mii_discover_phy is only called by fec_enet_mii (via mip->mii_func). So &fep->mii_lock is already held and mii_discover_phy must not call mii_queue which locks &fep->mii_lock, too. This was noticed by lockdep: ============================================= [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ] 2.6.31-rc8-00038-g37d0892 #109 --------------------------------------------- swapper/1 is trying to acquire lock: (&fep->mii_lock){-.....}, at: [<c01569f8>] mii_queue+0x2c/0xcc but task is already holding lock: (&fep->mii_lock){-.....}, at: [<c0156328>] fec_enet_interrupt+0x78/0x460 other info that might help us debug this: 2 locks held by swapper/1: #0: (rtnl_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c0183534>] rtnl_lock+0x18/0x20 #1: (&fep->mii_lock){-.....}, at: [<c0156328>] fec_enet_interrupt+0x78/0x460 stack backtrace: Backtrace: [<c00226fc>] (dump_backtrace+0x0/0x108) from [<c01eac14>] (dump_stack+0x18/0x1c) r6:c781d118 r5:c03e41d8 r4:00000001 [<c01eabfc>] (dump_stack+0x0/0x1c) from [<c005bae4>] (__lock_acquire+0x1a20/0x1a88) [<c005a0c4>] (__lock_acquire+0x0/0x1a88) from [<c005bbac>] (lock_acquire+0x60/0x74) [<c005bb4c>] (lock_acquire+0x0/0x74) from [<c01edda8>] (_spin_lock_irqsave+0x54/0x68) r7:60000093 r6:c01569f8 r5:c785e468 r4:00000000 [<c01edd54>] (_spin_lock_irqsave+0x0/0x68) from [<c01569f8>] (mii_queue+0x2c/0xcc) r7:c785e468 r6:c0156b24 r5:600a0000 r4:c785e000 [<c01569cc>] (mii_queue+0x0/0xcc) from [<c0156b78>] (mii_discover_phy+0x54/0xa8) r8:00000002 r7:00000032 r6:c785e000 r5:c785e360 r4:c785e000 [<c0156b24>] (mii_discover_phy+0x0/0xa8) from [<c0156354>] (fec_enet_interrupt+0xa4/0x460) r5:c785e360 r4:c077a170 [<c01562b0>] (fec_enet_interrupt+0x0/0x460) from [<c0066674>] (handle_IRQ_event+0x48/0x120) [<c006662c>] (handle_IRQ_event+0x0/0x120) from [<c0068438>] (handle_level_irq+0x94/0x11c) ... Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg Ungerer <gerg@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Matt Waddel <Matt.Waddel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Tim Sander <tim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/fec.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/fec.c b/drivers/net/fec.c index c9fd82d..ef82606 100644 --- a/drivers/net/fec.c +++ b/drivers/net/fec.c @@ -637,16 +637,15 @@ unlock: } static int -mii_queue(struct net_device *dev, int regval, void (*func)(uint, struct net_device *)) +mii_queue_unlocked(struct net_device *dev, int regval, + void (*func)(uint, struct net_device *)) { struct fec_enet_private *fep; - unsigned long flags; mii_list_t *mip; int retval; /* Add PHY address to register command */ fep = netdev_priv(dev); - spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->mii_lock, flags); regval |= fep->phy_addr << 23; retval = 0; @@ -667,6 +666,19 @@ mii_queue(struct net_device *dev, int regval, void (*func)(uint, struct net_devi retval = 1; } + return retval; +} + +static int +mii_queue(struct net_device *dev, int regval, + void (*func)(uint, struct net_device *)) +{ + struct fec_enet_private *fep; + unsigned long flags; + int retval; + fep = netdev_priv(dev); + spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->mii_lock, flags); + retval = mii_queue_unlocked(dev, regval, func); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->mii_lock, flags); return retval; } @@ -1373,11 +1385,11 @@ mii_discover_phy(uint mii_reg, struct net_device *dev) /* Got first part of ID, now get remainder */ fep->phy_id = phytype << 16; - mii_queue(dev, mk_mii_read(MII_REG_PHYIR2), + mii_queue_unlocked(dev, mk_mii_read(MII_REG_PHYIR2), mii_discover_phy3); } else { fep->phy_addr++; - mii_queue(dev, mk_mii_read(MII_REG_PHYIR1), + mii_queue_unlocked(dev, mk_mii_read(MII_REG_PHYIR1), mii_discover_phy); } } else { -- 1.6.3.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html