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When compiling kernel source 'make -j $(nproc)' with the up-and-running
KASAN-enabled kernel on a 256-core machine, the following soft lockup is
shown:
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#28 stuck for 22s! [kworker/28:1:1760]
CPU: 28 PID: 1760 Comm: kworker/28:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5 #95
Workqueue: events drain_vmap_area_work
RIP: 0010:smp_call_function_many_cond+0x1d8/0xbb0
Code: 38 c8 7c 08 84 c9 0f 85 49 08 00 00 8b 45 08 a8 01 74 2e 48 89 f1 49 89 f7 48 c1 e9 03 41 83 e7 07 4c 01 e9 41 83 c7 03 f3 90 <0f> b6 01 41 38 c7 7c 08 84 c0 0f 85 d4 06 00 00 8b 45 08 a8 01 75
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000cb3fb60 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000000011 RBX: ffff8883bc4469c0 RCX: ffffed10776e9949
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffff8883bb74ca48 RDI: ffffffff8434dc50
RBP: ffff8883bb74ca40 R08: ffff888103585dc0 R09: ffff8884533a1800
R10: 0000000000000004 R11: ffffffffffffffff R12: ffffed1077888d39
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffffed1077888d38 R15: 0000000000000003
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8883bc400000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00005577b5c8d158 CR3: 0000000004850000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
? watchdog_timer_fn+0x2cd/0x390
? __pfx_watchdog_timer_fn+0x10/0x10
? __hrtimer_run_queues+0x300/0x6d0
? sched_clock_cpu+0x69/0x4e0
? __pfx___hrtimer_run_queues+0x10/0x10
? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
? ktime_get_update_offsets_now+0x7f/0x2a0
? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
? hrtimer_interrupt+0x2ca/0x760
? __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8c/0x2b0
? sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6a/0x90
</IRQ>
<TASK>
? asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20
? smp_call_function_many_cond+0x1d8/0xbb0
? __pfx_do_kernel_range_flush+0x10/0x10
on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x20/0x40
flush_tlb_kernel_range+0x19b/0x250
? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
? kasan_release_vmalloc+0xa7/0xc0
purge_vmap_node+0x357/0x820
? __pfx_purge_vmap_node+0x10/0x10
__purge_vmap_area_lazy+0x5b8/0xa10
drain_vmap_area_work+0x21/0x30
process_one_work+0x661/0x10b0
worker_thread+0x844/0x10e0
? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
? __kthread_parkme+0x82/0x140
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x2a5/0x370
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x30/0x70
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
</TASK>
Debugging Analysis:
1. The following ftrace log shows that the lockup CPU spends too much
time iterating vmap_nodes and flushing TLB when purging vm_area
structures. (Some info is trimmed).
kworker: funcgraph_entry: | drain_vmap_area_work() {
kworker: funcgraph_entry: | mutex_lock() {
kworker: funcgraph_entry: 1.092 us | __cond_resched();
kworker: funcgraph_exit: 3.306 us | }
... ...
kworker: funcgraph_entry: | flush_tlb_kernel_range() {
... ...
kworker: funcgraph_exit: # 7533.649 us | }
... ...
kworker: funcgraph_entry: 2.344 us | mutex_unlock();
kworker: funcgraph_exit: $ 23871554 us | }
The drain_vmap_area_work() spends over 23 seconds.
There are 2805 flush_tlb_kernel_range() calls in the ftrace log.
* One is called in __purge_vmap_area_lazy().
* Others are called by purge_vmap_node->kasan_release_vmalloc.
purge_vmap_node() iteratively releases kasan vmalloc
allocations and flushes TLB for each vmap_area.
- [Rough calculation] Each flush_tlb_kernel_range() runs
about 7.5ms.
-- 2804 * 7.5ms = 21.03 seconds.
-- That's why a soft lock is triggered.
2. Extending the soft lockup time can work around the issue (For example,
# echo 60 > /proc/sys/kernel/watchdog_thresh). This confirms the
above-mentioned speculation: drain_vmap_area_work() spends too much
time.
If we combine all TLB flush operations of the KASAN shadow virtual
address into one operation in the call path
'purge_vmap_node()->kasan_release_vmalloc()', the running time of
drain_vmap_area_work() can be saved greatly. The idea is from the
flush_tlb_kernel_range() call in __purge_vmap_area_lazy(). And, the
soft lockup won't be triggered.
Here is the test result based on 6.10:
[6.10 wo/ the patch]
1. ftrace latency profiling (record a trace if the latency > 20s).
echo 20000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/tracing_thresh
echo drain_vmap_area_work > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/set_graph_function
echo function_graph > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/tracing_on
2. Run `make -j $(nproc)` to compile the kernel source
3. Once the soft lockup is reproduced, check the ftrace log:
cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
# tracer: function_graph
#
# CPU DURATION FUNCTION CALLS
# | | | | | | |
76) $ 50412985 us | } /* __purge_vmap_area_lazy */
76) $ 50412997 us | } /* drain_vmap_area_work */
76) $ 29165911 us | } /* __purge_vmap_area_lazy */
76) $ 29165926 us | } /* drain_vmap_area_work */
91) $ 53629423 us | } /* __purge_vmap_area_lazy */
91) $ 53629434 us | } /* drain_vmap_area_work */
91) $ 28121014 us | } /* __purge_vmap_area_lazy */
91) $ 28121026 us | } /* drain_vmap_area_work */
[6.10 w/ the patch]
1. Repeat step 1-2 in "[6.10 wo/ the patch]"
2. The soft lockup is not triggered and ftrace log is empty.
cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
# tracer: function_graph
#
# CPU DURATION FUNCTION CALLS
# | | | | | | |
3. Setting 'tracing_thresh' to 10/5 seconds does not get any ftrace
log.
4. Setting 'tracing_thresh' to 1 second gets ftrace log.
cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
# tracer: function_graph
#
# CPU DURATION FUNCTION CALLS
# | | | | | | |
23) $ 1074942 us | } /* __purge_vmap_area_lazy */
23) $ 1074950 us | } /* drain_vmap_area_work */
The worst execution time of drain_vmap_area_work() is about 1 second.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ZqFlawuVnOMY2k3E@pc638.lan/
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240726165246.31326-1-ahuang12@lenovo.com
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