nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() touches per cpu variables which can lead to kernel
crash when invoked during real mode interrupt handling (e.g. early HMI/MCE
interrupt handler) if percpu allocation comes from vmalloc area.
Early HMI/MCE handlers are called through DEFINE_INTERRUPT_HANDLER_NMI()
wrapper which invokes nmi_enter/nmi_exit calls. We don't see any issue when
percpu allocation is from the embedded first chunk. However with
CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK enabled there are chances where percpu
allocation can come from the vmalloc area.
With kernel command line "percpu_alloc=page" we can force percpu allocation
to come from vmalloc area and can see kernel crash in machine_check_early:
[ 1.215714] NIP [
c000000000e49eb4] rcu_nmi_enter+0x24/0x110
[ 1.215717] LR [
c0000000000461a0] machine_check_early+0xf0/0x2c0
[ 1.215719] --- interrupt: 200
[ 1.215720] [
c000000fffd73180] [
0000000000000000] 0x0 (unreliable)
[ 1.215722] [
c000000fffd731b0] [
0000000000000000] 0x0
[ 1.215724] [
c000000fffd73210] [
c000000000008364] machine_check_early_common+0x134/0x1f8
Fix this by avoiding use of nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() in real mode if percpu
first chunk is not embedded.
Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu>
Tested-by: Shirisha Ganta <shirisha@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://msgid.link/20240410043006.81577-1-mahesh@linux.ibm.com
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN))
return;
+ /*
+ * Likewise, do not use it in real mode if percpu first chunk is not
+ * embedded. With CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK enabled there
+ * are chances where percpu allocation can come from vmalloc area.
+ */
+ if (percpu_first_chunk_is_paged)
+ return;
+
/* Otherwise, it should be safe to call it */
nmi_enter();
}
// no nmi_exit for a pseries hash guest taking a real mode exception
} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN)) {
// no nmi_exit for KASAN in real mode
+ } else if (percpu_first_chunk_is_paged) {
+ // no nmi_exit if percpu first chunk is not embedded
} else {
nmi_exit();
}
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
#endif /* __powerpc64__ */
+#if defined(CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged);
+
+#define percpu_first_chunk_is_paged \
+ (static_key_enabled(&__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged.key))
+#else
+#define percpu_first_chunk_is_paged false
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 && CONFIG_SMP */
+
#include <asm-generic/percpu.h>
#include <asm/paca.h>
unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_offset);
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged);
void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
{
if (rc < 0)
panic("cannot initialize percpu area (err=%d)", rc);
+ static_key_enable(&__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged.key);
delta = (unsigned long)pcpu_base_addr - (unsigned long)__per_cpu_start;
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
__per_cpu_offset[cpu] = delta + pcpu_unit_offsets[cpu];