On 03/21, Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:21:38 +0100 Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > threadgroup_lock() takes signal->cred_guard_mutex to ensure that > > thread_group_leader() is stable. This doesn't look nice, the scope > > of this lock in do_execve() is huge. > > > > And as Dave pointed out this can lead to deadlock, we have the > > following dependencies: > > > > do_execve: cred_guard_mutex -> i_mutex > > cgroup_mount: i_mutex -> cgroup_mutex > > attach_task_by_pid: cgroup_mutex -> cred_guard_mutex > > > > Change de_thread() to take threadgroup_change_begin() around the > > switch-the-leader code and change threadgroup_lock() to avoid > > ->cred_guard_mutex. > > > > Note that de_thread() can't sleep with ->group_rwsem held, this > > can obviously deadlock with the exiting leader if the writer is > > active, so it does threadgroup_change_end() before schedule(). > > <formletter> > When writing a changelog, please describe the end-user-visible effects > of the bug, so that others can more easily decide which kernel > version(s) should be fixed, and so that downstream kernel maintainers > can more easily work out whether this patch will fix a problem which > they or their customers are observing. > </formletter> > > > Reported-by: Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Perhaps Dave's report provides the needed info? trinity went titsup? Yes, trinity. Please see the original report below. I tried to translate the lockdep's output into the human-readable form. Oleg. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like this happens when my fuzzer tries to look up garbage in /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer/ trinity -c execve -V /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer/ will reproduce it very quickly. This isn't a new trace. I've seen it in the past from iknowthis also. Dave [ 943.971541] ====================================================== [ 943.972451] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] [ 943.973370] 3.9.0-rc1+ #69 Not tainted [ 943.973927] ------------------------------------------------------- [ 943.974838] trinity-child0/1301 is trying to acquire lock: [ 943.975650] blocked: (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){+.+.+.}, instance: ffff880127ea1680, at: [<ffffffff811c03fc>] do_last+0x35c/0xe30 [ 943.977522] but task is already holding lock: [ 943.978371] held: (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.+.}, instance: ffff880123937578, at: [<ffffffff811b8866>] prepare_bprm_creds+0x36/0x80 [ 943.980260] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 943.981434] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 943.982499] -> #2 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.+.}: [ 943.983280] [<ffffffff810b7b82>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x1d0 [ 943.984196] [<ffffffff816c1923>] mutex_lock_nested+0x73/0x3b0 [ 943.985173] [<ffffffff810d45f2>] attach_task_by_pid+0x122/0x8d0 [ 943.986151] [<ffffffff810d4dd3>] cgroup_tasks_write+0x13/0x20 [ 943.987127] [<ffffffff810d0f10>] cgroup_file_write+0x130/0x2f0 [ 943.988118] [<ffffffff811b119f>] vfs_write+0xaf/0x180 [ 943.988985] [<ffffffff811b14e5>] sys_write+0x55/0xa0 [ 943.989853] [<ffffffff816cd942>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 943.990853] -> #1 (cgroup_mutex){+.+.+.}: [ 943.991616] [<ffffffff810b7b82>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x1d0 [ 943.992527] [<ffffffff816c1923>] mutex_lock_nested+0x73/0x3b0 [ 943.993492] [<ffffffff810d33a7>] cgroup_mount+0x2e7/0x520 [ 943.994423] [<ffffffff811b5123>] mount_fs+0x43/0x1b0 [ 943.995275] [<ffffffff811d3051>] vfs_kern_mount+0x61/0x100 [ 943.996220] [<ffffffff811d5821>] do_mount+0x211/0xa00 [ 943.997103] [<ffffffff811d609e>] sys_mount+0x8e/0xe0 [ 943.997965] [<ffffffff816cd942>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 943.998972] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){+.+.+.}: [ 943.999886] [<ffffffff810b7406>] __lock_acquire+0x1b86/0x1c80 [ 944.000864] [<ffffffff810b7b82>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x1d0 [ 944.001771] [<ffffffff816c1923>] mutex_lock_nested+0x73/0x3b0 [ 944.002750] [<ffffffff811c03fc>] do_last+0x35c/0xe30 [ 944.003620] [<ffffffff811c0f8a>] path_openat+0xba/0x4f0 [ 944.004517] [<ffffffff811c1691>] do_filp_open+0x41/0xa0 [ 944.005427] [<ffffffff811b74d3>] open_exec+0x53/0x130 [ 944.006296] [<ffffffff811b8c3d>] do_execve_common.isra.26+0x31d/0x710 [ 944.007373] [<ffffffff811b9048>] do_execve+0x18/0x20 [ 944.008222] [<ffffffff811b933d>] sys_execve+0x3d/0x60 [ 944.009093] [<ffffffff816cdf39>] stub_execve+0x69/0xa0 [ 944.009983] other info that might help us debug this: [ 944.011126] Chain exists of: &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9 --> cgroup_mutex --> &sig->cred_guard_mutex [ 944.012745] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 944.013617] CPU0 CPU1 [ 944.014280] ---- ---- [ 944.014942] lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex); [ 944.021332] lock(cgroup_mutex); [ 944.028094] lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex); [ 944.035007] lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9); [ 944.041602] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 944.059241] 1 lock on stack by trinity-child0/1301: [ 944.065496] #0: held: (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.+.}, instance: ffff880123937578, at: [<ffffffff811b8866>] prepare_bprm_creds+0x36/0x80 [ 944.073100] stack backtrace: [ 944.085269] Pid: 1301, comm: trinity-child0 Not tainted 3.9.0-rc1+ #69 [ 944.091788] Call Trace: [ 944.097633] [<ffffffff816b95f5>] print_circular_bug+0x1fe/0x20f [ 944.104041] [<ffffffff810b7406>] __lock_acquire+0x1b86/0x1c80 [ 944.110223] [<ffffffff810b21bd>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xd/0x10 [ 944.116282] [<ffffffff810b7b82>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x1d0 [ 944.122293] [<ffffffff811c03fc>] ? do_last+0x35c/0xe30 [ 944.128287] [<ffffffff816c1923>] mutex_lock_nested+0x73/0x3b0 [ 944.134460] [<ffffffff811c03fc>] ? do_last+0x35c/0xe30 [ 944.140497] [<ffffffff811c03fc>] ? do_last+0x35c/0xe30 [ 944.146446] [<ffffffff811c03fc>] do_last+0x35c/0xe30 [ 944.152303] [<ffffffff811bd098>] ? inode_permission+0x18/0x50 [ 944.158260] [<ffffffff811bd315>] ? link_path_walk+0x245/0x880 [ 944.164165] [<ffffffff811c0f8a>] path_openat+0xba/0x4f0 [ 944.169934] [<ffffffff811c1691>] do_filp_open+0x41/0xa0 [ 944.175834] [<ffffffff811b8c2e>] ? do_execve_common.isra.26+0x30e/0x710 [ 944.181817] [<ffffffff810b2042>] ? get_lock_stats+0x22/0x70 [ 944.187828] [<ffffffff810b24ae>] ? put_lock_stats.isra.23+0xe/0x40 [ 944.193892] [<ffffffff810b2bcb>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.24+0xcb/0x130 [ 944.200099] [<ffffffff811b74d3>] open_exec+0x53/0x130 [ 944.206046] [<ffffffff811b8c3d>] do_execve_common.isra.26+0x31d/0x710 [ 944.212123] [<ffffffff811b8a42>] ? do_execve_common.isra.26+0x122/0x710 [ 944.218275] [<ffffffff811b9048>] do_execve+0x18/0x20 [ 944.224206] [<ffffffff811b933d>] sys_execve+0x3d/0x60 [ 944.230155] [<ffffffff816cdf39>] stub_execve+0x69/0xa0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe cgroups" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html