[PATCH v2] coresight: configfs: Fix unload of configurations on module exit

Mike Leach mike.leach at linaro.org
Fri Jun 17 04:06:41 PDT 2022


Hi Suzuki,

On Thu, 16 Jun 2022 at 09:10, Mike Leach <mike.leach at linaro.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 12:33, Mike Leach <mike.leach at linaro.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Suzuki,
> >
> > I found something similar when I was testing v4 of the configfs load
> > set with lockdep enabled. (Mathieu reviewed v3 of this a little while
> > ago).
> >
> > Firstly, some of this goes away if you update configfs to enhance the
> > lockdep nest lock depth mapping on the (&p->frag_sem) nested locking
> > elements in a similar way to which other nested semaphores in configfs
> > have. (I have a patch - see below).
> >
> > I initially noted issues related to the new 'load' & 'unload' files in
> > my case, but the underlying issue can occur for any configfs file that
> > calls back into the main configuration handling call and locks the
> > main cscfg_mutex, which protects the lists of configuration and
> > feature data.
> >
> > In the v4 set I redesigned the locking code so that the cscfg_mutex is
> > never held while calling configfs calls that manipulate the file
> > system (register / unregister subsystem, register / unregister group)
> > are called.
> >
> > I was intending to retest all this on 5.19-rc2 when I hit the boot
> > issue we discussed earlier. I was also going to test if the configfs
> > lockdep patch was strictly necessary after the re-design.
> >
> > So we have a choice here:
> > a) absorb this small fix patch into the larger v4 configfs load set -
> > and fix everything as part of that update.
> > b) move some of the locking re-design into the fix patchset, and
> > submit separately and before the v4 configfs load set.
> >
> > Which do you prefer?
> >
>
> Hi Suzuki,
>
> Thinking about it - option b) above seems to make the most sense so
> I'll do that.
>
> Mike
>
>
> > Regards
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 10:24, Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose at arm.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Cc: configfs folks.
> > >
> > > Hi Mike
> > >
> > > On 14/06/2022 23:00, Suzuki K Poulose wrote:
> > > > Hi Mike,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for fixing this. Except for a minor nit, the patch looks good to me.
> > >
> > > Spoke too soon. I am able to reproduce the original problem with this
> > > patch applied. Here is what I did :
> > >
> > > # Load the coresight_etm4x module
> > >
> > > $ modprobe coresight_etm4x
> > >
> > > # enable autofdo configuration
> > > $ echo 1 >  /sys/kernel/config/cs-syscfg/configurations/autofdo/enable
> > >
> > > # Unload the coresight_etm4x module
> > > $ rmmod coresight_etm4x
> > > $ lsmod
> > > Module                  Size  Used by
> > > coresight              77824  0
> > > $ cat  /sys/kernel/config/cs-syscfg/configurations/autofdo/enable
> > > 1
> > >
> > > # Now unload the coresight module, this triggers the splat.
> > > $ rmmod coresight
> > >
> > >
> > > [  202.455667] cscfg: unloading preloaded configurations
> > > [  202.455689] ======================================================
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [  202.455691] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
> > > [  202.455695] 5.19.0-rc2+ #53 Tainted: G                T
> > > [  202.455700] ------------------------------------------------------
> > > [  202.455702] rmmod/454 is trying to acquire lock:
> > > [  202.455707] ffff00080363f580 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at:
> > > configfs_unregister_group+0x4c/0x190
> > > [  202.455733]
> > >                 but task is already holding lock:
> > > [  202.455735] ffff8000012e4b98 (cscfg_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at:
> > > cscfg_clear_device+0x34/0xfc [coresight]
> > > [  202.455777]
> > >                 which lock already depends on the new lock.
> > >
> > > [  202.455779]
> > >                 the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> > > [  202.455781]
> > >                 -> #1 (cscfg_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
> > > [  202.455791]        lock_acquire+0x68/0x8c
> > > [  202.455801]        __mutex_lock+0xa0/0x464
> > > [  202.455811]        mutex_lock_nested+0x44/0x70
> > > [  202.455819]        cscfg_config_sysfs_activate+0x3c/0xec [coresight]
> > > [  202.455846]        cscfg_cfg_enable_store+0x84/0xcc [coresight]
> > > [  202.455872]        configfs_write_iter+0xd4/0x130
> > > [  202.455878]        new_sync_write+0xdc/0x160
> > > [  202.455885]        vfs_write+0x1c8/0x210
> > > [  202.455892]        ksys_write+0x74/0x100
> > > [  202.455897]        __arm64_sys_write+0x28/0x34
> > > [  202.455904]        invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120
> > > [  202.455913]        el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x124
> > > [  202.455921]        do_el0_svc+0x38/0xcc
> > > [  202.455928]        el0_svc+0x58/0x100
> > > [  202.455933]        el0t_64_sync_handler+0xf4/0x100
> > > [  202.455938]        el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190
> > > [  202.455944]
> > >                 -> #0 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
> > > [  202.455954]        __lock_acquire+0x11f4/0x1ddc
> > > [  202.455961]        lock_acquire.part.0+0xe4/0x220
> > > [  202.455967]        lock_acquire+0x68/0x8c
> > > [  202.455973]        down_write+0x78/0x164
> > > [  202.455980]        configfs_unregister_group+0x4c/0x190
> > > [  202.455985]        cscfg_configfs_del_config+0x2c/0x40 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456011]        cscfg_unload_owned_cfgs_feats+0x1d0/0x2c0 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456036]        cscfg_clear_device+0xec/0xfc [coresight]
> > > [  202.456060]        cscfg_exit+0x1c/0x90 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456085]        coresight_exit+0x10/0xd80 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456109]        __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x19c/0x250
> > > [  202.456115]        invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120
> > > [  202.456122]        el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x124
> > > [  202.456130]        do_el0_svc+0x38/0xcc
> > > [  202.456138]        el0_svc+0x58/0x100
> > > [  202.456142]        el0t_64_sync_handler+0xf4/0x100
> > > [  202.456148]        el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190
> > > [  202.456152]
> > >                 other info that might help us debug this:
> > >
> > > [  202.456154]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> > >
> > > [  202.456156]        CPU0                    CPU1
> > > [  202.456158]        ----                    ----
> > > [  202.456159]   lock(cscfg_mutex);
> > > [  202.456164]                                lock(&p->frag_sem);
> > > [  202.456169]                                lock(cscfg_mutex);
> > > [  202.456173]   lock(&p->frag_sem);
> > > [  202.456177]
> > >                  *** DEADLOCK ***
> > >
> > > [  202.456178] 1 lock held by rmmod/454:
> > > [  202.456183]  #0: ffff8000012e4b98 (cscfg_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at:
> > > cscfg_clear_device+0x34/0xfc [coresight]
> > > [  202.456219]
> > >                 stack backtrace:
> > > [  202.456222] CPU: 1 PID: 454 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G                T
> > > 5.19.0-rc2+ #53
> > > [  202.456230] Hardware name: ARM LTD ARM Juno Development Platform/ARM
> > > Juno Development Platform, BIOS EDK II Feb  1 2019
> > > [  202.456234] Call trace:
> > > [  202.456236]  dump_backtrace.part.0+0xd8/0xe4
> > > [  202.456243]  show_stack+0x24/0x80
> > > [  202.456248]  dump_stack_lvl+0x8c/0xb8
> > > [  202.456257]  dump_stack+0x18/0x34
> > > [  202.456264]  print_circular_bug+0x1f8/0x200
> > > [  202.456271]  check_noncircular+0x130/0x144
> > > [  202.456277]  __lock_acquire+0x11f4/0x1ddc
> > > [  202.456284]  lock_acquire.part.0+0xe4/0x220
> > > [  202.456290]  lock_acquire+0x68/0x8c
> > > [  202.456295]  down_write+0x78/0x164
> > > [  202.456302]  configfs_unregister_group+0x4c/0x190
> > > [  202.456308]  cscfg_configfs_del_config+0x2c/0x40 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456333]  cscfg_unload_owned_cfgs_feats+0x1d0/0x2c0 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456357]  cscfg_clear_device+0xec/0xfc [coresight]
> > > [  202.456381]  cscfg_exit+0x1c/0x90 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456405]  coresight_exit+0x10/0xd80 [coresight]
> > > [  202.456429]  __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x19c/0x250
> > > [  202.456435]  invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120
> > > [  202.456442]  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x124
> > > [  202.456450]  do_el0_svc+0x38/0xcc
> > > [  202.456458]  el0_svc+0x58/0x100
> > > [  202.456462]  el0t_64_sync_handler+0xf4/0x100
> > > [  202.456468]  el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190
> > >
> > >
> > > Suzuki
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On 06/06/2022 16:26, Mike Leach wrote:
> > > >> Any loaded configurations must be correctly unloaded on coresight module
> > > >> exit, or issues can arise with nested locking in the configfs directory
> > > >> code if built with CONFIG_LOCKDEP.
> > > >>
> > > >> Prior to this patch, the preloaded configuration configfs directory
> > > >> entries
> > > >> were being unloaded by the recursive code in
> > > >> configfs_unregister_subsystem().
> > > >>
> > > >> However, when built with CONFIG_LOCKDEP, this caused a nested lock
> > > >> warning,
> > > >> which was not mitigated by the LOCKDEP dependent code in
> > > >> fs/configfs/dir.c
> > > >> designed to prevent this, due to the different directory levels for the
> > > >> root of the directory being removed.
> > > >>
> > > >> As the preloaded (and all other) configurations are registered after
> > > >> configfs_register_subsystem(), we now explicitly unload them before the
> > > >> call to configfs_unregister_subsystem().
> > > >>
> > > >> The new routine cscfg_unload_cfgs_on_exit() iterates through the load
> > > >> owner list to unload any remaining configurations that were not unloaded
> > > >> by the user before the module exits. This covers both the
> > > >> CSCFG_OWNER_PRELOAD and CSCFG_OWNER_MODULE owner types, and will be
> > > >> extended to cover future load owner types for CoreSight configurations.
> > > >>
> > > >> Applies to coresight/next
> > > >>
> > > >> Fixes: eb2ec49606c2 ("coresight: syscfg: Update load API for config
> > > >> loadable modules")
> > > >> Reported-by: Suzuki Poulose <suzuki.poulose at arm.com>
> > > >> Signed-off-by: Mike Leach <mike.leach at linaro.org>
> > > >> ---
> > > >>
> > > >> Changes since v1:
> > > >> Altered ordering of init of cscfg_mgr to ensure lists valid for
> > > >> potential exit path on error.
> > > >>
> > > >> ---
> > > >>   .../hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c    | 72 ++++++++++++++++---
> > > >>   1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > > >>
> > > >> diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c
> > > >> b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c
> > > >> index 11850fd8c3b5..050a32f7e439 100644
> > > >> --- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c
> > > >> +++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c
> > > >> @@ -1042,6 +1042,13 @@ static int cscfg_create_device(void)
> > > >>       if (!cscfg_mgr)
> > > >>           goto create_dev_exit_unlock;
> > > >> +    /* initialise the cscfg_mgr structure */
> > > >> +    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->csdev_desc_list);
> > > >> +    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->feat_desc_list);
> > > >> +    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->config_desc_list);
> > > >> +    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->load_order_list);
> > > >> +    atomic_set(&cscfg_mgr->sys_active_cnt, 0);
> > > >> +
> > > >>       /* setup the device */
> > > >>       dev = cscfg_device();
> > > >>       dev->release = cscfg_dev_release;
> > > >> @@ -1056,14 +1063,61 @@ static int cscfg_create_device(void)
> > > >>       return err;
> > > >>   }
> > > >> -static void cscfg_clear_device(void)
> > > >> +/*
> > > >> + * Loading and unloading is generally on user discretion.
> > > >> + * If exiting due to coresight module unload, we need to unload any
> > > >> configurations that remain,
> > > >> + * before we unregister the configfs intrastructure.
> > > >> + *
> > > >> + * Do this by walking the load_owner list and taking appropriate
> > > >> action, depending on the load
> > > >> + * owner type.
> > > >> + *
> > > >> + * called with the cscfg_mutex held
> > > >> + */
> > > >> +
> > > >> +#define LOADABLE_MOD_ERR "cscfg: ERROR - a loadable module failed to
> > > >> unload configs on exit\n"
> > > >
> > > > minor nit: Could we skip this ?
> > > >
> > > >> +
> > > >> +static void cscfg_unload_cfgs_on_exit(void)
> > > >>   {
> > > >> -    struct cscfg_config_desc *cfg_desc;
> > > >> +    struct cscfg_load_owner_info *owner_info = NULL;
> > > >> -    mutex_lock(&cscfg_mutex);
> > > >> -    list_for_each_entry(cfg_desc, &cscfg_mgr->config_desc_list, item) {
> > > >> -        etm_perf_del_symlink_cscfg(cfg_desc);
> > > >> +    while (!list_empty(&cscfg_mgr->load_order_list)) {
> > > >> +
> > > >> +        /* remove in reverse order of loading */
> > > >> +        owner_info = list_last_entry(&cscfg_mgr->load_order_list,
> > > >> +                         struct cscfg_load_owner_info, item);
> > > >> +
> > > >> +        /* action according to type */
> > > >> +        switch (owner_info->type) {
> > > >> +        case CSCFG_OWNER_PRELOAD:
> > > >> +            /*
> > > >> +             * preloaded  descriptors are statically allocated in
> > > >> +             * this module - just need to unload dynamic items from
> > > >> +             * csdev lists, and remove from configfs directories.
> > > >> +             */
> > > >> +            pr_info("cscfg: unloading preloaded configurations\n");
> > > >> +            cscfg_unload_owned_cfgs_feats(owner_info);
> > > >> +            break;
> > > >> +
> > > >> +        case  CSCFG_OWNER_MODULE:
> > > >> +            /*
> > > >> +             * this is an error - the loadable module must have been
> > > >> unloaded prior
> > > >> +             * to the coresight module unload. Therefore that module
> > > >> has not
> > > >> +             * correctly unloaded configs in its own exit code.
> > > >> +             * Nothing to do other than emit an error string.
> > > >> +             */
> > > >> +            pr_err(LOADABLE_MOD_ERR);
> > > >
> > > > Instead :
> > > >              pr_err("cscfg: ERROR - a loadable module failed"
> > > >                  " to unload configs on exit\n");
> > > >

I have made this change but this results in a WANING in checkpatch.pl:-

"WARNING: quoted string split across lines"

Mike


> > > > Otherwise, I can confirm that the patch fixes the reported problem.
> > > >
> > > >> +            break;
> > > >> +        }
> > > >> +
> > > >> +        /* remove from load order list */
> > > >> +        list_del(&owner_info->item);
> > > >>       }
> > > >> +}
> > > >> +
> > > >> +static void cscfg_clear_device(void)
> > > >> +{
> > > >> +    mutex_lock(&cscfg_mutex);
> > > >> +    cscfg_unload_cfgs_on_exit();
> > > >>       cscfg_configfs_release(cscfg_mgr);
> > > >>       device_unregister(cscfg_device());
> > > >>       mutex_unlock(&cscfg_mutex);
> > > >> @@ -1074,20 +1128,16 @@ int __init cscfg_init(void)
> > > >>   {
> > > >>       int err = 0;
> > > >> +    /* create the device and init cscfg_mgr */
> > > >>       err = cscfg_create_device();
> > > >>       if (err)
> > > >>           return err;
> > > >> +    /* initialise configfs subsystem */
> > > >>       err = cscfg_configfs_init(cscfg_mgr);
> > > >>       if (err)
> > > >>           goto exit_err;
> > > >> -    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->csdev_desc_list);
> > > >> -    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->feat_desc_list);
> > > >> -    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->config_desc_list);
> > > >> -    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cscfg_mgr->load_order_list);
> > > >> -    atomic_set(&cscfg_mgr->sys_active_cnt, 0);
> > > >> -
> > > >>       /* preload built-in configurations */
> > > >>       err = cscfg_preload(THIS_MODULE);
> > > >>       if (err)
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Leach
> > Principal Engineer, ARM Ltd.
> > Manchester Design Centre. UK
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Leach
> Principal Engineer, ARM Ltd.
> Manchester Design Centre. UK



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Mike Leach
Principal Engineer, ARM Ltd.
Manchester Design Centre. UK



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