On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 08:11:43PM +0530, Nilay Shroff wrote: > For storing a value to a queue attribute, the queue_attr_store function > first freezes the queue (->q_usage_counter(io)) and then acquire > ->sysfs_lock. This seems not correct as the usual ordering should be to > acquire ->sysfs_lock before freezing the queue. This incorrect ordering > causes the following lockdep splat which we are able to reproduce always > simply by accessing /sys/kernel/debug file using ls command: > > [ 57.597146] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected > [ 57.597154] 6.12.0-10553-gb86545e02e8c #20 Tainted: G W > [ 57.597162] ------------------------------------------------------ > [ 57.597168] ls/4605 is trying to acquire lock: > [ 57.597176] c00000003eb56710 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: __might_fault+0x58/0xc0 > [ 57.597200] > but task is already holding lock: > [ 57.597207] c0000018e27c6810 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#3){++++}-{4:4}, at: iterate_dir+0x94/0x1d4 > [ 57.597226] > which lock already depends on the new lock. > > [ 57.597233] > the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: > [ 57.597241] > -> #5 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#3){++++}-{4:4}: > [ 57.597255] down_write+0x6c/0x18c > [ 57.597264] start_creating+0xb4/0x24c > [ 57.597274] debugfs_create_dir+0x2c/0x1e8 > [ 57.597283] blk_register_queue+0xec/0x294 > [ 57.597292] add_disk_fwnode+0x2e4/0x548 > [ 57.597302] brd_alloc+0x2c8/0x338 > [ 57.597309] brd_init+0x100/0x178 > [ 57.597317] do_one_initcall+0x88/0x3e4 > [ 57.597326] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cc/0x6e0 > [ 57.597334] kernel_init+0x34/0x1cc > [ 57.597342] ret_from_kernel_user_thread+0x14/0x1c > [ 57.597350] > -> #4 (&q->debugfs_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: > [ 57.597362] __mutex_lock+0xfc/0x12a0 > [ 57.597370] blk_register_queue+0xd4/0x294 > [ 57.597379] add_disk_fwnode+0x2e4/0x548 > [ 57.597388] brd_alloc+0x2c8/0x338 > [ 57.597395] brd_init+0x100/0x178 > [ 57.597402] do_one_initcall+0x88/0x3e4 > [ 57.597410] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cc/0x6e0 > [ 57.597418] kernel_init+0x34/0x1cc > [ 57.597426] ret_from_kernel_user_thread+0x14/0x1c > [ 57.597434] > -> #3 (&q->sysfs_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: > [ 57.597446] __mutex_lock+0xfc/0x12a0 > [ 57.597454] queue_attr_store+0x9c/0x110 > [ 57.597462] sysfs_kf_write+0x70/0xb0 > [ 57.597471] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1b0/0x2ac > [ 57.597480] vfs_write+0x3dc/0x6e8 > [ 57.597488] ksys_write+0x84/0x140 > [ 57.597495] system_call_exception+0x130/0x360 > [ 57.597504] system_call_common+0x160/0x2c4 > [ 57.597516] > -> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#21){++++}-{0:0}: > [ 57.597530] __submit_bio+0x5ec/0x828 > [ 57.597538] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x1e4/0x4f0 > [ 57.597547] iomap_readahead+0x2a0/0x448 > [ 57.597556] xfs_vm_readahead+0x28/0x3c > [ 57.597564] read_pages+0x88/0x41c > [ 57.597571] page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x1ac/0x2d8 > [ 57.597580] filemap_get_pages+0x188/0x984 > [ 57.597588] filemap_read+0x13c/0x4bc > [ 57.597596] xfs_file_buffered_read+0x88/0x17c > [ 57.597605] xfs_file_read_iter+0xac/0x158 > [ 57.597614] vfs_read+0x2d4/0x3b4 > [ 57.597622] ksys_read+0x84/0x144 > [ 57.597629] system_call_exception+0x130/0x360 > [ 57.597637] system_call_common+0x160/0x2c4 > [ 57.597647] > -> #1 (mapping.invalidate_lock#2){++++}-{4:4}: > [ 57.597661] down_read+0x6c/0x220 > [ 57.597669] filemap_fault+0x870/0x100c > [ 57.597677] xfs_filemap_fault+0xc4/0x18c > [ 57.597684] __do_fault+0x64/0x164 > [ 57.597693] __handle_mm_fault+0x1274/0x1dac > [ 57.597702] handle_mm_fault+0x248/0x484 > [ 57.597711] ___do_page_fault+0x428/0xc0c > [ 57.597719] hash__do_page_fault+0x30/0x68 > [ 57.597727] do_hash_fault+0x90/0x35c > [ 57.597736] data_access_common_virt+0x210/0x220 > [ 57.597745] _copy_from_user+0xf8/0x19c > [ 57.597754] sel_write_load+0x178/0xd54 > [ 57.597762] vfs_write+0x108/0x6e8 > [ 57.597769] ksys_write+0x84/0x140 > [ 57.597777] system_call_exception+0x130/0x360 > [ 57.597785] system_call_common+0x160/0x2c4 > [ 57.597794] > -> #0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}: > [ 57.597806] __lock_acquire+0x17cc/0x2330 > [ 57.597814] lock_acquire+0x138/0x400 > [ 57.597822] __might_fault+0x7c/0xc0 > [ 57.597830] filldir64+0xe8/0x390 > [ 57.597839] dcache_readdir+0x80/0x2d4 > [ 57.597846] iterate_dir+0xd8/0x1d4 > [ 57.597855] sys_getdents64+0x88/0x2d4 > [ 57.597864] system_call_exception+0x130/0x360 > [ 57.597872] system_call_common+0x160/0x2c4 > [ 57.597881] > other info that might help us debug this: > > [ 57.597888] Chain exists of: > &mm->mmap_lock --> &q->debugfs_mutex --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#3 > > [ 57.597905] Possible unsafe locking scenario: > > [ 57.597911] CPU0 CPU1 > [ 57.597917] ---- ---- > [ 57.597922] rlock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#3); > [ 57.597932] lock(&q->debugfs_mutex); > [ 57.597940] lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#3); > [ 57.597950] rlock(&mm->mmap_lock); > [ 57.597958] > *** DEADLOCK *** > > [ 57.597965] 2 locks held by ls/4605: > [ 57.597971] #0: c0000000137c12f8 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0xcc/0x154 > [ 57.597989] #1: c0000018e27c6810 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#3){++++}-{4:4}, at: iterate_dir+0x94/0x1d4 > > Prevent the above lockdep warning by acquiring ->sysfs_lock before > freezing the queue while storing a queue attribute in queue_attr_store > function. Later, we also found[1] another function __blk_mq_update_nr_ > hw_queues where we first freeze queue and then acquire the ->sysfs_lock. > So we've also updated lock ordering in __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues > function and ensured that in all code paths we follow the correct lock > ordering i.e. acquire ->sysfs_lock before freezing the queue. > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAFj5m9Ke8+EHKQBs_Nk6hqd=LGXtk4mUxZUN5==ZcCjnZSBwHw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > Reported-by: kjain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fixes: af2814149883 ("block: freeze the queue in queue_attr_store") > Tested-by: kjain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: hch@xxxxxx > Cc: axboe@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: ritesh.list@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: gjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Changes from v1: > - Fix lock ordering in __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues (Ming Lei) > --- > block/blk-mq-sysfs.c | 16 ++++++---------- > block/blk-mq.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++----------- > block/blk-sysfs.c | 4 ++-- > 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c > index 156e9bb07abf..cd5ea6eaa76b 100644 > --- a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c > +++ b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c > @@ -275,15 +275,13 @@ void blk_mq_sysfs_unregister_hctxs(struct request_queue *q) > struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx; > unsigned long i; > > - mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_dir_lock); > + lockdep_assert_held(&q->sysfs_dir_lock); > + > if (!q->mq_sysfs_init_done) > - goto unlock; > + return; > > queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i) > blk_mq_unregister_hctx(hctx); > - > -unlock: > - mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_dir_lock); > } > > int blk_mq_sysfs_register_hctxs(struct request_queue *q) > @@ -292,9 +290,10 @@ int blk_mq_sysfs_register_hctxs(struct request_queue *q) > unsigned long i; > int ret = 0; > > - mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_dir_lock); > + lockdep_assert_held(&q->sysfs_dir_lock); > + > if (!q->mq_sysfs_init_done) > - goto unlock; > + return ret; > > queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i) { > ret = blk_mq_register_hctx(hctx); > @@ -302,8 +301,5 @@ int blk_mq_sysfs_register_hctxs(struct request_queue *q) > break; > } > > -unlock: > - mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_dir_lock); > - > return ret; > } > diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c > index aa340b097b6e..cccfc6dada7e 100644 > --- a/block/blk-mq.c > +++ b/block/blk-mq.c > @@ -4455,7 +4455,8 @@ static void blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set, > unsigned long i, j; > > /* protect against switching io scheduler */ > - mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock); > + lockdep_assert_held(&q->sysfs_lock); > + > for (i = 0; i < set->nr_hw_queues; i++) { > int old_node; > int node = blk_mq_get_hctx_node(set, i); > @@ -4488,7 +4489,6 @@ static void blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set, > > xa_for_each_start(&q->hctx_table, j, hctx, j) > blk_mq_exit_hctx(q, set, hctx, j); > - mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock); > > /* unregister cpuhp callbacks for exited hctxs */ > blk_mq_remove_hw_queues_cpuhp(q); > @@ -4520,10 +4520,14 @@ int blk_mq_init_allocated_queue(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set, > > xa_init(&q->hctx_table); > > + mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock); > + > blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs(set, q); > if (!q->nr_hw_queues) > goto err_hctxs; > > + mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock); > + > INIT_WORK(&q->timeout_work, blk_mq_timeout_work); > blk_queue_rq_timeout(q, set->timeout ? set->timeout : 30 * HZ); > > @@ -4542,6 +4546,7 @@ int blk_mq_init_allocated_queue(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set, > return 0; > > err_hctxs: > + mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock); The change in blk_mq_init_allocated_queue() isn't necessary, since queue kobj isn't exposed yet, otherwise, feel free to add: Reviewed-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks, Ming