On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dave Young napsal(a):
>>
>> Lockdep helped me, this morning I get a lockdep warning about this,
>>
>> [ 171.432140] [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ]
>> [ 171.433113] 2.6.27-rc1-smp #4
>> [ 171.434079] ---------------------------------------------
>> [ 171.435039] ath5k_pci/2447 is trying to acquire lock:
>> [ 171.435990] (&sc->lock){--..}, at: [<f89ee9b5>]
>> ath5k_config_interface+0xd5/0x340 [ath5k]
>> [ 171.437046]
>> [ 171.437048] but task is already holding lock:
>> [ 171.438903] (&sc->lock){--..}, at: [<f89ee91d>]
>> ath5k_config_interface+0x3d/0x340 [ath5k]
>> [ 171.439953]
>> [ 171.439954] other info that might help us debug this:
>> [ 171.441795] 3 locks held by ath5k_pci/2447:
>> [ 171.442729] #0: ((name)){--..}, at: [<c013a122>]
>> run_workqueue+0x102/0x1d0
>> [ 171.443800] #1: (&(&local->scan_work)->work){--..}, at:
>> [<c013a122>] run_workqueue+0x102/0x1d0
>> [ 171.444859] #2: (&sc->lock){--..}, at: [<f89ee91d>]
>> ath5k_config_interface+0x3d/0x340 [ath5k]
>>
>> Deadlock happen here, I remove the lock in the sub routine, tested and
>> fixed the problem for me.
>> I will send the patch after a while.
>
> That's some kind different. 2.6.26 can't suffer from the thing above
> (opposing to 27-rc1).
Yes, it's got with 27-rc1
>
> Pasting the original issue below. Maybe it's been fixed too? I suppose you
> don't encounter the problem anymore in 27-rc1 with your/Bob's/mine (fix for
> the same thing in the same manner) patch applied?
With the patch I cann't reproduce the bug with 27-rc1 now.
>
> BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 61s! [events/0:9]
> Modules linked in: radeonfb fb_ddc i2c_algo_bit snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss rfcomm
> l2cap bluetooth vfat fuse rtc_cmos rtc_core psmouse intel_agp pl2303 rtc_lib
> ath5k e100 i2c_i801 serio_raw usbserial agpgart 3c59x mii snd_hda_intel
> snd_pcm mac80211 snd_timer snd_page_alloc cfg80211 snd_hwdep snd soundcore
> thermal processor button thermal_sys evdev sg
>
> Pid: 9, comm: events/0 Tainted: G W (2.6.26-smp #3)
> EIP: 0060:[<c0450bc3>] EFLAGS: 00000246 CPU: 0
> EIP is at mutex_lock_nested+0x1b3/0x280
> EAX: 00000000 EBX: f7bf5284 ECX: f7c7e000 EDX: f7bf52a8
> ESI: f7bf5288 EDI: 00000246 EBP: f7c7fedc ESP: f7c7fe9c
> DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0000 SS: 0068
> CR0: 8005003b CR2: b800c5ac CR3: 36e71000 CR4: 000006d0
> DR0: 00000000 DR1: 00000000 DR2: 00000000 DR3: 00000000
> DR6: ffff0ff0 DR7: 00000400
> [<c02375a6>] ? debugfs_create_file+0x46/0x210
> [<c02375a6>] ? debugfs_create_file+0x46/0x210
> [<c02375a6>] debugfs_create_file+0x46/0x210
> [<c02377f1>] debugfs_create_dir+0x21/0x30
> [<f8901f6d>] ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add+0x2d/0x150 [mac80211]
> [<f88eba89>] sta_info_debugfs_add_work+0x89/0x130 [mac80211]
> [<f890a170>] ? rate_control_pid_add_sta_debugfs+0x0/0x30 [mac80211]
> [<c01394c6>] run_workqueue+0x156/0x1d0
> [<c0139472>] ? run_workqueue+0x102/0x1d0
> [<f88eba00>] ? sta_info_debugfs_add_work+0x0/0x130 [mac80211]
> [<c0139f18>] worker_thread+0x88/0xe0
> [<c013cd20>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
> [<c0139e90>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0xe0
> [<c013ca32>] kthread+0x42/0x70
> [<c013c9f0>] ? kthread+0x0/0x70
> [<c0104993>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x14
> =======================
> BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 61s! [events/0:9]
> Modules linked in: radeonfb fb_ddc i2c_algo_bit snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss rfcomm
> l2cap bluetooth vfat fuse rtc_cmos rtc_core psmouse intel_agp pl2303 rtc_lib
> ath5k e100 i2c_i801 serio_raw usbserial agpgart 3c59x mii snd_hda_intel
> snd_pcm mac80211 snd_timer snd_page_alloc cfg80211 snd_hwdep snd soundcore
> thermal processor button thermal_sys evdev sg
>
> Pid: 9, comm: events/0 Tainted: G W (2.6.26-smp #3)
> EIP: 0060:[<c0450bc3>] EFLAGS: 00000246 CPU: 0
> EIP is at mutex_lock_nested+0x1b3/0x280
> EAX: 00000000 EBX: f7bf5284 ECX: f7c7e000 EDX: f7bf52a8
> ESI: f7bf5288 EDI: 00000246 EBP: f7c7fedc ESP: f7c7fe9c
> DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0000 SS: 0068
> CR0: 8005003b CR2: b800c5ac CR3: 36e71000 CR4: 000006d0
> DR0: 00000000 DR1: 00000000 DR2: 00000000 DR3: 00000000
> DR6: ffff0ff0 DR7: 00000400
> [<c02375a6>] ? debugfs_create_file+0x46/0x210
> [<c02375a6>] ? debugfs_create_file+0x46/0x210
> [<c02375a6>] debugfs_create_file+0x46/0x210
> [<c02377f1>] debugfs_create_dir+0x21/0x30
> [<f8901f6d>] ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add+0x2d/0x150 [mac80211]
> [<f88eba89>] sta_info_debugfs_add_work+0x89/0x130 [mac80211]
> [<f890a170>] ? rate_control_pid_add_sta_debugfs+0x0/0x30 [mac80211]
> [<c01394c6>] run_workqueue+0x156/0x1d0
> [<c0139472>] ? run_workqueue+0x102/0x1d0
> [<f88eba00>] ? sta_info_debugfs_add_work+0x0/0x130 [mac80211]
> [<c0139f18>] worker_thread+0x88/0xe0
> [<c013cd20>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
> [<c0139e90>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0xe0
> [<c013ca32>] kthread+0x42/0x70
> [<c013c9f0>] ? kthread+0x0/0x70
> [<c0104993>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x14
> =======================
>
--
Regards
dave
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