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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:47:04 +0200
From: John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mips: add arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() function
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Hi Eubong,

one small question inline ...

On 22/10/2014 08:39, Eunbong Song wrote:
> 
> Currently, arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() is defined in only x86
> and sparc which has nmi interrupt. But in case of softlockup not a
> hardlockup, it could be possible to dump backtrace of all cpus. and
> this could be helpful for debugging.
> 
> for example, if system has 2 cpus.
> 
> CPU 0				CPU 1 acquire read_lock()
> 
> try to do write_lock()
> 
> ,,, missing read_unlock()
> 
> In this case, softlockup will occur becasuse CPU 0 does not call
> read_unlock(). And dump_stack() print only backtrace for "CPU 0".
> If CPU1's backtrace is printed it's very helpful.
> 
> This patch adds arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() for mips
> architecture.
> 
> Maybe someone make better patch than this. I just suggest the
> idea. --- arch/mips/include/asm/irq.h |    3 +++ 
> arch/mips/kernel/process.c  |   18 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files
> changed, 21 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/irq.h
> b/arch/mips/include/asm/irq.h index 39f07ae..5a4e1bb 100644 ---
> a/arch/mips/include/asm/irq.h +++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/irq.h @@
> -48,4 +48,7 @@ extern int cp0_compare_irq; extern int
> cp0_compare_irq_shift; extern int cp0_perfcount_irq;
> 
> +void arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(bool); +#define
> arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace

What is the purpose of this define ? is this maybe a leftover from
some regex/cleanups ?

	John


> + #endif /* _ASM_IRQ_H */ diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
> b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c index 636b074..9f51d3d 100644 ---
> a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c @@
> -42,6 +42,7 @@ #include <asm/isadep.h> #include <asm/inst.h> 
> #include <asm/stacktrace.h> +#include <asm/irq_regs.h>
> 
> #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU void arch_cpu_idle_dead(void) @@ -532,3
> +533,20 @@ unsigned long arch_align_stack(unsigned long sp)
> 
> return sp & ALMASK; } + +static void arch_dump_stack(void *info) 
> +{ +	struct pt_regs *regs; + +	regs = get_irq_regs(); + +	if(regs) 
> +		show_regs(regs); + +	dump_stack(); +} + +void
> arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(bool include_self) +{ +
> smp_call_function(arch_dump_stack, NULL, 1); +}
> 
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