Re: 2.6.{26.2,27-rc} oops on virtualbox

[Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>]

* Luiz Fernando N. Capitulino (lcapitulino@mandriva.com.br) wrote:
> Em Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:22 -0400
> Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca> escreveu:
> 
> | * Luiz Fernando N. Capitulino (lcapitulino@mandriva.com.br) wrote:
> | > Em Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:53:38 -0400
> | > Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca> escreveu:
> | > 
> | > | Then, after having tested (2), try this on top of it :
> | > | 
> | > | In arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c, alternatives_smp_switch()
> | > | 
> | > | Add   unsigned long flags;
> | > | Change 
> | > | spin_lock -> spin_lock_irqsave(&smp_alt, flags);
> | > | spin_unlock(&smp_alt); -> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smp_alt, flags);
> | > 
> | >  Hmm, I can't find spin_lock functions in alternatives_smp_switch()
> | > looks like the current implementation is now using mutexes.
> | > 
> | 
> | Sorry, I was looking directly at the commit which caused the problem.
> | Yes, these modif should go on top of the text_poke -> text_poke_early.
> | 
> | So in current mainline, change, in alternatives_smp_switch() :
> | 
> | mutex_lock(&smp_alt);
> | ...
> | 
> | mutex_unlock(&smp_alt);
> | 
> | to
> | 
> | mutex_lock(&smp_alt);
> | local_irq_save(flags);
> | ...
> | 
> | local_irq_restore(flags);
> | mutex_unlock(&smp_alt);
> 
>  Did not help, same oops here.
> 

Ok, it might still be caused by paravirt and alternatives instruction
patching. What if you also do :

alternative_instructions()

+        unsigned long flags;
        /* The patching is not fully atomic, so try to avoid local interruptions
           that might execute the to be patched code.
           Other CPUs are not running. */
        stop_nmi();
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
        stop_mce();
#endif
+        local_irq_save(flags);


...
+        local_irq_restore(flags);
        restart_nmi();
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
        restart_mce();
#endif

?

Hrm,

Since those local_irq_save/restore occur _before_ the paravirt patching
is done, I wonder if there would be a race in the way cli/sti traps are
handled by Virtualbox wrt incoming interrupt ?

Thanks,

Mathieu

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