On Mon, 2019-09-23 at 14:58 +0200, Petr Mladek wrote: > On Mon 2019-09-23 19:21:00, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote: > > So we have > > > > port->lock -> MM -> zone->lock > > // from pty_write()->__tty_buffer_request_room()->kmalloc() > > > > vs > > > > zone->lock -> printk() -> port->lock > > // from __offline_pages()->__offline_isolated_pages()->printk() > > If I understand it correctly then this is the re-appearing problem. > The only systematic solution with the current approach is to > take port->lock in printk_safe/printk_deferred context. > > But this is a massive change that almost nobody wants. Instead, > we want the changes that were discussed on Plumbers. > > Now, the question is what to do with existing kernels. There were > several lockdep reports. And I am a bit lost. Did anyone seen > real deadlocks or just the lockdep reports? Yes, there is a real deadlock which causes an arm64 system hang on boot where replace printk() with printk_deferred() in _warn_unseeded_randomness() will fix it. [ 1078.214683][T43784] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [ 1078.221550][T43784] 5.3.0-rc7-next-20190904 #14 Not tainted [ 1078.227112][T43784] ------------------------------------------------------ [ 1078.233976][T43784] vi/43784 is trying to acquire lock: [ 1078.239192][T43784] ffff008b7cff9290 (&(&zone->lock)->rlock){-.-.}, at: rmqueue_bulk.constprop.21+0xb0/0x1218 [ 1078.249111][T43784] [ 1078.249111][T43784] but task is already holding lock: [ 1078.256322][T43784] ffff00938db47d40 (&(&port->lock)->rlock){-.-.}, at: pty_write+0x78/0x100 [ 1078.264760][T43784] [ 1078.264760][T43784] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 1078.264760][T43784] [ 1078.275008][T43784] [ 1078.275008][T43784] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 1078.283869][T43784] [ 1078.283869][T43784] -> #3 (&(&port->lock)->rlock){-.-.}: [ 1078.291350][T43784] __lock_acquire+0x5c8/0xbb0 [ 1078.296394][T43784] lock_acquire+0x154/0x428 [ 1078.301266][T43784] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x80/0xa0 [ 1078.306831][T43784] tty_port_tty_get+0x28/0x68 [ 1078.311873][T43784] tty_port_default_wakeup+0x20/0x40 [ 1078.317523][T43784] tty_port_tty_wakeup+0x38/0x48 [ 1078.322827][T43784] uart_write_wakeup+0x2c/0x50 [ 1078.327956][T43784] pl011_tx_chars+0x240/0x260 [ 1078.332999][T43784] pl011_start_tx+0x24/0xa8 [ 1078.337868][T43784] __uart_start+0x90/0xa0 [ 1078.342563][T43784] uart_write+0x15c/0x2c8 [ 1078.347261][T43784] do_output_char+0x1c8/0x2b0 [ 1078.352304][T43784] n_tty_write+0x300/0x668 [ 1078.357087][T43784] tty_write+0x2e8/0x430 [ 1078.361696][T43784] redirected_tty_write+0xcc/0xe8 [ 1078.367086][T43784] do_iter_write+0x228/0x270 [ 1078.372041][T43784] vfs_writev+0x10c/0x1c8 [ 1078.376735][T43784] do_writev+0xdc/0x180 [ 1078.381257][T43784] __arm64_sys_writev+0x50/0x60 [ 1078.386476][T43784] el0_svc_handler+0x11c/0x1f0 [ 1078.391606][T43784] el0_svc+0x8/0xc [ 1078.395691][T43784] [ 1078.395691][T43784] -> #2 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}: [ 1078.402561][T43784] __lock_acquire+0x5c8/0xbb0 [ 1078.407604][T43784] lock_acquire+0x154/0x428 [ 1078.412474][T43784] _raw_spin_lock+0x68/0x88 [ 1078.417343][T43784] pl011_console_write+0x2ac/0x318 [ 1078.422820][T43784] console_unlock+0x3c4/0x898 [ 1078.427863][T43784] vprintk_emit+0x2d4/0x460 [ 1078.432732][T43784] vprintk_default+0x48/0x58 [ 1078.437688][T43784] vprintk_func+0x194/0x250 [ 1078.442557][T43784] printk+0xbc/0xec [ 1078.446732][T43784] register_console+0x4a8/0x580 [ 1078.451947][T43784] uart_add_one_port+0x748/0x878 [ 1078.457250][T43784] pl011_register_port+0x98/0x128 [ 1078.462639][T43784] sbsa_uart_probe+0x398/0x480 [ 1078.467772][T43784] platform_drv_probe+0x70/0x108 [ 1078.473075][T43784] really_probe+0x15c/0x5d8 [ 1078.477944][T43784] driver_probe_device+0x94/0x1d0 [ 1078.483335][T43784] __device_attach_driver+0x11c/0x1a8 [ 1078.489072][T43784] bus_for_each_drv+0xf8/0x158 [ 1078.494201][T43784] __device_attach+0x164/0x240 [ 1078.499331][T43784] device_initial_probe+0x24/0x30 [ 1078.504721][T43784] bus_probe_device+0xf0/0x100 [ 1078.509850][T43784] device_add+0x63c/0x960 [ 1078.514546][T43784] platform_device_add+0x1ac/0x3b8 [ 1078.520023][T43784] platform_device_register_full+0x1fc/0x290 [ 1078.526373][T43784] acpi_create_platform_device.part.0+0x264/0x3a8 [ 1078.533152][T43784] acpi_create_platform_device+0x68/0x80 [ 1078.539150][T43784] acpi_default_enumeration+0x34/0x78 [ 1078.544887][T43784] acpi_bus_attach+0x340/0x3b8 [ 1078.550015][T43784] acpi_bus_attach+0xf8/0x3b8 [ 1078.555057][T43784] acpi_bus_attach+0xf8/0x3b8 [ 1078.560099][T43784] acpi_bus_attach+0xf8/0x3b8 [ 1078.565142][T43784] acpi_bus_scan+0x9c/0x100 [ 1078.570015][T43784] acpi_scan_init+0x16c/0x320 [ 1078.575058][T43784] acpi_init+0x330/0x3b8 [ 1078.579666][T43784] do_one_initcall+0x158/0x7ec [ 1078.584797][T43784] kernel_init_freeable+0x9a8/0xa70 [ 1078.590360][T43784] kernel_init+0x18/0x138 [ 1078.595055][T43784] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x1c [ 1078.599835][T43784] [ 1078.599835][T43784] -> #1 (console_owner){-...}: [ 1078.606618][T43784] __lock_acquire+0x5c8/0xbb0 [ 1078.611661][T43784] lock_acquire+0x154/0x428 [ 1078.616530][T43784] console_unlock+0x298/0x898 [ 1078.621573][T43784] vprintk_emit+0x2d4/0x460 [ 1078.626442][T43784] vprintk_default+0x48/0x58 [ 1078.631398][T43784] vprintk_func+0x194/0x250 [ 1078.636267][T43784] printk+0xbc/0xec [ 1078.640443][T43784] _warn_unseeded_randomness+0xb4/0xd0 [ 1078.646267][T43784] get_random_u64+0x4c/0x100 [ 1078.651224][T43784] add_to_free_area_random+0x168/0x1a0 [ 1078.657047][T43784] free_one_page+0x3dc/0xd08 [ 1078.662003][T43784] __free_pages_ok+0x490/0xd00 [ 1078.667132][T43784] __free_pages+0xc4/0x118 [ 1078.671914][T43784] __free_pages_core+0x2e8/0x428 [ 1078.677219][T43784] memblock_free_pages+0xa4/0xec [ 1078.682522][T43784] memblock_free_all+0x264/0x330 [ 1078.687825][T43784] mem_init+0x90/0x148 [ 1078.692259][T43784] start_kernel+0x368/0x684 [ 1078.697126][T43784] [ 1078.697126][T43784] -> #0 (&(&zone->lock)->rlock){-.-.}: [ 1078.704604][T43784] check_prev_add+0x120/0x1138 [ 1078.709733][T43784] validate_chain+0x888/0x1270 [ 1078.714863][T43784] __lock_acquire+0x5c8/0xbb0 [ 1078.719906][T43784] lock_acquire+0x154/0x428 [ 1078.724776][T43784] _raw_spin_lock+0x68/0x88 [ 1078.729645][T43784] rmqueue_bulk.constprop.21+0xb0/0x1218 [ 1078.735643][T43784] get_page_from_freelist+0x898/0x24a0 [ 1078.741467][T43784] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x2a8/0x1d08 [ 1078.747291][T43784] alloc_pages_current+0xb4/0x150 [ 1078.752682][T43784] allocate_slab+0xab8/0x2350 [ 1078.757725][T43784] new_slab+0x98/0xc0 [ 1078.762073][T43784] ___slab_alloc+0x66c/0xa30 [ 1078.767029][T43784] __slab_alloc+0x68/0xc8 [ 1078.771725][T43784] __kmalloc+0x3d4/0x658 [ 1078.776333][T43784] __tty_buffer_request_room+0xd4/0x220 [ 1078.782244][T43784] tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag+0x6c/0x128 [ 1078.788849][T43784] pty_write+0x98/0x100 [ 1078.793370][T43784] n_tty_write+0x2a0/0x668 [ 1078.798152][T43784] tty_write+0x2e8/0x430 [ 1078.802760][T43784] __vfs_write+0x5c/0xb0 [ 1078.807368][T43784] vfs_write+0xf0/0x230 [ 1078.811890][T43784] ksys_write+0xd4/0x180 [ 1078.816498][T43784] __arm64_sys_write+0x4c/0x60 [ 1078.821627][T43784] el0_svc_handler+0x11c/0x1f0 [ 1078.826756][T43784] el0_svc+0x8/0xc [ 1078.830842][T43784] [ 1078.830842][T43784] other info that might help us debug this: [ 1078.830842][T43784] [ 1078.840918][T43784] Chain exists of: [ 1078.840918][T43784] &(&zone->lock)->rlock --> &port_lock_key --> &(&port- >lock)->rlock [ 1078.840918][T43784] [ 1078.854731][T43784] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 1078.854731][T43784] [ 1078.862029][T43784] CPU0 CPU1 [ 1078.867243][T43784] ---- ---- [ 1078.872457][T43784] lock(&(&port->lock)->rlock); [ 1078.877238][T43784] lock(&port_lock_key); [ 1078.883929][T43784] lock(&(&port->lock)- >rlock); [ 1078.891228][T43784] lock(&(&zone->lock)->rlock); [ 1078.896010][T43784] [ 1078.896010][T43784] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 1078.896010][T43784] [ 1078.904004][T43784] 5 locks held by vi/43784: [ 1078.908351][T43784] #0: ffff000c36240890 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}, at: ldsem_down_read+0x44/0x50 [ 1078.917133][T43784] #1: ffff000c36240918 (&tty->atomic_write_lock){+.+.}, at: tty_write_lock+0x24/0x60 [ 1078.926521][T43784] #2: ffff000c36240aa0 (&o_tty->termios_rwsem/1){++++}, at: n_tty_write+0x108/0x668 [ 1078.935823][T43784] #3: ffffa0001e0b2360 (&ldata->output_lock){+.+.}, at: n_tty_write+0x1d0/0x668 [ 1078.944777][T43784] #4: ffff00938db47d40 (&(&port->lock)->rlock){-.-.}, at: pty_write+0x78/0x100 [ 1078.953644][T43784] [ 1078.953644][T43784] stack backtrace: [ 1078.959382][T43784] CPU: 97 PID: 43784 Comm: vi Not tainted 5.3.0-rc7-next- 20190904 #14 [ 1078.967376][T43784] Hardware name: HPE Apollo 70 /C01_APACHE_MB , BIOS L50_5.13_1.11 06/18/2019 [ 1078.977799][T43784] Call trace: [ 1078.980932][T43784] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x228 [ 1078.985279][T43784] show_stack+0x24/0x30 [ 1078.989282][T43784] dump_stack+0xe8/0x13c [ 1078.993370][T43784] print_circular_bug+0x334/0x3d8 [ 1078.998240][T43784] check_noncircular+0x268/0x310 [ 1079.003022][T43784] check_prev_add+0x120/0x1138 [ 1079.007631][T43784] validate_chain+0x888/0x1270 [ 1079.012241][T43784] __lock_acquire+0x5c8/0xbb0 [ 1079.016763][T43784] lock_acquire+0x154/0x428 [ 1079.021111][T43784] _raw_spin_lock+0x68/0x88 [ 1079.025460][T43784] rmqueue_bulk.constprop.21+0xb0/0x1218 [ 1079.030937][T43784] get_page_from_freelist+0x898/0x24a0 [ 1079.036240][T43784] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x2a8/0x1d08 [ 1079.041542][T43784] alloc_pages_current+0xb4/0x150 [ 1079.046412][T43784] allocate_slab+0xab8/0x2350 [ 1079.050934][T43784] new_slab+0x98/0xc0 [ 1079.054761][T43784] ___slab_alloc+0x66c/0xa30 [ 1079.059196][T43784] __slab_alloc+0x68/0xc8 [ 1079.063371][T43784] __kmalloc+0x3d4/0x658 [ 1079.067458][T43784] __tty_buffer_request_room+0xd4/0x220 [ 1079.072847][T43784] tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag+0x6c/0x128 [ 1079.078932][T43784] pty_write+0x98/0x100 [ 1079.082932][T43784] n_tty_write+0x2a0/0x668 [ 1079.087193][T43784] tty_write+0x2e8/0x430 [ 1079.091280][T43784] __vfs_write+0x5c/0xb0 [ 1079.095367][T43784] vfs_write+0xf0/0x230 [ 1079.099368][T43784] ksys_write+0xd4/0x180 [ 1079.103455][T43784] __arm64_sys_write+0x4c/0x60 [ 1079.108064][T43784] el0_svc_handler+0x11c/0x1f0 [ 1079.112672][T43784] el0_svc+0x8/0xc > > To be clear. I would feel more comfortable when there are no > deadlocks. But I also do not want to invest too much time > into old kernels. All these problems were there for ages. > We could finally see them because lockdep was enabled in printk() > thanks to printk_safe. Well, it is getting worse over time with > the increasing complexity and number of debugging messages. > > > A number of debugging options make the kernel less stable. > > Sad but true. > > Yeah. The only good thing is that most debug options are not > enabled on production systems. It is not an excuse for ignoring > the problems. But it might be important for prioritizing. If you look at the above splat and the one I just sent for offline_pages()- >dump_page() splat. They don't involve any debug options, so they could happen on production systems if the timing is right (which could be tricky).