Hi,
> I begin to see below lockdep warning on wireless-testing when I use iw
> to create a monitor interface with iwl4965. Any clues?
Yeah I've seen that reported too, but I think it's in genetlink.
> =======================================================
> [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> 2.6.26-rc6-wl #57
> -------------------------------------------------------
> iw/2763 is trying to acquire lock:
> (genl_mutex){--..}, at: [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
>
> but task is already holding lock:
> (nlk->cb_mutex){--..}, at: [<ffffffff812137c8>] netlink_dump+0x40/0x19d
>
> which lock already depends on the new lock.
None of those is anything nl80211 has influence over, afaict.
>
> the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>
> -> #1 (nlk->cb_mutex){--..}:
> [<ffffffff810518cb>] __lock_acquire+0xa4c/0xc28
> [<ffffffff81215774>] netlink_dump_start+0xd9/0x169
> [<ffffffff81051e5d>] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c
> [<ffffffff81215774>] netlink_dump_start+0xd9/0x169
> [<ffffffff8104eab1>] debug_mutex_lock_common+0x16/0x23
> [<ffffffff8127c622>] mutex_lock_nested+0xde/0x23f
> [<ffffffff81215774>] netlink_dump_start+0xd9/0x169
> [<ffffffff81216d7e>] genl_rcv_msg+0xae/0x14b
> [<ffffffff8127c774>] mutex_lock_nested+0x230/0x23f
> [<ffffffff81216cd0>] genl_rcv_msg+0x0/0x14b
> [<ffffffff8121483a>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x34/0x7c
> [<ffffffff81216fe1>] genl_rcv+0x21/0x30
> [<ffffffff812145ec>] netlink_unicast+0x1f7/0x287
> [<ffffffff811f7eb7>] __alloc_skb+0x84/0x132
> [<ffffffff81214d60>] netlink_sendmsg+0x274/0x287
> [<ffffffff811f1b49>] sock_sendmsg+0xe2/0xff
> [<ffffffff8104582f>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
> [<ffffffff81050878>] mark_held_locks+0x49/0x67
> [<ffffffff811f1d7d>] sys_sendmsg+0x217/0x28a
> [<ffffffff8107de49>] __do_fault+0x35d/0x3a5
> [<ffffffff8100bf10>] tracesys+0xd5/0xda
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
>
> -> #0 (genl_mutex){--..}:
> [<ffffffff81050226>] print_circular_bug_header+0xc8/0xcf
> [<ffffffff810517d0>] __lock_acquire+0x951/0xc28
> [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
> [<ffffffff81051e5d>] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c
> [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
> [<ffffffff8104eab1>] debug_mutex_lock_common+0x16/0x23
> [<ffffffff8127c622>] mutex_lock_nested+0xde/0x23f
> [<ffffffff81050a10>] trace_hardirqs_on+0xf3/0x117
> [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
> [<ffffffff812137e3>] netlink_dump+0x5b/0x19d
> [<ffffffff81214ef3>] netlink_recvmsg+0x180/0x2a8
> [<ffffffff811f1a48>] sock_recvmsg+0xf0/0x10f
> [<ffffffff8104582f>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
> [<ffffffff81050878>] mark_held_locks+0x49/0x67
> [<ffffffff811f295c>] sys_recvmsg+0x15c/0x254
> [<ffffffff81067ac3>] audit_syscall_entry+0x12d/0x160
> [<ffffffff8127d6da>] trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x35/0x3a
> [<ffffffff8100bf10>] tracesys+0xd5/0xda
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
>
> other info that might help us debug this:
>
> 1 lock held by iw/2763:
> #0: (nlk->cb_mutex){--..}, at: [<ffffffff812137c8>] netlink_dump
> +0x40/0x19d
>
> stack backtrace:
> Pid: 2763, comm: iw Not tainted 2.6.26-rc6-wl #57
>
> Call Trace:
> [<ffffffff8104fe63>] print_circular_bug_tail+0x69/0x72
> [<ffffffff81050226>] print_circular_bug_header+0xc8/0xcf
> [<ffffffff810517d0>] __lock_acquire+0x951/0xc28
> [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
> [<ffffffff81051e5d>] lock_acquire+0x51/0x6c
> [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
> [<ffffffff8104eab1>] debug_mutex_lock_common+0x16/0x23
> [<ffffffff8127c622>] mutex_lock_nested+0xde/0x23f
> [<ffffffff81050a10>] trace_hardirqs_on+0xf3/0x117
> [<ffffffff81216e4c>] ctrl_dumpfamily+0x31/0xf7
> [<ffffffff812137e3>] netlink_dump+0x5b/0x19d
> [<ffffffff81214ef3>] netlink_recvmsg+0x180/0x2a8
> [<ffffffff811f1a48>] sock_recvmsg+0xf0/0x10f
> [<ffffffff8104582f>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
> [<ffffffff81050878>] mark_held_locks+0x49/0x67
> [<ffffffff811f295c>] sys_recvmsg+0x15c/0x254
> [<ffffffff81067ac3>] audit_syscall_entry+0x12d/0x160
> [<ffffffff8127d6da>] trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x35/0x3a
> [<ffffffff8100bf10>] tracesys+0xd5/0xda
>
>
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