I see this when I attempt to login via ssh. I do not see it if I login on the serial console. [ 201.054547] ====================================================== [ 201.082819] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] [ 201.112071] 3.17.0-rc4+ #1 Not tainted [ 201.129705] ------------------------------------------------------- [ 201.158238] sshd/8554 is trying to acquire lock: [ 201.179054] (&isec->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff812fc885>] inode_doinit_with_dentry+0xc5/0x670 [ 201.219847] [ 201.219847] but task is already holding lock: [ 201.247255] (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff811d32bf>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0x8f/0xf0 [ 201.283640] [ 201.283640] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 201.283640] [ 201.321218] [ 201.321218] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 201.356331] -> #2 (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}: [ 201.377731] [<ffffffff810e0d70>] __lock_acquire+0x380/0xb50 [ 201.406027] [<ffffffff810e1d19>] lock_acquire+0x99/0x1d0 [ 201.432867] [<ffffffff811e2cbc>] might_fault+0x8c/0xb0 [ 201.458823] [<ffffffff81251361>] filldir+0x91/0x120 [ 201.483514] [<ffffffffa01b8d7e>] xfs_dir2_block_getdents.isra.12+0x1be/0x220 [xfs] [ 201.521199] [<ffffffffa01b8fe4>] xfs_readdir+0x1a4/0x2a0 [xfs] [ 201.550249] [<ffffffffa01bb79b>] xfs_file_readdir+0x2b/0x30 [xfs] [ 201.581293] [<ffffffff8125114e>] iterate_dir+0xae/0x140 [ 201.607964] [<ffffffff8125166d>] SyS_getdents+0x9d/0x130 [ 201.635824] [<ffffffff81725b69>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 201.665367] -> #1 (&xfs_dir_ilock_class){++++.+}: [ 201.687368] [<ffffffff810e0d70>] __lock_acquire+0x380/0xb50 [ 201.716063] [<ffffffff810e1d19>] lock_acquire+0x99/0x1d0 [ 201.743603] [<ffffffff810da997>] down_read_nested+0x57/0xa0 [ 201.771960] [<ffffffffa01ca662>] xfs_ilock+0x122/0x250 [xfs] [ 201.800555] [<ffffffffa01ca804>] xfs_ilock_attr_map_shared+0x34/0x40 [xfs] [ 201.834681] [<ffffffffa016a4f0>] xfs_attr_get+0xc0/0x1b0 [xfs] [ 201.864877] [<ffffffffa01dafbd>] xfs_xattr_get+0x3d/0x80 [xfs] [ 201.895005] [<ffffffff81265f7f>] generic_getxattr+0x4f/0x70 [ 201.923173] [<ffffffff812fc932>] inode_doinit_with_dentry+0x172/0x670 [ 201.955329] [<ffffffff812fcf08>] sb_finish_set_opts+0xd8/0x270 [ 201.984446] [<ffffffff812fd36d>] selinux_set_mnt_opts+0x2cd/0x630 [ 202.015726] [<ffffffff812fd747>] superblock_doinit+0x77/0xf0 [ 202.044073] [<ffffffff812fd7d0>] delayed_superblock_init+0x10/0x20 [ 202.074967] [<ffffffff8123f372>] iterate_supers+0xb2/0x110 [ 202.103173] [<ffffffff812fefe3>] selinux_complete_init+0x33/0x40 [ 202.133771] [<ffffffff8130eea3>] security_load_policy+0x103/0x620 [ 202.164131] [<ffffffff81300d4b>] sel_write_load+0xbb/0x780 [ 202.191891] [<ffffffff8123b64a>] vfs_write+0xba/0x1f0 [ 202.217918] [<ffffffff8123c298>] SyS_write+0x58/0xd0 [ 202.243473] [<ffffffff81725b69>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 202.273205] -> #0 (&isec->lock){+.+.+.}: [ 202.292818] [<ffffffff810dff29>] validate_chain.isra.43+0x10d9/0x1170 [ 202.324616] [<ffffffff810e0d70>] __lock_acquire+0x380/0xb50 [ 202.352176] [<ffffffff810e1d19>] lock_acquire+0x99/0x1d0 [ 202.379637] [<ffffffff817209e8>] mutex_lock_nested+0x88/0x520 [ 202.408647] [<ffffffff812fc885>] inode_doinit_with_dentry+0xc5/0x670 [ 202.440389] [<ffffffff812fda7c>] selinux_d_instantiate+0x1c/0x20 [ 202.470704] [<ffffffff812f138b>] security_d_instantiate+0x1b/0x30 [ 202.501868] [<ffffffff812555f0>] d_instantiate+0x50/0x70 [ 202.528664] [<ffffffff811cef9f>] __shmem_file_setup+0xef/0x1f0 [ 202.557658] [<ffffffff811d2c88>] shmem_zero_setup+0x28/0x70 [ 202.585826] [<ffffffff811ee402>] mmap_region+0x522/0x610 [ 202.613190] [<ffffffff811ee7f1>] do_mmap_pgoff+0x301/0x3d0 [ 202.641687] [<ffffffff811d32e0>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0xb0/0xf0 [ 202.668753] [<ffffffff811ecce6>] SyS_mmap_pgoff+0x116/0x290 [ 202.697026] [<ffffffff810211a2>] SyS_mmap+0x22/0x30 [ 202.722424] [<ffffffff81725b69>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 202.751931] [ 202.751931] other info that might help us debug this: [ 202.751931] [ 202.788578] Chain exists of: &isec->lock --> &xfs_dir_ilock_class --> &mm->mmap_sem [ 202.824995] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 202.824995] [ 202.851334] CPU0 CPU1 [ 202.872186] ---- ---- [ 202.892929] lock(&mm->mmap_sem); [ 202.908542] lock(&xfs_dir_ilock_class); [ 202.938063] lock(&mm->mmap_sem); [ 202.964735] lock(&isec->lock); [ 202.979226] [ 202.979226] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 202.979226] [ 203.006150] 1 lock held by sshd/8554: [ 203.023836] #0: (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff811d32bf>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0x8f/0xf0 [ 203.062439] [ 203.062439] stack backtrace: [ 203.082082] CPU: 1 PID: 8554 Comm: sshd Not tainted 3.17.0-rc4+ #1 [ 203.110336] Hardware name: HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8, BIOS J06 08/24/2013 [ 203.143994] 0000000000000 00000000d8562903 ffff88006c333a58 ffffffff8171b358 [ 203.671383] ffffffff82accf70 ffff88006c333a98 ffffffff8171444a ffff88006c333ad0 [ 203.705097] ffff88003507b718 ffff88003507b718 0000000000000000 ffff88003507aa10 [ 203.738777] Call Trace: [ 203.749696] [<ffffffff8171b358>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66 [ 203.774113] [<ffffffff8171444a>] print_circular_bug+0x1f9/0x207 [ 203.801532] [<ffffffff810dff29>] validate_chain.isra.43+0x10d9/0x1170 [ 203.831325] [<ffffffff810e0d70>] __lock_acquire+0x380/0xb50 [ 203.857340] [<ffffffff810e1d19>] lock_acquire+0x99/0x1d0 [ 203.882653] [<ffffffff812fc885>] ? inode_doinit_with_dentry+0xc5/0x670 [ 203.913148] [<ffffffff817209e8>] mutex_lock_nested+0x88/0x520 [ 203.939761] [<ffffffff812fc885>] ? inode_doinit_with_dentry+0xc5/0x670 [ 203.969908] [<ffffffff812fc885>] ? inode_doinit_with_dentry+0xc5/0x670 [ 203.999854] [<ffffffff810252c5>] ? native_sched_clock+0x35/0xa0 [ 204.029374] [<ffffffff81025339>] ? sched_clock+0x9/0x10 [ 204.053170] [<ffffffff812fc885>] inode_doinit_with_dentry+0xc5/0x670 [ 204.181571] [<ffffffff810dc67f>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.28+0xf/0x190 [ 204.213464] [<ffffffff812fda7c>] selinux_d_instantiate+0x1c/0x20 [ 204.241190] [<ffffffff812f138b>] security_d_instantiate+0x1b/0x30 [ 204.269524] [<ffffffff812555f0>] d_instantiate+0x50/0x70 [ 204.293826] [<ffffffff811cef9f>] __shmem_file_setup+0xef/0x1f0 [ 204.320845] [<ffffffff811d2c88>] shmem_zero_setup+0x28/0x70 [ 204.346843] [<ffffffff811ee402>] mmap_region+0x522/0x610 [ 204.371943] [<ffffffff811ee7f1>] do_mmap_pgoff+0x301/0x3d0 [ 204.398095] [<ffffffff811d32e0>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0xb0/0xf0 [ 204.422903] [<ffffffff811ecce6>] SyS_mmap_pgoff+0x116/0x290 [ 204.448487] [<ffffffff810e05cd>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0x10 [ 204.475204] [<ffffffff810211a2>] SyS_mmap+0x22/0x30 [ 204.498005] [<ffffffff81725b69>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 204.526495] [sched_delayed] sched: RT throttling activated According to Dave Chinner: "It's the shmem code that is broken - instantiating an inode while holding the mmap_sem inverts lock orders all over the place, especially in the security subsystem...." 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