Hi Jan, On Thu, 2012-05-24 at 18:59 +0200, Jan Kara wrote: > Convert calculations of proportion of writeback each bdi does to new flexible > proportion code. That allows us to use aging period of fixed wallclock time > which gives better proportion estimates given the hugely varying throughput of > different devices. > > Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> > --- This patch appears to be causing lockdep warnings over here: [ 20.545016] ================================= [ 20.545016] [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ] [ 20.545016] 3.4.0-next-20120528-sasha-00008-g11ef39f #307 Tainted: G W [ 20.545016] --------------------------------- [ 20.545016] inconsistent {IN-HARDIRQ-W} -> {HARDIRQ-ON-W} usage. [ 20.545016] rcu_torture_rea/2493 [HC0[0]:SC1[1]:HE1:SE0] takes: [ 20.545016] (key#3){?.-...}, at: [<ffffffff81993527>] __percpu_counter_sum+0x17/0xc0 [ 20.545016] {IN-HARDIRQ-W} state was registered at: [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff8114ffab>] mark_irqflags+0x6b/0x170 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff811519bb>] __lock_acquire+0x2bb/0x4c0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81151d4a>] lock_acquire+0x18a/0x1e0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff8325ac9b>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3b/0x70 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81993620>] __percpu_counter_add+0x50/0xb0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff8195b53a>] __fprop_inc_percpu_max+0x8a/0xa0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff811daf8d>] test_clear_page_writeback+0x12d/0x1c0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff811ccc44>] end_page_writeback+0x24/0x50 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff8126ed2a>] end_buffer_async_write+0x26a/0x350 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff8126bfdd>] end_bio_bh_io_sync+0x3d/0x50 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81270b59>] bio_endio+0x29/0x30 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff819330e9>] req_bio_endio+0xb9/0xd0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81936318>] blk_update_request+0x1a8/0x3c0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81936552>] blk_update_bidi_request+0x22/0x90 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff8193673c>] __blk_end_bidi_request+0x1c/0x40 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81936788>] __blk_end_request_all+0x28/0x40 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81e04f2e>] blk_done+0x9e/0xf0 [ 20.545016] [<ffffffff81afb106>] vring_interrupt+0x86/0xa0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81187c01>] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x151/0x3e0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81187ed3>] handle_irq_event+0x43/0x70 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8118b5a8>] handle_edge_irq+0xe8/0x120 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81069444>] handle_irq+0x164/0x180 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81068638>] do_IRQ+0x58/0xd0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325beef>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0x1a [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81937bed>] blk_queue_bio+0x30d/0x430 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8193423e>] generic_make_request+0xbe/0x120 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81934398>] submit_bio+0xf8/0x120 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8126bf72>] submit_bh+0x122/0x150 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8126ded7>] __block_write_full_page+0x287/0x3b0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8126f2cc>] block_write_full_page_endio+0xfc/0x120 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8126f300>] block_write_full_page+0x10/0x20 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81273d83>] blkdev_writepage+0x13/0x20 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811d90c5>] __writepage+0x15/0x40 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811db78f>] write_cache_pages+0x49f/0x650 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811db98f>] generic_writepages+0x4f/0x70 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811db9ce>] do_writepages+0x1e/0x50 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811cd219>] __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0x49/0x50 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811cd44a>] filemap_fdatawrite+0x1a/0x20 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811cd475>] filemap_write_and_wait+0x25/0x50 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff812740bd>] __sync_blockdev+0x2d/0x40 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff812740de>] sync_blockdev+0xe/0x10 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff813917d2>] journal_recover+0x182/0x1c0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81396ae8>] journal_load+0x58/0xa0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8132b750>] ext3_load_journal+0x200/0x2b0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8132e2c8>] ext3_fill_super+0xc18/0x10d0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8123c636>] mount_bdev+0x176/0x210 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81327e00>] ext3_mount+0x10/0x20 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8123bf75>] mount_fs+0x85/0x1a0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff812592a4>] vfs_kern_mount+0x74/0x100 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8125b991>] do_kern_mount+0x51/0x120 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8125bc34>] do_mount+0x1d4/0x240 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8125bd3d>] sys_mount+0x9d/0xe0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff84cb6232>] do_mount_root+0x1e/0x94 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff84cb64c2>] mount_block_root+0xe2/0x224 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff84cb672f>] mount_root+0x12b/0x136 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff84cb689f>] prepare_namespace+0x165/0x19e [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff84cb5afb>] kernel_init+0x274/0x28a [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325dd34>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 [ 20.680186] irq event stamp: 1551906 [ 20.680186] hardirqs last enabled at (1551906): [<ffffffff8325b7db>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x80 [ 20.680186] hardirqs last disabled at (1551905): [<ffffffff8325aea4>] _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x34/0xa0 [ 20.680186] softirqs last enabled at (1551022): [<ffffffff810e316b>] __do_softirq+0x3db/0x460 [ 20.680186] softirqs last disabled at (1551903): [<ffffffff8325de2c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 20.680186] [ 20.680186] other info that might help us debug this: [ 20.680186] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 20.680186] [ 20.680186] CPU0 [ 20.680186] ---- [ 20.680186] lock(key#3); [ 20.680186] <Interrupt> [ 20.680186] lock(key#3); [ 20.680186] [ 20.680186] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 20.680186] [ 20.680186] 2 locks held by rcu_torture_rea/2493: [ 20.680186] #0: (rcu_read_lock){.+.+..}, at: [<ffffffff811914f0>] rcu_torture_read_lock+0x0/0x80 [ 20.680186] #1: (mm/page-writeback.c:144){+.-...}, at: [<ffffffff810ebf90>] call_timer_fn+0x0/0x260 [ 20.680186] [ 20.680186] stack backtrace: [ 20.680186] Pid: 2493, comm: rcu_torture_rea Tainted: G W 3.4.0-next-20120528-sasha-00008-g11ef39f #307 [ 20.680186] Call Trace: [ 20.680186] <IRQ> [<ffffffff8114f6b9>] print_usage_bug+0x1a9/0x1d0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8114eed0>] ? check_usage_forwards+0xf0/0xf0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8114fb99>] mark_lock_irq+0xc9/0x270 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8114fe5d>] mark_lock+0x11d/0x200 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81150030>] mark_irqflags+0xf0/0x170 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811519bb>] __lock_acquire+0x2bb/0x4c0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81151d4a>] lock_acquire+0x18a/0x1e0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81993527>] ? __percpu_counter_sum+0x17/0xc0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811d9260>] ? laptop_io_completion+0x30/0x30 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325ac9b>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3b/0x70 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81993527>] ? __percpu_counter_sum+0x17/0xc0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81993527>] __percpu_counter_sum+0x17/0xc0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff810ebf90>] ? init_timer_deferrable_key+0x20/0x20 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8195b5c2>] fprop_new_period+0x12/0x60 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811d929d>] writeout_period+0x3d/0xa0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff810ec0bf>] call_timer_fn+0x12f/0x260 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff810ebf90>] ? init_timer_deferrable_key+0x20/0x20 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325b7db>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x80 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811d9260>] ? laptop_io_completion+0x30/0x30 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff810ecd6e>] run_timer_softirq+0x29e/0x2f0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff810e2fb1>] __do_softirq+0x221/0x460 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8109a516>] ? kvm_clock_read+0x46/0x80 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325de2c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81069235>] do_softirq+0x75/0x120 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff810e1fbb>] irq_exit+0x5b/0xf0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8108e88a>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8a/0xa0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325d42f>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x6f/0x80 [ 20.680186] <EOI> [<ffffffff81151d7e>] ? lock_acquire+0x1be/0x1e0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811914f0>] ? rcu_torture_reader+0x380/0x380 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81191523>] rcu_torture_read_lock+0x33/0x80 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811914f0>] ? rcu_torture_reader+0x380/0x380 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81191293>] rcu_torture_reader+0x123/0x380 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8118ff50>] ? T.841+0x50/0x50 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81191170>] ? rcu_torture_read_unlock+0x60/0x60 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff811071c2>] kthread+0xb2/0xc0 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325dd34>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325bfb4>] ? retint_restore_args+0x13/0x13 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff81107110>] ? __init_kthread_worker+0x70/0x70 [ 20.680186] [<ffffffff8325dd30>] ? gs_change+0x13/0x13 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>