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[v3,2/2] ppc/spapr: Initialize max_cpus limit to SPAPR_IRQ_NR_IPIS.

Message ID 20231123055733.1002890-3-harshpb@linux.ibm.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series Introduce SPAPR_IRQ_NR_IPIS and fix max-cpus | expand

Commit Message

Harsh Prateek Bora Nov. 23, 2023, 5:57 a.m. UTC
Initialize the machine specific max_cpus limit as per the maximum range
of CPU IPIs available. Keeping between 4096 to 8192 will throw IRQ not
free error due to XIVE/XICS limitation and keeping beyond 8192 will hit
assert in tcg_region_init or spapr_xive_claim_irq.

Logs:

Without patch fix:

[root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=4097
qemu-system-ppc64: IRQ 4096 is not free
[root@host build]#

On LPAR:
[root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=8193
**
ERROR:../tcg/region.c:774:tcg_region_init: assertion failed:
(region_size >= 2 * page_size)
Bail out! ERROR:../tcg/region.c:774:tcg_region_init: assertion failed:
(region_size >= 2 * page_size)
Aborted (core dumped)
[root@host build]#

On x86:
[root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=8193
qemu-system-ppc64: ../hw/intc/spapr_xive.c:596: spapr_xive_claim_irq:
Assertion `lisn < xive->nr_irqs' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
[root@host build]#

With patch fix:
[root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=4097
qemu-system-ppc64: Invalid SMP CPUs 4097. The max CPUs supported by
machine 'pseries-8.2' is 4096
[root@host build]#

Signed-off-by: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
---
 hw/ppc/spapr.c | 9 +++------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Comments

Cédric Le Goater Nov. 23, 2023, 8:51 a.m. UTC | #1
On 11/23/23 06:57, Harsh Prateek Bora wrote:
> Initialize the machine specific max_cpus limit as per the maximum range
> of CPU IPIs available. Keeping between 4096 to 8192 will throw IRQ not
> free error due to XIVE/XICS limitation and keeping beyond 8192 will hit
> assert in tcg_region_init or spapr_xive_claim_irq.
> 
> Logs:
> 
> Without patch fix:
> 
> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=4097
> qemu-system-ppc64: IRQ 4096 is not free
> [root@host build]#
> 
> On LPAR:
> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=8193
> **
> ERROR:../tcg/region.c:774:tcg_region_init: assertion failed:
> (region_size >= 2 * page_size)
> Bail out! ERROR:../tcg/region.c:774:tcg_region_init: assertion failed:
> (region_size >= 2 * page_size)
> Aborted (core dumped)
> [root@host build]#
> 
> On x86:
> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=8193
> qemu-system-ppc64: ../hw/intc/spapr_xive.c:596: spapr_xive_claim_irq:
> Assertion `lisn < xive->nr_irqs' failed.
> Aborted (core dumped)
> [root@host build]#
> 
> With patch fix:
> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=4097
> qemu-system-ppc64: Invalid SMP CPUs 4097. The max CPUs supported by
> machine 'pseries-8.2' is 4096
> [root@host build]#
> 
> Signed-off-by: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>


Reviewed-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@kaod.org>

Thanks,

C.



> ---
>   hw/ppc/spapr.c | 9 +++------
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> index df09aa9d6a..222d926f46 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> @@ -4647,13 +4647,10 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
>       mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
>   
>       /*
> -     * Setting max_cpus to INT32_MAX. Both KVM and TCG max_cpus values
> -     * should be limited by the host capability instead of hardcoded.
> -     * max_cpus for KVM guests will be checked in kvm_init(), and TCG
> -     * guests are welcome to have as many CPUs as the host are capable
> -     * of emulate.
> +     * While KVM determines max cpus in kvm_init() using kvm_max_vcpus(),
> +     * In TCG the limit is restricted by the range of CPU IPIs available.
>        */
> -    mc->max_cpus = INT32_MAX;
> +    mc->max_cpus = SPAPR_IRQ_NR_IPIS;
>   
>       mc->no_parallel = 1;
>       mc->default_boot_order = "";
Kowshik Jois B S Jan. 3, 2024, 12:23 p.m. UTC | #2
On 23/11/23 14:21, Cédric Le Goater wrote:
> On 11/23/23 06:57, Harsh Prateek Bora wrote:
>> Initialize the machine specific max_cpus limit as per the maximum range
>> of CPU IPIs available. Keeping between 4096 to 8192 will throw IRQ not
>> free error due to XIVE/XICS limitation and keeping beyond 8192 will hit
>> assert in tcg_region_init or spapr_xive_claim_irq.
>>
>> Logs:
>>
>> Without patch fix:
>>
>> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=4097
>> qemu-system-ppc64: IRQ 4096 is not free
>> [root@host build]#
>>
>> On LPAR:
>> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=8193
>> **
>> ERROR:../tcg/region.c:774:tcg_region_init: assertion failed:
>> (region_size >= 2 * page_size)
>> Bail out! ERROR:../tcg/region.c:774:tcg_region_init: assertion failed:
>> (region_size >= 2 * page_size)
>> Aborted (core dumped)
>> [root@host build]#
>>
>> On x86:
>> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=8193
>> qemu-system-ppc64: ../hw/intc/spapr_xive.c:596: spapr_xive_claim_irq:
>> Assertion `lisn < xive->nr_irqs' failed.
>> Aborted (core dumped)
>> [root@host build]#
>>
>> With patch fix:
>> [root@host build]# qemu-system-ppc64 -accel tcg -smp 10,maxcpus=4097
>> qemu-system-ppc64: Invalid SMP CPUs 4097. The max CPUs supported by
>> machine 'pseries-8.2' is 4096
>> [root@host build]#
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
>
>
> Reviewed-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@kaod.org>
>
> Thanks,
>
> C.
>
>
>
>> ---
>>   hw/ppc/spapr.c | 9 +++------
>>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
>> index df09aa9d6a..222d926f46 100644
>> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
>> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
>> @@ -4647,13 +4647,10 @@ static void 
>> spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
>>       mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
>>         /*
>> -     * Setting max_cpus to INT32_MAX. Both KVM and TCG max_cpus values
>> -     * should be limited by the host capability instead of hardcoded.
>> -     * max_cpus for KVM guests will be checked in kvm_init(), and TCG
>> -     * guests are welcome to have as many CPUs as the host are capable
>> -     * of emulate.
>> +     * While KVM determines max cpus in kvm_init() using 
>> kvm_max_vcpus(),
>> +     * In TCG the limit is restricted by the range of CPU IPIs 
>> available.
>>        */
>> -    mc->max_cpus = INT32_MAX;
>> +    mc->max_cpus = SPAPR_IRQ_NR_IPIS;
>>         mc->no_parallel = 1;
>>       mc->default_boot_order = "";
>
> I've applied these patches and verified on the latest upstream qemu. 
> The code is working as expected. Tested-by: Kowshik 
> Jois<kowsjois@linux.ibm.com>
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Patch

diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index df09aa9d6a..222d926f46 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -4647,13 +4647,10 @@  static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
 
     /*
-     * Setting max_cpus to INT32_MAX. Both KVM and TCG max_cpus values
-     * should be limited by the host capability instead of hardcoded.
-     * max_cpus for KVM guests will be checked in kvm_init(), and TCG
-     * guests are welcome to have as many CPUs as the host are capable
-     * of emulate.
+     * While KVM determines max cpus in kvm_init() using kvm_max_vcpus(),
+     * In TCG the limit is restricted by the range of CPU IPIs available.
      */
-    mc->max_cpus = INT32_MAX;
+    mc->max_cpus = SPAPR_IRQ_NR_IPIS;
 
     mc->no_parallel = 1;
     mc->default_boot_order = "";