[PATCH 3/3] alpha: Break down rescued IPI counter by type in /proc/interrupts

Matt Turner <[email protected]> Sat, 30 May 2026 16:25:44 -0400
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-alpha,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Add per-type rescued IPI counters to cpuinfo_alpha:
  rescued_reschedule_count (RIP:)
  rescued_call_func_count  (RIF:)
  rescued_cpu_stop_count   (RIS:)

alpha_poll_ipi_inirq() peeks at ipi_data[cpu].bits before handle_ipi()
clears them via xchg(), then increments the appropriate per-CPU counter.
Expose all three as separate rows in /proc/interrupts alongside the
existing "IPI:" row.

This lets us distinguish the deadlock-causing subset (RIF: IPI_CALL_FUNC,
of which wait=1 callers are the ones that deadlock) from the harmless
majority (RIP: reschedule). A non-zero RIF count confirms the EV7/IO7
edge-triggered IPI loss hypothesis.

Note: handle_ipi() also increments ipi_count unconditionally, so the
"IPI:" row in /proc/interrupts includes both normal and rescued deliveries.
The RIP:/RIF:/RIS: counters sample bits before the xchg(); bits that
arrive after the READ_ONCE are drained by handle_ipi() but not reflected
in these counters — they are approximate but sufficient for diagnosis.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4-6
Signed-off-by: Matt Turner <[email protected]>
---
 arch/alpha/include/asm/smp.h |  3 +++
 arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c      | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git ./arch/alpha/include/asm/smp.h ./arch/alpha/include/asm/smp.h
index 8bd529376cf6..98f522ee367f 100644
--- ./arch/alpha/include/asm/smp.h
+++ ./arch/alpha/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ struct cpuinfo_alpha {
 	int need_new_asn;
 	int asn_lock;
 	unsigned long ipi_count;
+	unsigned long rescued_reschedule_count;
+	unsigned long rescued_call_func_count;
+	unsigned long rescued_cpu_stop_count;
 	unsigned long prof_multiplier;
 	unsigned long prof_counter;
 	unsigned char mcheck_expected;
diff --git ./arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c ./arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c
index c67047c5d830..34709e1c42c5 100644
--- ./arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c
+++ ./arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ int arch_show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
 		seq_printf(p, "%10lu ", cpu_data[j].ipi_count);
 	seq_putc(p, '\n');
+	seq_puts(p, "RIP: ");
+	for_each_online_cpu(j)
+		seq_printf(p, "%10lu ", cpu_data[j].rescued_reschedule_count);
+	seq_puts(p, "          Rescued IPIs: reschedule\n");
+	seq_puts(p, "RIF: ");
+	for_each_online_cpu(j)
+		seq_printf(p, "%10lu ", cpu_data[j].rescued_call_func_count);
+	seq_puts(p, "          Rescued IPIs: call function\n");
+	seq_puts(p, "RIS: ");
+	for_each_online_cpu(j)
+		seq_printf(p, "%10lu ", cpu_data[j].rescued_cpu_stop_count);
+	seq_puts(p, "          Rescued IPIs: cpu stop\n");
 #endif
 	seq_puts(p, "PMI: ");
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
-- 
2.53.0