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SubjectRe: cpu stopper threads and load balancing leads to deadlock
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On Tue, 2018-04-24 at 14:33 +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Apr, at 11:50:05AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 03:21:19PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > We've seen a bug in one of our SLE kernels where the cpu stopper
> > > thread ("migration/15") is entering idle balance. This then triggers
> > > active load balance.
> > >
> > > At the same time, a task on another CPU triggers a page fault and NUMA
> > > balancing kicks in to try and migrate the task closer to the NUMA node
> > > for that page (we're inside stop_two_cpus()). This faulting task is
> > > spinning in try_to_wake_up() (inside smp_cond_load_acquire(&p->on_cpu,
> > > !VAL)), waiting for "migration/15" to context switch.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, because "migration/15" is doing active load balance
> > > it's spinning waiting for the NUMA-page-faulting CPU's stopper lock,
> > > which is already held (since it's inside stop_two_cpus()).
> > >
> > > Deadlock ensues.
> >
> >
> > So if I read that right, something like the following happens:
> >
> > CPU0 CPU1
> >
> > schedule(.prev=migrate/0) <fault>
> > pick_next_task ...
> > idle_balance migrate_swap()
> > active_balance stop_two_cpus()
> > spin_lock(stopper0->lock)
> > spin_lock(stopper1->lock)
> > ttwu(migrate/0)
> > smp_cond_load_acquire() -- waits for schedule()
> > stop_one_cpu(1)
> > spin_lock(stopper1->lock) -- waits for stopper lock
>
> Yep, that's exactly right.
>
> > Fix _this_ deadlock by taking out the wakeups from under stopper->lock.
> > I'm not entirely sure there isn't more dragons here, but this particular
> > one seems fixable by doing that.
> >
> > Is there any way you can reproduce/test this?
>
> I'm afraid I don't have any way to test this, but I can ask the
> customer that reported it if they can.
>
> Either way, this fix looks good to me.

Seems there's another problem there with hotplug. Virgin tip...

[ 122.147601] smpboot: CPU 4 is now offline
[ 122.189701] smpboot: CPU 5 is now offline
[ 122.225612] smpboot: CPU 6 is now offline
[ 122.257760] smpboot: CPU 7 is now offline
[ 124.172418] smpboot: CPU 2 is now offline
[ 124.209121] smpboot: CPU 3 is now offline
[ 124.215810] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 2 APIC 0x4

[ 124.216939] =============================
[ 124.216939] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
[ 124.216941] 4.17.0.g66d489e-tip-default #82 Tainted: G E
[ 124.216941] -----------------------------
[ 124.216943] kernel/sched/core.c:1614 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
[ 124.216944]
other info that might help us debug this:

[ 124.216945]
RCU used illegally from offline CPU!
rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 0
[ 124.216946] 4 locks held by swapper/2/0:
[ 124.216947] #0: 000000001f9fa447 (stop_cpus_mutex){+.+.}, at: stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0x86/0x130
[ 124.216953] #1: 000000004cb07b3b (&stopper->lock){..-.}, at: cpu_stop_queue_work+0x2d/0x80
[ 124.216958] #2: 00000000d3a46b90 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}, at: try_to_wake_up+0x2d/0x5f0
[ 124.216964] #3: 00000000f360767b (rcu_read_lock){....}, at: rcu_read_lock+0x0/0x80
[ 124.216969]
stack backtrace:
[ 124.216971] CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 4.17.0.g66d489e-tip-default #82
[ 124.216972] Hardware name: MEDION MS-7848/MS-7848, BIOS M7848W08.20C 09/23/2013
[ 124.216973] Call Trace:
[ 124.216977] dump_stack+0x78/0xb3
[ 124.216979] ttwu_stat+0x121/0x130
[ 124.216983] try_to_wake_up+0x2c2/0x5f0
[ 124.216988] ? cpu_stop_park+0x30/0x30
[ 124.216990] cpu_stop_queue_work+0x7c/0x80
[ 124.216993] queue_stop_cpus_work+0x61/0xb0
[ 124.216997] stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0xd3/0x130
[ 124.216999] ? mtrr_restore+0x80/0x80
[ 124.217005] mtrr_ap_init+0x62/0x70
[ 124.217008] identify_secondary_cpu+0x18/0x80
[ 124.217011] smp_store_cpu_info+0x44/0x50
[ 124.217014] start_secondary+0x9a/0x1e0
[ 124.217017] secondary_startup_64+0xa5/0xb0

[ 124.218433] ======================================================
[ 124.218433] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[ 124.218433] 4.17.0.g66d489e-tip-default #82 Tainted: G E
[ 124.218434] ------------------------------------------------------
[ 124.218434] swapper/2/0 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 124.218434] 000000006b311cf8 ((console_sem).lock){-...}, at: down_trylock+0xf/0x30

[ 124.218436] but task is already holding lock:
[ 124.218436] 00000000d3a46b90 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}, at: try_to_wake_up+0x2d/0x5f0

[ 124.218438] which lock already depends on the new lock.


[ 124.218438] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

[ 124.218439] -> #1 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}:
[ 124.218440] lock_acquire+0xbd/0x200
[ 124.218440] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4c/0x60
[ 124.218441] try_to_wake_up+0x2d/0x5f0
[ 124.218441] up+0x40/0x50
[ 124.218441] __up_console_sem+0x41/0x80
[ 124.218441] console_unlock+0x398/0x6b0
[ 124.218442] do_con_write.part.20+0x71b/0x9d0
[ 124.218442] con_write+0x55/0x60
[ 124.218442] do_output_char+0x181/0x200
[ 124.218442] n_tty_write+0x20a/0x460
[ 124.218443] tty_write+0x14a/0x2b0
[ 124.218443] do_iter_write+0x144/0x180
[ 124.218443] vfs_writev+0x71/0xd0
[ 124.218444] do_writev+0x51/0xd0
[ 124.218444] do_syscall_64+0x60/0x210
[ 124.218444] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe

[ 124.218445] -> #0 ((console_sem).lock){-...}:
[ 124.218446] __lock_acquire+0x436/0x770
[ 124.218446] lock_acquire+0xbd/0x200
[ 124.218446] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4c/0x60
[ 124.218447] down_trylock+0xf/0x30
[ 124.218447] __down_trylock_console_sem+0x37/0xa0
[ 124.218447] console_trylock+0x13/0x60
[ 124.218447] vprintk_emit+0x237/0x460
[ 124.218448] printk+0x48/0x4a
[ 124.218448] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x26/0x100
[ 124.218448] ttwu_stat+0x121/0x130
[ 124.218449] try_to_wake_up+0x2c2/0x5f0
[ 124.218449] cpu_stop_queue_work+0x7c/0x80
[ 124.218449] queue_stop_cpus_work+0x61/0xb0
[ 124.218450] stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0xd3/0x130
[ 124.218450] mtrr_ap_init+0x62/0x70
[ 124.218450] identify_secondary_cpu+0x18/0x80
[ 124.218450] smp_store_cpu_info+0x44/0x50
[ 124.218451] start_secondary+0x9a/0x1e0
[ 124.218451] secondary_startup_64+0xa5/0xb0

[ 124.218451] other info that might help us debug this:

[ 124.218452] Possible unsafe locking scenario:

[ 124.218452] CPU0 CPU1
[ 124.218453] ---- ----
[ 124.218453] lock(&p->pi_lock);
[ 124.218454] lock((console_sem).lock);
[ 124.218454] lock(&p->pi_lock);
[ 124.218455] lock((console_sem).lock);

[ 124.218456] *** DEADLOCK ***

[ 124.218456] 4 locks held by swapper/2/0:
[ 124.218456] #0: 000000001f9fa447 (stop_cpus_mutex){+.+.}, at: stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0x86/0x130
[ 124.218458] #1: 000000004cb07b3b (&stopper->lock){..-.}, at: cpu_stop_queue_work+0x2d/0x80
[ 124.218459] #2: 00000000d3a46b90 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}, at: try_to_wake_up+0x2d/0x5f0
[ 124.218460] #3: 00000000f360767b (rcu_read_lock){....}, at: rcu_read_lock+0x0/0x80

[ 124.218462] stack backtrace:
[ 124.218462] CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 4.17.0.g66d489e-tip-default #82
[ 124.218462] Hardware name: MEDION MS-7848/MS-7848, BIOS M7848W08.20C 09/23/2013
[ 124.218463] Call Trace:
[ 124.218463] dump_stack+0x78/0xb3
[ 124.218463] print_circular_bug.isra.38+0x1f3/0x200
[ 124.218463] check_prev_add.constprop.46+0x717/0x730
[ 124.218464] validate_chain.isra.42+0x652/0x980
[ 124.218464] __lock_acquire+0x436/0x770
[ 124.218464] lock_acquire+0xbd/0x200
[ 124.218464] ? down_trylock+0xf/0x30
[ 124.218465] ? vprintk_emit+0x237/0x460
[ 124.218465] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4c/0x60
[ 124.218465] ? down_trylock+0xf/0x30
[ 124.218466] down_trylock+0xf/0x30
[ 124.218466] __down_trylock_console_sem+0x37/0xa0
[ 124.218466] console_trylock+0x13/0x60
[ 124.218466] vprintk_emit+0x237/0x460
[ 124.218467] printk+0x48/0x4a
[ 124.218467] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x26/0x100
[ 124.218467] ttwu_stat+0x121/0x130
[ 124.218467] try_to_wake_up+0x2c2/0x5f0
[ 124.218468] ? cpu_stop_park+0x30/0x30
[ 124.218468] cpu_stop_queue_work+0x7c/0x80
[ 124.218468] queue_stop_cpus_work+0x61/0xb0
[ 124.218468] stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0xd3/0x130
[ 124.218469] ? mtrr_restore+0x80/0x80
[ 124.218469] mtrr_ap_init+0x62/0x70
[ 124.218469] identify_secondary_cpu+0x18/0x80
[ 124.218469] smp_store_cpu_info+0x44/0x50
[ 124.218470] start_secondary+0x9a/0x1e0
[ 124.218470] secondary_startup_64+0xa5/0xb0
[ 124.478753] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 3 APIC 0x6

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