Possible circular locking dependency (3.3-rc2)

[Felipe Balbi]

Hi guys,

I have just triggered the folllowing:

[   84.860321] ======================================================
[   84.860321] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[   84.860321] 3.3.0-rc2-00026-ge4e8a39 #474 Not tainted
[   84.860321] -------------------------------------------------------
[   84.860321] bash/949 is trying to acquire lock:
[   84.860321]  (sysfs_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<c0275358>] gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc
[   84.860321] 
[   84.860321] but task is already holding lock:
[   84.860321]  (s_active#22){++++.+}, at: [<c016996c>] sysfs_write_file+0xdc/0x184
[   84.911468] 
[   84.911468] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[   84.911468] 
[   84.920043] 
[   84.920043] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[   84.920043] 
[   84.927886] -> #1 (s_active#22){++++.+}:
[   84.927886]        [<c008f640>] check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150
[   84.927886]        [<c008fc18>] validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694
[   84.927886]        [<c0090cdc>] __lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980
[   84.951660]        [<c0091838>] lock_acquire+0x98/0x100
[   84.951660]        [<c016a8e8>] sysfs_deactivate+0xb0/0x100
[   84.962982]        [<c016b1b4>] sysfs_addrm_finish+0x2c/0x6c
[   84.962982]        [<c016b8bc>] sysfs_remove_dir+0x84/0x98
[   84.962982]        [<c02590d8>] kobject_del+0x10/0x78
[   84.974670]        [<c02c29e8>] device_del+0x140/0x170
[   84.974670]        [<c02c2a24>] device_unregister+0xc/0x18
[   84.985382]        [<c0276894>] gpio_unexport+0xbc/0xdc
[   84.985382]        [<c02768c8>] gpio_free+0x14/0xfc
[   85.001708]        [<c0276a28>] unexport_store+0x78/0x8c
[   85.001708]        [<c02c5af8>] class_attr_store+0x18/0x24
[   85.007293]        [<c0169990>] sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184
[   85.018981]        [<c0109d48>] vfs_write+0xb4/0x148
[   85.018981]        [<c0109fd0>] sys_write+0x40/0x70
[   85.018981]        [<c0013cc0>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c
[   85.035003] 
[   85.035003] -> #0 (sysfs_lock){+.+.+.}:
[   85.035003]        [<c008f54c>] check_prev_add+0x680/0x698
[   85.035003]        [<c008f640>] check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150
[   85.052093]        [<c008fc18>] validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694
[   85.052093]        [<c0090cdc>] __lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980
[   85.052093]        [<c0091838>] lock_acquire+0x98/0x100
[   85.069885]        [<c047e280>] mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4
[   85.069885]        [<c0275358>] gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc
[   85.069885]        [<c02c18dc>] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24
[   85.087158]        [<c0169990>] sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184
[   85.087158]        [<c0109d48>] vfs_write+0xb4/0x148
[   85.098297]        [<c0109fd0>] sys_write+0x40/0x70
[   85.098297]        [<c0013cc0>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c
[   85.109069] 
[   85.109069] other info that might help us debug this:
[   85.109069] 
[   85.117462]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[   85.117462] 
[   85.117462]        CPU0                    CPU1
[   85.128417]        ----                    ----
[   85.128417]   lock(s_active#22);
[   85.128417]                                lock(sysfs_lock);
[   85.128417]                                lock(s_active#22);
[   85.142486]   lock(sysfs_lock);
[   85.151794] 
[   85.151794]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[   85.151794] 
[   85.151794] 2 locks held by bash/949:
[   85.158020]  #0:  (&buffer->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c01698b8>] sysfs_write_file+0x28/0x184
[   85.170349]  #1:  (s_active#22){++++.+}, at: [<c016996c>] sysfs_write_file+0xdc/0x184
[   85.170349] 
[   85.178588] stack backtrace:
[   85.178588] [<c001b824>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xf0) from [<c008de64>] (print_circular_bug+0x100/0x114)
[   85.193023] [<c008de64>] (print_circular_bug+0x100/0x114) from [<c008f54c>] (check_prev_add+0x680/0x698)
[   85.193023] [<c008f54c>] (check_prev_add+0x680/0x698) from [<c008f640>] (check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150)
[   85.212524] [<c008f640>] (check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150) from [<c008fc18>] (validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694)
[   85.212524] [<c008fc18>] (validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694) from [<c0090cdc>] (__lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980)
[   85.233306] [<c0090cdc>] (__lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980) from [<c0091838>] (lock_acquire+0x98/0x100)
[   85.233306] [<c0091838>] (lock_acquire+0x98/0x100) from [<c047e280>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4)
[   85.242614] [<c047e280>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4) from [<c0275358>] (gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc)
[   85.261840] [<c0275358>] (gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc) from [<c02c18dc>] (dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24)
[   85.261840] [<c02c18dc>] (dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24) from [<c0169990>] (sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184)
[   85.271240] [<c0169990>] (sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184) from [<c0109d48>] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x148)
[   85.290008] [<c0109d48>] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x148) from [<c0109fd0>] (sys_write+0x40/0x70)
[   85.298400] [<c0109fd0>] (sys_write+0x40/0x70) from [<c0013cc0>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c)
-bash: echo: write error: Operation not permitted

the way to trigger is:


root at legolas:~# cd /sys/class/gpio/
root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > export 
root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > unexport 
root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > export 
root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# cd gpio2/
root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio/gpio2# echo 1 > value 

-- 
balbi
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