Hi, with 2.6.30-rc4, when I connect my bluetooth mouse to the laptop, the kernel breaks with a lot of noise. (the kernel is already tainted because of a reiserfs warning happened earlier) [ 417.555941] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at mm/slub.c:1595 [ 417.555951] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, pid: 0, name: swapper [ 417.555958] 2 locks held by swapper/0: [ 417.555962] #0: (hci_task_lock){++.-.+}, at: [<ffffffffa01f822f>] hci_rx_task+0x2f/0x2d0 [bluetooth] [ 417.555991] #1: (&hdev->lock){+.-.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa01fb9d2>] hci_event_packet+0x72/0x25c0 [bluetooth] [ 417.556017] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: G W 2.6.30-rc4-wl #40 [ 417.556022] Call Trace: [ 417.556026] <IRQ> [<ffffffff8023eabd>] __might_sleep+0x14d/0x170 [ 417.556047] [<ffffffff802cfbe1>] __kmalloc+0x111/0x170 [ 417.556058] [<ffffffff803c2094>] kvasprintf+0x64/0xb0 [ 417.556067] [<ffffffff803b7a5b>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x3b/0xa0 [ 417.556076] [<ffffffff80465326>] dev_set_name+0x76/0xa0 [ 417.556092] [<ffffffffa01fb9d2>] ? hci_event_packet+0x72/0x25c0 [bluetooth] [ 417.556108] [<ffffffffa01ffdab>] hci_conn_add_sysfs+0x6b/0x100 [bluetooth] [ 417.556123] [<ffffffffa01fba1c>] hci_event_packet+0xbc/0x25c0 [bluetooth] [ 417.556132] [<ffffffff80516eb0>] ? sock_def_readable+0x80/0xa0 [ 417.556148] [<ffffffffa01fedfc>] ? hci_send_to_sock+0xfc/0x1c0 [bluetooth] [ 417.556155] [<ffffffff80516eb0>] ? sock_def_readable+0x80/0xa0 [ 417.556165] [<ffffffff805e88c5>] ? _read_unlock+0x75/0x80 [ 417.556179] [<ffffffffa01fedfc>] ? hci_send_to_sock+0xfc/0x1c0 [bluetooth] [ 417.556195] [<ffffffffa01f8403>] hci_rx_task+0x203/0x2d0 [bluetooth] [ 417.556205] [<ffffffff80250ab5>] tasklet_action+0xb5/0x160 [ 417.556213] [<ffffffff8025116c>] __do_softirq+0x9c/0x150 [ 417.556220] [<ffffffff805e850f>] ? _spin_unlock+0x3f/0x80 [ 417.556230] [<ffffffff8020cbbc>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 417.556237] [<ffffffff8020f01d>] do_softirq+0x8d/0xe0 [ 417.556245] [<ffffffff80250df5>] irq_exit+0xc5/0xe0 [ 417.556252] [<ffffffff8020e71d>] do_IRQ+0x9d/0x120 [ 417.556260] [<ffffffff8020c3d3>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xf [ 417.556265] <EOI> [<ffffffff80431832>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x264/0x2a6 [ 417.556281] [<ffffffff80431828>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x25a/0x2a6 [ 417.556290] [<ffffffff804f50d5>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0xc5/0x130 [ 417.556299] [<ffffffff8020a4b4>] ? cpu_idle+0xc4/0x130 [ 417.556308] [<ffffffff805d2268>] ? rest_init+0x88/0xb0 [ 417.556318] [<ffffffff807e2fbd>] ? start_kernel+0x3b5/0x412 [ 417.556326] [<ffffffff807e2281>] ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x91/0xb5 [ 417.556334] [<ffffffff807e2394>] ? x86_64_start_kernel+0xef/0x11b [ 417.557510] [ 417.557513] ============================================= [ 417.557521] [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ] [ 417.557529] 2.6.30-rc4-wl #40 [ 417.557538] --------------------------------------------- [ 417.557544] bluetooth/2100 is trying to acquire lock: [ 417.557550] (bluetooth){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff80262620>] flush_workqueue+0x0/0xe0 [ 417.557578] [ 417.557579] but task is already holding lock: [ 417.557585] (bluetooth){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff80261841>] worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.557607] [ 417.557608] other info that might help us debug this: [ 417.557615] 2 locks held by bluetooth/2100: [ 417.557620] #0: (bluetooth){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff80261841>] worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.557649] #1: (&conn->work_add){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff80261841>] worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.557675] [ 417.557676] stack backtrace: [ 417.557686] Pid: 2100, comm: bluetooth Tainted: G W 2.6.30-rc4-wl #40 [ 417.557694] Call Trace: [ 417.557711] [<ffffffff8027e2f9>] __lock_acquire+0x10a9/0x1350 [ 417.557721] [<ffffffff8027cee5>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x195/0x200 [ 417.557737] [<ffffffff805e79c2>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f [ 417.557750] [<ffffffff80262620>] ? flush_workqueue+0x0/0xe0 [ 417.557761] [<ffffffff8027e640>] lock_acquire+0xa0/0xe0 [ 417.557770] [<ffffffff80262620>] ? flush_workqueue+0x0/0xe0 [ 417.557790] [<ffffffffa01ffe40>] ? add_conn+0x0/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 417.557800] [<ffffffff80262687>] flush_workqueue+0x67/0xe0 [ 417.557811] [<ffffffff80262620>] ? flush_workqueue+0x0/0xe0 [ 417.557824] [<ffffffff80261841>] ? worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.557844] [<ffffffffa01ffe6b>] add_conn+0x2b/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 417.557855] [<ffffffff80261893>] worker_thread+0x1b3/0x320 [ 417.557865] [<ffffffff80261841>] ? worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.557876] [<ffffffff80267940>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [ 417.557887] [<ffffffff802616e0>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x320 [ 417.557899] [<ffffffff80267449>] kthread+0x69/0xc0 [ 417.557914] [<ffffffff8020caba>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [ 417.557924] [<ffffffff8020c480>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30 [ 417.557935] [<ffffffff802673e0>] ? kthread+0x0/0xc0 [ 417.557945] [<ffffffff8020cab0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20 [ 417.557986] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 417.557994] WARNING: at kernel/workqueue.c:371 flush_cpu_workqueue+0xc0/0xd0() [ 417.558002] Hardware name: MacBookPro2,2 [ 417.558007] Modules linked in: radeon drm btusb coretemp rfcomm l2cap bluetooth snd_seq snd_seq_device fuse uvcvideo videodev v4l1_compat v4l2_compat_ioctl32 ath9k mac80211 isight_firmware snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel firewire_ohci snd_hda_codec applesmc ath firewire_core snd_hwdep hwmon rtc snd_pcm led_class i2c_i801 i2c_core crc_itu_t cfg80211 sky2 snd_timer snd_page_alloc appletouch [ 417.558206] Pid: 2100, comm: bluetooth Tainted: G W 2.6.30-rc4-wl #40 [ 417.558212] Call Trace: [ 417.558226] [<ffffffff8024a258>] warn_slowpath+0xe8/0x150 [ 417.558236] [<ffffffff8020f638>] ? dump_trace+0x138/0x330 [ 417.558246] [<ffffffff80210df4>] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x64/0x90 [ 417.558258] [<ffffffff80262620>] ? flush_workqueue+0x0/0xe0 [ 417.558268] [<ffffffff805e79c2>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f [ 417.558280] [<ffffffff8020c480>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30 [ 417.558298] [<ffffffffa01ffe40>] ? add_conn+0x0/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 417.558309] [<ffffffff80261d70>] flush_cpu_workqueue+0xc0/0xd0 [ 417.558321] [<ffffffff8027e655>] ? lock_acquire+0xb5/0xe0 [ 417.558332] [<ffffffff802626bc>] flush_workqueue+0x9c/0xe0 [ 417.558343] [<ffffffff80262620>] ? flush_workqueue+0x0/0xe0 [ 417.558353] [<ffffffff80261841>] ? worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.558372] [<ffffffffa01ffe6b>] add_conn+0x2b/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 417.558382] [<ffffffff80261893>] worker_thread+0x1b3/0x320 [ 417.558392] [<ffffffff80261841>] ? worker_thread+0x161/0x320 [ 417.558403] [<ffffffff80267940>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [ 417.558425] [<ffffffff802616e0>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x320 [ 417.558434] [<ffffffff80267449>] kthread+0x69/0xc0 [ 417.558446] [<ffffffff8020caba>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [ 417.558459] [<ffffffff8020c480>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30 [ 417.558472] [<ffffffff802673e0>] ? kthread+0x0/0xc0 [ 417.558484] [<ffffffff8020cab0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20 [ 417.558491] ---[ end trace a9e8ac35e98239d3 ]--- [ 417.750503] Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.2 [ 417.751223] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000038 [ 417.751236] IP: [<ffffffff8033ddba>] sysfs_addrm_start+0x4a/0x100 [ 417.751252] PGD 0 [ 417.751259] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 417.751269] last sysfs file: /sys/module/l2cap/initstate [ 417.751275] CPU 0 [ 417.751281] Modules linked in: hidp radeon drm btusb coretemp rfcomm l2cap bluetooth snd_seq snd_seq_device fuse uvcvideo videodev v4l1_compat v4l2_compat_ioctl32 ath9k mac80211 isight_firmware snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel firewire_ohci snd_hda_codec applesmc ath firewire_core snd_hwdep hwmon rtc snd_pcm led_class i2c_i801 i2c_core crc_itu_t cfg80211 sky2 snd_timer snd_page_alloc appletouch [ 417.751376] Pid: 2092, comm: hcid Tainted: G W 2.6.30-rc4-wl #40 MacBookPro2,2 [ 417.751382] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8033ddba>] [<ffffffff8033ddba>] sysfs_addrm_start+0x4a/0x100 [ 417.751392] RSP: 0018:ffff88007d3778f8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 417.751398] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 [ 417.751404] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88007d377858 RDI: 0000000000000001 [ 417.751409] RBP: ffff88007d377918 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 417.751415] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff88007ef90f30 R12: ffff88007d377928 [ 417.751420] R13: 00000000fffffff4 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88007d3779a0 [ 417.751427] FS: 00007fd7be6836f0(0000) GS:ffff880001024000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 417.751433] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 417.751439] CR2: 0000000000000038 CR3: 000000007aeb5000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 [ 417.751444] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 417.751450] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 417.751457] Process hcid (pid: 2092, threadinfo ffff88007d376000, task ffff88007ef90f30) [ 417.751462] Stack: [ 417.751466] ffff88007cb87898 00000000561d17c1 ffff88007d377928 ffff880076fc6f00 [ 417.751478] ffff88007d377988 ffffffff8033ed57 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 [ 417.751491] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff88007ec0b0e8 00000000561d17c1 [ 417.751506] Call Trace: [ 417.751511] [<ffffffff8033ed57>] create_dir+0x67/0xe0 [ 417.751520] [<ffffffff8033ee13>] sysfs_create_dir+0x43/0x80 [ 417.751529] [<ffffffff803b784c>] ? kobject_add_internal+0xcc/0x220 [ 417.751540] [<ffffffff803beede>] ? vsnprintf+0x35e/0xaf0 [ 417.751550] [<ffffffff803b7887>] kobject_add_internal+0x107/0x220 [ 417.751559] [<ffffffff803b7b07>] kobject_add_varg+0x47/0x80 [ 417.751568] [<ffffffff803b7c6b>] kobject_add+0x7b/0xc0 [ 417.751577] [<ffffffff803d4287>] ? __spin_lock_init+0x47/0x90 [ 417.751587] [<ffffffff8027cf70>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x20/0x40 [ 417.751599] [<ffffffff803b7699>] ? kobject_get+0x29/0x50 [ 417.751607] [<ffffffff805d1a3b>] ? klist_init+0x4b/0x80 [ 417.751618] [<ffffffff80466155>] device_add+0x115/0x610 [ 417.751628] [<ffffffffa01fb20f>] ? hci_get_route+0x5f/0x170 [bluetooth] [ 417.751648] [<ffffffff804f8c33>] hid_add_device+0x1a3/0x220 [ 417.751659] [<ffffffffa02b8e07>] hidp_add_connection+0x677/0x6a0 [hidp] [ 417.751673] [<ffffffffa02b914b>] hidp_sock_ioctl+0x26b/0x2d0 [hidp] [ 417.751686] [<ffffffff805e850f>] ? _spin_unlock+0x3f/0x80 [ 417.751696] [<ffffffff805125fa>] sock_ioctl+0x7a/0x2c0 [ 417.751707] [<ffffffff80513a5a>] ? sys_sendto+0x11a/0x170 [ 417.751715] [<ffffffff802e6950>] vfs_ioctl+0x40/0xd0 [ 417.751726] [<ffffffff802e6a82>] do_vfs_ioctl+0xa2/0x5a0 [ 417.751736] [<ffffffff802e6fd9>] sys_ioctl+0x59/0xb0 [ 417.751745] [<ffffffff8020ba2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 417.751757] Code: c0 48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 00 48 c7 47 10 00 00 00 00 48 c7 47 18 00 00 00 00 49 89 34 24 48 c7 c7 40 7c 77 80 31 f6 e8 76 86 2a 00 <48> 8b 73 38 48 89 d9 48 8b 3d20 d6 c2 00 48 c7 c2 70 d6 33 80 [ 417.751889] RIP [<ffffffff8033ddba>] sysfs_addrm_start+0x4a/0x100 [ 417.751899] RSP <ffff88007d3778f8> [ 417.751903] CR2: 0000000000000038 [ 417.751910] ---[ end trace a9e8ac35e98239d4 ]--- Bluetooth doesn't work and the system locks up incrementally, it is not possible to shut it down cleanly. The "sleeping function called from invalid context" BUG was also present in -rc2 and -rc3, but there weren't NULL pointers dereferences and the kernel kept working (bluetooth included). 2.6.29 was working almost perfectly. Best regards, Davide -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html