# Phase 4 — iter6 v3 plan (KASAN+KCSAN delta on v2 substrate) Plan ID: iter6-v3-kasan-kcsan Author: Claude Opus 4.7 Status: Pending Phase 5 architect delta-review Cross-ref: phase4_plan_iter6_postmortem_v2.md (commit 1656f84, executed), iter6_v2_attempt2_close.md (commit 53e2477) ## Why v3 v2 attempt-2 found: 0004 alone passes headless HEVC clean, but wedges silently ~10 min later under GPU compositor + concurrent vb2 traffic. PROVE_LOCKING+9 lock-debug flags did NOT fire before the wedge → not a classical lock-order inversion lockdep models. Refined hypothesis (4 candidates) needs different sanitizers: - H1' cross-context wait not lockdep-visible → KCSAN - H2 use-after-free / double-signal of dma_fence → KASAN - H3 race in fence alloc/init → KCSAN - H4 panthor consumer-side bug → headless-only repro path ## Delta from v2 plan All v2 pre-flight + lockdep config + ramoops setup is preserved (already executed and validated). v3 adds: ### Kernel config additions (step 1.2-DELTA) ``` ./scripts/config --enable KASAN --enable KASAN_GENERIC \ --enable KASAN_OUTLINE \ --enable KCSAN --enable KCSAN_REPORT_ONCE_IN_MS=2000 \ --enable DEBUG_PREEMPT \ --enable DEBUG_OBJECTS --enable DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD \ --enable SLUB_DEBUG --enable SLUB_DEBUG_ON \ --enable PAGE_POISONING --enable PAGE_POISONING_NO_SANITY CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-lockdep-kasan" ``` Notes: - KASAN_GENERIC (not SW_TAGS) — generic mode works on all aarch64 - KASAN_OUTLINE (not INLINE) — slower but smaller binary, supports more features - KCSAN_REPORT_ONCE_IN_MS=2000 — rate-limit reports so console doesn't drown - SLUB_DEBUG_ON — enable all SLUB debug at boot (poisoning, redzone, owner-tracking) - DEBUG_OBJECTS — catches double-init / use-after-free of registered kernel objects (dma_fences are registered) ### Build (step 1.3-DELTA) `time make -j8 Image modules dtbs` — estimated 75-90 min (KASAN+KCSAN compile slow) ### Install (step 1.4-1.7-DELTA) - Modules install to `/lib/modules/7.0.0-rc3-lockdep-kasan+/` (separate via LOCALVERSION) - Image installs to `/boot/firmware/Image-7.0.0-rc3-lockdep-kasan+` - Initramfs for new release - Copy lockdep DTB (with ramoops node) to `/boot/firmware/rk3588-coolpi-cm5-genbook.dtb-7.0.0-rc3-lockdep-kasan+` - ADD third extlinux label `arch_devices_lockdep_kasan`. Keep `arch_devices` (vanilla) as default. Keep `arch_devices_lockdep` (without KASAN) as a fallback if KASAN kernel doesn't boot - User picks `arch_devices_lockdep_kasan` at U-Boot menu (requires HDMI for first boot — OR temporarily flip default for the test) ### Bisect-apply (step 2.x-DELTA) Same as v2: 0004 → 0005 → 0006 → 0007-v2. Between each: reboot + smoke + harvest journal/pstore for KASAN/KCSAN reports. **Critical addition for step 2.1**: after the headless smoke test passes, intentionally trigger GPU compositor activity to reproduce the v2 wedge condition: 1. Log into plasma wayland at SDDM prompt (manual, physical) 2. Start a video that drives both GPU compositor + V4L2 decode concurrently. E.g.: `mpv --hwdec=vaapi-copy ~/measurements/encoded/bbb_60s_720p.hevc.mp4` in the plasma session 3. Watch for ~2 minutes (v2 wedge timing was ~10 min, but KASAN/KCSAN should catch earlier) 4. From ssh: `tail -f` `/sys/fs/pstore/` AND `journalctl -k -f` for KASAN / KCSAN / BUG: KASAN / data-race / use-after-free reports 5. If a report fires, capture it then reboot back to lockdep-non-kasan kernel for analysis ## Risk register additions vs v2 | # | Risk | Mitigation | |---|------|-----------| | R7 | KASAN+KCSAN combined boot too slow → systemd timeout → boot failure | Multiple fallback labels in extlinux: `arch_devices_lockdep_kasan` (new), `arch_devices_lockdep` (no kasan), `arch_devices` (default vanilla). User picks at U-Boot. systemd unit timeouts may need extension via `DefaultTimeoutStartSec=` if observed | | R8 | KASAN region overlaps with our ramoops carve-out (0x10000000-0x100fffff) | KASAN shadow region uses high VA, not low PA. Carve-out is from real physical RAM, KASAN shadow is in vmalloc space. No conflict expected — verify with `/proc/iomem` post-boot | | R9 | KASAN tags trigger false positives on pre-existing kernel code (e.g. panel-edp's WARN) → noise drowns real signal | KASAN reports are distinctive ("BUG: KASAN:" prefix). Grep filtering should isolate. If false-positive volume is overwhelming, switch to KASAN_SW_TAGS or selectively disable instrumentation per-file | | R10 | GPU-compositor wedge reproduction requires physical login (no remote-wayland start) | User has physical access to ampere for this test step (per v2 plan A4 conditional). Time-boxed: if wedge not reproduced in ~10 min of compositor activity, declare iter6 v3 inconclusive | ## Estimated wall-time | Phase | Time | |-------|------| | Pre-flight + config delta | 5 min (config additions only, no new pre-flight) | | KASAN+KCSAN kernel build | 75-90 min | | Install + reboot + lockdep-kasan baseline | 10 min | | Apply 0004 + module rebuild + install + reboot + headless smoke | 15 min | | GPU-compositor concurrent test + monitor for KASAN/KCSAN reports | 15 min | | **Subtotal for 0004 verdict** | ~120 min wall-time | | 0005/0006/0007 follow-ups if 0004 verdict is "clean under KASAN" | +30 min each | ## Exit conditions **Success**: KASAN or KCSAN report fires during step 2.1's GPU-compositor test, pinpointing the bug class + responsible code. → file kernel-agent issue, fix in 0004 v2 OR upstream, retry. **Partial**: 0004 v3 (with KASAN) still wedges silently with NO KASAN/KCSAN report. Means bug is OUTSIDE the sanitizer-instrumented memory (e.g. firmware blob, GPU hardware state machine). Switch to serial console for live trace (final fallback). **Failure**: KASAN+KCSAN kernel doesn't boot at all → fall back to lockdep kernel, declare iter6 line closed, move iter7 to non-fence cache-coherency angle.