000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
> [   11.284048] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
> [   11.284337] Process swapper (pid: 0, threadinfo ffff88027f1f2000, task ffff88027f1f0640)
> [   11.284936] Stack:  ffffffff80250963 0000000000000212 0000000000ee8c78 0000000000ee8a66
> [   11.285802]  ffff88027e571550 ffff88027f1f7fa8 ffffffff8021adb5 ffff88027f1f3e40
> [   11.286599]  ffffffff8020bdd6 ffff88027f1f3e40 <EOI>  ffff88027f1f3ef8 0000000000000000
> [   11.287120] Call Trace:
> [   11.287768]  <IRQ>  [<ffffffff80250963>] ? generic_smp_call_function_interrupt+0x61/0x12c
> [   11.288354]  [<ffffffff8021adb5>] smp_call_function_interrupt+0x17/0x27
> [   11.288744]  [<ffffffff8020bdd6>] call_function_interrupt+0x66/0x70
> [   11.289030]  <EOI>  [<ffffffff8024ab3b>] ? clockevents_notify+0x19/0x73
> [   11.289380]  [<ffffffff803b9b75>] ? acpi_idle_enter_simple+0x18b/0x1fa
> [   11.289760]  [<ffffffff803b9b6b>] ? acpi_idle_enter_simple+0x181/0x1fa
> [   11.290051]  [<ffffffff8053aeca>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0x70/0xa2
> [   11.290338]  [<ffffffff80209f61>] ? cpu_idle+0x5f/0x7d
> [   11.290723]  [<ffffffff8060224a>] ? start_secondary+0x14d/0x152
> [   11.291010]
> [   11.291287]
> [   11.291654] Code:  Bad RIP value.
> [   11.292041] RIP  [<ffff8802ffffffff>] 0xffff8802ffffffff
> [   11.292380]  RSP <ffff88027f1f7f70>
> [   11.292741] CR2: ffff8802ffffffff
> [   11.310951] ---[ end trace 137c54d525305f1c ]---
>
> The problem is with the following sequence of events:
>
> - CPU A calls smp_call_function_mask() for CPU B with wait parameter
> - CPU A sets up the call_function_data on the stack and does an rcu add to
>   call_function_queue
> - CPU A waits until the WAIT flag is cleared
> - CPU B gets the call function interrupt and starts going through the
>   call_function_queue
> - CPU C also gets some other call function interrupt and starts going through
>   the call_function_queue
> - CPU C, which is also going through the call_function_queue, starts referencing
>   CPU A's stack, as that element is still in call_function_queue
> - CPU B finishes the function call that CPU A set up and as there are no other
>   references to it, rcu deletes the call_function_data (which was from CPU A
>   stack)
> - CPU B sees the wait flag and just clears the flag (no call_rcu to free)
> - CPU A which was waiting on the flag continues executing and the stack
>   contents change
>
> - CPU C is still in rcu_read section accessing the CPU A's stack sees
>   inconsistent call_funation_data and can try to execute
>   function with some random pointer, causing stack corruption for A
>   (by clearing the bits in mask field) and oops.

Nice debugging work.

I'd suggest something like the attached (boot tested) patch as the simple
fix for now.

I expect the benefits from the less synchronized, multiple-in-flight-data
global queue will still outweigh the costs of dynamic allocations. But
if worst comes to worst then we just go back to a globally synchronous
one-at-a-time implementation, but that would be pretty sad!

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>