From: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
To: subrata@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Linuxppc-dev <Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
ltp-list <ltp-list@lists.sf.net>
Subject: Re: [2.6.36-rc7, Power6] LTP Ftrace Stress tests causes KERNEL PANIC and brings the system to xmon
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:52:19 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CBFFF43.2010100@cn.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1287649998.22128.1.camel@subratamodak.linux.ibm.com>
(I guess you didn't notice I've also forwarded the bug report to LKML?
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128737193919500&w=2)
Subrata Modak wrote:
> Stefen,
>
> Can you please know your thoughts on this issue ?
>
Stefen? Steven? :)
> Regards--
> Subrata
>
> On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 01:04 +0530, Subrata Modak wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Executing LTP Ftrace Stress tests on 2.6.36-rc7, Power6 creates kernel
>> Panic and xmon is invoked:
>>
...
>>
>> However Peter Zijlstraś proposed patch did not fix this issue. The patch
>> was
>> posted to LTP:
>> http://marc.info/?l=ltp-list&m=128696942432669&w=2
>>
>> The Kernel paniked even after the patch. However this time th message was
>> different. Other xmon output is also shown below:
>>
So they are 2 different bugs, and Peter's patch fixed the first one.
But that patch is too bug for .36..
For the second bug, as I said, it's a dead loop, and it's PowerPC specific,
so better have someone in PPC fixed it, and Steven has proposed to add
recursive check.
...
>> pid = 1668, cc0000000002226b0 .rb_reserve_next_event+0x20c/0x804
>> [c0000000d9f8b9b0] c000000000223178 .ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x24c/0x2a4
>> [c0000000d9f8ba40] c00000000022d6f4 .trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x58/0xe4
>> [c0000000d9f8baf0] c00000000022ec9c
>> .trace_current_buffer_lock_reserve+0x44/0x6c
>> [c0000000d9f8bb80] c000000000011c5c .ftrace_raw_event_hcall_entry+0x7c/0x144
>> [c0000000d9f8bc40] c000000000096624 .__trace_hcall_entry+0xa0/0xec
>> [c0000000d9f8bcd0] c00000000009786c .plpar_hcall_norets+0x50/0xd0
>> [c0000000d9f8bd40] c0000000000749c8 .__spin_yield+0x130/0x15c
>> [c0000000d9f8bdd0] c000000000213458 .trace_clock_global+0x11c/0x2a0
>> [c0000000d9f8be90] c0000000002226b0 .rb_reserve_next_event+0x20c/0x804
>> [c0000000d9f8bfa0] c000000000223178 .ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x24c/0x2a4
>> [c0000000d9f8c030] c00000000022d6f4 .trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x58/0xe4
>> [c0000000d9f8c0e0] c00000000022ec9c
>> .trace_current_buffer_lock_reserve+0x44/0x6c
>> [c0000000d9f8c170] c000000000011c5c .ftrace_raw_event_hcall_entry+0x7c/0x144
>> [c0000000d9f8c230] c000000000096624 .__trace_hcall_entry+0xa0/0xec
>> [c0000000d9f8c2c0] c00000000009786c .plpar_hcall_norets+0x50/0xd0
>> [c0000000d9f8c330] c0000000000749c8 .__spin_yield+0x130/0x15c
>> [c0000000d9f8c3c0] c000000000213458 .trace_clock_global+0x11c/0x2a0
>> [c0000000d9f8c480] c0000000002226b0 .rb_reserve_next_event+0x20c/0x804
>> [c0000000d9f8c590] c000000000223178 .ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x24c/0x2a4
>> [c0000000d9f8c620] c00000000022d6f4 .trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x58/0xe4
prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-21 8:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-13 19:34 [2.6.36-rc7, Power6] LTP Ftrace Stress tests causes KERNEL PANIC and brings the system to xmon Subrata Modak
2010-10-21 8:33 ` Subrata Modak
2010-10-21 8:52 ` Li Zefan [this message]
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