From: Phong Hoang <phong.hoang.wz@xxxxxxxxxxx> This patch fixes deadlock warning if removing PWM device when CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING is enabled. This issue can be reproceduced by the following steps on the R-Car H3 Salvator-X board if the backlight is disabled: # cd /sys/class/pwm/pwmchip0 # echo 0 > export # ls device export npwm power pwm0 subsystem uevent unexport # cd device/driver # ls bind e6e31000.pwm uevent unbind # echo e6e31000.pwm > unbind [ 87.659974] ====================================================== [ 87.666149] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [ 87.672327] 5.0.0 #7 Not tainted [ 87.675549] ------------------------------------------------------ [ 87.681723] bash/2986 is trying to acquire lock: [ 87.686337] 000000005ea0e178 (kn->count#58){++++}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x50/0xa0 [ 87.694528] [ 87.694528] but task is already holding lock: [ 87.700353] 000000006313b17c (pwm_lock){+.+.}, at: pwmchip_remove+0x28/0x13c [ 87.707405] [ 87.707405] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 87.707405] [ 87.715574] [ 87.715574] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 87.723048] [ 87.723048] -> #1 (pwm_lock){+.+.}: [ 87.728017] __mutex_lock+0x70/0x7e4 [ 87.732108] mutex_lock_nested+0x1c/0x24 [ 87.736547] pwm_request_from_chip.part.6+0x34/0x74 [ 87.741940] pwm_request_from_chip+0x20/0x40 [ 87.746725] export_store+0x6c/0x1f4 [ 87.750820] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x28 [ 87.754998] sysfs_kf_write+0x54/0x64 [ 87.759175] kernfs_fop_write+0xe4/0x1e8 [ 87.763615] __vfs_write+0x40/0x184 [ 87.767619] vfs_write+0xa8/0x19c [ 87.771448] ksys_write+0x58/0xbc [ 87.775278] __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20 [ 87.779721] el0_svc_common+0xd0/0x124 [ 87.783986] el0_svc_compat_handler+0x1c/0x24 [ 87.788858] el0_svc_compat+0x8/0x18 [ 87.792947] [ 87.792947] -> #0 (kn->count#58){++++}: [ 87.798260] lock_acquire+0xc4/0x22c [ 87.802353] __kernfs_remove+0x258/0x2c4 [ 87.806790] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x50/0xa0 [ 87.811836] remove_files.isra.1+0x38/0x78 [ 87.816447] sysfs_remove_group+0x48/0x98 [ 87.820971] sysfs_remove_groups+0x34/0x4c [ 87.825583] device_remove_attrs+0x6c/0x7c [ 87.830197] device_del+0x11c/0x33c [ 87.834201] device_unregister+0x14/0x2c [ 87.838638] pwmchip_sysfs_unexport+0x40/0x4c [ 87.843509] pwmchip_remove+0xf4/0x13c [ 87.847773] rcar_pwm_remove+0x28/0x34 [ 87.852039] platform_drv_remove+0x24/0x64 [ 87.856651] device_release_driver_internal+0x18c/0x21c [ 87.862391] device_release_driver+0x14/0x1c [ 87.867175] unbind_store+0xe0/0x124 [ 87.871265] drv_attr_store+0x20/0x30 [ 87.875442] sysfs_kf_write+0x54/0x64 [ 87.879618] kernfs_fop_write+0xe4/0x1e8 [ 87.884055] __vfs_write+0x40/0x184 [ 87.888057] vfs_write+0xa8/0x19c [ 87.891887] ksys_write+0x58/0xbc [ 87.895716] __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20 [ 87.900154] el0_svc_common+0xd0/0x124 [ 87.904417] el0_svc_compat_handler+0x1c/0x24 [ 87.909289] el0_svc_compat+0x8/0x18 [ 87.913378] [ 87.913378] other info that might help us debug this: [ 87.913378] [ 87.921374] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 87.921374] [ 87.927286] CPU0 CPU1 [ 87.931808] ---- ---- [ 87.936331] lock(pwm_lock); [ 87.939293] lock(kn->count#58); [ 87.945120] lock(pwm_lock); [ 87.950599] lock(kn->count#58); [ 87.953908] [ 87.953908] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 87.953908] [ 87.959821] 4 locks held by bash/2986: [ 87.963563] #0: 00000000ace7bc30 (sb_writers#6){.+.+}, at: vfs_write+0x188/0x19c [ 87.971044] #1: 00000000287991b2 (&of->mutex){+.+.}, at: kernfs_fop_write+0xb4/0x1e8 [ 87.978872] #2: 00000000f739d016 (&dev->mutex){....}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0x40/0x21c [ 87.988001] #3: 000000006313b17c (pwm_lock){+.+.}, at: pwmchip_remove+0x28/0x13c [ 87.995481] [ 87.995481] stack backtrace: [ 87.999836] CPU: 0 PID: 2986 Comm: bash Not tainted 5.0.0 #7 [ 88.005489] Hardware name: Renesas Salvator-X board based on r8a7795 ES1.x (DT) [ 88.012791] Call trace: [ 88.015235] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x190 [ 88.018891] show_stack+0x14/0x1c [ 88.022204] dump_stack+0xb0/0xec [ 88.025514] print_circular_bug.isra.32+0x1d0/0x2e0 [ 88.030385] __lock_acquire+0x1318/0x1864 [ 88.034388] lock_acquire+0xc4/0x22c [ 88.037958] __kernfs_remove+0x258/0x2c4 [ 88.041874] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x50/0xa0 [ 88.046398] remove_files.isra.1+0x38/0x78 [ 88.050487] sysfs_remove_group+0x48/0x98 [ 88.054490] sysfs_remove_groups+0x34/0x4c [ 88.058580] device_remove_attrs+0x6c/0x7c [ 88.062671] device_del+0x11c/0x33c [ 88.066154] device_unregister+0x14/0x2c [ 88.070070] pwmchip_sysfs_unexport+0x40/0x4c [ 88.074421] pwmchip_remove+0xf4/0x13c [ 88.078163] rcar_pwm_remove+0x28/0x34 [ 88.081906] platform_drv_remove+0x24/0x64 [ 88.085996] device_release_driver_internal+0x18c/0x21c [ 88.091215] device_release_driver+0x14/0x1c [ 88.095478] unbind_store+0xe0/0x124 [ 88.099048] drv_attr_store+0x20/0x30 [ 88.102704] sysfs_kf_write+0x54/0x64 [ 88.106359] kernfs_fop_write+0xe4/0x1e8 [ 88.110275] __vfs_write+0x40/0x184 [ 88.113757] vfs_write+0xa8/0x19c [ 88.117065] ksys_write+0x58/0xbc [ 88.120374] __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20 [ 88.124291] el0_svc_common+0xd0/0x124 [ 88.128034] el0_svc_compat_handler+0x1c/0x24 [ 88.132384] el0_svc_compat+0x8/0x18 This warning occurs because pwmchip_remove still keeps pwm_lock when removing sysfs. That's why it leads to that conflict. Hence, this patch unlocks pwm_lock before removing sysfs. Also, pwmchip_sysfs_export() doesn't seem to need the pwm_lock held so that to achieve consistance between export and unexport this patch also modifies it. Signed-off-by: Phong Hoang <phong.hoang.wz@xxxxxxxxxxx> [shimoda: revise the commit log and code] Fixes: 76abbdde2d95 ("pwm: Add sysfs interface") Signed-off-by: Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Hoan Nguyen An <na-hoan@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/pwm/core.c | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c index 1581f6a..2fdd6611 100644 --- a/drivers/pwm/core.c +++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c @@ -311,10 +311,12 @@ int pwmchip_add_with_polarity(struct pwm_chip *chip, if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF)) of_pwmchip_add(chip); - pwmchip_sysfs_export(chip); - out: mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock); + + if (!ret) + pwmchip_sysfs_export(chip); + return ret; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwmchip_add_with_polarity); @@ -368,10 +370,12 @@ int pwmchip_remove(struct pwm_chip *chip) free_pwms(chip); - pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(chip); - out: mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock); + + if (!ret) + pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(chip); + return ret; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwmchip_remove); -- 2.7.4