linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu
Srivatsa S. Bhat b11e3d782b x86, mce: Fix rcu splat in drain_mce_log_buffer()
While booting, the following message is seen:

[   21.665087] ===============================
[   21.669439] [ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
[   21.673798] 3.2.0-0.0.0.28.36b5ec9-default #2 Not tainted
[   21.681353] -------------------------------
[   21.685864] arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c:194 suspicious rcu_dereference_index_check() usage!
[   21.695013]
[   21.695014] other info that might help us debug this:
[   21.695016]
[   21.703488]
[   21.703489] rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 1
[   21.710426] 3 locks held by modprobe/2139:
[   21.714754]  #0:  (&__lockdep_no_validate__){......}, at: [<ffffffff8133afd3>] __driver_attach+0x53/0xa0
[   21.725020]  #1:
[   21.725323] ioatdma: Intel(R) QuickData Technology Driver 4.00
[   21.733206]  (&__lockdep_no_validate__){......}, at: [<ffffffff8133afe1>] __driver_attach+0x61/0xa0
[   21.743015]  #2:  (i7core_edac_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa01cfa5f>] i7core_probe+0x1f/0x5c0 [i7core_edac]
[   21.753708]
[   21.753709] stack backtrace:
[   21.758429] Pid: 2139, comm: modprobe Not tainted 3.2.0-0.0.0.28.36b5ec9-default #2
[   21.768253] Call Trace:
[   21.770838]  [<ffffffff810977cd>] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0xcd/0x100
[   21.777366]  [<ffffffff8101aa41>] drain_mcelog_buffer+0x191/0x1b0
[   21.783715]  [<ffffffff8101aa78>] mce_register_decode_chain+0x18/0x20
[   21.790430]  [<ffffffffa01cf8db>] i7core_register_mci+0x2fb/0x3e4 [i7core_edac]
[   21.798003]  [<ffffffffa01cfb14>] i7core_probe+0xd4/0x5c0 [i7core_edac]
[   21.804809]  [<ffffffff8129566b>] local_pci_probe+0x5b/0xe0
[   21.810631]  [<ffffffff812957c9>] __pci_device_probe+0xd9/0xe0
[   21.816650]  [<ffffffff813362e4>] ? get_device+0x14/0x20
[   21.822178]  [<ffffffff81296916>] pci_device_probe+0x36/0x60
[   21.828061]  [<ffffffff8133ac8a>] really_probe+0x7a/0x2b0
[   21.833676]  [<ffffffff8133af23>] driver_probe_device+0x63/0xc0
[   21.839868]  [<ffffffff8133b01b>] __driver_attach+0x9b/0xa0
[   21.845718]  [<ffffffff8133af80>] ? driver_probe_device+0xc0/0xc0
[   21.852027]  [<ffffffff81339168>] bus_for_each_dev+0x68/0x90
[   21.857876]  [<ffffffff8133aa3c>] driver_attach+0x1c/0x20
[   21.863462]  [<ffffffff8133a64d>] bus_add_driver+0x16d/0x2b0
[   21.869377]  [<ffffffff8133b6dc>] driver_register+0x7c/0x160
[   21.875220]  [<ffffffff81296bda>] __pci_register_driver+0x6a/0xf0
[   21.881494]  [<ffffffffa01fe000>] ? 0xffffffffa01fdfff
[   21.886846]  [<ffffffffa01fe047>] i7core_init+0x47/0x1000 [i7core_edac]
[   21.893737]  [<ffffffff810001ce>] do_one_initcall+0x3e/0x180
[   21.899670]  [<ffffffff810a9b95>] sys_init_module+0xc5/0x220
[   21.905542]  [<ffffffff8149bc39>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Fix this by using ACCESS_ONCE() instead of rcu_dereference_check_mce()
over mcelog.next. Since the access to each entry is controlled by the
->finished field, ACCESS_ONCE() should work just fine. An rcu_dereference
is unnecessary here.

Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Suggested-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>
2012-03-07 11:44:29 +01:00
..
mcheck x86, mce: Fix rcu splat in drain_mce_log_buffer() 2012-03-07 11:44:29 +01:00
mtrr x86/mtrr: Resolve inconsistency with Intel processor manual 2011-12-05 15:06:15 +01:00
.gitignore
amd.c x86: Simplify code by removing a !SMP #ifdefs from 'struct cpuinfo_x86' 2011-12-21 09:25:09 +01:00
bugs_64.c x86/cpu: Clean up various files a bit 2009-07-11 11:24:09 +02:00
bugs.c x86-32, fpu: Fix DNA exception during check_fpu() 2011-06-30 17:29:47 -07:00
centaur.c x86, centaur: Enable cx8 for VIA Eden too 2011-12-15 08:04:42 -08:00
common.c i387: export 'fpu_owner_task' per-cpu variable 2012-02-20 19:34:10 -08:00
cpu.h x86, CPU: Drop superfluous get_cpu_cap() prototype 2011-12-09 08:00:53 +01:00
cyrix.c x86, cpu: mv display_cacheinfo -> cpu_detect_cache_sizes 2009-11-23 11:59:53 -08:00
hypervisor.c x86, hyper: Change hypervisor detection order 2011-07-08 16:22:29 -07:00
intel_cacheinfo.c x86/amd: Fix L1i and L2 cache sharing information for AMD family 15h processors 2012-02-09 09:38:15 +01:00
intel.c x86: Simplify code by removing a !SMP #ifdefs from 'struct cpuinfo_x86' 2011-12-21 09:25:09 +01:00
Makefile Merge branch 'x86-rdrand-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2011-10-28 05:29:07 -07:00
mkcapflags.pl
mshyperv.c x86: Hyper-V: Integrate the clocksource with Hyper-V detection code 2011-09-08 10:33:59 +02:00
perf_event_amd_ibs.c perf, x86: Force IBS LVT offset assignment for family 10h 2011-12-05 09:32:59 +01:00
perf_event_amd.c perf/x86/kvm: Fix Host-Only/Guest-Only counting with SVM disabled 2012-03-02 12:16:39 +01:00
perf_event_intel_ds.c perf: Remove deprecated WARN_ON_ONCE() 2012-02-03 08:24:40 +01:00
perf_event_intel_lbr.c perf: Remove deprecated WARN_ON_ONCE() 2012-02-03 08:24:40 +01:00
perf_event_intel.c Merge branch 'tip/perf/urgent' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace into perf/core 2012-01-08 12:31:24 +01:00
perf_event_p4.c perf: Don't use -ENOSPC for out of PMU resources 2011-11-14 13:01:24 +01:00
perf_event_p6.c x86, perf: Clean up perf_event cpu code 2011-09-26 12:58:00 +02:00
perf_event.c perf: Fix double start/stop in x86_pmu_start() 2012-02-07 16:58:56 +01:00
perf_event.h perf/x86/kvm: Fix Host-Only/Guest-Only counting with SVM disabled 2012-03-02 12:16:39 +01:00
perfctr-watchdog.c perf, x86: Add new AMD family 15h msrs to perfctr reservation code 2011-02-16 13:30:50 +01:00
powerflags.c x86: Report cpb and eff_freq_ro flags correctly 2011-12-15 08:14:49 +01:00
proc.c x86: Simplify code by removing a !SMP #ifdefs from 'struct cpuinfo_x86' 2011-12-21 09:25:09 +01:00
rdrand.c x86, random: Verify RDRAND functionality and allow it to be disabled 2011-07-31 14:02:19 -07:00
scattered.c Merge branch 'x86-amd-nb-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-10-21 13:01:08 -07:00
sched.c sched: x86: Name old_perf in a unique way 2009-09-16 11:21:07 +02:00
topology.c x86, cpu: Split addon_cpuid_features.c 2010-07-19 19:02:41 -07:00
transmeta.c x86, cpu: mv display_cacheinfo -> cpu_detect_cache_sizes 2009-11-23 11:59:53 -08:00
umc.c
vmware.c x86: Fix common misspellings 2011-03-18 10:39:30 +01:00