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From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Vladimir Riabchun <ferr.lambarginio@gmail.com>,
	"Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
	mhiramat@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] ftrace: Fix softlockup in ftrace_module_enable
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:00:16 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251025160905.3857885-385-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251025160905.3857885-1-sashal@kernel.org>

From: Vladimir Riabchun <ferr.lambarginio@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit 4099b98203d6b33d990586542fa5beee408032a3 ]

A soft lockup was observed when loading amdgpu module.
If a module has a lot of tracable functions, multiple calls
to kallsyms_lookup can spend too much time in RCU critical
section and with disabled preemption, causing kernel panic.
This is the same issue that was fixed in
commit d0b24b4e91fc ("ftrace: Prevent RCU stall on PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY
kernels") and commit 42ea22e754ba ("ftrace: Add cond_resched() to
ftrace_graph_set_hash()").

Fix it the same way by adding cond_resched() in ftrace_module_enable.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/aMQD9_lxYmphT-up@vova-pc
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Riabchun <ferr.lambarginio@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES
- The change inserts `cond_resched()` inside the inner iteration over
  every ftrace record (`kernel/trace/ftrace.c:7538`). That loop holds
  the ftrace mutex and, for each record, invokes heavy helpers like
  `test_for_valid_rec()` which in turn calls `kallsyms_lookup()`
  (`kernel/trace/ftrace.c:4289`). On huge modules (e.g. amdgpu) this can
  run for tens of milliseconds with preemption disabled, triggering the
  documented soft lockup/panic during module load.
- `ftrace_module_enable()` runs only in process context via
  `prepare_coming_module()` (`kernel/module/main.c:3279`), so adding a
  voluntary reschedule point is safe; the same pattern already exists in
  other long-running ftrace loops (see commits d0b24b4e91fc and
  42ea22e754ba), so this brings consistency without changing control
  flow or semantics.
- No data structures or interfaces change, and the code still executes
  under the same locking (`ftrace_lock`, `text_mutex` when the arch
  overrides `ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare()`), so the risk of
  regression is minimal: the new call simply yields CPU if needed while
  keeping the locks held, preventing watchdog-induced crashes but
  otherwise behaving identically.

Given it fixes a real, user-visible soft lockup with a contained and
well-understood tweak, this is an excellent candidate for stable
backporting.

 kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index a69067367c296..42bd2ba68a821 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -7535,6 +7535,8 @@ void ftrace_module_enable(struct module *mod)
 		if (!within_module(rec->ip, mod))
 			break;
 
+		cond_resched();
+
 		/* Weak functions should still be ignored */
 		if (!test_for_valid_rec(rec)) {
 			/* Clear all other flags. Should not be enabled anyway */
-- 
2.51.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-10-25 16:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2025-10-25 15:53 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: improve phy reset on hw restart Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:53 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] Bluetooth: btusb: Add new VID/PID 13d3/3633 for MT7922 Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] extcon: axp288: Fix wakeup source leaks on device unbind Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Set def_wcid pointer in mt7996_mac_sta_init_link() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] ASoC: mediatek: Use SND_JACK_AVOUT for HDMI/DP jacks Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Temporarily disable EPCS Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] scsi: ufs: core: Change MCQ interrupt enable flow Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Fix invalid access in vccqx handling Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Change reset sequence for improved stability Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Disable auto-hibern8 during power mode changes Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] char: Use list_del_init() in misc_deregister() to reinitialize list pointer Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] wifi: mt76: mt76_eeprom_override to int Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: mt7996: disable promiscuous mode by default Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Fix PWM mode switch issue Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Enhance recovery on hibernation exit failure Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak on mt7996_mcu_sta_key_tlv error Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] extcon: fsa9480: Fix wakeup source leaks on device unbind Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: mt7925: add pci restore for hibernate Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Fix adapt issue after PA_Init Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] wifi: mt76: mt7921: Add 160MHz beamformee capability for mt7922 device Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] scsi: ufs: core: Disable timestamp functionality if not supported Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Assign power mode userdata before FASTAUTO mode change Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] Bluetooth: btusb: Add new VID/PID 13d3/3627 for MT7925 Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] extcon: adc-jack: Fix wakeup source leaks on device unbind Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: mt7996: support writing MAC TXD for AddBA Request Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] mei: make a local copy of client uuid in connect Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2025-10-25 19:25   ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] ftrace: Fix softlockup in ftrace_module_enable Steven Rostedt
2025-10-28 17:48     ` Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Fix auto-hibern8 timer configuration Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Fix unbalanced IRQ enable issue Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Enhance recovery on resume failure Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: use altx queue for offchannel tx on connac+ Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix mt7996_reverse_frag0_hdr_trans for MLO Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] scsi: ufs: host: mediatek: Correct system PM flow Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.15] page_pool: always add GFP_NOWARN for ATOMIC allocations Sasha Levin

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