| Message ID | 1555536851-17462-16-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | x86/split_lock: Enable split lock detection | expand |
On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > The interface /sys/device/system/cpu/split_lock_detect is added > to allow user to control split lock detection and show current split > lock detection setting. > > Writing [yY1] or [oO][nN] to the file enables split lock detection and > writing [nN0] or [oO][fF] disables split lock detection. Split lock > detection is enabled or disabled on all CPUs. > > Reading the file returns current global split lock detection setting: > 0: disabled > 1: enabled Again, You explain WHAT this patch does and still there is zero justification why this sysfs knob is needed at all. I still do not see any reason why this knob should exist. Thanks, tglx
On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 12:47:24AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > > The interface /sys/device/system/cpu/split_lock_detect is added > > to allow user to control split lock detection and show current split > > lock detection setting. > > > > Writing [yY1] or [oO][nN] to the file enables split lock detection and > > writing [nN0] or [oO][fF] disables split lock detection. Split lock > > detection is enabled or disabled on all CPUs. > > > > Reading the file returns current global split lock detection setting: > > 0: disabled > > 1: enabled > > Again, You explain WHAT this patch does and still there is zero > justification why this sysfs knob is needed at all. I still do not see any > reason why this knob should exist. An important application has split lock issues which are already discovered and need to be fixed. But before the issues are fixed, sysadmin still wants to run the application without rebooting the system, the sysfs knob can be useful to turn off split lock detection. After the application is done, split lock detection will be enabled again through the sysfs knob. Without the sysfs knob, sysadmin has to reboot the system with kernel option "no_split_lock_detect" to run the application before the split lock issues are fixed. Is this a valid justification why the sysfs knob is needed? If it is, I can add the justification in the next version. Thanks. -Fenghua
On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 12:47:24AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > > > > The interface /sys/device/system/cpu/split_lock_detect is added > > > to allow user to control split lock detection and show current split > > > lock detection setting. > > > > > > Writing [yY1] or [oO][nN] to the file enables split lock detection and > > > writing [nN0] or [oO][fF] disables split lock detection. Split lock > > > detection is enabled or disabled on all CPUs. > > > > > > Reading the file returns current global split lock detection setting: > > > 0: disabled > > > 1: enabled > > > > Again, You explain WHAT this patch does and still there is zero > > justification why this sysfs knob is needed at all. I still do not see any > > reason why this knob should exist. > > An important application has split lock issues which are already discovered > and need to be fixed. But before the issues are fixed, sysadmin still wants to > run the application without rebooting the system, the sysfs knob can be useful > to turn off split lock detection. After the application is done, split lock > detection will be enabled again through the sysfs knob. Are you sure that you are talking about the real world? I might buy the 'off' part somehow, but the 'on' part is beyond theoretical. Even the 'off' part is dubious on a multi user machine. I personally would neither think about using the sysfs knob nor about rebooting the machine simply because I'd consider a lock operation accross a cacheline an malicious DoS attempt. Why would I allow that? So in reality the sysadmin will either move the workload to a machine w/o the #AC magic or just tell the user to fix his crap. > Without the sysfs knob, sysadmin has to reboot the system with kernel option > "no_split_lock_detect" to run the application before the split lock issues > are fixed. > > Is this a valid justification why the sysfs knob is needed? If it is, I can > add the justification in the next version. Why has this information not been in the changelog right away? I'm really tired of asking the same questions and pointing you to Documentation/process over and over. Thanks, tglx
On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 08:41:30AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 12:47:24AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > > > > > > The interface /sys/device/system/cpu/split_lock_detect is added > > > > to allow user to control split lock detection and show current split > > > > lock detection setting. > > > > > > > > Writing [yY1] or [oO][nN] to the file enables split lock detection and > > > > writing [nN0] or [oO][fF] disables split lock detection. Split lock > > > > detection is enabled or disabled on all CPUs. > > > > > > > > Reading the file returns current global split lock detection setting: > > > > 0: disabled > > > > 1: enabled > > > > > > Again, You explain WHAT this patch does and still there is zero > > > justification why this sysfs knob is needed at all. I still do not see any > > > reason why this knob should exist. > > > > An important application has split lock issues which are already discovered > > and need to be fixed. But before the issues are fixed, sysadmin still wants to > > run the application without rebooting the system, the sysfs knob can be useful > > to turn off split lock detection. After the application is done, split lock > > detection will be enabled again through the sysfs knob. > > Are you sure that you are talking about the real world? I might buy the > 'off' part somehow, but the 'on' part is beyond theoretical. > > Even the 'off' part is dubious on a multi user machine. I personally would > neither think about using the sysfs knob nor about rebooting the machine > simply because I'd consider a lock operation accross a cacheline an malicious > DoS attempt. Why would I allow that? > > So in reality the sysadmin will either move the workload to a machine w/o > the #AC magic or just tell the user to fix his crap. > > > Without the sysfs knob, sysadmin has to reboot the system with kernel option > > "no_split_lock_detect" to run the application before the split lock issues > > are fixed. > > > > Is this a valid justification why the sysfs knob is needed? If it is, I can > > add the justification in the next version. > > Why has this information not been in the changelog right away? I'm really > tired of asking the same questions and pointing you to > Documentation/process over and over. So should I remove the sysfs knob patches in the next version? Or add the following justification and still keep the sysfs knob patches? "To workaround or debug a split lock issue, the administrator may need to disable or enable split lock detection during run time without rebooting the system." Thanks. -Fenghua
From: Fenghua Yu > Sent: 23 April 2019 21:48 > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 08:41:30AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 12:47:24AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > > > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > > > > > > > > The interface /sys/device/system/cpu/split_lock_detect is added > > > > > to allow user to control split lock detection and show current split > > > > > lock detection setting. > > > > > > > > > > Writing [yY1] or [oO][nN] to the file enables split lock detection and > > > > > writing [nN0] or [oO][fF] disables split lock detection. Split lock > > > > > detection is enabled or disabled on all CPUs. > > > > > > > > > > Reading the file returns current global split lock detection setting: > > > > > 0: disabled > > > > > 1: enabled > > > > > > > > Again, You explain WHAT this patch does and still there is zero > > > > justification why this sysfs knob is needed at all. I still do not see any > > > > reason why this knob should exist. > > > > > > An important application has split lock issues which are already discovered > > > and need to be fixed. But before the issues are fixed, sysadmin still wants to > > > run the application without rebooting the system, the sysfs knob can be useful > > > to turn off split lock detection. After the application is done, split lock > > > detection will be enabled again through the sysfs knob. > > > > Are you sure that you are talking about the real world? I might buy the > > 'off' part somehow, but the 'on' part is beyond theoretical. > > > > Even the 'off' part is dubious on a multi user machine. I personally would > > neither think about using the sysfs knob nor about rebooting the machine > > simply because I'd consider a lock operation accross a cacheline an malicious > > DoS attempt. Why would I allow that? > > > > So in reality the sysadmin will either move the workload to a machine w/o > > the #AC magic or just tell the user to fix his crap. > > > > > Without the sysfs knob, sysadmin has to reboot the system with kernel option > > > "no_split_lock_detect" to run the application before the split lock issues > > > are fixed. > > > > > > Is this a valid justification why the sysfs knob is needed? If it is, I can > > > add the justification in the next version. > > > > Why has this information not been in the changelog right away? I'm really > > tired of asking the same questions and pointing you to > > Documentation/process over and over. > > So should I remove the sysfs knob patches in the next version? > > Or add the following justification and still keep the sysfs knob patches? > "To workaround or debug a split lock issue, the administrator may need to > disable or enable split lock detection during run time without rebooting > the system." I've also not seen patches to fix all the places where 'lock bit' operations get used on int [] data. Testing had showed one structure that needed 'fixing', there are some others that are in .bss/.data. A kernel build could suddenly have them misaligned and crossing a cache line. All the places that cast the pointer to the bit ops are suspect. David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c index 6a692d215bef..f2c04aa36d78 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(u64, msr_test_ctl_cache); EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(msr_test_ctl_cache); +static DEFINE_MUTEX(split_lock_detect_mutex); static bool split_lock_detect_enable; /* @@ -1097,3 +1098,47 @@ void __init cpu_set_core_cap_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) if (ia32_core_cap & CORE_CAP_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT) set_split_lock_detect(); } + +static ssize_t +split_lock_detect_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, + char *buf) +{ + return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", split_lock_detect_enable); +} + +static ssize_t +split_lock_detect_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, + const char *buf, size_t count) +{ + bool val; + int ret; + + ret = strtobool(buf, &val); + if (ret) + return ret; + + mutex_lock(&split_lock_detect_mutex); + + split_lock_detect_enable = val; + + /* Update the split lock detection setting in MSR on all online CPUs. */ + on_each_cpu(split_lock_update_msr, NULL, 1); + + show_split_lock_detection_info(); + + mutex_unlock(&split_lock_detect_mutex); + + return count; +} + +static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(split_lock_detect); + +static int __init split_lock_init(void) +{ + if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT)) + return -ENODEV; + + return device_create_file(cpu_subsys.dev_root, + &dev_attr_split_lock_detect); +} +subsys_initcall(split_lock_init);
The interface /sys/device/system/cpu/split_lock_detect is added to allow user to control split lock detection and show current split lock detection setting. Writing [yY1] or [oO][nN] to the file enables split lock detection and writing [nN0] or [oO][fF] disables split lock detection. Split lock detection is enabled or disabled on all CPUs. Reading the file returns current global split lock detection setting: 0: disabled 1: enabled Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+)