Some evidence about the PowerMac G5 multiprocessor boot hang ups with the modern VM_MAX_KERNEL_ADDRESS value

Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.com
Fri Feb 15 19:51:33 UTC 2019


[I compare/contrast the output with being based on the old
VM_MAX_KERNEL_ADDRESS value.]

On 2019-Feb-13, at 22:09, Mark Millard <marklmi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> [I provide additional bootverbose output for both a successful
> boot and a failing one.]
> 
> On 2019-Feb-13, at 19:35, Mark Millard <marklmi at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> I added some bootverbose messages to:
>> 
>> static int
>> powermac_smp_start_cpu(platform_t plat, struct pcpu *pc)
>> (in /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powermac/platform_powermac.c )
>> 
>> and:
>> 
>> void
>> machdep_ap_bootstrap(void)
>> ( /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c )
>> 
>> and:
>> 
>> static void
>> cpu_mp_unleash(void *dummy)
>> ( /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c )
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The result was (typed from a image and
>> showing normal messages too):
>> 
>> Adding CPU 0, hwref=cd38, awkae=1
>> Waling up CPU 3 (dev=c480)
>> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
>> After reset 4&0 for CPU3, hwref=c480, awake=0
>> After attempted wait for awake CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
>> cpu_mp_unleash after platform_smp_start_cpu and waiting: CPU3, hwref=x480, awake=0
>> cpu_mp_unleash adding pc_cpuid to stopped_cpus: CPU 3 (dev=c480)
>> Waking up CPU 2 (dev=c768)
>> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0
>> 
>> There is no more text.
>> 
>> Part of the information is what messages were not displayed.
>> 
>> Some notes:
>> 
>> Only CPU 0 gots a: smp_cpus++ (resulting in 1).
>> 
>> There is no solid evidence for if machdep_ap_bootstrap was
>> ever used for CPU 3 or CPU 2.
>> 
>> The wait loop after the platform_smp_start_cpu call in
>> cpu_mp_unleash for CPU 3 is not used. The code in
>> machdep_ap_bootstrap:
>> 
>>       PCPU_SET(awake, 1);
>>       __asm __volatile("msync; isync");
>> 
>> did not have a visible effect on the pc->pc_awake value in
>> platform_smp_start_cpu and cpu_mp_unleash. I have no
>> unique evidence that it was executed at all.
>> 
>> My messages added to machdep_ap_bootstrap were not displayed.
>> 
>> platform_smp_start_cpu did not return for CPU 2.
>> cpu_mp_unleash makes no more progress. In fact the
>> 2 resets do not complete overall for CPU 2 (but did
>> for CPU 3, even if it is unclear what code was
>> executed):
>> 
>>       *rstvec = 4;
>>       powerpc_sync();
>>       (void)(*rstvec);
>>       powerpc_sync();
>>       DELAY(1);
>>       *rstvec = 0;
>>       powerpc_sync();
>>       (void)(*rstvec);
>>       powerpc_sync();
>> 
>> I'll see about getting more information about the resets used.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> For reference for the added messages:
>> 
>> # svnlite diff /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powermac/platform_powermac.c /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c
>> Index: /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powermac/platform_powermac.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powermac/platform_powermac.c	(revision 344018)
>> +++ /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powermac/platform_powermac.c	(working copy)
>> @@ -371,6 +371,11 @@
>> 		rstvec_virtbase = pmap_mapdev(0x80000000, PAGE_SIZE);
>> 
>> 	rstvec = rstvec_virtbase + reset;
>> + 
>> +        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                printf("Before reset 4&0 for CPU %d, hwref=%jx, awake=%x\n",
>> +                    pc->pc_cpuid, (uintmax_t)pc->pc_hwref,
>> +                    pc->pc_awake);
>> 
>> 	*rstvec = 4;
>> 	powerpc_sync();
>> @@ -382,10 +387,20 @@
>> 	(void)(*rstvec);
>> 	powerpc_sync();
>> 
>> +        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                printf("After reset 4&0 for CPU %d, hwref=%jx, awake=%x\n",
>> +                    pc->pc_cpuid, (uintmax_t)pc->pc_hwref,
>> +                    pc->pc_awake);
>> +
>> 	timeout = 10000;
>> 	while (!pc->pc_awake && timeout--)
>> 		DELAY(100);
>> 
>> +        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                printf("After attempted wait for awake CPU %d, hwref=%jx, awake=%x\n",
>> +                    pc->pc_cpuid, (uintmax_t)pc->pc_hwref,
>> +                    pc->pc_awake);
>> +
>> 	return ((pc->pc_awake) ? 0 : EBUSY);
>> #else
>> 	/* No SMP support */
>> Index: /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c	(revision 344018)
>> +++ /usr/src/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c	(working copy)
>> @@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
>> 	/* Initialize decrementer */
>> 	decr_ap_init();
>> 
>> +        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                printf("machdep_ap_bootstrap before ap_boot_mtx lock: AP CPU #%d launched\n", PCPU_GET(cpuid));
>> +
>> 	/* Serialize console output and AP count increment */
>> 	mtx_lock_spin(&ap_boot_mtx);
>> 	ap_awake++;
>> @@ -109,6 +112,8 @@
>> 
>> 	while(smp_started == 0)
>> 		;
>> +        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                printf("machdep_ap_bootstrap after smp_started!=0: AP CPU #%d launched\n", PCPU_GET(cpuid));
>> 
>> 	/* Start per-CPU event timers. */
>> 	cpu_initclocks_ap();
>> @@ -238,10 +243,19 @@
>> 
>> 			ret = platform_smp_start_cpu(pc);
>> 			if (ret == 0) {
>> +                                if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                                        printf("cpu_mp_unleash attempting to wait for pc_awake: CPU %d, hwref=%jx, awake=%x\n",
>> +                                            pc->pc_cpuid, (uintmax_t)pc->pc_hwref,
>> +                                            pc->pc_awake);
>> +
>> 				timeout = 2000;	/* wait 2sec for the AP */
>> 				while (!pc->pc_awake && --timeout > 0)
>> 					DELAY(1000);
>> 			}
>> +                        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                                printf("cpu_mp_unleash after platform_smp_start_cpu and waiting: CPU %d, hwref=%jx, awake=%x\n",
>> +                                    pc->pc_cpuid, (uintmax_t)pc->pc_hwref,
>> +                                    pc->pc_awake);
>> 		} else {
>> 			pc->pc_awake = 1;
>> 		}
>> @@ -252,7 +266,13 @@
>> 				    pc->pc_awake);
>> 			smp_cpus++;
>> 		} else
>> +                { // HACK!!!
>> +                        if (bootverbose) // HACK!!!
>> +                                printf("cpu_mp_unleash adding pc_cpuid to stopped_cpus: CPU %d (dev=%x)\n",
>> +                                    pc->pc_cpuid, (int)pc->pc_hwref);
>> 			CPU_SET(pc->pc_cpuid, &stopped_cpus);
>> +                } // HACK!!!
>> +
>> 	}
>> 
>> 	ap_awake = 1;
>> 
> 
> I added some more bootverbose code.
> 
> A boot that completed showed:
> 
> Adding CPU 0, hwref=cd38, awake=1
> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/FBSDG5L2rootfs [rw,noatime]...
> Waking up CPU 3 (dev=c480)
> powermac_smp_start_cpu 's OF_getprop for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: res=4, reset=8c
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: rstvec_virtbase=0xe000000087fd2000
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: rstvec=0xe000000087fd208c
> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
> After reset 4&0 for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
> After attempted wait for awake CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=1
> cpu_mp_unleash attempting to wait for pc_awake: CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=1
> cpu_mp_unleash after platform_smp_start_cpu and waiting: CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=1
> Adding CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=1
> Waking up CPU 2 (dev=c768)
> powermac_smp_start_cpu 's OF_getprop for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0: res=4, reset=8b
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0: rstvec=0xe000000087fd208b
> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0
> After reset 4&0 for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0
> After attempted wait for awake CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=1
> cpu_mp_unleash attempting to wait for pc_awake: CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=1
> cpu_mp_unleash after platform_smp_start_cpu and waiting: CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=1
> Adding CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=1
> Waking up CPU 1 (dev=ca50)
> powermac_smp_start_cpu 's OF_getprop for CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=0: res=4, reset=8a
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=0: rstvec=0xe000000087fd208a
> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=0
> After reset 4&0 for CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=0
> After attempted wait for awake CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=1
> cpu_mp_unleash attempting to wait for pc_awake: CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=1
> cpu_mp_unleash after platform_smp_start_cpu and waiting: CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=1
> Adding CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=1
> machdep_ap_bootstrap before ap_boot_mtx lock: AP CPU #3 launched
> machdep_ap_bootstrap before ap_boot_mtx lock: AP CPU #2 launched
> machdep_ap_bootstrap before ap_boot_mtx lock: AP CPU #1 launched
> SMP: AP CPU #3 launched
> SMP: AP CPU #2 launched
> SMP: AP CPU #1 launched
> machdep_ap_bootstrap after smp_started!=0: AP CPU #2 launched
> machdep_ap_bootstrap after smp_started!=0: AP CPU #3 launched
> machdep_ap_bootstrap after smp_started!=0: AP CPU #1 launched

The contrast in the output is just the rstvec_virtbase figure (and, so, the
rstvec figures too):

. . .
powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: rstvec_virtbase=0xe0000000013ff000
powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: rstvec=0xe0000000013ff08c
. . .
powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0: rstvec=0xe0000000013ff08b
. . .
powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 1, hwref=ca50, awake=0: rstvec=0xe0000000013ff08a
. . .

So:

Old: 0xe0000000013ff0??
New: 0xe000000087fd20??


So far I've never had the hang up with the older VM_MAX_KERNEL_ADDRESS value
and its rstvec_virtbase figure.

> A failing boot is very similar but for awake values (and consequences)
> and omitting much (the hang):
> 
> Adding CPU 0, hwref=cd38, awake=1
> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/FBSDG5L2rootfs [rw,noatime]...
> Waking up CPU 3 (dev=c480)
> powermac_smp_start_cpu 's OF_getprop for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: res=4, reset=8c
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: rstvec_virtbase=0xe000000087fd2000
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0: rstvec=0xe000000087fd208c
> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
> After reset 4&0 for CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
> After attempted wait for awake CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
> cpu_mp_unleash after platform_smp_start_cpu and waiting: CPU 3, hwref=c480, awake=0
> cpu_mp_unleash adding pc_cpuid to stopped_cpus: CPU 3 (dev=c480)
> Waking up CPU 2 (dev=c768)
> powermac_smp_start_cpu 's OF_getprop for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0: res=4, reset=8b
> powermac_smp_start_cpu for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0: rstvec=0xe000000087fd208b
> Before reset 4&0 for CPU 2, hwref=c768, awake=0

===
Mark Millard
marklmi at yahoo.com
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