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xen: delay xen_hvm_init_time_ops() if kdump is boot on vcpu>=32
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The sched_clock() can be used very early since commit 857baa8
("sched/clock: Enable sched clock early"). In addition, with commit
38669ba ("x86/xen/time: Output xen sched_clock time from 0"), kdump
kernel in Xen HVM guest may panic at very early stage when accessing
&__this_cpu_read(xen_vcpu)->time as in below:

setup_arch()
 -> init_hypervisor_platform()
     -> x86_init.hyper.init_platform = xen_hvm_guest_init()
         -> xen_hvm_init_time_ops()
             -> xen_clocksource_read()
                 -> src = &__this_cpu_read(xen_vcpu)->time;

This is because Xen HVM supports at most MAX_VIRT_CPUS=32 'vcpu_info'
embedded inside 'shared_info' during early stage until xen_vcpu_setup() is
used to allocate/relocate 'vcpu_info' for boot cpu at arbitrary address.

However, when Xen HVM guest panic on vcpu >= 32, since
xen_vcpu_info_reset(0) would set per_cpu(xen_vcpu, cpu) = NULL when
vcpu >= 32, xen_clocksource_read() on vcpu >= 32 would panic.

This patch calls xen_hvm_init_time_ops() again later in
xen_hvm_smp_prepare_boot_cpu() after the 'vcpu_info' for boot vcpu is
registered when the boot vcpu is >= 32.

This issue can be reproduced on purpose via below command at the guest
side when kdump/kexec is enabled:

"taskset -c 33 echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger"

The bugfix for PVM is not implemented due to the lack of testing
environment.

[boris: xen_hvm_init_time_ops() returns on errors instead of jumping to end]

Cc: Joe Jin <joe.jin@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Dongli Zhang <dongli.zhang@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220302164032.14569-3-dongli.zhang@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
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Dongli Zhang authored and Boris Ostrovsky committed Mar 10, 2022
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions arch/x86/xen/smp_hvm.c
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Expand Up @@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ static void __init xen_hvm_smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
*/
xen_vcpu_setup(0);

/*
* Called again in case the kernel boots on vcpu >= MAX_VIRT_CPUS.
* Refer to comments in xen_hvm_init_time_ops().
*/
xen_hvm_init_time_ops();

/*
* The alternative logic (which patches the unlock/lock) runs before
* the smp bootup up code is activated. Hence we need to set this up
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24 changes: 23 additions & 1 deletion arch/x86/xen/time.c
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Expand Up @@ -558,6 +558,11 @@ static void xen_hvm_setup_cpu_clockevents(void)

void __init xen_hvm_init_time_ops(void)
{
static bool hvm_time_initialized;

if (hvm_time_initialized)
return;

/*
* vector callback is needed otherwise we cannot receive interrupts
* on cpu > 0 and at this point we don't know how many cpus are
Expand All @@ -567,7 +572,22 @@ void __init xen_hvm_init_time_ops(void)
return;

if (!xen_feature(XENFEAT_hvm_safe_pvclock)) {
pr_info("Xen doesn't support pvclock on HVM, disable pv timer");
pr_info_once("Xen doesn't support pvclock on HVM, disable pv timer");
return;
}

/*
* Only MAX_VIRT_CPUS 'vcpu_info' are embedded inside 'shared_info'.
* The __this_cpu_read(xen_vcpu) is still NULL when Xen HVM guest
* boots on vcpu >= MAX_VIRT_CPUS (e.g., kexec), To access
* __this_cpu_read(xen_vcpu) via xen_clocksource_read() will panic.
*
* The xen_hvm_init_time_ops() should be called again later after
* __this_cpu_read(xen_vcpu) is available.
*/
if (!__this_cpu_read(xen_vcpu)) {
pr_info("Delay xen_init_time_common() as kernel is running on vcpu=%d\n",
xen_vcpu_nr(0));
return;
}

Expand All @@ -577,6 +597,8 @@ void __init xen_hvm_init_time_ops(void)
x86_cpuinit.setup_percpu_clockev = xen_hvm_setup_cpu_clockevents;

x86_platform.set_wallclock = xen_set_wallclock;

hvm_time_initialized = true;
}
#endif

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