From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v9 10/13] unwind_user/deferred: Make unwind deferral requests NMI-safe
Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 18:34:45 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250513223552.636076711@goodmis.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250513223435.636200356@goodmis.org>
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Make unwind_deferred_request() NMI-safe so tracers in NMI context can
call it and safely request a user space stacktrace when the task exits.
A "nmi_timestamp" is added to the unwind_task_info that gets updated by
NMIs to not race with setting the info->timestamp.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h | 1 +
kernel/unwind/deferred.c | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h b/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h
index 5df264cf81ad..ae27a02234b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct unwind_task_info {
struct unwind_cache *cache;
struct callback_head work;
u64 timestamp;
+ u64 nmi_timestamp;
int pending;
};
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/deferred.c b/kernel/unwind/deferred.c
index b76c704ddc6d..238cd97079ec 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/deferred.c
+++ b/kernel/unwind/deferred.c
@@ -25,8 +25,27 @@ static u64 get_timestamp(struct unwind_task_info *info)
{
lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
- if (!info->timestamp)
- info->timestamp = local_clock();
+ /*
+ * Note, the timestamp is generated on the first request.
+ * If it exists here, then the timestamp is earlier than
+ * this request and it means that this request will be
+ * valid for the stracktrace.
+ */
+ if (!info->timestamp) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(info->timestamp, local_clock());
+ barrier();
+ /*
+ * If an NMI came in and set a timestamp, it means that
+ * it happened before this timestamp was set (otherwise
+ * the NMI would have used this one). Use the NMI timestamp
+ * instead.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(info->nmi_timestamp)) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(info->timestamp, info->nmi_timestamp);
+ barrier();
+ WRITE_ONCE(info->nmi_timestamp, 0);
+ }
+ }
return info->timestamp;
}
@@ -103,6 +122,13 @@ static void unwind_deferred_task_work(struct callback_head *head)
unwind_deferred_trace(&trace);
+ /* Check if the timestamp was only set by NMI */
+ if (info->nmi_timestamp) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(info->timestamp, info->nmi_timestamp);
+ barrier();
+ WRITE_ONCE(info->nmi_timestamp, 0);
+ }
+
timestamp = info->timestamp;
guard(mutex)(&callback_mutex);
@@ -111,6 +137,48 @@ static void unwind_deferred_task_work(struct callback_head *head)
}
}
+static int unwind_deferred_request_nmi(struct unwind_work *work, u64 *timestamp)
+{
+ struct unwind_task_info *info = ¤t->unwind_info;
+ bool inited_timestamp = false;
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Always use the nmi_timestamp first */
+ *timestamp = info->nmi_timestamp ? : info->timestamp;
+
+ if (!*timestamp) {
+ /*
+ * This is the first unwind request since the most recent entry
+ * from user space. Initialize the task timestamp.
+ *
+ * Don't write to info->timestamp directly, otherwise it may race
+ * with an interruption of get_timestamp().
+ */
+ info->nmi_timestamp = local_clock();
+ *timestamp = info->nmi_timestamp;
+ inited_timestamp = true;
+ }
+
+ if (info->pending)
+ return 1;
+
+ ret = task_work_add(current, &info->work, TWA_NMI_CURRENT);
+ if (ret) {
+ /*
+ * If this set nmi_timestamp and is not using it,
+ * there's no guarantee that it will be used.
+ * Set it back to zero.
+ */
+ if (inited_timestamp)
+ info->nmi_timestamp = 0;
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ info->pending = 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
/**
* unwind_deferred_request - Request a user stacktrace on task exit
* @work: Unwind descriptor requesting the trace
@@ -139,31 +207,38 @@ static void unwind_deferred_task_work(struct callback_head *head)
int unwind_deferred_request(struct unwind_work *work, u64 *timestamp)
{
struct unwind_task_info *info = ¤t->unwind_info;
+ int pending;
int ret;
*timestamp = 0;
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_nmi()))
- return -EINVAL;
-
if ((current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_EXITING)) ||
!user_mode(task_pt_regs(current)))
return -EINVAL;
+ if (in_nmi())
+ return unwind_deferred_request_nmi(work, timestamp);
+
guard(irqsave)();
*timestamp = get_timestamp(info);
/* callback already pending? */
- if (info->pending)
+ pending = READ_ONCE(info->pending);
+ if (pending)
+ return 1;
+
+ /* Claim the work unless an NMI just now swooped in to do so. */
+ if (!try_cmpxchg(&info->pending, &pending, 1))
return 1;
/* The work has been claimed, now schedule it. */
ret = task_work_add(current, &info->work, TWA_RESUME);
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ret))
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ret)) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(info->pending, 0);
return ret;
+ }
- info->pending = 1;
return 0;
}
--
2.47.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-05-13 22:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-13 22:34 [PATCH v9 00/13] unwind_user: x86: Deferred unwinding infrastructure Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 01/13] unwind_user: Add user space unwinding API Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 02/13] unwind_user: Add frame pointer support Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 03/13] unwind_user/x86: Enable frame pointer unwinding on x86 Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 04/13] perf/x86: Rename and move get_segment_base() and make it global Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 05/13] unwind_user: Add compat mode frame pointer support Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 06/13] unwind_user/x86: Enable compat mode frame pointer unwinding on x86 Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 07/13] unwind_user/deferred: Add unwind_deferred_trace() Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 08/13] unwind_user/deferred: Add unwind cache Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 09/13] unwind_user/deferred: Add deferred unwinding interface Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 11/13] unwind deferred: Use bitmask to determine which callbacks to call Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 12/13] unwind deferred: Use SRCU unwind_deferred_task_work() Steven Rostedt
2025-05-13 22:34 ` [PATCH v9 13/13] unwind: Clear unwind_mask on exit back to user space Steven Rostedt
2025-05-14 17:27 ` [PATCH v9 00/13] unwind_user: x86: Deferred unwinding infrastructure Steven Rostedt
2025-05-16 23:39 ` Namhyung Kim
2025-05-19 15:33 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-05-20 9:35 ` Ingo Molnar
2025-05-20 15:57 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-05-20 16:29 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-05-20 23:26 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2025-05-20 23:55 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-05-21 16:50 ` Steven Rostedt
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