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Date:      Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:51:46 +0200
From:      Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Tom McLaughlin <tmclaugh@sdf.lonestar.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Recent MFC to 7 causes crash on VMware ESXi
Message-ID:  <20100208185146.GO9991@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
In-Reply-To: <201002081315.06445.jhb@freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 01:15:06PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> On Monday 08 February 2010 11:06:00 am Kostik Belousov wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 10:32:37AM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> > > On Monday 08 February 2010 9:56:36 am Kostik Belousov wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 09:49:00AM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday 06 February 2010 4:47:16 pm Tom McLaughlin wrote:
> > > > > > John Baldwin wrote, On 02/05/2010 08:27 AM:
> > > > > > > On Thursday 04 February 2010 10:00:55 pm Tom McLaughlin wrote:
> > > > > > >> Hi all, a recent MFC to 7-STABLE has started to cause issues=
 for=20
> my VMs
> > > > > > >> on VMware ESXi 3.5u4.  After loading the mpt driver for the =
LSI=20
> disk
> > > > > > >> controller the VM just shuts off.  The workaround is to chan=
ge=20
> the disk
> > > > > > >> controller to the BusLogic type.  Still, it used to work up =
until=20
> last
> > > > > > >> week.  The change was made around January 26th and based on =
the=20
> commits
> > > > > > >> that day I'm guessing it's either r203047 or r203073
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> I have the same issue with both amd64 and i386 VMs.  This af=
fects=20
> HEAD
> > > > > > >> and 8-STABLE as well and first affected HEAD over the summer=
.  (I=20
> just
> > > > > > >> worked around it and went about my business at the time. :-/=
) =20
> I've
> > > > > > >> attached a dmesg from a kernel before the problem and one fr=
om=20
> after it
> > > > > > >> started.
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > What if you set 'hw.clfush_disable=3D1' from the loader?
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > Yes, that corrected it on all my VMs.  I've talked to people on=
 ESXi=20
> 4
> > > > > > and they do not see the problem.  I have yet to try 3.5u5 to se=
e if=20
> this
> > > > > > is a non-issue.  3.5 will be supported for awhile longer from=
=20
> VMware.
> > > > > > I'm going to try upgrading the box during the week.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > I believe folks had to do this on HEAD/8.x as well.  Perhaps we c=
an=20
> > > > > automatically disable clflush if we are executing under VMware or=
 Xen:
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Index: amd64/amd64/initcpu.c
> > > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > > > > --- amd64/amd64/initcpu.c	(revision 203430)
> > > > > +++ amd64/amd64/initcpu.c	(working copy)
> > > > > @@ -177,17 +177,16 @@
> > > > >  	if ((cpu_feature & CPUID_CLFSH) !=3D 0)
> > > > >  		cpu_clflush_line_size =3D ((cpu_procinfo >> 8) & 0xff) * 8;
> > > > >  	/*
> > > > > -	 * XXXKIB: (temporary) hack to work around traps generated when
> > > > > -	 * CLFLUSHing APIC registers window.
> > > > > +	 * XXXKIB: (temporary) hack to work around traps generated
> > > > > +	 * when CLFLUSHing APIC registers window under virtualization
> > > > > +	 * environments.
> > > > >  	 */
> > > > >  	TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("hw.clflush_disable", &hw_clflush_disable);
> > > > > -	if (cpu_vendor_id =3D=3D CPU_VENDOR_INTEL && !(cpu_feature & CP=
UID_SS)=20
> &&
> > > > > -	    hw_clflush_disable =3D=3D -1)
> > > > > +	if (vm_guest !=3D 0 /* VM_GUEST_NO */ && hw_clflush_disable =3D=
=3D -1)
> > > > >  		cpu_feature &=3D ~CPUID_CLFSH;
> > > > >  	/*
> > > > >  	 * Allow to disable CLFLUSH feature manually by
> > > > > -	 * hw.clflush_disable tunable.  This may help Xen guest on some=
 AMD
> > > > > -	 * CPUs.
> > > > > +	 * hw.clflush_disable tunable.
> > > > >  	 */
> > > > >  	if (hw_clflush_disable =3D=3D 1)
> > > > >  		cpu_feature &=3D ~CPUID_CLFSH;
> > > > > Index: i386/i386/initcpu.c
> > > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > > > > --- i386/i386/initcpu.c	(revision 203430)
> > > > > +++ i386/i386/initcpu.c	(working copy)
> > > > > @@ -724,17 +724,16 @@
> > > > >  	if ((cpu_feature & CPUID_CLFSH) !=3D 0)
> > > > >  		cpu_clflush_line_size =3D ((cpu_procinfo >> 8) & 0xff) * 8;
> > > > >  	/*
> > > > > -	 * XXXKIB: (temporary) hack to work around traps generated when
> > > > > -	 * CLFLUSHing APIC registers window.
> > > > > +	 * XXXKIB: (temporary) hack to work around traps generated
> > > > > +	 * when CLFLUSHing APIC registers window under virtualization
> > > > > +	 * environments.
> > > > >  	 */
> > > > >  	TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("hw.clflush_disable", &hw_clflush_disable);
> > > > > -	if (cpu_vendor_id =3D=3D CPU_VENDOR_INTEL && !(cpu_feature & CP=
UID_SS)=20
> &&
> > > > > -	    hw_clflush_disable =3D=3D -1)
> > > > > +	if (vm_guest !=3D 0 /* VM_GUEST_NO */ && hw_clflush_disable =3D=
=3D -1)
> > > > >  		cpu_feature &=3D ~CPUID_CLFSH;
> > > > >  	/*
> > > > >  	 * Allow to disable CLFLUSH feature manually by
> > > > > -	 * hw.clflush_disable tunable.  This may help Xen guest on some=
 AMD
> > > > > -	 * CPUs.
> > > > > +	 * hw.clflush_disable tunable.
> > > > >  	 */
> > > > >  	if (hw_clflush_disable =3D=3D 1)
> > > > >  		cpu_feature &=3D ~CPUID_CLFSH;
> > > >=20
> > > > It might be better to "or" old condition, i.e. Intel without SS, and
> > > > new one, vm_guest !=3D 0, instead of replacing the old ?
> > >=20
> > > I thought the old condition only happened under VMware?
> >=20
> > Reports I got where from XEN.
>=20
> Ok. Those would also be covered under the vm_guest test as it is
> non-zero for Xen, VMware, Parallels, etc.

What I said was suggestion and not objection. Ignore me.

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