On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Commit 0090def("ACPI: Add interface to register/unregister device > to/from power resources") used resource_lock to protect the devices list > that relies on power resource. It caused a mutex dead lock, as below > > acpi_power_on ---> lock resource_lock > __acpi_power_on > acpi_power_on_device > acpi_power_get_inferred_state > acpi_power_get_list_state ---> lock resource_lock > > This patch adds a new mutex "devices_lock" to protect the devices list > and calls acpi_power_on_device in acpi_power_on, instead of > __acpi_power_on, after the resource_lock is released. Len, What do you think of this fix? Regards, Lin Ming > > Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/acpi/power.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++----------- > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c > index eb640874..068349e 100644 > --- a/drivers/acpi/power.c > +++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c > @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct acpi_power_resource { > > /* List of devices relying on this power resource */ > struct acpi_power_resource_device *devices; > + struct mutex devices_lock; > }; > > static struct list_head acpi_power_resource_list; > @@ -221,7 +222,6 @@ static void acpi_power_on_device(struct acpi_power_managed_device *device) > > static int __acpi_power_on(struct acpi_power_resource *resource) > { > - struct acpi_power_resource_device *device_list = resource->devices; > acpi_status status = AE_OK; > > status = acpi_evaluate_object(resource->device->handle, "_ON", NULL, NULL); > @@ -234,12 +234,6 @@ static int __acpi_power_on(struct acpi_power_resource *resource) > ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Power resource [%s] turned on\n", > resource->name)); > > - while (device_list) { > - acpi_power_on_device(device_list->device); > - > - device_list = device_list->next; > - } > - > return 0; > } > > @@ -247,6 +241,7 @@ static int acpi_power_on(acpi_handle handle) > { > int result = 0; > struct acpi_power_resource *resource = NULL; > + struct acpi_power_resource_device *device_list; > > result = acpi_power_get_context(handle, &resource); > if (result) > @@ -266,6 +261,17 @@ static int acpi_power_on(acpi_handle handle) > > mutex_unlock(&resource->resource_lock); > > + mutex_lock(&resource->devices_lock); > + > + device_list = resource->devices; > + while (device_list) { > + acpi_power_on_device(device_list->device); > + > + device_list = device_list->next; > + } > + > + mutex_unlock(&resource->devices_lock); > + > return result; > } > > @@ -351,7 +357,7 @@ static void __acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(struct device *dev, > if (acpi_power_get_context(res_handle, &resource)) > return; > > - mutex_lock(&resource->resource_lock); > + mutex_lock(&resource->devices_lock); > prev = NULL; > curr = resource->devices; > while (curr) { > @@ -368,7 +374,7 @@ static void __acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(struct device *dev, > prev = curr; > curr = curr->next; > } > - mutex_unlock(&resource->resource_lock); > + mutex_unlock(&resource->devices_lock); > } > > /* Unlink dev from all power resources in _PR0 */ > @@ -410,10 +416,10 @@ static int __acpi_power_resource_register_device( > > power_resource_device->device = powered_device; > > - mutex_lock(&resource->resource_lock); > + mutex_lock(&resource->devices_lock); > power_resource_device->next = resource->devices; > resource->devices = power_resource_device; > - mutex_unlock(&resource->resource_lock); > + mutex_unlock(&resource->devices_lock); > > return 0; > } > @@ -717,6 +723,7 @@ static int acpi_power_add(struct acpi_device *device) > > resource->device = device; > mutex_init(&resource->resource_lock); > + mutex_init(&resource->devices_lock); > strcpy(resource->name, device->pnp.bus_id); > strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_POWER_DEVICE_NAME); > strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_POWER_CLASS); > -- > 1.7.10 > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html