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Date:      Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:06:40 +0000
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To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 201245] panic: spin lock held too long on sparc64
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--- Comment #17 from commit-hook@freebsd.org ---
A commit references this bug:

Author: marius
Date: Thu Jul 30 02:06:32 UTC 2015
New revision: 286055
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/286055

Log:
  MFC: r285839

  o Revert the other functional half of r239864, i. e. the merge of r134227
    from x86 to use smp_ipi_mtx spin lock not only for smp_rendezvous_cpus()
    but also for the MD cache invalidation, TLB demapping and remote register
    reading IPIs due to the following reasons:
    - The cross-IPI SMP deadlock x86 otherwise is subject to can't happen on
      sparc64. That's because on sparc64, spin locks don't disable interrupts
      completely but only raise the processor interrupt level to PIL_TICK. This
      means that IPIs still get delivered and direct dispatch IPIs such as the
      cache invalidation etc. IPIs in question are still executed.
    - In smp_rendezvous_cpus(), smp_ipi_mtx is held not only while sending an
      IPI_RENDEZVOUS, but until all CPUs have processed
smp_rendezvous_action().
      Consequently, smp_ipi_mtx may be locked for an extended amount of time as
      queued IPIs (as opposed to the direct ones) such as IPI_RENDEZVOUS are
      scheduled via a soft interrupt. Moreover, given that this soft interrupt
      is only delivered at PIL_RENDEZVOUS, processing of
smp_rendezvous_action()
      on a target may be interrupted by f. e. a tick interrupt at PIL_TICK, in
      turn leading to the target in question trying to send an IPI by itself
      while IPI_RENDEZVOUS isn't fully handled, yet, and, thus, resulting in a
      deadlock.
  o As mentioned in the commit message of r245850, on least some sun4u
platforms
    concurrent sending of IPIs by different CPUs is fatal. Therefore, hold the
    reintroduced MD ipi_mtx also while delivering cross-traps via MI helpers,
    i. e. ipi_{all_but_self,cpu,selected}().
  o Akin to x86, let the last CPU to process cpu_mp_bootstrap() set smp_started
    instead of the BSP in cpu_mp_unleash(). This ensures that all APs actually
    are started, when smp_started is no longer 0.
  o In all MD and MI IPI helpers, check for smp_started == 1 rather than for
    smp_cpus > 1 or nothing at all. This avoids races during boot causing IPIs
    trying to be delivered to APs that in fact aren't up and running, yet.
    While at it, move setting of the cpu_ipi_{selected,single}() pointers to
    the appropriate delivery functions from mp_init() to cpu_mp_start() where
    it's better suited and allows to get rid of the global isjbus variable.
  o Given that now concurrent IPI delivery no longer is possible, also nuke
    the delays before completely disabling interrupts again in the CPU-specific
    cross-trap delivery functions, previously giving other CPUs a window for
    sending IPIs on their part. Actually, we now should be able to entirely get
    rid of completely disabling interrupts in these functions. Such a change
    needs more testing, though.
  o In {s,}tick_get_timecount_mp(), make the {s,}tick variable static. While
not
    necessary for correctness, this avoids page faults when accessing the stack
    of a foreign CPU as {s,}tick now is locked into the TLBs as part of static
    kernel data. Hence, {s,}tick_get_timecount_mp() always execute as fast as
    possible, avoiding jitter.

  PR:        201245

Changes:
_U  stable/10/
  stable/10/sys/kern/subr_witness.c
  stable/10/sys/sparc64/include/smp.h
  stable/10/sys/sparc64/sparc64/machdep.c
  stable/10/sys/sparc64/sparc64/mp_machdep.c
  stable/10/sys/sparc64/sparc64/tick.c

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