The destruction of a input device in uinput is triggered by an ioctl(). If a process tries to destroy an input device while other is uploading a force feedback effect by evdev to the same device, they'll deadlock: uinput-driver D ffff88001f994540 3120 2403 2374 ffff88001dc459e8 0000000000000046 ffff88001dc45988 ffffffff8106a2d8 ffffffff81a4a980 ffffffff81a4a980 ffff88001f994540 ffff88001ea3c540 ffff88001f9948e0 00000000810297b8 0000000100000001 ffff88001f9948e0 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8106a2d8>] ? __lock_acquire+0xb3a/0xc01 [<ffffffff81068a7b>] ? mark_lock+0x22/0x3a2 [<ffffffff81068e62>] ? mark_held_locks+0x67/0x82 [<ffffffff813148c6>] ? __mutex_lock_common+0x1f0/0x35d [<ffffffff813148d6>] __mutex_lock_common+0x200/0x35d [<ffffffff81251699>] ? evdev_cleanup+0x2f/0x103 [<ffffffff8106763a>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0x2c/0x111 [<ffffffff81251699>] ? evdev_cleanup+0x2f/0x103 [<ffffffff81158b16>] ? kobject_put+0x47/0x4b [<ffffffff81314adc>] mutex_lock_nested+0x35/0x3a [<ffffffff81251699>] evdev_cleanup+0x2f/0x103 [<ffffffff81251798>] evdev_disconnect+0x2b/0x44 [<ffffffff8124cc02>] input_unregister_device+0x11a/0x1c9 [<ffffffff81258505>] uinput_destroy_device+0x2d/0x5d [<ffffffff8125854d>] uinput_release+0x18/0x26 [<ffffffff810cc5b9>] __fput+0xf0/0x18b [<ffffffff810cc669>] fput+0x15/0x17 [<ffffffff810c99f8>] filp_close+0x67/0x72 [<ffffffff81049255>] put_files_struct+0x74/0xc8 [<ffffffff810492f0>] exit_files+0x47/0x4f [<ffffffff8104ab49>] do_exit+0x228/0x89b [<ffffffff81316002>] ? _spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x37 [<ffffffff8104b235>] do_group_exit+0x79/0xa9 [<ffffffff81054a37>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x318/0x339 [<ffffffff810103fb>] do_notify_resume+0x8c/0x875 [<ffffffff8106763a>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0x2c/0x111 [<ffffffff81316002>] ? _spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x37 [<ffffffff81069007>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf6/0x11a [<ffffffff81069038>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0xf [<ffffffff81316002>] ? _spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x37 [<ffffffff81043f97>] ? finish_task_switch+0x5f/0xc2 [<ffffffff81043f38>] ? finish_task_switch+0x0/0xc2 [<ffffffff810d71e2>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x398/0x3c6 [<ffffffff810119af>] ? retint_signal+0x11/0xc2 [<ffffffff81069007>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf6/0x11a [<ffffffff81011a03>] retint_signal+0x65/0xc2 uinput-app D 0000000000000002 3120 2413 2374 ffff88001d941be8 0000000000000046 ffff88001d941b38 ffffffff81068a7b ffffffff81a4a980 ffffffff81a4a980 ffff88001d96a2a0 ffff88001f994540 ffff88001d96a640 000000000000004e ffff88001d941bc8 ffff88001d96a640 Call Trace: [<ffffffff81068a7b>] ? mark_lock+0x22/0x3a2 [<ffffffff810297b8>] ? pvclock_clocksource_read+0x42/0x7e [<ffffffff81068a7b>] ? mark_lock+0x22/0x3a2 [<ffffffff813142c6>] schedule_timeout+0x22/0xc6 [<ffffffff81316002>] ? _spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x37 [<ffffffff81069007>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf6/0x11a [<ffffffff81069038>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0xf [<ffffffff81316002>] ? _spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x37 [<ffffffff813141a2>] wait_for_common+0xb7/0x100 [<ffffffff8103fcde>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0xf [<ffffffff81314275>] wait_for_completion+0x18/0x1a [<ffffffff81258acf>] uinput_dev_upload_effect+0x80/0x93 [<ffffffff8124e6d1>] input_ff_upload+0x1eb/0x276 [<ffffffff8125130f>] evdev_ioctl_handler+0x6f1/0x709 [<ffffffff81017a68>] ? sched_clock+0x9/0xc [<ffffffff8106763a>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0x2c/0x111 [<ffffffff81251344>] evdev_ioctl+0xb/0xd [<ffffffff810d6dfc>] vfs_ioctl+0x2a/0x78 [<ffffffff810d71e2>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x398/0x3c6 [<ffffffff810cb067>] ? fsnotify_modify+0x62/0x6a [<ffffffff810110ca>] ? sysret_check+0x46/0x81 [<ffffffff810d7252>] sys_ioctl+0x42/0x65 [<ffffffff8101107a>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b This patch fixes the problem by flushing all pending FF uploads before destroying the device and preventing new uploads during this operation Signed-off-by: Aristeu Rozanski <aris@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/input/misc/uinput.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- include/linux/uinput.h | 1 + 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) --- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c 2009-02-13 19:21:24.000000000 -0500 +++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c 2009-02-13 19:21:30.000000000 -0500 @@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ static int uinput_request_alloc_id(struc spin_lock(&udev->requests_lock); + if (unlikely(udev->requests_flushed)) + goto out; + for (id = 0; id < UINPUT_NUM_REQUESTS; id++) if (!udev->requests[id]) { request->id = id; @@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ static int uinput_request_alloc_id(struc break; } +out: spin_unlock(&udev->requests_lock); return err; } @@ -107,6 +111,34 @@ static int uinput_request_submit(struct return request->retval; } +static inline void uinput_init_requests(struct uinput_device *udev) +{ + spin_lock_init(&udev->requests_lock); + init_waitqueue_head(&udev->requests_waitq); + udev->requests_flushed = 0; +} + +static void uinput_flush_requests(struct uinput_device *udev) +{ + struct uinput_request *request; + int id; + + /* + * get rid of all pending requests and set requests_flushed to prevent + * more requests to be filled until we unregister the input device + */ + spin_lock(&udev->requests_lock); + udev->requests_flushed = 1; + for (id = 0; id < UINPUT_NUM_REQUESTS; id++) { + request = udev->requests[id]; + if (request == NULL) + continue; + request->retval = -ENODEV; + uinput_request_done(udev, request); + } + spin_unlock(&udev->requests_lock); +} + static void uinput_dev_set_gain(struct input_dev *dev, u16 gain) { uinput_dev_event(dev, EV_FF, FF_GAIN, gain); @@ -167,9 +199,11 @@ static void uinput_destroy_device(struct if (udev->dev) { name = udev->dev->name; phys = udev->dev->phys; - if (udev->state == UIST_CREATED) + if (udev->state == UIST_CREATED) { + uinput_flush_requests(udev); input_unregister_device(udev->dev); - else + uinput_init_requests(udev); + } else input_free_device(udev->dev); kfree(name); kfree(phys); @@ -224,8 +258,7 @@ static int uinput_open(struct inode *ino lock_kernel(); mutex_init(&newdev->mutex); - spin_lock_init(&newdev->requests_lock); - init_waitqueue_head(&newdev->requests_waitq); + uinput_init_requests(newdev); init_waitqueue_head(&newdev->waitq); newdev->state = UIST_NEW_DEVICE; --- a/include/linux/uinput.h 2009-02-13 19:21:24.000000000 -0500 +++ b/include/linux/uinput.h 2009-02-13 19:21:30.000000000 -0500 @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct uinput_device { struct uinput_request *requests[UINPUT_NUM_REQUESTS]; wait_queue_head_t requests_waitq; spinlock_t requests_lock; + int requests_flushed; }; #endif /* __KERNEL__ */ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html