Re: [bug report] x86/split_lock: Make life miserable for split lockers

[Tony Luck]

On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 04:12:24PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> Hello Tony Luck,
> 
> The patch b041b525dab9: "x86/split_lock: Make life miserable for
> split lockers" from Mar 10, 2022 (linux-next), leads to the following
> Smatch static checker warning:
> 
> 	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c:1179 split_lock_warn()
> 	warn: sleeping in atomic context
> 
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
>     1158 static void split_lock_warn(unsigned long ip)
>     1159 {
>     1160         struct delayed_work *work;
>     1161         int cpu;
>     1162 
>     1163         if (!current->reported_split_lock)
>     1164                 pr_warn_ratelimited("#AC: %s/%d took a split_lock trap at address: 0x%lx\n",
>     1165                                     current->comm, current->pid, ip);
>     1166         current->reported_split_lock = 1;
>     1167 
>     1168         if (sysctl_sld_mitigate) {
>     1169                 /*
>     1170                  * misery factor #1:
>     1171                  * sleep 10ms before trying to execute split lock.
>     1172                  */
>     1173                 if (msleep_interruptible(10) > 0)
>     1174                         return;
>     1175                 /*
>     1176                  * Misery factor #2:
>     1177                  * only allow one buslocked disabled core at a time.
>     1178                  */
> --> 1179                 if (down_interruptible(&buslock_sem) == -EINTR)
>     1180                         return;
>     1181                 work = &sl_reenable_unlock;
>     1182         } else {
>     1183                 work = &sl_reenable;
>     1184         }
>     1185 
>     1186         cpu = get_cpu();
>     1187         schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, work, 2);
>     1188 
>     1189         /* Disable split lock detection on this CPU to make progress */
>     1190         sld_update_msr(false);
>     1191         put_cpu();
>     1192 }
> 
> The call tree is:
> 
> kernel_exc_vmm_communication() <- disables preempt
> -> vc_raw_handle_exception()
>    -> vc_forward_exception()
>       -> exc_alignment_check()
>          -> __exc_alignment_check()
>             -> handle_user_split_lock()
>                -> split_lock_warn()
> 
> I think maybe the mismatch is that kernel_exc_vmm_communication() calls
> irqentry_nmi_enter(regs); which disable preemption but exc_alignment_check()
> does local_irq_enable() which doesn't enable it.

I think we need some arch/x86/kernel/sev.c expertise to explain the
preemption requirements in that stack trace. Adding Tom Lendacky.

> Also why does arch/x86 not have a dedicated mailing list?

Good question. X86 was once the default architecture. So everything went to
linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. I'll add that to Cc: for this. But maybe
it's time for an x86 specific list?

> regards,
> dan carpenter

-Tony