Spice seems start to deadlock using the reproducer, https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/blob/master/testcases/kernel/syscalls/splice/splice01.c This seems introduced recently after v4.8-rc3 or -rc4, so suspect this xfs update was one to blame, 7d1ce606a37922879cbe40a6122047827105a332 [ 1749.956818] [ 1749.958492] ====================================================== [ 1749.965386] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] [ 1749.972381] 4.8.0-rc4+ #34 Not tainted [ 1749.976560] ------------------------------------------------------- [ 1749.983554] splice01/35921 is trying to acquire lock: [ 1749.989188] (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa083c1f7>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x127/0x840 [xfs] [ 1750.001644] [ 1750.001644] but task is already holding lock: [ 1750.008151] (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8169e7c1>] pipe_lock+0x51/0x60 [ 1750.016753] [ 1750.016753] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 1750.016753] [ 1750.025880] [ 1750.025880] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 1750.034229] -> #2 (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.+.}: [ 1750.039139] [<ffffffff812af52a>] lock_acquire+0x1fa/0x440 [ 1750.045857] [<ffffffff8266448d>] mutex_lock_nested+0xdd/0x850 [ 1750.052963] [<ffffffff8169e7c1>] pipe_lock+0x51/0x60 [ 1750.059190] [<ffffffff8171ee25>] splice_to_pipe+0x75/0x9e0 [ 1750.066001] [<ffffffff81723991>] __generic_file_splice_read+0xa71/0xe90 [ 1750.074071] [<ffffffff81723e71>] generic_file_splice_read+0xc1/0x1f0 [ 1750.081849] [<ffffffffa0838628>] xfs_file_splice_read+0x368/0x7b0 [xfs] [ 1750.089940] [<ffffffff8171fa7e>] do_splice_to+0xee/0x150 [ 1750.096555] [<ffffffff817262f4>] SyS_splice+0x1144/0x1c10 [ 1750.103269] [<ffffffff81007b66>] do_syscall_64+0x1a6/0x500 [ 1750.110084] [<ffffffff8266ea7f>] return_from_SYSCALL_64+0x0/0x7a [ 1750.117479] -> #1 (&(&ip->i_iolock)->mr_lock#2){++++++}: [ 1750.123649] [<ffffffff812af52a>] lock_acquire+0x1fa/0x440 [ 1750.130362] [<ffffffff8129b93e>] down_write_nested+0x5e/0xe0 [ 1750.137371] [<ffffffffa086772e>] xfs_ilock+0x2fe/0x550 [xfs] [ 1750.144397] [<ffffffffa083c204>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x134/0x840 [xfs] [ 1750.153175] [<ffffffffa083cb7d>] xfs_file_write_iter+0x26d/0x6d0 [xfs] [ 1750.161177] [<ffffffff8168374e>] __vfs_write+0x2be/0x640 [ 1750.167799] [<ffffffff816876e2>] vfs_write+0x152/0x4b0 [ 1750.174220] [<ffffffff8168b0df>] SyS_write+0xdf/0x1d0 [ 1750.180547] [<ffffffff8266e9bc>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x1f/0xbd [ 1750.188328] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14){+.+.+.}: [ 1750.194508] [<ffffffff812adbc3>] __lock_acquire+0x3043/0x3dd0 [ 1750.201609] [<ffffffff812af52a>] lock_acquire+0x1fa/0x440 [ 1750.208321] [<ffffffff82668cda>] down_write+0x5a/0xe0 [ 1750.214645] [<ffffffffa083c1f7>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x127/0x840 [xfs] [ 1750.223421] [<ffffffffa083cb7d>] xfs_file_write_iter+0x26d/0x6d0 [xfs] [ 1750.231423] [<ffffffff816859be>] vfs_iter_write+0x29e/0x550 [ 1750.238330] [<ffffffff81722729>] iter_file_splice_write+0x529/0xb70 [ 1750.246012] [<ffffffff817258d4>] SyS_splice+0x724/0x1c10 [ 1750.252627] [<ffffffff81007b66>] do_syscall_64+0x1a6/0x500 [ 1750.259438] [<ffffffff8266ea7f>] return_from_SYSCALL_64+0x0/0x7a [ 1750.266830] [ 1750.266830] other info that might help us debug this: [ 1750.266830] [ 1750.275764] Chain exists of: &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14 --> &(&ip->i_iolock)->mr_lock#2 --> &pipe->mutex/1 [ 1750.287213] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 1750.287213] [ 1750.293817] CPU0 CPU1 [ 1750.298871] ---- ---- [ 1750.303924] lock(&pipe->mutex/1); [ 1750.307845] lock(&(&ip->i_iolock)->mr_lock#2); [ 1750.315836] lock(&pipe->mutex/1); [ 1750.322567] lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14); [ 1750.327748] [ 1750.327748] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 1750.327748] [ 1750.334355] 2 locks held by splice01/35921: [ 1750.339019] #0: (sb_writers#8){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff8168f444>] __sb_start_write+0xb4/0xf0 [ 1750.348595] #1: (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8169e7c1>] pipe_lock+0x51/0x60 [ 1750.357686] [ 1750.357686] stack backtrace: [ 1750.362548] CPU: 50 PID: 35921 Comm: splice01 Not tainted 4.8.0-rc4+ #34 [ 1750.370026] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WTT/S2600WTT, BIOS GRNDSDP1.86B.0044.R00.1501191641 01/19/2015 [ 1750.381382] 0000000000000000 000000003bca9477 ffff88044c4176e0 ffffffff81a3d191 [ 1750.389675] ffffffff84292880 ffffffff842b9e30 ffff88044c417730 ffffffff812a6aa6 [ 1750.397968] ffffffff84292880 ffff880414a28cd0 ffff88044c417850 ffff880414a28cd0 [ 1750.406261] Call Trace: [ 1750.408992] [<ffffffff81a3d191>] dump_stack+0x85/0xc4 [ 1750.414725] [<ffffffff812a6aa6>] print_circular_bug+0x356/0x460 [ 1750.421428] [<ffffffff812adbc3>] __lock_acquire+0x3043/0x3dd0 [ 1750.427942] [<ffffffff81414fe9>] ? is_ftrace_trampoline+0x99/0xe0 [ 1750.434840] [<ffffffff812aab80>] ? debug_check_no_locks_freed+0x2c0/0x2c0 [ 1750.442512] [<ffffffff812a0272>] ? add_lock_to_list.isra.29.constprop.45+0x142/0x1d0 [ 1750.451249] [<ffffffff812acd9e>] ? __lock_acquire+0x221e/0x3dd0 [ 1750.457952] [<ffffffff812aa3ce>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x3fe/0x580 [ 1750.465430] [<ffffffff812af52a>] lock_acquire+0x1fa/0x440 [ 1750.471578] [<ffffffffa083c1f7>] ? xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x127/0x840 [xfs] [ 1750.479929] [<ffffffff82668cda>] down_write+0x5a/0xe0 [ 1750.485691] [<ffffffffa083c1f7>] ? xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x127/0x840 [xfs] [ 1750.494070] [<ffffffffa083c1f7>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x127/0x840 [xfs] [ 1750.502226] [<ffffffff81007b66>] ? do_syscall_64+0x1a6/0x500 [ 1750.508666] [<ffffffffa083c0d0>] ? xfs_file_dio_aio_write+0xca0/0xca0 [xfs] [ 1750.516532] [<ffffffff812a9f72>] ? mark_held_locks+0xd2/0x130 [ 1750.523044] [<ffffffff812f5887>] ? debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled+0x77/0x90 [ 1750.530417] [<ffffffff82664873>] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x4c3/0x850 [ 1750.537243] [<ffffffffa083cb7d>] xfs_file_write_iter+0x26d/0x6d0 [xfs] [ 1750.544625] [<ffffffff8169e7c1>] ? pipe_lock+0x51/0x60 [ 1750.550456] [<ffffffff816859be>] vfs_iter_write+0x29e/0x550 [ 1750.556770] [<ffffffff81685720>] ? vfs_iter_read+0x540/0x540 [ 1750.563181] [<ffffffff81722729>] iter_file_splice_write+0x529/0xb70 [ 1750.570271] [<ffffffff81722200>] ? page_cache_pipe_buf_confirm+0x1f0/0x1f0 [ 1750.578041] [<ffffffff812f5a33>] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0xa3/0x120 [ 1750.585423] [<ffffffff812f6055>] ? rcu_sync_lockdep_assert+0x75/0xb0 [ 1750.592609] [<ffffffff8129bd6c>] ? percpu_down_read+0x5c/0xa0 [ 1750.599118] [<ffffffff8168f444>] ? __sb_start_write+0xb4/0xf0 [ 1750.605627] [<ffffffff817258d4>] SyS_splice+0x724/0x1c10 [ 1750.611651] [<ffffffff812f5a33>] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0xa3/0x120 [ 1750.619033] [<ffffffff817251b0>] ? compat_SyS_vmsplice+0x1f0/0x1f0 [ 1750.626025] [<ffffffff81007a12>] ? do_syscall_64+0x52/0x500 [ 1750.632338] [<ffffffff817251b0>] ? compat_SyS_vmsplice+0x1f0/0x1f0 [ 1750.639330] [<ffffffff81007b66>] do_syscall_64+0x1a6/0x500 [ 1750.645549] [<ffffffff8100401a>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x1a/0x1c [ 1750.652737] [<ffffffff8266ea7f>] entry_SYSCALL64_slow_path+0x25/0x25 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-xfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html