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Aboorva Devarajan 11ae2e1dc5 powerpc/entry: Fix double accounting of user time on interrupt entry
Since the switch to generic entry, an interrupt from user mode
accounts user time twice: once in arch_interrupt_enter_prepare()
and again in arch_enter_from_user_mode(), which irqentry_enter()
invokes for the same interrupt:

	arch_interrupt_enter_prepare()
	  account_cpu_user_entry()		/* first */
	irqentry_enter()
	  arch_enter_from_user_mode()
	    account_cpu_user_entry()		/* second */

The second call charges the same interval again, because
account_cpu_user_entry() accumulates the time spent in user mode
since the last return to user space.

The two calls come from the GENERIC_ENTRY preparation series,
where each step was a no-op on its own. Commit 09a9d3a849
("powerpc: introduce arch_enter_from_user_mode") added the hook
with the user-time accounting in it, but nothing called it yet.
Commit 893082ac76 ("powerpc: Prepare for IRQ entry exit")
copied interrupt_enter_prepare() verbatim into entry-common.h as
arch_interrupt_enter_prepare(); that copy was equally unused, as
handlers still called interrupt_enter_prepare().

Commit bee25f97ad ("powerpc: Enable GENERIC_ENTRY feature")
made both live. On the syscall side it did the full conversion:
system_call_exception() now accounts once through the hook via
syscall_enter_from_user_mode(), rather than calling
account_cpu_user_entry() directly. On the interrupt side it
switched the handler macros to arch_interrupt_enter_prepare()
followed by irqentry_enter(), which also runs the hook, but the
accounting in arch_interrupt_enter_prepare() was not removed to
match. The double accounting starts with that commit.

With CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE=y this roughly doubles the
reported user time of any workload that takes interrupts. The
other accounting modes compile account_cpu_user_entry() to an
empty stub, so they are not affected.

Remove the accounting from arch_interrupt_enter_prepare() and rely
on arch_enter_from_user_mode(), which already runs for both
syscalls and interrupts. The duplicate account_stolen_time() call
is removed the same way.

On a pseries LPAR a busy loop reports 6s user time in 3s elapsed
(~210% CPU) before the fix, and 3s (~105% CPU) after it:

  $ python3 -c 'while True: pass' &
  $ sleep 3; ps -p $! -o etime,time,pcpu

            ELAPSED     TIME  %CPU
  Before      00:03 00:00:06   210
  After       00:03 00:00:03   105

A 50% load reports ~70% usr / 30% idle before the fix, and
~49% usr / 51% idle after it:

  $ taskset -c 6 stress-ng --cpu 1 --cpu-load 50 &
  $ mpstat -P 6 1

            CPU    %usr   %idle
  Before      6   69.74   30.26
  After       6   48.51   50.50

Fixes: bee25f97ad ("powerpc: Enable GENERIC_ENTRY feature")
Reviewed-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <mkchauras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Aboorva Devarajan <aboorvad@linux.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Venkat Rao Bagalkote <venkat88@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP) <chleroy@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.ibm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260904025831.3439809-1-aboorvad@linux.ibm.com
2026-09-10 08:58:10 +05:30
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst