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authorUlrich Obergfell <uobergfe@redhat.com>2015-04-14 15:44:13 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-04-14 16:48:59 -0700
commit195daf665a6299de98a4da3843fed2dd9de19d3a (patch)
tree3f7b786d4dfafa6a4d4090e529f7858f60112c75
parentbcfba4f4bf3c9c7c72b459d52a9e826dfd72855e (diff)
watchdog: enable the new user interface of the watchdog mechanism
With the current user interface of the watchdog mechanism it is only possible to disable or enable both lockup detectors at the same time. This series introduces new kernel parameters and changes the semantics of some existing kernel parameters, so that the hard lockup detector and the soft lockup detector can be disabled or enabled individually. With this series applied, the user interface is as follows. - parameters in /proc/sys/kernel . soft_watchdog This is a new parameter to control and examine the run state of the soft lockup detector. . nmi_watchdog The semantics of this parameter have changed. It can now be used to control and examine the run state of the hard lockup detector. . watchdog This parameter is still available to control the run state of both lockup detectors at the same time. If this parameter is examined, it shows the logical OR of soft_watchdog and nmi_watchdog. . watchdog_thresh The semantics of this parameter are not affected by the patch. - kernel command line parameters . nosoftlockup The semantics of this parameter have changed. It can now be used to disable the soft lockup detector at boot time. . nmi_watchdog=0 or nmi_watchdog=1 Disable or enable the hard lockup detector at boot time. The patch introduces '=1' as a new option. . nowatchdog The semantics of this parameter are not affected by the patch. It is still available to disable both lockup detectors at boot time. Also, remove the proc_dowatchdog() function which is no longer needed. [dzickus@redhat.com: wrote changelog] [dzickus@redhat.com: update documentation for kernel params and sysctl] Signed-off-by: Ulrich Obergfell <uobergfe@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt62
-rw-r--r--include/linux/nmi.h2
-rw-r--r--kernel/sysctl.c35
-rw-r--r--kernel/watchdog.c81
5 files changed, 97 insertions, 89 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 01aa47d3b6ab..71eecb263250 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2236,8 +2236,9 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels
Format: [panic,][nopanic,][num]
- Valid num: 0
+ Valid num: 0 or 1
0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
+ 1 - turn nmi_watchdog on
When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog
timeout occurs (or 'nopanic' to override the opposite
default).
@@ -2464,7 +2465,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
nousb [USB] Disable the USB subsystem
- nowatchdog [KNL] Disable the lockup detector (NMI watchdog).
+ nowatchdog [KNL] Disable both lockup detectors, i.e.
+ soft-lockup and NMI watchdog (hard-lockup).
nowb [ARM]
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 83ab25660fc9..99d7eb3a1416 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
- shmmax [ sysv ipc ]
- shmmni
- softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace
+- soft_watchdog
- stop-a [ SPARC only ]
- sysrq ==> Documentation/sysrq.txt
- sysctl_writes_strict
- tainted
- threads-max
- unknown_nmi_panic
+- watchdog
- watchdog_thresh
- version
@@ -417,16 +419,23 @@ successful IPC object allocation.
nmi_watchdog:
-Enables/Disables the NMI watchdog on x86 systems. When the value is
-non-zero the NMI watchdog is enabled and will continuously test all
-online cpus to determine whether or not they are still functioning
-properly. Currently, passing "nmi_watchdog=" parameter at boot time is
-required for this function to work.
+This parameter can be used to control the NMI watchdog
+(i.e. the hard lockup detector) on x86 systems.
-If LAPIC NMI watchdog method is in use (nmi_watchdog=2 kernel
-parameter), the NMI watchdog shares registers with oprofile. By
-disabling the NMI watchdog, oprofile may have more registers to
-utilize.
+ 0 - disable the hard lockup detector
+ 1 - enable the hard lockup detector
+
+The hard lockup detector monitors each CPU for its ability to respond to
+timer interrupts. The mechanism utilizes CPU performance counter registers
+that are programmed to generate Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) periodically
+while a CPU is busy. Hence, the alternative name 'NMI watchdog'.
+
+The NMI watchdog is disabled by default if the kernel is running as a guest
+in a KVM virtual machine. This default can be overridden by adding
+
+ nmi_watchdog=1
+
+to the guest kernel command line (see Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt).
==============================================================
@@ -816,6 +825,22 @@ NMI.
==============================================================
+soft_watchdog
+
+This parameter can be used to control the soft lockup detector.
+
+ 0 - disable the soft lockup detector
+ 1 - enable the soft lockup detector
+
+The soft lockup detector monitors CPUs for threads that are hogging the CPUs
+without rescheduling voluntarily, and thus prevent the 'watchdog/N' threads
+from running. The mechanism depends on the CPUs ability to respond to timer
+interrupts which are needed for the 'watchdog/N' threads to be woken up by
+the watchdog timer function, otherwise the NMI watchdog - if enabled - can
+detect a hard lockup condition.
+
+==============================================================
+
tainted:
Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted. Numeric values, which
@@ -858,6 +883,25 @@ example. If a system hangs up, try pressing the NMI switch.
==============================================================
+watchdog:
+
+This parameter can be used to disable or enable the soft lockup detector
+_and_ the NMI watchdog (i.e. the hard lockup detector) at the same time.
+
+ 0 - disable both lockup detectors
+ 1 - enable both lockup detectors
+
+The soft lockup detector and the NMI watchdog can also be disabled or
+enabled individually, using the soft_watchdog and nmi_watchdog parameters.
+If the watchdog parameter is read, for example by executing
+
+ cat /proc/sys/kernel/watchdog
+
+the output of this command (0 or 1) shows the logical OR of soft_watchdog
+and nmi_watchdog.
+
+==============================================================
+
watchdog_thresh:
This value can be used to control the frequency of hrtimer and NMI
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index 5b5450585b8a..0426357297d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ extern int proc_soft_watchdog(struct ctl_table *, int ,
void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
extern int proc_watchdog_thresh(struct ctl_table *, int ,
void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *, int ,
- void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_APEI_NMI
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index ce410bb9f2e1..245e7dcc3741 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
.data = &watchdog_user_enabled,
.maxlen = sizeof (int),
.mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dowatchdog,
+ .proc_handler = proc_watchdog,
.extra1 = &zero,
.extra2 = &one,
},
@@ -855,11 +855,33 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
.data = &watchdog_thresh,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dowatchdog,
+ .proc_handler = proc_watchdog_thresh,
.extra1 = &zero,
.extra2 = &sixty,
},
{
+ .procname = "nmi_watchdog",
+ .data = &nmi_watchdog_enabled,
+ .maxlen = sizeof (int),
+ .mode = 0644,
+ .proc_handler = proc_nmi_watchdog,
+ .extra1 = &zero,
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR)
+ .extra2 = &one,
+#else
+ .extra2 = &zero,
+#endif
+ },
+ {
+ .procname = "soft_watchdog",
+ .data = &soft_watchdog_enabled,
+ .maxlen = sizeof (int),
+ .mode = 0644,
+ .proc_handler = proc_soft_watchdog,
+ .extra1 = &zero,
+ .extra2 = &one,
+ },
+ {
.procname = "softlockup_panic",
.data = &softlockup_panic,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
@@ -879,15 +901,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
.extra2 = &one,
},
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
- {
- .procname = "nmi_watchdog",
- .data = &watchdog_user_enabled,
- .maxlen = sizeof (int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dowatchdog,
- .extra1 = &zero,
- .extra2 = &one,
- },
#endif
#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86)
{
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index fd2b6dc14486..63d702885686 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -110,15 +110,9 @@ static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
else if (!strncmp(str, "nopanic", 7))
hardlockup_panic = 0;
else if (!strncmp(str, "0", 1))
- watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
- else if (!strncmp(str, "1", 1) || !strncmp(str, "2", 1)) {
- /*
- * Setting 'nmi_watchdog=1' or 'nmi_watchdog=2' (legacy option)
- * has the same effect.
- */
- watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
- watchdog_enable_hardlockup_detector(true);
- }
+ watchdog_enabled &= ~NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED;
+ else if (!strncmp(str, "1", 1))
+ watchdog_enabled |= NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED;
return 1;
}
__setup("nmi_watchdog=", hardlockup_panic_setup);
@@ -137,19 +131,18 @@ __setup("softlockup_panic=", softlockup_panic_setup);
static int __init nowatchdog_setup(char *str)
{
- watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
+ watchdog_enabled = 0;
return 1;
}
__setup("nowatchdog", nowatchdog_setup);
-/* deprecated */
static int __init nosoftlockup_setup(char *str)
{
- watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
+ watchdog_enabled &= ~SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED;
return 1;
}
__setup("nosoftlockup", nosoftlockup_setup);
-/* */
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
static int __init softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace_setup(char *str)
{
@@ -264,10 +257,11 @@ static int is_softlockup(unsigned long touch_ts)
{
unsigned long now = get_timestamp();
- /* Warn about unreasonable delays: */
- if (time_after(now, touch_ts + get_softlockup_thresh()))
- return now - touch_ts;
-
+ if (watchdog_enabled & SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED) {
+ /* Warn about unreasonable delays. */
+ if (time_after(now, touch_ts + get_softlockup_thresh()))
+ return now - touch_ts;
+ }
return 0;
}
@@ -532,6 +526,10 @@ static int watchdog_nmi_enable(unsigned int cpu)
struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr;
struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+ /* nothing to do if the hard lockup detector is disabled */
+ if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
+ goto out;
+
/*
* Some kernels need to default hard lockup detection to
* 'disabled', for example a guest on a hypervisor.
@@ -856,59 +854,12 @@ out:
mutex_unlock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
return err;
}
-
-/*
- * proc handler for /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog,watchdog_thresh
- */
-
-int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
- void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
-{
- int err, old_thresh, old_enabled;
- bool old_hardlockup;
-
- mutex_lock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
- old_thresh = ACCESS_ONCE(watchdog_thresh);
- old_enabled = ACCESS_ONCE(watchdog_user_enabled);
- old_hardlockup = watchdog_hardlockup_detector_is_enabled();
-
- err = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
- if (err || !write)
- goto out;
-
- set_sample_period();
- /*
- * Watchdog threads shouldn't be enabled if they are
- * disabled. The 'watchdog_running' variable check in
- * watchdog_*_all_cpus() function takes care of this.
- */
- if (watchdog_user_enabled && watchdog_thresh) {
- /*
- * Prevent a change in watchdog_thresh accidentally overriding
- * the enablement of the hardlockup detector.
- */
- if (watchdog_user_enabled != old_enabled)
- watchdog_enable_hardlockup_detector(true);
- err = watchdog_enable_all_cpus(old_thresh != watchdog_thresh);
- } else
- watchdog_disable_all_cpus();
-
- /* Restore old values on failure */
- if (err) {
- watchdog_thresh = old_thresh;
- watchdog_user_enabled = old_enabled;
- watchdog_enable_hardlockup_detector(old_hardlockup);
- }
-out:
- mutex_unlock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
- return err;
-}
#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
void __init lockup_detector_init(void)
{
set_sample_period();
- if (watchdog_user_enabled)
+ if (watchdog_enabled)
watchdog_enable_all_cpus(false);
}