I don't get this at all easily, but memcg reclaim on 4.12-rc does eventually give me a lockdep splat, implicating jbd2 and cpu hotplug and RECLAIM_FS - which sound like Michal territory to me, though of course I can barely understand a word of the report: hope you can! Hugh [18874.045075] ===================================================== [18874.046735] WARNING: RECLAIM_FS-safe -> RECLAIM_FS-unsafe lock order detected [18874.048443] 4.12.0-rc3 #2 Not tainted [18874.050101] ----------------------------------------------------- [18874.051892] cc1/16472 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] is trying to acquire: [18874.053681] (cpu_hotplug.dep_map){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff8109ff21>] get_online_cpus+0x29/0x71 [18874.055390] and this task is already holding: [18874.058697] (jbd2_handle){++++-.}, at: [<ffffffff81252744>] start_this_handle+0x328/0x3c0 [18874.060388] which would create a new lock dependency: [18874.062066] (jbd2_handle){++++-.} -> (cpu_hotplug.dep_map){++++++} [18874.063824] but this new dependency connects a RECLAIM_FS-irq-safe lock: [18874.067242] (jbd2_handle){++++-.} [18874.067246] ... which became RECLAIM_FS-irq-safe at: [18874.072517] __lock_acquire+0x3f8/0x1526 [18874.074306] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.076071] jbd2_log_wait_commit+0x73/0x14b [18874.077805] jbd2_complete_transaction+0x8b/0x94 [18874.079384] ext4_evict_inode+0xc5/0x3bc [18874.080948] evict+0xc4/0x179 [18874.082516] dispose_list+0x42/0x65 [18874.084326] prune_icache_sb+0x45/0x50 [18874.086010] super_cache_scan+0x129/0x16e [18874.087609] shrink_slab+0x1e2/0x29c [18874.089180] shrink_node+0xfc/0x2cb [18874.090793] kswapd+0x4ac/0x600 [18874.092361] kthread+0x12e/0x136 [18874.093998] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.095567] to a RECLAIM_FS-irq-unsafe lock: [18874.098728] (cpu_hotplug.dep_map){++++++} [18874.098732] ... which became RECLAIM_FS-irq-unsafe at: [18874.103495] ... [18874.103501] mark_held_locks+0x50/0x6e [18874.106592] lockdep_trace_alloc+0xc2/0xe5 [18874.108142] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x41/0x1b8 [18874.109701] __smpboot_create_thread+0x53/0xe6 [18874.111315] smpboot_create_threads+0x32/0x64 [18874.112859] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x4a/0xe6 [18874.114450] cpuhp_up_callbacks+0x2e/0x7d [18874.116085] _cpu_up+0x87/0xb3 [18874.117470] do_cpu_up+0x54/0x65 [18874.118934] cpu_up+0xe/0x10 [18874.120374] smp_init+0x4d/0xd3 [18874.121805] kernel_init_freeable+0x7e/0x1a0 [18874.123205] kernel_init+0x9/0xf3 [18874.124529] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.125883] other info that might help us debug this: [18874.130192] Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario: [18874.133168] CPU0 CPU1 [18874.134597] ---- ---- [18874.136033] lock(cpu_hotplug.dep_map); [18874.137431] local_irq_disable(); [18874.138879] lock(jbd2_handle); [18874.140353] lock(cpu_hotplug.dep_map); [18874.141840] <Interrupt> [18874.143137] lock(jbd2_handle); [18874.144543] *** DEADLOCK *** [18874.148439] 3 locks held by cc1/16472: [18874.149711] #0: (sb_writers#3){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff811cb4b8>] touch_atime+0x36/0x9c [18874.150936] #1: (jbd2_handle){++++-.}, at: [<ffffffff81252744>] start_this_handle+0x328/0x3c0 [18874.152214] #2: (percpu_charge_mutex){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff811a08cd>] drain_all_stock+0x1c/0x137 [18874.153496] the dependencies between RECLAIM_FS-irq-safe lock and the holding lock: [18874.156099] -> (jbd2_handle){++++-.} ops: 18040307 { [18874.157531] HARDIRQ-ON-W at: [18874.158843] __lock_acquire+0x3a7/0x1526 [18874.160180] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.161487] jbd2_log_wait_commit+0x73/0x14b [18874.162785] jbd2_complete_transaction+0x8b/0x94 [18874.164117] ext4_sync_file+0x22e/0x268 [18874.165479] vfs_fsync_range+0x82/0x94 [18874.166830] vfs_fsync+0x17/0x19 [18874.168221] do_fsync+0x28/0x49 [18874.169777] SyS_fsync+0xb/0xf [18874.171088] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.172377] HARDIRQ-ON-R at: [18874.173640] __lock_acquire+0x37e/0x1526 [18874.174989] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.176345] start_this_handle+0x386/0x3c0 [18874.177588] jbd2__journal_start+0xbe/0x14c [18874.178498] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x5a/0x65 [18874.179803] ext4_file_open+0xaa/0x1fa [18874.181222] do_dentry_open.isra.19+0x17f/0x289 [18874.182501] vfs_open+0x54/0x5b [18874.183484] path_openat+0x5ef/0x757 [18874.184602] do_filp_open+0x4a/0xa2 [18874.185942] do_sys_open+0x13b/0x1c8 [18874.187157] SyS_open+0x19/0x1b [18874.188529] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.189785] SOFTIRQ-ON-W at: [18874.191097] __lock_acquire+0x3c9/0x1526 [18874.192505] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.193879] jbd2_log_wait_commit+0x73/0x14b [18874.195367] jbd2_complete_transaction+0x8b/0x94 [18874.196784] ext4_sync_file+0x22e/0x268 [18874.198246] vfs_fsync_range+0x82/0x94 [18874.199648] vfs_fsync+0x17/0x19 [18874.201100] do_fsync+0x28/0x49 [18874.202508] SyS_fsync+0xb/0xf [18874.203917] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.205347] SOFTIRQ-ON-R at: [18874.206772] __lock_acquire+0x3c9/0x1526 [18874.208216] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.209637] start_this_handle+0x386/0x3c0 [18874.211101] jbd2__journal_start+0xbe/0x14c [18874.212569] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x5a/0x65 [18874.214006] ext4_file_open+0xaa/0x1fa [18874.215395] do_dentry_open.isra.19+0x17f/0x289 [18874.216772] vfs_open+0x54/0x5b [18874.218160] path_openat+0x5ef/0x757 [18874.219486] do_filp_open+0x4a/0xa2 [18874.220917] do_sys_open+0x13b/0x1c8 [18874.222275] SyS_open+0x19/0x1b [18874.223706] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.225103] IN-RECLAIM_FS-W at: [18874.226499] __lock_acquire+0x3f8/0x1526 [18874.227833] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.229162] jbd2_log_wait_commit+0x73/0x14b [18874.230524] jbd2_complete_transaction+0x8b/0x94 [18874.231842] ext4_evict_inode+0xc5/0x3bc [18874.233149] evict+0xc4/0x179 [18874.234332] dispose_list+0x42/0x65 [18874.235640] prune_icache_sb+0x45/0x50 [18874.236913] super_cache_scan+0x129/0x16e [18874.238009] shrink_slab+0x1e2/0x29c [18874.239295] shrink_node+0xfc/0x2cb [18874.240316] kswapd+0x4ac/0x600 [18874.241379] kthread+0x12e/0x136 [18874.242516] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.243805] INITIAL USE at: [18874.245132] __lock_acquire+0x410/0x1526 [18874.246437] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.247484] start_this_handle+0x386/0x3c0 [18874.248581] jbd2__journal_start+0xbe/0x14c [18874.249871] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x5a/0x65 [18874.251185] ext4_file_open+0xaa/0x1fa [18874.252207] do_dentry_open.isra.19+0x17f/0x289 [18874.253113] vfs_open+0x54/0x5b [18874.254186] path_openat+0x5ef/0x757 [18874.255499] do_filp_open+0x4a/0xa2 [18874.256805] do_sys_open+0x13b/0x1c8 [18874.258117] SyS_open+0x19/0x1b [18874.259553] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.260941] } [18874.262313] ... key at: [<ffffffff82a5cd48>] jbd2_trans_commit_key.37604+0x0/0x8 [18874.263715] ... acquired at: [18874.265121] check_irq_usage+0x54/0xa8 [18874.266436] __lock_acquire+0xef3/0x1526 [18874.267887] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.269435] get_online_cpus+0x4c/0x71 [18874.270961] drain_all_stock+0x29/0x137 [18874.272279] try_charge+0x276/0x8e9 [18874.273598] mem_cgroup_try_charge+0x2d5/0x41f [18874.275036] __add_to_page_cache_locked+0xb2/0x1e4 [18874.275917] add_to_page_cache_lru+0x4e/0xde [18874.276791] pagecache_get_page+0x1cb/0x264 [18874.277664] __getblk_gfp+0x142/0x2cf [18874.278636] __breadahead+0xf/0x3d [18874.279940] __ext4_get_inode_loc+0x2c3/0x394 [18874.281277] ext4_get_inode_loc+0x1b/0x1d [18874.282530] ext4_reserve_inode_write+0x35/0x9c [18874.283848] ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x40/0x173 [18874.285208] ext4_dirty_inode+0x43/0x5c [18874.286476] __mark_inode_dirty+0x2e/0x205 [18874.287778] generic_update_time+0xa5/0xb4 [18874.289090] touch_atime+0x7d/0x9c [18874.290399] do_generic_file_read+0x5a6/0x71f [18874.291735] generic_file_read_iter+0xcb/0xda [18874.293168] ext4_file_read_iter+0x2f/0x3e [18874.294448] __vfs_read+0xbf/0xe3 [18874.295762] vfs_read+0x9b/0x11c [18874.297087] SyS_read+0x45/0x8b [18874.298384] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.300947] the dependencies between the lock to be acquired [18874.300948] and RECLAIM_FS-irq-unsafe lock: [18874.304806] -> (cpu_hotplug.dep_map){++++++} ops: 58002 { [18874.306105] HARDIRQ-ON-W at: [18874.307416] __lock_acquire+0x3a7/0x1526 [18874.308841] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.310220] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x61/0xb4 [18874.311530] _cpu_up+0x2e/0xb3 [18874.312845] do_cpu_up+0x54/0x65 [18874.314132] cpu_up+0xe/0x10 [18874.315499] smp_init+0x4d/0xd3 [18874.317004] kernel_init_freeable+0x7e/0x1a0 [18874.318407] kernel_init+0x9/0xf3 [18874.319661] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.320964] HARDIRQ-ON-R at: [18874.322321] __lock_acquire+0x37e/0x1526 [18874.323605] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.324918] get_online_cpus+0x4c/0x71 [18874.326257] kmem_cache_create+0x27/0x1e3 [18874.327522] numa_policy_init+0x2d/0x1e9 [18874.328802] start_kernel+0x2e0/0x392 [18874.330112] x86_64_start_reservations+0x2a/0x2c [18874.331419] x86_64_start_kernel+0xbb/0xbe [18874.332671] verify_cpu+0x0/0xf1 [18874.333922] SOFTIRQ-ON-W at: [18874.335091] __lock_acquire+0x3c9/0x1526 [18874.336399] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.337546] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x61/0xb4 [18874.338912] _cpu_up+0x2e/0xb3 [18874.340239] do_cpu_up+0x54/0x65 [18874.341551] cpu_up+0xe/0x10 [18874.342883] smp_init+0x4d/0xd3 [18874.344122] kernel_init_freeable+0x7e/0x1a0 [18874.345340] kernel_init+0x9/0xf3 [18874.346578] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.347750] SOFTIRQ-ON-R at: [18874.348979] __lock_acquire+0x3c9/0x1526 [18874.350247] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.351436] get_online_cpus+0x4c/0x71 [18874.352830] kmem_cache_create+0x27/0x1e3 [18874.353993] numa_policy_init+0x2d/0x1e9 [18874.355191] start_kernel+0x2e0/0x392 [18874.356354] x86_64_start_reservations+0x2a/0x2c [18874.357532] x86_64_start_kernel+0xbb/0xbe [18874.358762] verify_cpu+0x0/0xf1 [18874.359836] RECLAIM_FS-ON-W at: [18874.360681] mark_held_locks+0x50/0x6e [18874.361549] lockdep_trace_alloc+0xc2/0xe5 [18874.362548] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x41/0x1b8 [18874.363747] __smpboot_create_thread+0x53/0xe6 [18874.364953] smpboot_create_threads+0x32/0x64 [18874.366182] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x4a/0xe6 [18874.367607] cpuhp_up_callbacks+0x2e/0x7d [18874.368945] _cpu_up+0x87/0xb3 [18874.370363] do_cpu_up+0x54/0x65 [18874.371613] cpu_up+0xe/0x10 [18874.372608] smp_init+0x4d/0xd3 [18874.373456] kernel_init_freeable+0x7e/0x1a0 [18874.374323] kernel_init+0x9/0xf3 [18874.375147] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.375962] RECLAIM_FS-ON-R at: [18874.376774] mark_held_locks+0x50/0x6e [18874.377609] lockdep_trace_alloc+0xc2/0xe5 [18874.378451] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x41/0x1b8 [18874.379669] allocate_shared_regs+0x2c/0x6e [18874.381030] intel_pmu_cpu_prepare+0x40/0x10f [18874.382313] x86_pmu_prepare_cpu+0x39/0x40 [18874.383628] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x4a/0xe6 [18874.384498] cpuhp_issue_call+0xb9/0xcf [18874.385357] __cpuhp_setup_state+0xd3/0x169 [18874.386220] init_hw_perf_events+0x432/0x521 [18874.387456] do_one_initcall+0x8b/0x136 [18874.388826] kernel_init_freeable+0x70/0x1a0 [18874.390212] kernel_init+0x9/0xf3 [18874.391739] ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40 [18874.392584] INITIAL USE at: [18874.393749] __lock_acquire+0x410/0x1526 [18874.394613] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.395464] get_online_cpus+0x4c/0x71 [18874.396422] __cpuhp_setup_state+0x3f/0x169 [18874.397777] page_alloc_init+0x23/0x2b [18874.399107] start_kernel+0x12b/0x392 [18874.400321] x86_64_start_reservations+0x2a/0x2c [18874.401708] x86_64_start_kernel+0xbb/0xbe [18874.402947] verify_cpu+0x0/0xf1 [18874.403784] } [18874.404617] ... key at: [<ffffffff81c41db8>] cpu_hotplug+0xd8/0x100 [18874.405480] ... acquired at: [18874.406559] check_irq_usage+0x54/0xa8 [18874.407798] __lock_acquire+0xef3/0x1526 [18874.409036] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.410279] get_online_cpus+0x4c/0x71 [18874.411590] drain_all_stock+0x29/0x137 [18874.412831] try_charge+0x276/0x8e9 [18874.414121] mem_cgroup_try_charge+0x2d5/0x41f [18874.415369] __add_to_page_cache_locked+0xb2/0x1e4 [18874.416701] add_to_page_cache_lru+0x4e/0xde [18874.417940] pagecache_get_page+0x1cb/0x264 [18874.419177] __getblk_gfp+0x142/0x2cf [18874.420432] __breadahead+0xf/0x3d [18874.421707] __ext4_get_inode_loc+0x2c3/0x394 [18874.422933] ext4_get_inode_loc+0x1b/0x1d [18874.424230] ext4_reserve_inode_write+0x35/0x9c [18874.425489] ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x40/0x173 [18874.426650] ext4_dirty_inode+0x43/0x5c [18874.427819] __mark_inode_dirty+0x2e/0x205 [18874.428994] generic_update_time+0xa5/0xb4 [18874.430174] touch_atime+0x7d/0x9c [18874.431420] do_generic_file_read+0x5a6/0x71f [18874.432692] generic_file_read_iter+0xcb/0xda [18874.434012] ext4_file_read_iter+0x2f/0x3e [18874.435455] __vfs_read+0xbf/0xe3 [18874.436509] vfs_read+0x9b/0x11c [18874.437338] SyS_read+0x45/0x8b [18874.438162] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad [18874.439819] stack backtrace: [18874.441421] CPU: 3 PID: 16472 Comm: cc1 Not tainted 4.12.0-rc3 #2 [18874.442251] Hardware name: LENOVO 4174EH1/4174EH1, BIOS 8CET51WW (1.31 ) 11/29/2011 [18874.443099] Call Trace: [18874.443926] dump_stack+0x67/0x90 [18874.444747] check_usage+0x571/0x588 [18874.445566] ? vmpressure+0x63/0x10c [18874.446393] check_irq_usage+0x54/0xa8 [18874.447222] ? check_irq_usage+0x54/0xa8 [18874.448041] __lock_acquire+0xef3/0x1526 [18874.448863] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.449684] ? lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c [18874.450519] ? get_online_cpus+0x29/0x71 [18874.451347] get_online_cpus+0x4c/0x71 [18874.452166] ? get_online_cpus+0x29/0x71 [18874.452986] drain_all_stock+0x29/0x137 [18874.453801] try_charge+0x276/0x8e9 [18874.454623] ? get_mem_cgroup_from_mm+0xaa/0x268 [18874.455448] mem_cgroup_try_charge+0x2d5/0x41f [18874.456274] __add_to_page_cache_locked+0xb2/0x1e4 [18874.457101] add_to_page_cache_lru+0x4e/0xde [18874.457919] pagecache_get_page+0x1cb/0x264 [18874.458752] __getblk_gfp+0x142/0x2cf [18874.459583] __breadahead+0xf/0x3d [18874.460406] __ext4_get_inode_loc+0x2c3/0x394 [18874.461230] ext4_get_inode_loc+0x1b/0x1d [18874.462043] ext4_reserve_inode_write+0x35/0x9c [18874.462863] ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x40/0x173 [18874.463679] ext4_dirty_inode+0x43/0x5c [18874.464511] __mark_inode_dirty+0x2e/0x205 [18874.465343] generic_update_time+0xa5/0xb4 [18874.466176] touch_atime+0x7d/0x9c [18874.466997] do_generic_file_read+0x5a6/0x71f [18874.467822] ? __handle_mm_fault+0xc11/0xcd2 [18874.468644] generic_file_read_iter+0xcb/0xda [18874.469465] ext4_file_read_iter+0x2f/0x3e [18874.470289] __vfs_read+0xbf/0xe3 [18874.471107] vfs_read+0x9b/0x11c [18874.471917] SyS_read+0x45/0x8b [18874.472705] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xad -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. 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