On 10/08/2012 12:53 PM, Jiri Kosina wrote: > Lockdep reports: > > === [ cut here ] === > ========================================================= > [ INFO: possible irq lock inversion dependency detected ] > 3.6.0-0.0.0.28.36b5ec9-default #1 Not tainted > --------------------------------------------------------- > qla2xxx_1_dpc/368 just changed the state of lock: > (&(&ha->vport_slock)->rlock){+.....}, at: [<ffffffffa009b377>] qla2x00_configure_hba+0x197/0x3c0 [qla2xxx] > but this lock was taken by another, HARDIRQ-safe lock in the past: > (&(&ha->hardware_lock)->rlock){-.....} > > and interrupts could create inverse lock ordering between them. > > other info that might help us debug this: > Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario: > > CPU0 CPU1 > ---- ---- > lock(&(&ha->vport_slock)->rlock); > local_irq_disable(); > lock(&(&ha->hardware_lock)->rlock); > lock(&(&ha->vport_slock)->rlock); > <Interrupt> > lock(&(&ha->hardware_lock)->rlock); > === [ cut here ] === > > Fix the potential deadlock by disabling IRQs while holding ha->vport_slock. > > Reported-and-tested-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx> This needs a CC to stable also right? Regards, Srivatsa S. Bhat > --- > drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c | 5 +++-- > 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c > index 799a58b..48fca47 100644 > --- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c > +++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c > @@ -2080,6 +2080,7 @@ qla2x00_configure_hba(scsi_qla_host_t *vha) > uint8_t domain; > char connect_type[22]; > struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw; > + unsigned long flags; > > /* Get host addresses. */ > rval = qla2x00_get_adapter_id(vha, > @@ -2154,9 +2155,9 @@ qla2x00_configure_hba(scsi_qla_host_t *vha) > vha->d_id.b.area = area; > vha->d_id.b.al_pa = al_pa; > > - spin_lock(&ha->vport_slock); > + spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->vport_slock, flags); > qlt_update_vp_map(vha, SET_AL_PA); > - spin_unlock(&ha->vport_slock); > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->vport_slock, flags); > > if (!vha->flags.init_done) > ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0x2010, > -- Regards, Srivatsa S. Bhat -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html