A locking dependency problem has been reported for b43 at
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67561. I was able to duplicate with
the following:
1. Set network under manual, not NetworkManager, control.
2. Start hostapd
3. Use 'rfkill block all' to disable the access point
As my skills in fixing locking dependencies are minimal, I am hoping that
someone here can help me. The resulting splat is as follows:
======================================================
[ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
3.13.0-rc6-wl+ #34 Tainted: G O
-------------------------------------------------------
rfkill/15379 is trying to acquire lock:
(rtnl_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff813d3232>] rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20
but task is already holding lock:
(rfkill_global_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8145dd5a>]
rfkill_fop_write+0x6a/0x180
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #4 (rfkill_global_mutex){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff810994ea>] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff8146cd12>] mutex_lock_nested+0x62/0x3f0
[<ffffffff8145e4e9>] rfkill_fop_open+0x89/0x200
[<ffffffff812d9753>] misc_open+0xb3/0x170
[<ffffffff8116827a>] chrdev_open+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff81161e92>] do_dentry_open.isra.18+0x1a2/0x2a0
[<ffffffff8116208b>] finish_open+0x2b/0x40
[<ffffffff81172792>] do_last+0x572/0xdd0
[<ffffffff811730a6>] path_openat+0xb6/0x6d0
[<ffffffff81174785>] do_filp_open+0x35/0x80
[<ffffffff811631b9>] do_sys_open+0x129/0x220
[<ffffffff811632c9>] SyS_open+0x19/0x20
[<ffffffff81471b34>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
-> #3 (misc_mtx){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff810994ea>] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff8146cd12>] mutex_lock_nested+0x62/0x3f0
[<ffffffff812d94a4>] misc_register+0x24/0x120
[<ffffffffa000e139>] hwrng_register+0x109/0x1d0 [rng_core]
[<ffffffffa0719990>] b43_wireless_core_init+0xdb0/0x1270 [b43]
[<ffffffffa071a6c0>] b43_op_start+0x210/0x230 [b43]
[<ffffffffa065c210>] ieee80211_do_open+0x350/0x17a0 [mac80211]
[<ffffffffa065d6c1>] ieee80211_open+0x61/0x70 [mac80211]
[<ffffffff813c6d0f>] __dev_open+0xbf/0x140
[<ffffffff813c6ff8>] __dev_change_flags+0x98/0x170
[<ffffffff813c70f4>] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x60
[<ffffffff813d6251>] do_setlink+0x321/0x9a0
[<ffffffff813d6d6f>] rtnl_newlink+0x37f/0x560
[<ffffffff813d5cac>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x8c/0x240
[<ffffffff813eecf9>] netlink_rcv_skb+0xa9/0xc0
[<ffffffff813d5c15>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x25/0x30
[<ffffffff813ee5da>] netlink_unicast+0x13a/0x200
[<ffffffff813eea7b>] netlink_sendmsg+0x33b/0x410
[<ffffffff813a6a8a>] sock_sendmsg+0x6a/0x90
[<ffffffff813a94d9>] ___sys_sendmsg+0x389/0x3a0
[<ffffffff813aa26d>] __sys_sendmsg+0x3d/0x80
[<ffffffff813aa2bd>] SyS_sendmsg+0xd/0x20
[<ffffffff81471b34>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
-> #2 (rng_mutex){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff810994ea>] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff8146cd12>] mutex_lock_nested+0x62/0x3f0
[<ffffffffa000e05f>] hwrng_register+0x2f/0x1d0 [rng_core]
[<ffffffffa0719990>] b43_wireless_core_init+0xdb0/0x1270 [b43]
[<ffffffffa071a6c0>] b43_op_start+0x210/0x230 [b43]
[<ffffffffa065c210>] ieee80211_do_open+0x350/0x17a0 [mac80211]
[<ffffffffa065d6c1>] ieee80211_open+0x61/0x70 [mac80211]
[<ffffffff813c6d0f>] __dev_open+0xbf/0x140
[<ffffffff813c6ff8>] __dev_change_flags+0x98/0x170
[<ffffffff813c70f4>] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x60
[<ffffffff813d6251>] do_setlink+0x321/0x9a0
[<ffffffff813d6d6f>] rtnl_newlink+0x37f/0x560
[<ffffffff813d5cac>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x8c/0x240
[<ffffffff813eecf9>] netlink_rcv_skb+0xa9/0xc0
[<ffffffff813d5c15>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x25/0x30
[<ffffffff813ee5da>] netlink_unicast+0x13a/0x200
[<ffffffff813eea7b>] netlink_sendmsg+0x33b/0x410
[<ffffffff813a6a8a>] sock_sendmsg+0x6a/0x90
[<ffffffff813a94d9>] ___sys_sendmsg+0x389/0x3a0
[<ffffffff813aa26d>] __sys_sendmsg+0x3d/0x80
[<ffffffff813aa2bd>] SyS_sendmsg+0xd/0x20
[<ffffffff81471b34>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
-> #1 (&wl->mutex){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff810994ea>] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff8146cd12>] mutex_lock_nested+0x62/0x3f0
[<ffffffffa071a5a8>] b43_op_start+0xf8/0x230 [b43]
[<ffffffffa065c210>] ieee80211_do_open+0x350/0x17a0 [mac80211]
[<ffffffffa065d6c1>] ieee80211_open+0x61/0x70 [mac80211]
[<ffffffff813c6d0f>] __dev_open+0xbf/0x140
[<ffffffff813c6ff8>] __dev_change_flags+0x98/0x170
[<ffffffff813c70f4>] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x60
[<ffffffff813d6251>] do_setlink+0x321/0x9a0
[<ffffffff813d6d6f>] rtnl_newlink+0x37f/0x560
[<ffffffff813d5cac>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x8c/0x240
[<ffffffff813eecf9>] netlink_rcv_skb+0xa9/0xc0
[<ffffffff813d5c15>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x25/0x30
[<ffffffff813ee5da>] netlink_unicast+0x13a/0x200
[<ffffffff813eea7b>] netlink_sendmsg+0x33b/0x410
[<ffffffff813a6a8a>] sock_sendmsg+0x6a/0x90
[<ffffffff813a94d9>] ___sys_sendmsg+0x389/0x3a0
[<ffffffff813aa26d>] __sys_sendmsg+0x3d/0x80
[<ffffffff813aa2bd>] SyS_sendmsg+0xd/0x20
[<ffffffff81471b34>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
-> #0 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff8109883a>] __lock_acquire+0x1a3a/0x1e60
[<ffffffff810994ea>] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff8146cd12>] mutex_lock_nested+0x62/0x3f0
[<ffffffff813d3232>] rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20
[<ffffffffa056bb88>] cfg80211_rfkill_set_block.part.11+0x18/0x80 [cfg80211]
[<ffffffffa056bc09>] cfg80211_rfkill_set_block+0x19/0x20 [cfg80211]
[<ffffffff8145d84b>] rfkill_set_block+0x8b/0x140
[<ffffffff8145ddc7>] rfkill_fop_write+0xd7/0x180
[<ffffffff81163cdb>] vfs_write+0xab/0x1c0
[<ffffffff81164634>] SyS_write+0x44/0xa0
[<ffffffff81471b34>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
rtnl_mutex --> misc_mtx --> rfkill_global_mutex
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(rfkill_global_mutex);
lock(misc_mtx);
lock(rfkill_global_mutex);
lock(rtnl_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by rfkill/15379:
#0: (rfkill_global_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8145dd5a>]
rfkill_fop_write+0x6a/0x180
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 15379 Comm: rfkill Tainted: G O 3.13.0-rc6-wl+ #34
Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC/30D6, BIOS F.27
11/27/2008
ffffffff81f857a0 ffff88005df3bc88 ffffffff8146a1a4 ffffffff81f7dac0
ffff88005df3bcc8 ffffffff814672e4 ffff88005df3bd20 ffff8800b560d340
0000000000000000 ffff8800b560d318 ffff8800b560d340 ffff8800b560cce0
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8146a1a4>] dump_stack+0x4e/0x7a
[<ffffffff814672e4>] print_circular_bug+0x2b0/0x2bf
[<ffffffff8109883a>] __lock_acquire+0x1a3a/0x1e60
[<ffffffff810994ea>] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x1d0
[<ffffffff813d3232>] ? rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20
[<ffffffff813d3232>] ? rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20
[<ffffffff8146cd12>] mutex_lock_nested+0x62/0x3f0
[<ffffffff813d3232>] ? rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20
[<ffffffff810968ba>] ? mark_held_locks+0x8a/0x130
[<ffffffff813d3232>] rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20
[<ffffffffa056bb88>] cfg80211_rfkill_set_block.part.11+0x18/0x80 [cfg80211]
[<ffffffffa056bc09>] cfg80211_rfkill_set_block+0x19/0x20 [cfg80211]
[<ffffffff8145d84b>] rfkill_set_block+0x8b/0x140
[<ffffffff8145ddc7>] rfkill_fop_write+0xd7/0x180
[<ffffffff81163cdb>] vfs_write+0xab/0x1c0
[<ffffffff81183220>] ? fget_light+0x320/0x4b0
[<ffffffff81164634>] SyS_write+0x44/0xa0
[<ffffffff81471b34>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
Thanks,
Larry
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