powerpc/watchdog: Fix missed watchdog reset due to memory ordering race
authorNicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 02:50:53 +0000 (12:50 +1000)
committerMichael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:25:33 +0000 (11:25 +1100)
commit5dad4ba68a2483fc80d70b9dc90bbe16e1f27263
tree6109ab7626a76b0fde0364227f7af52318b26fea
parent869fb7e5aecbc163003f93f36dcc26d0554319f6
powerpc/watchdog: Fix missed watchdog reset due to memory ordering race

It is possible for all CPUs to miss the pending cpumask becoming clear,
and then nobody resetting it, which will cause the lockup detector to
stop working. It will eventually expire, but watchdog_smp_panic will
avoid doing anything if the pending mask is clear and it will never be
reset.

Order the cpumask clear vs the subsequent test to close this race.

Add an extra check for an empty pending mask when the watchdog fires and
finds its bit still clear, to try to catch any other possible races or
bugs here and keep the watchdog working. The extra test in
arch_touch_nmi_watchdog is required to prevent the new warning from
firing off.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Dufour <ldufour@linux.ibm.com>
Debugged-by: Laurent Dufour <ldufour@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211110025056.2084347-2-npiggin@gmail.com
arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c