From: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@xxxxxxxxx> Sergey didn't like the locking order, uart_port->lock -> tty_port->lock uart_write (uart_port->lock) __uart_start pl011_start_tx pl011_tx_chars uart_write_wakeup tty_port_tty_wakeup tty_port_default tty_port_tty_get (tty_port->lock) but those code is so old, and I have no clue how to de-couple it after checking other locks in the splat. There is an onging effort to make all printk() as deferred, so until that happens, workaround it for now as a short-term fix. LTP: starting iogen01 (export LTPROOT; rwtest -N iogen01 -i 120s -s read,write -Da -Dv -n 2 500b:$TMPDIR/doio.f1.$$ 1000b:$TMPDIR/doio.f2.$$) WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected ------------------------------------------------------ doio/49441 is trying to acquire lock: ffff008b7cff7290 (&(&zone->lock)->rlock){..-.}, at: rmqueue+0x138/0x2050 but task is already holding lock: 60ff000822352818 (&pool->lock/1){-.-.}, at: start_flush_work+0xd8/0x3f0 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (&pool->lock/1){-.-.}: lock_acquire+0x320/0x360 _raw_spin_lock+0x64/0x80 __queue_work+0x4b4/0xa10 queue_work_on+0xac/0x11c tty_schedule_flip+0x84/0xbc tty_flip_buffer_push+0x1c/0x28 pty_write+0x98/0xd0 n_tty_write+0x450/0x60c tty_write+0x338/0x474 __vfs_write+0x88/0x214 vfs_write+0x12c/0x1a4 redirected_tty_write+0x90/0xdc do_loop_readv_writev+0x140/0x180 do_iter_write+0xe0/0x10c vfs_writev+0x134/0x1cc do_writev+0xbc/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x58/0x8c el0_svc_handler+0x170/0x240 el0_sync_handler+0x150/0x250 el0_sync+0x164/0x180 -> #3 (&(&port->lock)->rlock){-.-.}: lock_acquire+0x320/0x360 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x7c/0x9c tty_port_tty_get+0x24/0x60 tty_port_default_wakeup+0x1c/0x3c tty_port_tty_wakeup+0x34/0x40 uart_write_wakeup+0x28/0x44 pl011_tx_chars+0x1b8/0x270 pl011_start_tx+0x24/0x70 __uart_start+0x5c/0x68 uart_write+0x164/0x1c8 do_output_char+0x33c/0x348 n_tty_write+0x4bc/0x60c tty_write+0x338/0x474 redirected_tty_write+0xc0/0xdc do_loop_readv_writev+0x140/0x180 do_iter_write+0xe0/0x10c vfs_writev+0x134/0x1cc do_writev+0xbc/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x58/0x8c el0_svc_handler+0x170/0x240 el0_sync_handler+0x150/0x250 el0_sync+0x164/0x180 -> #2 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}: lock_acquire+0x320/0x360 _raw_spin_lock+0x64/0x80 pl011_console_write+0xec/0x2cc console_unlock+0x794/0x96c vprintk_emit+0x260/0x31c vprintk_default+0x54/0x7c vprintk_func+0x218/0x254 printk+0x7c/0xa4 register_console+0x734/0x7b0 uart_add_one_port+0x734/0x834 pl011_register_port+0x6c/0xac sbsa_uart_probe+0x234/0x2ec platform_drv_probe+0xd4/0x124 really_probe+0x250/0x71c driver_probe_device+0xb4/0x200 __device_attach_driver+0xd8/0x188 bus_for_each_drv+0xbc/0x110 __device_attach+0x120/0x220 device_initial_probe+0x20/0x2c bus_probe_device+0x54/0x100 device_add+0xae8/0xc2c platform_device_add+0x278/0x3b8 platform_device_register_full+0x238/0x2ac acpi_create_platform_device+0x2dc/0x3a8 acpi_bus_attach+0x390/0x3cc acpi_bus_attach+0x108/0x3cc acpi_bus_attach+0x108/0x3cc acpi_bus_attach+0x108/0x3cc acpi_bus_scan+0x7c/0xb0 acpi_scan_init+0xe4/0x304 acpi_init+0x100/0x114 do_one_initcall+0x348/0x6a0 do_initcall_level+0x190/0x1fc do_basic_setup+0x34/0x4c kernel_init_freeable+0x19c/0x260 kernel_init+0x18/0x338 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 -> #1 (console_owner){-...}: lock_acquire+0x320/0x360 console_lock_spinning_enable+0x6c/0x7c console_unlock+0x4f8/0x96c vprintk_emit+0x260/0x31c vprintk_default+0x54/0x7c vprintk_func+0x218/0x254 printk+0x7c/0xa4 get_random_u64+0x1c4/0x1dc shuffle_pick_tail+0x40/0xac __free_one_page+0x424/0x710 free_one_page+0x70/0x120 __free_pages_ok+0x61c/0xa94 __free_pages_core+0x1bc/0x294 memblock_free_pages+0x38/0x48 __free_pages_memory+0xcc/0xfc __free_memory_core+0x70/0x78 free_low_memory_core_early+0x148/0x18c memblock_free_all+0x18/0x54 mem_init+0xb4/0x17c mm_init+0x14/0x38 start_kernel+0x19c/0x530 -> #0 (&(&zone->lock)->rlock){..-.}: validate_chain+0xf6c/0x2e2c __lock_acquire+0x868/0xc2c lock_acquire+0x320/0x360 _raw_spin_lock+0x64/0x80 rmqueue+0x138/0x2050 get_page_from_freelist+0x474/0x688 __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x3b4/0x18dc alloc_pages_current+0xd0/0xe0 alloc_slab_page+0x2b4/0x5e0 new_slab+0xc8/0x6bc ___slab_alloc+0x3b8/0x640 kmem_cache_alloc+0x4b4/0x588 __debug_object_init+0x778/0x8b4 debug_object_init_on_stack+0x40/0x50 start_flush_work+0x16c/0x3f0 __flush_work+0xb8/0x124 flush_work+0x20/0x30 xlog_cil_force_lsn+0x88/0x204 [xfs] xfs_log_force_lsn+0x128/0x1b8 [xfs] xfs_file_fsync+0x3c4/0x488 [xfs] vfs_fsync_range+0xb0/0xd0 generic_write_sync+0x80/0xa0 [xfs] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x66c/0x6e4 [xfs] xfs_file_write_iter+0x1a0/0x218 [xfs] __vfs_write+0x1cc/0x214 vfs_write+0x12c/0x1a4 ksys_write+0xb0/0x120 __arm64_sys_write+0x54/0x88 el0_svc_handler+0x170/0x240 el0_sync_handler+0x150/0x250 el0_sync+0x164/0x180 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &(&zone->lock)->rlock --> &(&port->lock)->rlock --> &pool->lock/1 Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&pool->lock/1); lock(&(&port->lock)->rlock); lock(&pool->lock/1); lock(&(&zone->lock)->rlock); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by doio/49441: #0: a0ff00886fc27408 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}, at: vfs_write+0x118/0x1a4 #1: 8fff00080810dfe0 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}, at: xfs_ilock+0x2a8/0x300 [xfs] #2: ffff9000129f2390 (rcu_read_lock){....}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x8/0x38 #3: 60ff000822352818 (&pool->lock/1){-.-.}, at: start_flush_work+0xd8/0x3f0 stack backtrace: CPU: 48 PID: 49441 Comm: doio Tainted: G W Hardware name: HPE Apollo 70 /C01_APACHE_MB , BIOS L50_5.13_1.11 06/18/2019 Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x0/0x248 show_stack+0x20/0x2c dump_stack+0xe8/0x150 print_circular_bug+0x368/0x380 check_noncircular+0x28c/0x294 validate_chain+0xf6c/0x2e2c __lock_acquire+0x868/0xc2c lock_acquire+0x320/0x360 _raw_spin_lock+0x64/0x80 rmqueue+0x138/0x2050 get_page_from_freelist+0x474/0x688 __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x3b4/0x18dc alloc_pages_current+0xd0/0xe0 alloc_slab_page+0x2b4/0x5e0 new_slab+0xc8/0x6bc ___slab_alloc+0x3b8/0x640 kmem_cache_alloc+0x4b4/0x588 __debug_object_init+0x778/0x8b4 debug_object_init_on_stack+0x40/0x50 start_flush_work+0x16c/0x3f0 __flush_work+0xb8/0x124 flush_work+0x20/0x30 xlog_cil_force_lsn+0x88/0x204 [xfs] xfs_log_force_lsn+0x128/0x1b8 [xfs] xfs_file_fsync+0x3c4/0x488 [xfs] vfs_fsync_range+0xb0/0xd0 generic_write_sync+0x80/0xa0 [xfs] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x66c/0x6e4 [xfs] xfs_file_write_iter+0x1a0/0x218 [xfs] __vfs_write+0x1cc/0x214 vfs_write+0x12c/0x1a4 ksys_write+0xb0/0x120 __arm64_sys_write+0x54/0x88 el0_svc_handler+0x170/0x240 el0_sync_handler+0x150/0x250 el0_sync+0x164/0x180 [cai@xxxxxx: add a commit log.] Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Qian Cai <cai@xxxxxx> --- Sergey, please let us know if you are fine with the Signed-off-by. drivers/char/random.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c index 46afd14facb7..b90086c9836f 100644 --- a/drivers/char/random.c +++ b/drivers/char/random.c @@ -1688,8 +1688,9 @@ static void _warn_unseeded_randomness(const char *func_name, void *caller, print_once = true; #endif if (__ratelimit(&unseeded_warning)) - pr_notice("random: %s called from %pS with crng_init=%d\n", - func_name, caller, crng_init); + printk_deferred(KERN_NOTICE "random: %s called from %pS " + "with crng_init=%d\n", func_name, caller, + crng_init); } /* -- 1.8.3.1