Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Fix abnormal rcu dynticks_nesting values related to async page fault

From: Gleb Natapov <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:47:37 +0200

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 06:30:32PM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> 2012/11/27 Gleb Natapov <[email-masked]>:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> > index 4180a87..636800d 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> > @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void kvm_async_pf_task_wait(u32 token)
> >         int cpu, idle;
> >
> >         cpu = get_cpu();
> > -       idle = idle_cpu(cpu);
> > +       idle = is_idle_task(current);
> 
> I suggest this part goes to a standalone patch.
> 
> >         put_cpu();
> >
> >         spin_lock(&b->lock);
> > @@ -247,10 +247,7 @@ do_async_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
> >                 break;
> >         case KVM_PV_REASON_PAGE_NOT_PRESENT:
> >                 /* page is swapped out by the host. */
> > -               rcu_irq_enter();
> > -               exit_idle();
> >                 kvm_async_pf_task_wait((u32)read_cr2());
> > -               rcu_irq_exit();
> 
> Hmm, we still need those above around. I believe we just need to add
> rcu_user_exit() in the beginning of that case.
The exception may happen in kernel space too. Is calling rcu_user_exit()
still OK? Also why calling exit_idle() if we are not exiting idle?

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			Gleb.