KGDB panics on p2020 target
Arun Chandran
achandran at mvista.com
Wed Jan 22 00:15:02 EST 2014
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:06 PM, "“tiejun.chen”" <tiejun.chen at windriver.com
> wrote:
> On 01/21/2014 02:04 PM, Arun Chandran wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:55 PM, "�tiejun.chen�"
>> <tiejun.chen at windriver.com>wrote:
>>
>> On 01/17/2014 03:52 PM, Arun Chandran wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am testing kgdb on freescale p2020 target.
>>>>
>>>> In target
>>>> ------------
>>>>
>>>> 1)
>>>> root at freescale-p2020ds:~# uname -a
>>>> Linux freescale-p2020ds 3.10.20-rt14+ #9 SMP Thu Jan 16 16:32:15 IST
>>>> 2014
>>>> ppc GNU/Linux
>>>>
>>>> 2)
>>>> root at freescale-p2020ds:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
>>>> processor : 0
>>>> cpu : e500v2
>>>> clock : 999.990008MHz
>>>> revision : 4.0 (pvr 8021 1040)
>>>> bogomips : 124.99
>>>>
>>>> processor : 1
>>>> cpu : e500v2
>>>> clock : 999.990008MHz
>>>> revision : 4.0 (pvr 8021 1040)
>>>> bogomips : 124.99
>>>>
>>>> total bogomips : 249.99
>>>> timebase : 62499376
>>>> platform : P2020 DS
>>>> model : fsl,P2020DS
>>>> Memory : 768 MB
>>>>
>>>> 3)
>>>> freescale-p2020ds:~# echo "ttyS1,115200" >
>>>> /sys/module/kgdboc/parameters/kgdoc
>>>>
>>>> 4) I set up host (settings given below); Then I send "SysRq : DEBUG"
>>>>
>>>> In host
>>>> ----------
>>>> (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0
>>>> Remote debugging using /dev/ttyS0
>>>> kgdb_breakpoint () at kernel/debug/debug_core.c:1013
>>>> 1013 arch_kgdb_breakpoint();
>>>> (gdb) b sys_sync
>>>> Breakpoint 1 at 0xc0167288: file fs/sync.c, line 103.
>>>> (gdb) c
>>>> Continuing.
>>>>
>>>> I am able to take control in host; after that I am setting breakpoint at
>>>> "sys_sync"
>>>>
>>>> In target
>>>> ------------
>>>> root at freescale-p2020ds:~# for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
>>>>
>>>> do
>>>>> sync
>>>>> done
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> In host
>>>> ----------
>>>> Breakpoint 1, sys_sync () at fs/sync.c:103
>>>> 103 {
>>>> (gdb) c
>>>> Continuing.
>>>>
>>>> Breakpoint is hit only one time instead of 9 times; after that target
>>>> hangs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I recommend you try upstream to take a further look at this, instead of
>>> that Freescale distribution. As I recall currently KGDB works well in
>>> 85xx
>>> case in ML.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks for your suggestion.
>>
>> I tested the same thing on linux-3.12.y (
>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-
>> stable.git/log/?id=refs%2Ftags%2Fv3.12.8&h=linux-3.12.y
>> ).
>>
>>
> Please go powerpc tree,
>
> git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc.git
>
> git checkout next
>
>
Yes It works fine on that tree.. Seems my problem is solved by commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c?id=8258e268c15a29c09d7c88d91a948bdf729433d8
Thank you for the help.
>
>
>> root at p2020ds:~# uname -a
>> Linux freescale-p2020ds 3.12.8 #136 SMP Tue Jan 21 11:14:13 IST 2014 ppc
>> GNU/Linux
>>
>>
>> The breakpoint I placed at "sys_sync" is hit only once. After that my gdb
>> command "continue" does not make further
>> hits. And the target is hung. It is not even responding to my further
>> sending of "SysRq : DEBUG"
>>
>> I have attached my .config
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then i tried to send "SysRq : DEBUG" in target kernel panics.
>>>>
>>>> I have pasted the panic below.
>>>>
>>>> #########################################
>>>> SysRq : DEBUG
>>>> Kernel panic - not syncing: Recursive entry to debugger
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The kernel already trap into kgdb_handle_exception() with the debug
>>> exception while triggering that break point, but again you trigger
>>> another
>>> debug exception by SysRq. Actually KGDB can't handle such this recursive
>>> behavior, so KGDB always call kgdb_reenter_check() to prevent this
>>> scenario
>>> with this call trace.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am doing it because the target is hung after the initial breakpoint is
>> hit.
>>
>
> This is just what I mean. Although looks your kernel is hung, actually
> your kernel is already in kgdb exception handler previously. So after you
> send break by SysRq to debug, its not allowed by current kgdb scheme as I
> said. The following call trace also show this path explicitly.
>
> Tiejun
>
>
>
>>
>> static int kgdb_reenter_check(struct kgdb_state *ks)
>>> {
>>> unsigned long addr;
>>>
>>> if (atomic_read(&kgdb_active) != raw_smp_processor_id())
>>> return 0;
>>> ...
>>>
>>> if (exception_level > 1) {
>>> dump_stack();
>>> panic("Recursive entry to debugger");
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> Tiejun
>>>
>>> CPU: 1 PID: 2266 Comm: cron Not tainted 3.10.20-rt14+ #6
>>>
>>>> Call Trace:
>>>> [effe5d10] [c0008060] show_stack+0x4c/0x168 (unreliable)
>>>> [effe5d50] [c0588878] panic+0xe4/0x224
>>>> [effe5da0] [c00b2cbc] kgdb_handle_exception+0x1d4/0x1f8
>>>> [effe5df0] [c0010038] kgdb_handle_breakpoint+0x4c/0x80
>>>> [effe5e00] [c057e7e0] program_check_exception+0x10c/0x264
>>>> [effe5e10] [c000f660] ret_from_except_full+0x0/0x4c
>>>> --- Exception: 700 at sysrq_handle_dbg+0x3c/0xc8
>>>> LR = __handle_sysrq+0x154/0x1cc
>>>> [effe5ed0] [c033df5c] __handle_sysrq+0x140/0x1cc (unreliable)
>>>> [effe5f00] [c0353ef8] serial8250_rx_chars+0xe8/0x218
>>>> [effe5f30] [c0359644] fsl8250_handle_irq+0xac/0x174
>>>> [effe5f50] [c0352f9c] serial8250_interrupt+0x40/0xe8
>>>> [effe5f70] [c00b5500] handle_irq_event_percpu+0xcc/0x2a8
>>>> [effe5fc0] [c00b5720] handle_irq_event+0x44/0x74
>>>> [effe5fe0] [c00b8e14] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xd0/0x17c
>>>> [effe5ff0] [c000d58c] call_handle_irq+0x18/0x28
>>>> [c4f91b10] [c0004f60] do_IRQ+0x150/0x224
>>>> [c4f91b40] [c000f6ac] ret_from_except+0x0/0x18
>>>> --- Exception: 501 at rpcauth_lookup_credcache+0x138/0x2a4
>>>> LR = rpcauth_lookup_credcache+0xb8/0x2a4
>>>> [c4f91c00] [24002424] 0x24002424 (unreliable)
>>>> [c4f91c50] [c055cb84] rpcauth_lookupcred+0x64/0xac
>>>> [c4f91c80] [c055ce2c] rpcauth_refreshcred+0x11c/0x124
>>>> [c4f91cc0] [c055ac80] __rpc_execute+0x8c/0x330
>>>> [c4f91d10] [c05540b8] rpc_run_task+0x9c/0xc4
>>>> [c4f91d20] [c0554204] rpc_call_sync+0x50/0xb8
>>>> [c4f91d50] [c0257164] nfs_proc_getattr+0x48/0x5c
>>>> [c4f91d70] [c024aaa4] __nfs_revalidate_inode+0xa8/0x168
>>>> [c4f91d90] [c024ac1c] nfs_revalidate_mapping+0xb8/0x194
>>>> [c4f91da0] [c0251f00] nfs_follow_link+0x24/0xc8
>>>> [c4f91dc0] [c0145280] path_lookupat+0x2f4/0x824
>>>> [c4f91e10] [c01457dc] filename_lookup.isra.33+0x2c/0x8c
>>>> [c4f91e30] [c0147a74] user_path_at_empty+0x58/0x9c
>>>> [c4f91eb0] [c013d5bc] vfs_fstatat+0x54/0xb4
>>>> [c4f91ee0] [c013d93c] SyS_stat64+0x1c/0x44
>>>> [c4f91f40] [c000eec0] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x3c
>>>> --- Exception: c01 at 0xff08a98
>>>> LR = 0xfed53e8
>>>> CPU: 1 PID: 2266 Comm: cron Not tainted 3.10.20-rt14+ #6
>>>> Call Trace:
>>>> [effe5bb0] [c0008060] show_stack+0x4c/0x168 (unreliable)
>>>> [effe5bf0] [c00b2cac] kgdb_handle_exception+0x1c4/0x1f8
>>>> [effe5c40] [c0010038] kgdb_handle_breakpoint+0x4c/0x80
>>>> [effe5c50] [c057e7e0] program_check_exception+0x10c/0x264
>>>> [effe5c60] [c000f660] ret_from_except_full+0x0/0x4c
>>>> --- Exception: 700 at kgdb_panic_event+0x1c/0x3c
>>>> LR = notifier_call_chain+0x60/0xb0
>>>> [effe5d20] [00000000] (nil) (unreliable)
>>>> [effe5d40] [c05819dc] __atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x14/0x24
>>>> [effe5d50] [c05888a8] panic+0x114/0x224
>>>> [effe5da0] [c00b2cbc] kgdb_handle_exception+0x1d4/0x1f8
>>>> [effe5df0] [c0010038] kgdb_handle_breakpoint+0x4c/0x80
>>>> [effe5e00] [c057e7e0] program_check_exception+0x10c/0x264
>>>> [effe5e10] [c000f660] ret_from_except_full+0x0/0x4c
>>>> --- Exception: 700 at sysrq_handle_dbg+0x3c/0xc8
>>>> LR = __handle_sysrq+0x154/0x1cc
>>>> [effe5ed0] [c033df5c] __handle_sysrq+0x140/0x1cc (unreliable)
>>>> [effe5f00] [c0353ef8] serial8250_rx_chars+0xe8/0x218
>>>> [effe5f30] [c0359644] fsl8250_handle_irq+0xac/0x174
>>>> [effe5f50] [c0352f9c] serial8250_interrupt+0x40/0xe8
>>>> [effe5f70] [c00b5500] handle_irq_event_percpu+0xcc/0x2a8
>>>> [effe5fc0] [c00b5720] handle_irq_event+0x44/0x74
>>>> [effe5fe0] [c00b8e14] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xd0/0x17c
>>>> [effe5ff0] [c000d58c] call_handle_irq+0x18/0x28
>>>> [c4f91b10] [c0004f60] do_IRQ+0x150/0x224
>>>> [c4f91b40] [c000f6ac] ret_from_except+0x0/0x18
>>>> --- Exception: 501 at rpcauth_lookup_credcache+0x138/0x2a4
>>>> LR = rpcauth_lookup_credcache+0xb8/0x2a4
>>>> [c4f91c00] [24002424] 0x24002424 (unreliable)
>>>> [c4f91c50] [c055cb84] rpcauth_lookupcred+0x64/0xac
>>>> [c4f91c80] [c055ce2c] rpcauth_refreshcred+0x11c/0x124
>>>> [c4f91cc0] [c055ac80] __rpc_execute+0x8c/0x330
>>>> [c4f91d10] [c05540b8] rpc_run_task+0x9c/0xc4
>>>> [c4f91d20] [c0554204] rpc_call_sync+0x50/0xb8
>>>> [c4f91d50] [c0257164] nfs_proc_getattr+0x48/0x5c
>>>> [c4f91d70] [c024aaa4] __nfs_revalidate_inode+0xa8/0x168
>>>> [c4f91d90] [c024ac1c] nfs_revalidate_mapping+0xb8/0x194
>>>> [c4f91da0] [c0251f00] nfs_follow_link+0x24/0xc8
>>>> [c4f91dc0] [c0145280] path_lookupat+0x2f4/0x824
>>>> [c4f91e10] [c01457dc] filename_lookup.isra.33+0x2c/0x8c
>>>> [c4f91e30] [c0147a74] user_path_at_empty+0x58/0x9c
>>>> [c4f91eb0] [c013d5bc] vfs_fstatat+0x54/0xb4
>>>> [c4f91ee0] [c013d93c] SyS_stat64+0x1c/0x44
>>>> [c4f91f40] [c000eec0] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x3c
>>>> --- Exception: c01 at 0xff08a98
>>>> LR = 0xfed53e8
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ########################################################
>>>>
>>>> Could you please share your thoughts on this issue?
>>>>
>>>> I have also attached my kernel .config.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Arun C
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
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