[PATCH arm 1/1] arm: Use _rcuidle tracepoint to allow use from idle

[tony@atomide.com (Tony Lindgren)]

Hi,

* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [160425 13:49]:
> Testing on ARM encountered the following pair of lockdep-RCU splats:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> ===============================
> [ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
> 4.6.0-rc4-next-20160422 #1 Not tainted
> -------------------------------
> include/trace/events/power.h:328 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
> 
> other info that might help us debug this:
> 
> RCU used illegally from idle CPU!
> rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 0
> RCU used illegally from extended quiescent state!
> no locks held by swapper/0/0.
> 
> stack backtrace:
> CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 4.6.0-rc4-next-20160422 #1
> Hardware name: Generic OMAP3-GP (Flattened Device Tree)
> [<c010f55c>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c010b64c>] (show_stack+0x10/0x14)
> [<c010b64c>] (show_stack) from [<c047acbc>] (dump_stack+0xa8/0xe0)
> [<c047acbc>] (dump_stack) from [<c012bc10>] (pwrdm_set_next_pwrst+0xf8/0x1cc)
> [<c012bc10>] (pwrdm_set_next_pwrst) from [<c01269fc>] (omap3_enter_idle_bm+0x1b8/0x1e8)
> [<c01269fc>] (omap3_enter_idle_bm) from [<c05fa0b8>] (cpuidle_enter_state+0x84/0x408)
> [<c05fa0b8>] (cpuidle_enter_state) from [<c0182c1c>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x1c8/0x3f0)
> [<c0182c1c>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0b00c20>] (start_kernel+0x354/0x3cc)
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> [<c010f55c>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c010b64c>] (show_stack+0x10/0x14)
> [<c010b64c>] (show_stack) from [<c047ac3c>] (dump_stack+0xa8/0xe0)
> [<c047ac3c>] (dump_stack) from [<c012c340>] (_pwrdm_state_switch+0x188/0x32c)
> [<c012c340>] (_pwrdm_state_switch) from [<c012c4f0>] (_pwrdm_post_transition_cb+0xc/0x14)
> [<c012c4f0>] (_pwrdm_post_transition_cb) from [<c012ba74>] (pwrdm_for_each+0x30/0x5c)
> [<c012ba74>] (pwrdm_for_each) from [<c012c72c>] (pwrdm_post_transition+0x24/0x30)
> [<c012c72c>] (pwrdm_post_transition) from [<c012548c>] (omap_sram_idle+0xfc/0x240)
> [<c012548c>] (omap_sram_idle) from [<c0126934>] (omap3_enter_idle_bm+0xf0/0x1e8)
> [<c0126934>] (omap3_enter_idle_bm) from [<c05fa038>] (cpuidle_enter_state+0x84/0x408)
> [<c05fa038>] (cpuidle_enter_state) from [<c0182b90>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x1c8/0x3f0)
> [<c0182b90>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0b00c20>] (start_kernel+0x354/0x3cc)
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> These are caused by event tracing from the idle loop.  This commit
> therefore adds the _rcuidle suffix to make RCU aware of this implicit
> use of RCU by event tracing, thus preventing both splats.

Maybe also mention which patch in the RCU tree caused these?

I'm still seeing the following warnings with next with your patch applied.

Regards,

Tony

8< -----------------
Warning from omap4
===============================
[ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
4.6.0-rc5-next-20160426+ #1112 Not tainted
-------------------------------
include/trace/events/ipi.h:35 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

other info that might help us debug this:


RCU used illegally from idle CPU!
rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 0
RCU used illegally from extended quiescent state!
no locks held by swapper/0/0.

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 4.6.0-rc5-next-20160426+ #1112
Hardware name: Generic OMAP4 (Flattened Device Tree)
[<c0110308>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c010c3a8>] (show_stack+0x10/0x14)
[<c010c3a8>] (show_stack) from [<c047fec8>] (dump_stack+0xb0/0xe4)
[<c047fec8>] (dump_stack) from [<c010dcfc>] (smp_cross_call+0xbc/0x188)
[<c010dcfc>] (smp_cross_call) from [<c01c9e28>] (generic_exec_single+0x9c/0x15c)
[<c01c9e28>] (generic_exec_single) from [<c01ca0a0>] (smp_call_function_single_async+0
x38/0x9c)
[<c01ca0a0>] (smp_call_function_single_async) from [<c0603728>] (cpuidle_coupled_poke_
others+0x8c/0xa8)
[<c0603728>] (cpuidle_coupled_poke_others) from [<c0603c10>] (cpuidle_enter_state_coup
led+0x26c/0x390)
[<c0603c10>] (cpuidle_enter_state_coupled) from [<c0183c74>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x198/
0x3a0)
[<c0183c74>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0b00c0c>] (start_kernel+0x354/0x3c8)
[<c0b00c0c>] (start_kernel) from [<8000807c>] (0x8000807c)

Warning from omap3
===============================
[ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
4.6.0-rc5-next-20160426+ #1112 Not tainted
-------------------------------
include/trace/events/rpm.h:63 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

other info that might help us debug this:


RCU used illegally from idle CPU!
rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 0
RCU used illegally from extended quiescent state!
1 lock held by swapper/0/0:
 #0:  (&(&dev->power.lock)->rlock){-.-...}, at: [<c052ee24>] __pm_runtime_suspend+0x54/0x84

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 4.6.0-rc5-next-20160426+ #1112
Hardware name: Generic OMAP36xx (Flattened Device Tree)
[<c0110308>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c010c3a8>] (show_stack+0x10/0x14)
[<c010c3a8>] (show_stack) from [<c047fec8>] (dump_stack+0xb0/0xe4)
[<c047fec8>] (dump_stack) from [<c052d7b4>] (rpm_suspend+0x604/0x7e4)
[<c052d7b4>] (rpm_suspend) from [<c052ee34>] (__pm_runtime_suspend+0x64/0x84)
[<c052ee34>] (__pm_runtime_suspend) from [<c04bf3bc>] (omap2_gpio_prepare_for_idle+0x5c/0x70)
[<c04bf3bc>] (omap2_gpio_prepare_for_idle) from [<c01255e8>] (omap_sram_idle+0x140/0x244)
[<c01255e8>] (omap_sram_idle) from [<c0126b48>] (omap3_enter_idle_bm+0xfc/0x1ec)
[<c0126b48>] (omap3_enter_idle_bm) from [<c0601db8>] (cpuidle_enter_state+0x80/0x3d4)
[<c0601db8>] (cpuidle_enter_state) from [<c0183c74>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x198/0x3a0)
[<c0183c74>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0b00c0c>] (start_kernel+0x354/0x3c8)
[<c0b00c0c>] (start_kernel) from [<8000807c>] (0x8000807c)