Re: [PATCH 2/3] remoteproc: Add inline coredump functionality

Bjorn Andersson
2020-05-12T00:32:05Z

On Mon 11 May 17:11 PDT 2020, rishabhb@codeaurora.org wrote:

> On 2020-05-07 13:21, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> > On Thu 16 Apr 11:38 PDT 2020, Rishabh Bhatnagar wrote:
> >
> > > This patch adds the inline coredump functionality. The current
> > > coredump implementation uses vmalloc area to copy all the segments.
> > > But this might put a lot of strain on low memory targets as the
> > > firmware size sometimes is in ten's of MBs. The situation becomes
> > > worse if there are multiple remote processors undergoing recovery
> > > at the same time. This patch directly copies the device memory to
> > > userspace buffer and avoids extra memory usage. This requires
> > > recovery to be halted until data is read by userspace and free
> > > function is called.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Rishabh Bhatnagar <rishabhb@codeaurora.org>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_coredump.c | 130
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h | 23 +++++-
> > > include/linux/remoteproc.h | 2 +
> > > 3 files changed, 153 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_coredump.c
> > > b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_coredump.c
> > > index 9de0467..888b7dec91 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_coredump.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_coredump.c
> > > @@ -12,6 +12,84 @@
> > > #include <linux/remoteproc.h>
> > > #include "remoteproc_internal.h"
> > >
> > > +static void rproc_free_dump(void *data)
> >
> > rproc_coredump_free()
> >
> > > +{
> > > + struct rproc_coredump_state *dump_state = data;
> > > +
> > > + complete(&dump_state->dump_done);
> >
> > vfree(dump_state->header);
> >
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static unsigned long resolve_addr(loff_t user_offset,
> >
> > rproc_coredump_find_segment()
> >
> > > + struct list_head *segments,
> > > + unsigned long *data_left)
> > > +{
> > > + struct rproc_dump_segment *segment;
> > > +
> > > + list_for_each_entry(segment, segments, node) {
> > > + if (user_offset >= segment->size)
> > > + user_offset -= segment->size;
> > > + else
> > > + break;
> >
> > if (user_offset < segment->size) {
> > *data_left = segment->size - user_offset;
> > return segment->da + user_offset;
> > }
> >
> > user_offset -= segment->size;
> > > + }
> >
> > *data_left = 0;
> > return 0;
> >
> > > +
> > > + if (&segment->node == segments) {
> > > + *data_left = 0;
> > > + return 0;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + *data_left = segment->size - user_offset;
> > > +
> > > + return segment->da + user_offset;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static ssize_t rproc_read_dump(char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t
> > > count,
> > > + void *data, size_t header_size)
> > > +{
> > > + void *device_mem;
> > > + size_t data_left, copy_size, bytes_left = count;
> > > + unsigned long addr;
> > > + struct rproc_coredump_state *dump_state = data;
> > > + struct rproc *rproc = dump_state->rproc;
> > > + void *elfcore = dump_state->header;
> > > +
> > > + /* Copy the header first */
> > > + if (offset < header_size) {
> > > + copy_size = header_size - offset;
> > > + copy_size = min(copy_size, bytes_left);
> > > +
> > > + memcpy(buffer, elfcore + offset, copy_size);
> > > + offset += copy_size;
> > > + bytes_left -= copy_size;
> > > + buffer += copy_size;
> > > + }
> >
> > Perhaps you can take inspiration from devcd_readv() here?
> >
> > > +
> > > + while (bytes_left) {
> > > + addr = resolve_addr(offset - header_size,
> > > + &rproc->dump_segments, &data_left);
> > > + /* EOF check */
> > > + if (data_left == 0) {
> >
> > Afaict data_left denotes the amount of data left in this particular
> > segment, rather than in the entire core.
> >
> Yes, but it only returns 0 when the final segment has been copied
> completely. Otherwise it gives data left to copy for every segment
> and moves to next segment once the current one is copied.

You're right.

> > I think you should start by making bytes_left the minimum of the core
> > size and @count and then have this loop as long as bytes_left, copying
> > data to the buffer either from header or an appropriate segment based on
> > the current offset.
> >
> That would require an extra function that calculates entire core size,
> as its not available right now. Do you see any missed corner cases with this
> approach?

You're looping over all the segments as you're building the header
anyways, so you could simply store this in the dump_state. I think this
depend more on the ability to reuse the read function between inline and
default coredump.

Regards,
Bjorn

> > > + pr_info("Ramdump complete %lld bytes read", offset);
> >
> > dev_dbg(&rproc->dev, ...)
> >
> > > + break;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + copy_size = min_t(size_t, bytes_left, data_left);
> > > +
> > > + device_mem = rproc->ops->da_to_va(rproc, addr, copy_size);
> >
> > rproc_da_to_va()
> >
> > > + if (!device_mem) {
> > > + pr_err("Address:%lx with size %zd out of remoteproc carveout\n",
> >
> > dev_err(&rproc->dev, "coredump: %#lx size %#zx outside of carveouts\n",
> > ..);
> >
> > > + addr, copy_size);
> > > + return -ENOMEM;
> > > + }
> > > + memcpy(buffer, device_mem, copy_size);
> > > +
> > > + offset += copy_size;
> > > + buffer += copy_size;
> > > + bytes_left -= copy_size;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + return count - bytes_left;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > static void create_elf_header(void *data, int phnum, struct rproc
> > > *rproc)
> > > {
> > > struct elf32_phdr *phdr;
> > > @@ -55,6 +133,58 @@ static void create_elf_header(void *data, int
> > > phnum, struct rproc *rproc)
> > > }
> > >
> > > /**
> > > + * rproc_inline_coredump() - perform synchronized coredump
> > > + * @rproc: rproc handle
> > > + *
> > > + * This function will generate an ELF header for the registered
> > > segments
> > > + * and create a devcoredump device associated with rproc. This
> > > function
> > > + * directly copies the segments from device memory to userspace. The
> > > + * recovery is stalled until the enitire coredump is read. This
> > > approach
> > > + * avoids using extra vmalloc memory(which can be really large).
> > > + */
> > > +void rproc_inline_coredump(struct rproc *rproc)
> > > +{
> > > + struct rproc_dump_segment *segment;
> > > + struct elf32_phdr *phdr;
> > > + struct elf32_hdr *ehdr;
> > > + struct rproc_coredump_state *dump_state;
> >
> > This can live on the stack, unless you follow my suggestion below...
> >
> > > + size_t header_size;
> > > + void *data;
> > > + int phnum = 0;
> > > +
> > > + if (list_empty(&rproc->dump_segments))
> > > + return;
> > > +
> > > + header_size = sizeof(*ehdr);
> > > + list_for_each_entry(segment, &rproc->dump_segments, node) {
> > > + header_size += sizeof(*phdr);
> > > +
> > > + phnum++;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + data = vmalloc(header_size);
> > > + if (!data)
> > > + return;
> > > +
> > > + ehdr = data;
> >
> > ehdr is unused.
> >
> > > + create_elf_header(data, phnum, rproc);
> > > +
> > > + dump_state = kzalloc(sizeof(*dump_state), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > + dump_state->rproc = rproc;
> > > + dump_state->header = data;
> > > + init_completion(&dump_state->dump_done);
> > > +
> > > + dev_coredumpm(&rproc->dev, NULL, dump_state, header_size,
> > > GFP_KERNEL,
> > > + rproc_read_dump, rproc_free_dump);
> >
> > I can help feeling that if you vmalloc() either the header or the entire
> > thing depending on DEFAULT vs INLINE and populate it with either all
> > segments or just the header, then you should be able to use the same
> > (custom) read function to serve both cases.
> >
> > You should by doing this be able to avoid some duplication, your two
> > code paths would not diverge and the main difference would be if you
> > wait or not below (the kfree would have to go in the rproc_free_dump).
> >
> > > +
> > > + /* Wait until the dump is read and free is called */
> > > + wait_for_completion(&dump_state->dump_done);
> > > +
> > > + kfree(dump_state);
> > > +}
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(rproc_inline_coredump);
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > > * rproc_default_coredump() - perform coredump
> > > * @rproc: rproc handle
> > > *
> > > diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
> > > b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
> > > index 28b6af2..ea6146e 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
> > > @@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ struct rproc_debug_trace {
> > > struct rproc_mem_entry trace_mem;
> > > };
> > >
> > > +struct rproc_coredump_state {
> >
> > This is only used within remoteproc_coredump.c, so please move it there.
> >
> > > + struct rproc *rproc;
> > > + void *header;
> > > + struct completion dump_done;
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +enum rproc_coredump_conf {
> >
> > How about rproc_coredump_mechanism?
> >
> > > + COREDUMP_DEFAULT,
> > > + COREDUMP_INLINE,
> > > + COREDUMP_DISABLED,
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > /* from remoteproc_core.c */
> > > void rproc_release(struct kref *kref);
> > > irqreturn_t rproc_vq_interrupt(struct rproc *rproc, int vq_id);
> > > @@ -49,6 +61,7 @@ struct dentry *rproc_create_trace_file(const char
> > > *name, struct rproc *rproc,
> > >
> > > /* from remoteproc_coredump.c */
> > > void rproc_default_coredump(struct rproc *rproc);
> > > +void rproc_inline_coredump(struct rproc *rproc);
> > >
> > > void rproc_free_vring(struct rproc_vring *rvring);
> > > int rproc_alloc_vring(struct rproc_vdev *rvdev, int i);
> > > @@ -125,8 +138,14 @@ struct resource_table
> > > *rproc_find_loaded_rsc_table(struct rproc *rproc,
> > > static inline
> > > void rproc_coredump(struct rproc *rproc)
> > > {
> > > - return rproc_default_coredump(rproc);
> > > -
> > > + switch (rproc->coredump_conf) {
> > > + case COREDUMP_DEFAULT:
> > > + return rproc_default_coredump(rproc);
> > > + case COREDUMP_INLINE:
> > > + return rproc_inline_coredump(rproc);
> > > + default:
> > > + break;
> > > + }
> >
> > I think this better belong inside remoteproc_coredump.c
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bjorn
> >
> > > }
> > >
> > > #endif /* REMOTEPROC_INTERNAL_H */
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/remoteproc.h b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
> > > index 16ad666..23298ce 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/remoteproc.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
> > > @@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ struct rproc_dump_segment {
> > > * @dev: virtual device for refcounting and common remoteproc
> > > behavior
> > > * @power: refcount of users who need this rproc powered up
> > > * @state: state of the device
> > > + * @coredump_conf: Currenlty selected coredump configuration
> > > * @lock: lock which protects concurrent manipulations of the rproc
> > > * @dbg_dir: debugfs directory of this rproc device
> > > * @traces: list of trace buffers
> > > @@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ struct rproc {
> > > struct device dev;
> > > atomic_t power;
> > > unsigned int state;
> > > + unsigned int coredump_conf;
> > > struct mutex lock;
> > > struct dentry *dbg_dir;
> > > struct list_head traces;
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