Re: [OE-core][mickledore 00/18] Patch review

[Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>]

[Re: [OE-core][mickledore 00/18] Patch review] On 17/08/2023 (Thu 23:17) Paul Gortmaker via lists.openembedded.org wrote:

> [Re: [OE-core][mickledore 00/18] Patch review] On 16/08/2023 (Wed 07:50) Steve Sakoman via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 6:24???AM Steve Sakoman via
> > lists.openembedded.org <steve=sakoman.com@lists.openembedded.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Please review this set of changes for mickledore and have comments back by
> > > end of day Thursday, August 17.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > > Bruce Ashfield (2):
> > >   linux-yocto/6.1: update to v6.1.41
> > >   linux-yocto/6.1: update to v6.1.43
> > 
> > I'm seeing intermittent failures with these 6.1 "stable" version bumps
> > (issues are also seen in master).
> > 
> > So I am dropping these for now till we can fix the problem.
> 
> aka "NOHZ tick-stop error: local softirq work is pending, handler #80!!!"
> 
> For those not on IRC, the "cause" was tracked down to a v6.1.39 change:
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/6.1.39/tick-rcu-fix-bogus-ratelimit-condition.patch
> 
> [linux-stable commit ID 77cc52f1b8d7 in v6.1]
> 
> The bad news - when you look at that commit, you realize the softirq-80
> problem has been there for an as-yet undetermined length of time, but
> was never output because of the bogus/broken "less than 10" check.
> 
> The "less than 10" was introduced in v5.18, so that sets a lower bound,
> but I've not yet tested if the pending-80 was there immediately at 5.18
> or appeared somewhere between v5.18 and v6.1 - stay tuned.

For the mail archives - it turns out the issue was there immediately at
v5.18, based on my testing results. - I'm optimistic (for once) that we
have this softirq-80 issue solved.  But we'll have to wait and see.

If folks are interested, more details are in the commit log here:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230818200757.1808398-1-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com/

Paul.
--

> 
> The same change/issue 1st appears in v6.4.4 stable kernel [7fe63c29cb].
> 
> Paul.
> --
> 
> > 
> > I reran a-full without the version bumps and all tests passed:
> > 
> > https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/typhoon/#/builders/83/builds/5742
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > > Dmitry Baryshkov (1):
> > >   linux-firmware: split platform-specific Adreno shaders to separate
> > >     packages
> > >
> > > Joel Stanley (1):
> > >   kernel: don't fail if Modules.symvers doesn't exist
> > >
> > > Marek Vasut (1):
> > >   linux-firmware: Fix mediatek mt7601u firmware path
> > >
> > > Mark Hatle (1):
> > >   tcf-agent: Update to 1.8.0 release
> > >
> > > Richard Purdie (1):
> > >   oeqa/ssh: Further improve process exit handling
> > >
> > > Ross Burton (1):
> > >   openssh: upgrade to 9.3p2
> > >
> > > Sudip Mukherjee (1):
> > >   bind: upgrade to v9.18.17
> > >
> > > Yogita Urade (3):
> > >   qemu: fix CVE-2023-3301
> > >   qemu: fix CVE-2023-3255
> > >   qemu: fix CVE-2023-2861
> > >
> > > sanjana (1):
> > >   binutils: stable 2.40 branch updates
> > >
> > >  meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass            |   4 +-
> > >  meta/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc      |   2 +-
> > >  meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py              |   5 +-
> > >  ...1-avoid-start-failure-with-bind-user.patch |   0
> > >  ...d-V-and-start-log-hide-build-options.patch |   0
> > >  ...ching-for-json-headers-searches-sysr.patch |   0
> > >  .../bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/bind9         |   0
> > >  .../bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/conf.patch    |   0
> > >  .../generate-rndc-key.sh                      |   0
> > >  ...t.d-add-support-for-read-only-rootfs.patch |   0
> > >  .../make-etc-initd-bind-stop-work.patch       |   0
> > >  .../bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/named.service |   0
> > >  .../bind/{bind_9.18.16.bb => bind_9.18.17.bb} |   4 +-
> > >  .../{openssh_9.3p1.bb => openssh_9.3p2.bb}    |   2 +-
> > >  meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc-locale.inc      |   8 +-
> > >  .../binutils/binutils-2.40.inc                |   2 +-
> > >  meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc           |   3 +
> > >  .../qemu/qemu/CVE-2023-2861.patch             | 171 ++++++++++++++++++
> > >  .../qemu/qemu/CVE-2023-3255.patch             |  65 +++++++
> > >  .../qemu/qemu/CVE-2023-3301.patch             |  65 +++++++
> > >  .../tcf-agent/tcf-agent_git.bb                |   4 +-
> > >  .../linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20230625.bb |  28 ++-
> > >  .../linux/linux-yocto-rt_6.1.bb               |   6 +-
> > >  .../linux/linux-yocto-tiny_6.1.bb             |   6 +-
> > >  meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_6.1.bb  |  28 +--
> > >  meta/recipes-support/curl/curl/disable-tests  |   2 +
> > >  meta/recipes-support/curl/curl/run-ptest      |   2 +-
> > >  scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py                |   2 +
> > >  28 files changed, 366 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/0001-avoid-start-failure-with-bind-user.patch (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/0001-named-lwresd-V-and-start-log-hide-build-options.patch (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/bind-ensure-searching-for-json-headers-searches-sysr.patch (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/bind9 (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/conf.patch (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/generate-rndc-key.sh (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/init.d-add-support-for-read-only-rootfs.patch (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/make-etc-initd-bind-stop-work.patch (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind-9.18.16 => bind}/named.service (100%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/{bind_9.18.16.bb => bind_9.18.17.bb} (96%)
> > >  rename meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/{openssh_9.3p1.bb => openssh_9.3p2.bb} (98%)
> > >  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu/CVE-2023-2861.patch
> > >  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu/CVE-2023-3255.patch
> > >  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu/CVE-2023-3301.patch
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.34.1
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 

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