Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:33:59 +0100 | From | Martin Schwidefsky <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] s390/mm,tlb: race of lazy TLB flush vs. recreation of TLB entries |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:22:23 +0000 Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 08:10:07AM +0000, Martin Schwidefsky wrote: > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:16:35 +0000 > > Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> wrote: > > > > > On 13 November 2013 08:16, Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com> wrote: > > > > diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h > > > > index 5d1f950..e91afeb 100644 > > > > --- a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h > > > > +++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h > > > > @@ -48,13 +48,38 @@ static inline void update_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *tsk) > > > > static inline void switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next, > > > > struct task_struct *tsk) > > > > { > > > > - cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), mm_cpumask(next)); > > > > - update_mm(next, tsk); > > > > + int cpu = smp_processor_id(); > > > > + > > > > + if (prev == next) > > > > + return; > > > > + if (atomic_inc_return(&next->context.attach_count) >> 16) { > > > > + /* Delay update_mm until all TLB flushes are done. */ > > > > + set_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_TLB_WAIT); > > > > + } else { > > > > + cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(next)); > > > > + update_mm(next, tsk); > > > > + if (next->context.flush_mm) > > > > + /* Flush pending TLBs */ > > > > + __tlb_flush_mm(next); > > > > + } > > > > atomic_dec(&prev->context.attach_count); > > > > WARN_ON(atomic_read(&prev->context.attach_count) < 0); > > > > - atomic_inc(&next->context.attach_count); > > > > - /* Check for TLBs not flushed yet */ > > > > - __tlb_flush_mm_lazy(next); > > > > +} > > > > + > > > > +#define finish_switch_mm finish_switch_mm > > > > +static inline void finish_switch_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, > > > > + struct task_struct *tsk) > > > > +{ > > > > + if (!test_and_clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_TLB_WAIT)) > > > > + return; > > > > + > > > > + while (atomic_read(&mm->context.attach_count) >> 16) > > > > + cpu_relax(); > > > > + > > > > + cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), mm_cpumask(mm)); > > > > + update_mm(mm, tsk); > > > > + if (mm->context.flush_mm) > > > > + __tlb_flush_mm(mm); > > > > } > > > > > > Some care is needed here with preemption (we had this on arm and I > > > think we need a fix on arm64 as well). Basically you set TIF_TLB_WAIT > > > on a thread but you get preempted just before finish_switch_mm(). The > > > new thread has the same mm as the preempted on and switch_mm() exits > > > early without setting another flag. So finish_switch_mm() wouldn't do > > > anything but you still switched to the new mm. The fix is to make the > > > flag per mm rather than thread (see commit bdae73cd374e). > > > > Interesting. For s390 I need to make sure that each task attaching an > > mm waits for the completion of concurrent TLB flush operations. If the > > scheduler does not switch the mm I don't care, the mm is still attached. > > I assume the actual hardware mm switch happens via update_mm(). If you > have a context_switch() to a thread which requires an update_mm() but you > defer this until finish_switch_mm(), you may be preempted before the > hardware update. If the new context_switch() schedules a thread with the > same mm as the preempted one, you no longer call update_mm(). So the new > thread actually uses an old hardware mm. If the code gets preempted between switch_mm() and finish_switch_mm() the worst that can happen is that finish_switch_mm() is called twice. If the preempted task is picked up again the previous task running on the CPU at that time will do the schedule() call, including the switch_mm() and the finish_switch_mm() before returning the code location where preemption interrupt it. I don't see how we could end up with an incorrect mm.
But back to the original question: would it cause a problem for arm if we add the two additional calls to finish_arch_post_lock_switch() to idle_task_exit() and use_mm() ?
-- blue skies, Martin.
"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.
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