======================================================= [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] 2.6.21-rc5-git6 #44 ------------------------------------------------------- perl/7968 is trying to acquire lock: (&inode->i_mutex){--..}, at: [<ffffffff802ca7cd>] reiserfs_file_release+0x109/0x2cc but task is already holding lock: (&mm->mmap_sem){----}, at: [<ffffffff8026b36a>] sys_munmap+0x32/0x5a which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (&mm->mmap_sem){----}: [<ffffffff8024ac22>] __lock_acquire+0x9e0/0xb79 [<ffffffff8024b16b>] lock_acquire+0x48/0x63 [<ffffffff80559743>] do_page_fault+0x3a4/0x7b2 [<ffffffff8024652b>] down_read_trylock+0xe/0x3b [<ffffffff80246473>] down_read+0x21/0x2a [<ffffffff80559743>] do_page_fault+0x3a4/0x7b2 [<ffffffff80249dc9>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x11c/0x140 [<ffffffff805575a7>] _read_unlock_irq+0x2f/0x4a [<ffffffff8025ac71>] find_lock_page+0x91/0x9d [<ffffffff8025b5b7>] find_or_create_page+0x1e/0x75 [<ffffffff805579ed>] error_exit+0x0/0x96 [<ffffffff802bf3ca>] reiserfs_release_claimed_blocks+0x22/0x49 [<ffffffff802c8341>] reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region+0x7e/0xf3 [<ffffffff802ca482>] reiserfs_file_write+0x15a1/0x1795 [<ffffffff805574a4>] _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x49/0x69 [<ffffffff80556a9f>] trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x35/0x37 [<ffffffff805574e8>] _spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x4a [<ffffffff80249dc9>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x11c/0x140 [<ffffffff805574f3>] _spin_unlock_irq+0x2f/0x4a [<ffffffff805546d9>] thread_return+0xee/0x135 [<ffffffff8055759c>] _read_unlock_irq+0x24/0x4a [<ffffffff80249dc9>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x11c/0x140 [<ffffffff805575a7>] _read_unlock_irq+0x2f/0x4a [<ffffffff8025aaad>] find_get_pages_tag+0x75/0x80 [<ffffffff8028148e>] vfs_write+0xad/0x136 [<ffffffff80281ab4>] sys_pwrite64+0x50/0x70 [<ffffffff80220b42>] ia32_sysret+0x0/0xa [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff -> #0 (&inode->i_mutex){--..}: [<ffffffff8024952d>] print_circular_bug_header+0xcc/0xd3 [<ffffffff8024ab1e>] __lock_acquire+0x8dc/0xb79 [<ffffffff8024b16b>] lock_acquire+0x48/0x63 [<ffffffff802ca7cd>] reiserfs_file_release+0x109/0x2cc [<ffffffff80247d59>] debug_mutex_lock_common+0x16/0x23 [<ffffffff805558aa>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xe1/0x293 [<ffffffff802ca7cd>] reiserfs_file_release+0x109/0x2cc [<ffffffff80281d35>] __fput+0xa1/0x15e [<ffffffff8026a645>] remove_vma+0x35/0x5c [<ffffffff8026b316>] do_munmap+0x258/0x27a [<ffffffff80556873>] __down_write_nested+0x34/0x9e [<ffffffff8026b378>] sys_munmap+0x40/0x5a [<ffffffff8020945e>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff other info that might help us debug this: 1 lock held by perl/7968: #0: (&mm->mmap_sem){----}, at: [<ffffffff8026b36a>] sys_munmap+0x32/0x5a stack backtrace: Call Trace: [<ffffffff802492ad>] print_circular_bug_tail+0x69/0x72 [<ffffffff8024952d>] print_circular_bug_header+0xcc/0xd3 [<ffffffff8024ab1e>] __lock_acquire+0x8dc/0xb79 [<ffffffff8024b16b>] lock_acquire+0x48/0x63 [<ffffffff802ca7cd>] reiserfs_file_release+0x109/0x2cc [<ffffffff80247d59>] debug_mutex_lock_common+0x16/0x23 [<ffffffff805558aa>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xe1/0x293 [<ffffffff802ca7cd>] reiserfs_file_release+0x109/0x2cc [<ffffffff80281d35>] __fput+0xa1/0x15e [<ffffffff8026a645>] remove_vma+0x35/0x5c [<ffffffff8026b316>] do_munmap+0x258/0x27a [<ffffffff80556873>] __down_write_nested+0x34/0x9e [<ffffffff8026b378>] sys_munmap+0x40/0x5a [<ffffffff8020945e>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html