linux/kernel
Steven Rostedt (Red Hat) dcf3dfc324 tracing: Fix ftrace_dump()
commit 7fe70b579c upstream.

ftrace_dump() had a lot of issues. What ftrace_dump() does, is when
ftrace_dump_on_oops is set (via a kernel parameter or sysctl), it
will dump out the ftrace buffers to the console when either a oops,
panic, or a sysrq-z occurs.

This was written a long time ago when ftrace was fragile to recursion.
But it wasn't written well even for that.

There's a possible deadlock that can occur if a ftrace_dump() is happening
and an NMI triggers another dump. This is because it grabs a lock
before checking if the dump ran.

It also totally disables ftrace, and tracing for no good reasons.

As the ring_buffer now checks if it is read via a oops or NMI, where
there's a chance that the buffer gets corrupted, it will disable
itself. No need to have ftrace_dump() do the same.

ftrace_dump() is now cleaned up where it uses an atomic counter to
make sure only one dump happens at a time. A simple atomic_inc_return()
is enough that is needed for both other CPUs and NMIs. No need for
a spinlock, as if one CPU is running the dump, no other CPU needs
to do it too.

The tracing_on variable is turned off and not turned on. The original
code did this, but it wasn't pretty. By just disabling this variable
we get the result of not seeing traces that happen between crashes.

For sysrq-z, it doesn't get turned on, but the user can always write
a '1' to the tracing_on file. If they are using sysrq-z, then they should
know about tracing_on.

The new code is much easier to read and less error prone. No more
deadlock possibility when an NMI triggers here.

Reported-by: zhangwei(Jovi) <jovi.zhangwei@huawei.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2013-05-11 13:48:14 -07:00
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debug kdb,vt_console: Fix missed data due to pager overruns 2012-10-21 09:27:59 -07:00
events perf: Treat attr.config as u64 in perf_swevent_init() 2013-04-25 21:19:55 -07:00
gcov
irq genirq: Avoid deadlock in spurious handling 2013-02-28 06:58:58 -08:00
power ftrace: Disable function tracing during suspend/resume and hibernation, again 2012-08-09 08:31:29 -07:00
sched sched: Convert BUG_ON()s in try_to_wake_up_local() to WARN_ON_ONCE()s 2013-04-25 21:19:55 -07:00
time clockevents: Set dummy handler on CPU_DEAD shutdown 2013-05-07 19:51:56 -07:00
trace tracing: Fix ftrace_dump() 2013-05-11 13:48:14 -07:00
.gitignore
acct.c Merge branch 'for-linus2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2012-01-08 12:19:57 -08:00
async.c Fix a dead loop in async_synchronize_full() 2012-10-02 10:30:35 -07:00
audit_tree.c audit: fix refcounting in audit-tree 2012-09-14 10:00:18 -07:00
audit_watch.c
audit.c constify path argument of audit_log_d_path() 2012-03-20 21:29:40 -04:00
audit.h audit: remove AUDIT_SETUP_CONTEXT as it isn't used 2012-01-17 16:16:57 -05:00
auditfilter.c audit: allow interfield comparison in audit rules 2012-01-17 16:17:01 -05:00
auditsc.c kernel-doc: fix new warnings in auditsc.c 2012-01-23 08:44:53 -08:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c Revert "capabitlies: ns_capable can use the cap helpers rather than lsm call" 2012-01-17 10:19:41 -08:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup: remove cgroup_subsys argument from callbacks 2012-02-02 09:20:22 -08:00
cgroup.c cgroup: fix an off-by-one bug which may trigger BUG_ON() 2013-05-07 19:51:56 -07:00
compat.c compat: Fix RT signal mask corruption via sigprocmask 2012-05-10 08:58:33 -07:00
configs.c
cpu_pm.c cpu_pm: call notifiers during suspend 2011-09-23 12:05:29 +05:30
cpu.c Merge branch 'pm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm 2012-01-08 13:10:57 -08:00
cpuset.c cpuset: fix cpuset_print_task_mems_allowed() vs rename() race 2013-03-04 06:06:44 +08:00
crash_dump.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
cred.c cred: copy_process() should clear child->replacement_session_keyring 2012-04-11 08:20:11 -07:00
delayacct.c
dma.c Remove all #inclusions of asm/system.h 2012-03-28 18:30:03 +01:00
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c posix_types.h: Cleanup stale __NFDBITS and related definitions 2012-08-09 08:31:39 -07:00
extable.c
fork.c mm/fork: fix overflow in vma length when copying mmap on clone 2012-06-10 00:36:06 +09:00
freezer.c PM / Freezer: Remove references to TIF_FREEZE in comments 2012-03-04 23:08:54 +01:00
futex_compat.c futex: Revert "futex: Mark get_robust_list as deprecated" 2013-02-28 06:59:01 -08:00
futex.c futex: Revert "futex: Mark get_robust_list as deprecated" 2013-02-28 06:59:01 -08:00
groups.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
hrtimer.c hrtimer: Add expiry time overflow check in hrtimer_interrupt 2013-05-07 19:51:55 -07:00
hung_task.c hung_task: fix the broken rcu_lock_break() logic 2012-03-05 15:49:42 -08:00
irq_work.c irq_work: fix compile failure on tile from missing include 2012-04-13 13:15:16 -04:00
itimer.c itimer: Use printk_once instead of WARN_ONCE 2012-04-10 11:00:30 +02:00
jump_label.c static keys: Inline the static_key_enabled() function 2012-02-28 20:01:08 +01:00
kallsyms.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks locking/kconfig: Simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK usage 2012-03-23 13:18:57 +01:00
Kconfig.preempt locking/kconfig: Simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK usage 2012-03-23 13:18:57 +01:00
kexec.c Merge branch 'akpm' (Andrew's patch-bomb) 2012-03-28 17:19:28 -07:00
kfifo.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
kmod.c PM / Sleep: Mitigate race between the freezer and request_firmware() 2012-03-28 23:30:28 +02:00
kprobes.c kprobes: return proper error code from register_kprobe() 2012-03-05 15:49:42 -08:00
ksysfs.c kernel: ksysfs.c is implicitly using stat.h 2011-10-31 09:20:13 -04:00
kthread.c kthread_worker: reimplement flush_kthread_work() to allow freeing the work item being executed 2012-10-02 10:30:40 -07:00
latencytop.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
lockdep_states.h
lockdep.c lockdep: Add CPU-idle/offline warning to lockdep-RCU splat 2012-02-21 09:06:06 -08:00
Makefile sysctl: Move the implementation into fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c 2012-01-24 16:37:54 -08:00
module.c module: fix out-by-one error in kallsyms 2012-11-26 11:37:41 -08:00
mutex-debug.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c sched/rt: Use schedule_preempt_disabled() 2012-03-01 10:28:03 +01:00
mutex.h
notifier.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
nsproxy.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
padata.c padata: Fix cpu hotplug 2012-03-29 19:52:46 +08:00
panic.c panic: fix a possible deadlock in panic() 2013-04-12 09:38:47 -07:00
params.c params: <level>_initcall-like kernel parameters 2012-03-26 12:50:51 +10:30
pid_namespace.c pidns: add reboot_pid_ns() to handle the reboot syscall 2012-03-28 17:14:36 -07:00
pid.c vfs: fix panic in __d_lookup() with high dentry hashtable counts 2012-02-13 20:45:38 -05:00
posix-cpu-timers.c posix-cpu-timers: Fix nanosleep task_struct leak 2013-02-28 06:58:59 -08:00
posix-timers.c posix-timer: Don't call idr_find() with out-of-range ID 2013-03-04 06:06:38 +08:00
printk.c printk: fix buffer overflow when calling log_prefix function from call_console_drivers 2013-02-21 10:04:57 -08:00
profile.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
ptrace.c ptrace: ensure arch_ptrace/ptrace_request can never race with SIGKILL 2013-01-27 20:47:43 -08:00
range.c range: fix bogus misuse of module.h to get printk() 2011-10-31 09:20:11 -04:00
rcu.h rcu: Allow nesting of rcu_idle_enter() and rcu_idle_exit() 2012-02-21 09:06:12 -08:00
rcupdate.c rcu: Check for illegal use of RCU from offlined CPUs 2012-02-21 09:06:03 -08:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Simplify unboosting checks 2012-02-21 09:03:43 -08:00
rcutiny.c rcu: Add RCU_NONIDLE() for idle-loop RCU read-side critical sections 2012-02-21 09:06:13 -08:00
rcutorture.c PTR_ERR should be called before its argument is cleared. 2012-02-21 09:06:10 -08:00
rcutree_plugin.h rcu: Hold off RCU_FAST_NO_HZ after timer posted 2012-02-21 09:42:30 -08:00
rcutree_trace.c rcu: Rework detection of use of RCU by offline CPUs 2012-02-21 09:06:07 -08:00
rcutree.c rcu: Fix batch-limit size problem 2012-12-17 10:37:46 -08:00
rcutree.h rcu: Rework detection of use of RCU by offline CPUs 2012-02-21 09:06:07 -08:00
relay.c splice: fix racy pipe->buffers uses 2012-07-16 09:04:42 -07:00
res_counter.c net: introduce res_counter_charge_nofail() for socket allocations 2012-01-22 15:08:46 -05:00
resource.c kernel/resource.c: fix stack overflow in __reserve_region_with_split() 2013-02-14 10:48:53 -08:00
rtmutex_common.h
rtmutex-debug.c lockdep, rtmutex, bug: Show taint flags on error 2011-12-06 08:16:49 +01:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex-tester: convert sysdev_class to a regular subsystem 2011-12-14 14:54:22 -08:00
rtmutex.c Revert "rcu: Permit rt_mutex_unlock() with irqs disabled" 2011-12-11 10:33:18 -08:00
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c Remove all #inclusions of asm/system.h 2012-03-28 18:30:03 +01:00
seccomp.c seccomp: audit abnormal end to a process due to seccomp 2012-01-17 16:16:55 -05:00
semaphore.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
signal.c kernel/signal.c: stop info leak via the tkill and the tgkill syscalls 2013-04-25 21:19:54 -07:00
smp.c smp: Fix SMP function call empty cpu mask race 2013-02-03 18:24:42 -06:00
softirq.c Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-03-20 10:32:09 -07:00
spinlock.c locking/kconfig: Simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK usage 2012-03-23 13:18:57 +01:00
srcu.c rcu: Call out dangers of expedited RCU primitives 2012-02-21 09:06:08 -08:00
stacktrace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
stop_machine.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
sys_ni.c Cross Memory Attach 2011-10-31 17:30:44 -07:00
sys.c PM / reboot: call syscore_shutdown() after disable_nonboot_cpus() 2013-04-16 21:27:26 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c sysctl: fix null checking in bin_dn_node_address() 2013-03-04 06:06:41 +08:00
sysctl.c sysctl: fix write access to dmesg_restrict/kptr_restrict 2012-04-05 14:51:43 +10:00
taskstats.c Make TASKSTATS require root access 2011-09-19 17:04:37 -07:00
test_kprobes.c
time.c time: Remove bogus comments 2012-03-15 18:17:55 -07:00
timeconst.pl timeconst.pl: Eliminate Perl warning 2013-02-28 06:58:58 -08:00
timer.c timers: Fix endless looping between cascade() and internal_add_timer() 2012-10-21 09:27:59 -07:00
tracepoint.c static keys: Introduce 'struct static_key', static_key_true()/false() and static_key_slow_[inc|dec]() 2012-02-24 10:05:59 +01:00
tsacct.c [S390] cputime: add sparse checking and cleanup 2011-12-15 14:56:19 +01:00
uid16.c
up.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user_namespace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user-return-notifier.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
utsname_sysctl.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
utsname.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
wait.c lockdep/waitqueues: Add better annotation 2011-12-21 10:07:39 +01:00
watchdog.c watchdog: using u64 in get_sample_period() 2012-12-03 11:47:17 -08:00
workqueue_sched.h
workqueue.c workqueue: convert BUG_ON()s in __queue_delayed_work() to WARN_ON_ONCE()s 2012-12-17 10:37:43 -08:00