Hi, Sergey On 06/26/2013 05:15 AM, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote: [snip] > > [ 60.277848] Chain exists of: > (&(&j_cdbs->work)->work) --> &j_cdbs->timer_mutex --> cpu_hotplug.lock > > [ 60.277864] Possible unsafe locking scenario: > > [ 60.277869] CPU0 CPU1 > [ 60.277873] ---- ---- > [ 60.277877] lock(cpu_hotplug.lock); > [ 60.277885] lock(&j_cdbs->timer_mutex); > [ 60.277892] lock(cpu_hotplug.lock); > [ 60.277900] lock((&(&j_cdbs->work)->work)); > [ 60.277907] > *** DEADLOCK *** It may caused by that 'j_cdbs->work.work' and 'j_cdbs->timer_mutex' has the same lock class, although they are different lock... This may help fix the issue: diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c index 5af40ad..aa05eaa 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c @@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static void set_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, } } +static struct lock_class_key j_cdbs_key; + int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, struct common_dbs_data *cdata, unsigned int event) { @@ -366,6 +368,8 @@ int (struct cpufreq_policy *policy, kcpustat_cpu(j).cpustat[CPUTIME_NICE]; mutex_init(&j_cdbs->timer_mutex); + lockdep_set_class(&j_cdbs->timer_mutex, &j_cdbs_key); + INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&j_cdbs->work, dbs_data->cdata->gov_dbs_timer); } Would you like to take a try? Regards, Michael Wang > > [ 60.277915] 6 locks held by bash/2225: > [ 60.277919] #0: (sb_writers#6){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff81168173>] vfs_write+0x1c3/0x1f0 > [ 60.277937] #1: (&buffer->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811d9e3c>] sysfs_write_file+0x3c/0x150 > [ 60.277954] #2: (s_active#61){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff811d9ec3>] sysfs_write_file+0xc3/0x150 > [ 60.277972] #3: (x86_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff81024cf7>] cpu_hotplug_driver_lock+0x17/0x20 > [ 60.277990] #4: (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff815a0d32>] cpu_down+0x22/0x50 > [ 60.278007] #5: (cpu_hotplug.lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81042d8b>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x2b/0x60 > [ 60.278023] > stack backtrace: > [ 60.278031] CPU: 3 PID: 2225 Comm: bash Not tainted 3.10.0-rc7-dbg-01385-g241fd04-dirty #1744 > [ 60.278037] Hardware name: Acer Aspire 5741G /Aspire 5741G , BIOS V1.20 02/08/2011 > [ 60.278042] ffffffff8204e110 ffff88014df6b9f8 ffffffff815b3d90 ffff88014df6ba38 > [ 60.278055] ffffffff815b0a8d ffff880150ed3f60 ffff880150ed4770 3871c4002c8980b2 > [ 60.278068] ffff880150ed4748 ffff880150ed4770 ffff880150ed3f60 ffff88014df6bb00 > [ 60.278081] Call Trace: > [ 60.278091] [<ffffffff815b3d90>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b > [ 60.278101] [<ffffffff815b0a8d>] print_circular_bug+0x2b6/0x2c5 > [ 60.278111] [<ffffffff810ab826>] __lock_acquire+0x1766/0x1d30 > [ 60.278123] [<ffffffff81067e08>] ? __kernel_text_address+0x58/0x80 > [ 60.278134] [<ffffffff810ac6d4>] lock_acquire+0xa4/0x200 > [ 60.278142] [<ffffffff810621b5>] ? flush_work+0x5/0x280 > [ 60.278151] [<ffffffff810621ed>] flush_work+0x3d/0x280 > [ 60.278159] [<ffffffff810621b5>] ? flush_work+0x5/0x280 > [ 60.278169] [<ffffffff810a9b14>] ? mark_held_locks+0x94/0x140 > [ 60.278178] [<ffffffff81062d77>] ? __cancel_work_timer+0x77/0x120 > [ 60.278188] [<ffffffff810a9cbd>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xfd/0x1c0 > [ 60.278196] [<ffffffff81062d8a>] __cancel_work_timer+0x8a/0x120 > [ 60.278206] [<ffffffff81062e53>] cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x13/0x20 > [ 60.278214] [<ffffffff814b89d9>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x529/0x6f0 > [ 60.278225] [<ffffffff814b76a7>] cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x17/0x20 > [ 60.278234] [<ffffffff814b5df8>] __cpufreq_governor+0x48/0x100 > [ 60.278244] [<ffffffff814b6b80>] __cpufreq_remove_dev.isra.14+0x80/0x3c0 > [ 60.278255] [<ffffffff815adc0d>] cpufreq_cpu_callback+0x38/0x4c > [ 60.278265] [<ffffffff81071a4d>] notifier_call_chain+0x5d/0x110 > [ 60.278275] [<ffffffff81071b0e>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0xe/0x10 > [ 60.278284] [<ffffffff815a0a68>] _cpu_down+0x88/0x330 > [ 60.278292] [<ffffffff81024cf7>] ? cpu_hotplug_driver_lock+0x17/0x20 > [ 60.278302] [<ffffffff815a0d46>] cpu_down+0x36/0x50 > [ 60.278311] [<ffffffff815a2748>] store_online+0x98/0xd0 > [ 60.278320] [<ffffffff81452a28>] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x30 > [ 60.278329] [<ffffffff811d9edb>] sysfs_write_file+0xdb/0x150 > [ 60.278337] [<ffffffff8116806d>] vfs_write+0xbd/0x1f0 > [ 60.278347] [<ffffffff81185950>] ? fget_light+0x320/0x4b0 > [ 60.278355] [<ffffffff811686fc>] SyS_write+0x4c/0xa0 > [ 60.278364] [<ffffffff815bbbbe>] tracesys+0xd0/0xd5 > [ 60.280582] smpboot: CPU 1 is now offline > > > -ss > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe cpufreq" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html