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Re: [Xen-devel] Linux 3.4 dom0 kernel error loading xen-acpi-processor: Input/output error



On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:05:24AM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 07:29:13AM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:24:34AM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know why loading xen-acpi-processor driver fails like this?:
> > > 
> > > # modprobe xen-acpi-processor
> > > FATAL: Error inserting xen_acpi_processor 
> > > (/lib/modules/3.4.32-6.el6.centos.alt.x86_64/kernel/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.ko):
> > >  Input/output error
> > > 
> > > Using "modprobe -v" doesn't provide any more information about the 
> > > problem.
> > > Also there's nothing in dom0 kernel dmesg.
> > > 
> > > Hardware is Dell R510 server with Intel Xeon 5600 series CPU. 
> > > Xen 4.2.1.
> > > 
> > > Kernel is based on 3.4.32 (so the upstream kernel.org longterm stable 
> > > version) 
> > > with some additional Xen patches backported from later upstream kernels. 
> > > Any tips how to troubleshoot this? 
> > 
> > Rebuild the module and add this
> > diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c 
> > b/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c
> > index 316df65..5d824a2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c
> > +++ b/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c
> > @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
> >   * more details.
> >   *
> >   */
> > +#define DEBUG 1
> >  
> >  #include <linux/cpumask.h>
> >  #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
> > 
> > 
> > That should help in figuring it out.
> > 
> 
> This is what I get with DEBUG enabled:
> 
> # modprobe -v xen-acpi-processor
> insmod 
> /lib/modules/3.4.32-6.dbg1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.ko
> FATAL: Error inserting xen_acpi_processor 
> (/lib/modules/3.4.32-6.dbg1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.ko):
>  Input/output error
> 
> in dom0 kernel dmesg:
> xen-acpi-processor: Max ACPI ID: 24
> 
> .. and that's all.
> 
> Adding more debug options on the kernel cmdline I see this:
> initcall xen_acpi_processor_init+0x0/0x6b0 [xen_acpi_processor] returned -5 
> after 67 usecs
> initcall xen_acpi_processor_init+0x0/0x6b0 [xen_acpi_processor] returned with 
> error code -5
> 
> And enabling some ACPI debug options:
> processor_perflib-0430 [00] processor_get_performa: ACPI-based processor 
> performance control unavailable
> 
> 
> I added a bunch of more calls to pr_debug() in xen_acpi_processor_init() and 
> it seems:
> 
>         /* Do initialization in ACPI core. It is OK to fail here. */
>         (void)acpi_processor_preregister_performance(acpi_perf_data);
> 
>         for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
>                 struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
> 
>                 perf = per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data, i);
>                 rc = acpi_processor_register_performance(perf, i);
>                 if (rc)
>                         goto err_out;
>         }
> 
> "goto err_out" is the path taken from here..
> It seems acpi_processor_register_performance() returns -EIO.
> 
> .. which means in acpi_processor_register_performance()
> 
>         if (acpi_processor_get_performance_info(pr)) {
>                 pr->performance = NULL;
>                 mutex_unlock(&performance_mutex);
>                 return -EIO;
>         }
> 
> 
> It seems acpi_processor_get_performance_info() returns -ENODEV:
> 
>         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
>                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
>                                   "ACPI-based processor performance control 
> unavailable\n"));
>                 return -ENODEV;
>         }
> 
> 
> Does this ring any bells? 
> 

so in acpi_processor_get_performance_info():

status = acpi_get_handle(pr->handle, "_PCT", &handle);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                          "ACPI-based processor performance control 
unavailable\n"));
        return -ENODEV;
}

This is the issue I'm hitting. 
acpi_get_handle() returns an error so -ENODEV is returned from 
acpi_processor_get_performance_info().

Debugging acpi_get_handle() reveals the pathname[] ("_PCT") passed isn't valid 
for some reason,
so acpi_ns_valid_root_prefix(pathname[0]) returns false, and a bunch of code is 
skipped in acpi_get_handle().

Later in acpi_get_handle(): status = acpi_ns_get_node() shows this in dmesg:

 nsutils-0363 [82933056] [00] ns_build_internal_name: Returning 
[ffff8800040f6240] (rel) "_PCT"
 utmutex-0261 [82933056] [00] ut_acquire_mutex      : Thread 82933056 
attempting to acquire Mutex [ACPI_MTX_Namespace]
     osl-1058 [82933056] [00] os_wait_semaphore     : Waiting for 
semaphore[ffff880039c01aa0|1|65535]
     osl-1077 [82933056] [00] os_wait_semaphore     : Acquired 
semaphore[ffff880039c01aa0|1|65535] utmutex-0269 [82933056] [00] 
ut_acquire_mutex      : Thread 82933056 acquired Mutex [ACPI_MTX_Namespace]
nsaccess-0398 [82933056] [00] ns_lookup             : Searching relative to 
prefix scope [CPU1] (ffff880039699240)
nsaccess-0510 [82933056] [00] ns_lookup             : Simple Pathname (1 
segment, Flags=2)
  nsdump-0087 [82933056] [00] ns_print_pathname     : [_PCT]
nssearch-0114 [82933056] [00] ns_search_one_scope   : Searching \_PR_.CPU1 
(ffff880039699240) For [_PCT] (Untyped)
nssearch-0168 [82933056] [00] ns_search_one_scope   : Name [_PCT] (Untyped) not 
found in search in scope [CPU1] ffff880039699240 first child ffff8800396a4e48
nssearch-0379 [82933056] [00] ns_search_and_enter   : _PCT Not found in 
ffff880039699240 [Not adding]
nsaccess-0571 [82933056] [00] ns_lookup             : Name [_PCT] not found in 
scope [CPU1] ffff880039699240
 nsutils-0743 [82933056] [00] ns_get_node           : _PCT, AE_NOT_FOUND
 utmutex-0300 [82933056] [00] ut_release_mutex      : Thread 82933056 releasing 
Mutex [ACPI_MTX_Namespace]
     osl-1097 [82933056] [00] os_signal_semaphore   : Signaling 
semaphore[ffff880039c01aa0|1]


.. and thus ACPI_SUCCESS(status) is false. _PCT was not found.
Any ideas why the Performance Control stuff can't be found? 

Thanks,

-- Pasi


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