[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v4] drm/i915: add guard page to ggtt->error_capture

Tvrtko Ursulin tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com
Fri Mar 3 12:01:53 UTC 2023


On 02/03/2023 11:00, Andrzej Hajda wrote:
> On 02.03.2023 11:43, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
>>
>> On 08/02/2023 10:51, Andrzej Hajda wrote:
>>> Write-combining memory allows speculative reads by CPU.
>>> ggtt->error_capture is WC mapped to CPU, so CPU/MMU can try
>>> to prefetch memory beyond the error_capture, ie it tries
>>> to read memory pointed by next PTE in GGTT.
>>> If this PTE points to invalid address DMAR errors will occur.
>>> This behaviour was observed on ADL, RPL, DG2 platforms.
>>> To avoid it, guard scratch page should be added after error_capture.
>>> The patch fixes the most annoying issue with error capture but
>>> since WC reads are used also in other places there is a risk similar
>>> problem can affect them as well.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hajda <andrzej.hajda at intel.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti at linux.intel.com>
>>
>> Research tells the explanation is plausible so:
>>
>> Acked-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>
> 
> Thanks for looking at it.
> 
>> On patch details below.
>>
>> What about "simiar risk in other places" - are there any plans to 
>> asses the potential impact elsewhere?
> 
> Yes, merging this patch is the 1st step, as error_capture is responsible 
> for most (maybe even all) regular
> DMAR read errors. After removing this noise it will be much easier to 
> spot other DMAR read errors.
> There are also multiple regular DMAR write errors (less frequent, but 
> still), which I hope to debug if time permits.
> 
> Regards
> Andrzej
> 
>>
>>> ---
>>> This patch tries to diminish plague of DMAR read errors present
>>> in CI for ADL*, RPL*, DG2 platforms, see for example [1] (grep DMAR).
>>> CI is usually tolerant for these errors, so the scale of the problem
>>> is not really visible.
>>> To show it I have counted lines containing DMAR read errors in dmesgs
>>> produced by CI for all three versions of the patch, but in contrast 
>>> to v2
>>> I have grepped only for lines containing "PTE Read access".
>>> Below stats for kernel w/o patch vs patched one.
>>> v1: 210 vs 0
>>> v2: 201 vs 0
>>> v3: 214 vs 0
>>> Apparently the patch fixes all common PTE read errors.
>>>
>>> In previous version there were different numbers due to less exact 
>>> grepping,
>>> "grep DMAR" catched write errors and "DMAR: DRHD: handling fault 
>>> status reg"
>>> lines, anyway the actual number of errors is much bigger - DMAR errors
>>> are rate-limited.
>>>
>>> [1]: 
>>> http://gfx-ci.igk.intel.com/tree/drm-tip/CI_DRM_12678/bat-adln-1/dmesg0.txt
>>>
>>> Changelog:
>>> v2:
>>>      - modified commit message (I hope the diagnosis is correct),
>>>      - added bug checks to ensure scratch is initialized on gen3 
>>> platforms.
>>>        CI produces strange stacktrace for it suggesting scratch[0] is 
>>> NULL,
>>>        to be removed after resolving the issue with gen3 platforms.
>>> v3:
>>>      - removed bug checks, replaced with gen check.
>>> v4:
>>>      - change code for scratch page insertion to support all platforms,
>>>      - add info in commit message there could be more similar issues
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Andrzej
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>>>   1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c 
>>> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c
>>> index 842e69c7b21e49..6566d2066f1f8b 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c
>>> @@ -503,6 +503,21 @@ static void cleanup_init_ggtt(struct i915_ggtt 
>>> *ggtt)
>>>       mutex_destroy(&ggtt->error_mutex);
>>>   }
>>>   +static void
>>> +ggtt_insert_scratch_pages(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt, u64 offset, u64 
>>> length)
>>> +{
>>> +    struct i915_address_space *vm = &ggtt->vm;
>>> +
>>> +    if (GRAPHICS_VER(ggtt->vm.i915) < 8)
>>> +        return vm->clear_range(vm, offset, length);
>>> +    /* clear_range since gen8 is nop */
>>
>> It would also work to simply drop the <gen8 case and just do the loop 
>> below, right? If so would that be clearer?

Alternatively, if you want to keep the dual path here, perhaps it would 
be better to replace the gen check with "clear_range !=/== 
nop_clear_range". That way maybe more of the platform knowledge remains 
at a central location.

Another thing - are there any suspend-resume considerations 
(i915_ggtt_resume_vm)? Maybe this padding needs to be restored too.

Regards,

Tvrtko

>>
>>> +    while (length > 0) {
>>
>> Maybe add a GEM_BUG_ON if length is not aligned? Granted it may be a 
>> huge stretch of imagination..
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tvrtko
>>
>>> +        vm->insert_page(vm, px_dma(vm->scratch[0]), offset, 
>>> I915_CACHE_NONE, 0);
>>> +        offset += I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
>>> +        length -= I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
>>> +    }
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>   static int init_ggtt(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
>>>   {
>>>       /*
>>> @@ -551,8 +566,12 @@ static int init_ggtt(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
>>>            * paths, and we trust that 0 will remain reserved. However,
>>>            * the only likely reason for failure to insert is a driver
>>>            * bug, which we expect to cause other failures...
>>> +         *
>>> +         * Since CPU can perform speculative reads on error capture
>>> +         * (write-combining allows it) add scratch page after error
>>> +         * capture to avoid DMAR errors.
>>>            */
>>> -        ggtt->error_capture.size = I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
>>> +        ggtt->error_capture.size = 2 * I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
>>>           ggtt->error_capture.color = I915_COLOR_UNEVICTABLE;
>>>           if (drm_mm_reserve_node(&ggtt->vm.mm, &ggtt->error_capture))
>>>               drm_mm_insert_node_in_range(&ggtt->vm.mm,
>>> @@ -562,11 +581,15 @@ static int init_ggtt(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
>>>                               0, ggtt->mappable_end,
>>>                               DRM_MM_INSERT_LOW);
>>>       }
>>> -    if (drm_mm_node_allocated(&ggtt->error_capture))
>>> +    if (drm_mm_node_allocated(&ggtt->error_capture)) {
>>> +        u64 start = ggtt->error_capture.start;
>>> +        u64 size = ggtt->error_capture.size;
>>> +
>>> +        ggtt_insert_scratch_pages(ggtt, start, size);
>>>           drm_dbg(&ggtt->vm.i915->drm,
>>>               "Reserved GGTT:[%llx, %llx] for use by error capture\n",
>>> -            ggtt->error_capture.start,
>>> -            ggtt->error_capture.start + ggtt->error_capture.size);
>>> +            start, start + size);
>>> +    }
>>>         /*
>>>        * The upper portion of the GuC address space has a sizeable hole
> 


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