Looks like select_fallback_rq() shouldn't be calling cpuset_cpus_allowed_locked(), which does a task_lock(), which isn't IRQ safe. Also, according to its comments that should only be held with the cpuset callback_mutex held, which seems unlikely from a softirq handler. Also, calling cpuset_cpus_allowed_locked(p, &p->cpus_allowed) stomps on state in p without (AFAICS) synchronization. The description of commit e76bd8d9850c2296a7e8e24c9dce9b5e6b55fe2f includes the phrase " I'm fairly sure this works, but there might be a deadlock hiding" although I think that the lockdep-reported problem is different than what Rusty had in mind. Paul On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello! > > I hit the following lockdep splat on one of many runs. Thoughts? > > Thanx, Paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ================================= > [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ] > 2.6.34-rc3-autokern1 #1 > --------------------------------- > inconsistent {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} usage. > swapper/0 [HC0[0]:SC1[1]:HE0:SE0] takes: > (&(&p->alloc_lock)->rlock){+.?...}, at: [<c0000000000affd4>] .cpuset_cpus_allowed_locked+0x2c/0xbc > {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at: > [<c000000000097ca8>] .lock_acquire+0x5c/0x88 > [<c000000000570270>] ._raw_spin_lock+0x48/0x70 > [<c000000000126cec>] .set_task_comm+0x34/0x9c > [<c0000000000802f0>] .kthreadd+0x30/0x160 > [<c000000000026c90>] .kernel_thread+0x54/0x70 > irq event stamp: 782497 > hardirqs last enabled at (782496): [<c000000000570ebc>] ._raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x38/0x80 > hardirqs last disabled at (782497): [<c000000000050fb4>] .task_rq_lock+0x74/0x130 > softirqs last enabled at (782478): [<c000000000026acc>] .call_do_softirq+0x14/0x24 > softirqs last disabled at (782493): [<c000000000026acc>] .call_do_softirq+0x14/0x24 > > other info that might help us debug this: > 2 locks held by swapper/0: > #0: (&timer){+.-.-.}, at: [<c0000000000712a0>] .run_timer_softirq+0x138/0x298 > #1: (rcu_read_lock){.+.+..}, at: [<c000000000054180>] .select_fallback_rq+0xe8/0x1c4 > > stack backtrace: > Call Trace: > [c00000000ffff740] [c000000000010168] .show_stack+0x70/0x184 (unreliable) > [c00000000ffff7f0] [c0000000000933b8] .print_usage_bug+0x1d4/0x208 > [c00000000ffff8b0] [c000000000093778] .mark_lock+0x38c/0x6f4 > [c00000000ffff960] [c00000000009696c] .__lock_acquire+0x6ac/0x96c > [c00000000ffffa60] [c000000000097ca8] .lock_acquire+0x5c/0x88 > [c00000000ffffb00] [c000000000570270] ._raw_spin_lock+0x48/0x70 > [c00000000ffffb90] [c0000000000affd4] .cpuset_cpus_allowed_locked+0x2c/0xbc > [c00000000ffffc20] [c0000000000541bc] .select_fallback_rq+0x124/0x1c4 > [c00000000ffffcd0] [c00000000005ee44] .try_to_wake_up+0x1ac/0x3b4 > [c00000000ffffd80] [c000000000071910] .process_timeout+0x10/0x24 > [c00000000ffffdf0] [c000000000071348] .run_timer_softirq+0x1e0/0x298 > [c00000000ffffed0] [c00000000006a440] .__do_softirq+0x158/0x254 > [c00000000fffff90] [c000000000026acc] .call_do_softirq+0x14/0x24 > [c00000000095b8f0] [c00000000000cd34] .do_softirq+0xb0/0x138 > [c00000000095b990] [c00000000006a680] .irq_exit+0x88/0x100 > [c00000000095ba20] [c0000000000243a8] .timer_interrupt+0x150/0x19c > [c00000000095bad0] [c000000000003704] decrementer_common+0x104/0x180 > --- Exception: 901 at .raw_local_irq_restore+0x6c/0x80 > LR = .cpu_idle+0x138/0x20c > [c00000000095bdc0] [0000000000253400] 0x253400 (unreliable) > [c00000000095be40] [c0000000000129e8] .cpu_idle+0x138/0x20c > [c00000000095bed0] [c00000000057a844] .start_secondary+0x3c4/0x404 > [c00000000095bf90] [c000000000008264] .start_secondary_prolog+0x10/0x14 > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href