regs);
+		} else if (unlikely(irqnr != ICC_IAR1_EL1_SPURIOUS)) {
+			gic_write_eoir(irqnr);
+			if (static_key_true(&supports_deactivate))
+				gic_write_dir(irqnr);
+			WARN_ONCE(true, "Unexpected NMI received!\n");
+		}
+
+		asm volatile("mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_IAR1_EL1)
+			     : "=r"(irqnr));
+	} while (irqnr != ICC_IAR1_EL1_SPURIOUS);
+
+	nmi_exit();
+	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
+
+	return true;
+}
+#else
+static bool gic_handle_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs) { return false; }
+#endif
+
 static asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry gic_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	u32 irqnr;
 
+	if (gic_handle_nmi(regs))
+		return;
+
 	do {
 		irqnr = gic_read_iar();
 
@@ -525,6 +576,7 @@ static int gic_dist_supports_lpis(void)
 static void gic_cpu_init(void)
 {
 	void __iomem *rbase;
+	unsigned long __maybe_unused nmimask, hwirq;
 
 	/* Register ourselves with the rest of the world */
 	if (gic_populate_rdist())
@@ -545,6 +597,16 @@ static void gic_cpu_init(void)
 
 	/* initialise system registers */
 	gic_cpu_sys_reg_init();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+	/* Boost the priority of any IPI in the mask */
+	nmimask = SMP_IPI_NMI_MASK;
+	for_each_set_bit(hwirq, &nmimask, 16)
+		writeb_relaxed(GICD_INT_DEF_PRI ^ BIT(7),
+			       rbase + GIC_DIST_PRI + hwirq);
+	gic_dist_wait_for_rwp();
+	gic_redist_wait_for_rwp();
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-common.h b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-common.h
index c647b0547bcd..e25e1818f163 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-common.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-common.h
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 
+#define GIC_DIST_PRI			0x400
+
+#define GICD_INT_DEF_PRI		0xc0
+#define GICD_INT_DEF_PRI_X4		((GICD_INT_DEF_PRI << 24) |\
+					(GICD_INT_DEF_PRI << 16) |\
+					(GICD_INT_DEF_PRI << 8) |\
+					GICD_INT_DEF_PRI)
+
 enum gic_type {
 	GIC_V2,
 	GIC_V3,
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
index ba9ed0a2ac09..a5cc1c768e24 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
 #define GICD_INT_EN_CLR_X32		0xffffffff
 #define GICD_INT_EN_SET_SGI		0x0000ffff
 #define GICD_INT_EN_CLR_PPI		0xffff0000
-#define GICD_INT_DEF_PRI		0xc0
-#define GICD_INT_DEF_PRI_X4		((GICD_INT_DEF_PRI << 24) |\
-					(GICD_INT_DEF_PRI << 16) |\
-					(GICD_INT_DEF_PRI << 8) |\
-					GICD_INT_DEF_PRI)
 
 #define GICH_HCR			0x0
 #define GICH_VTR			0x4
-- 
2.7.4




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