clockevents_increase_min_delta() calls printk() from under hrtimer_bases.lock. That causes lock inversion on scheduler locks because printk() can call into the scheduler. Lockdep puts it as: ====================================================== [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] 3.15.0-rc8-06195-g939f04b #2 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------- trinity-main/74 is trying to acquire lock: (&port_lock_key){-.....}, at: [<811c60be>] serial8250_console_write+0x8c/0x10c but task is already holding lock: (hrtimer_bases.lock){-.-...}, at: [<8103caeb>] hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x13/0x66 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #5 (hrtimer_bases.lock){-.-...}: [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<8142f11d>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2e/0x3e [<8103c918>] __hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x1c/0x197 [<8107ec20>] perf_swevent_start_hrtimer.part.41+0x7a/0x85 [<81080792>] task_clock_event_start+0x3a/0x3f [<810807a4>] task_clock_event_add+0xd/0x14 [<8108259a>] event_sched_in+0xb6/0x17a [<810826a2>] group_sched_in+0x44/0x122 [<81082885>] ctx_sched_in.isra.67+0x105/0x11f [<810828e6>] perf_event_sched_in.isra.70+0x47/0x4b [<81082bf6>] __perf_install_in_context+0x8b/0xa3 [<8107eb8e>] remote_function+0x12/0x2a [<8105f5af>] smp_call_function_single+0x2d/0x53 [<8107e17d>] task_function_call+0x30/0x36 [<8107fb82>] perf_install_in_context+0x87/0xbb [<810852c9>] SYSC_perf_event_open+0x5c6/0x701 [<810856f9>] SyS_perf_event_open+0x17/0x19 [<8142f8ee>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb -> #4 (&ctx->lock){......}: [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<8142f04c>] _raw_spin_lock+0x21/0x30 [<81081df3>] __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x1dc/0x34f [<8142cacc>] __schedule+0x4c6/0x4cb [<8142cae0>] schedule+0xf/0x11 [<8142f9a6>] work_resched+0x5/0x30 -> #3 (&rq->lock){-.-.-.}: [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<8142f04c>] _raw_spin_lock+0x21/0x30 [<81040873>] __task_rq_lock+0x33/0x3a [<8104184c>] wake_up_new_task+0x25/0xc2 [<8102474b>] do_fork+0x15c/0x2a0 [<810248a9>] kernel_thread+0x1a/0x1f [<814232a2>] rest_init+0x1a/0x10e [<817af949>] start_kernel+0x303/0x308 [<817af2ab>] i386_start_kernel+0x79/0x7d -> #2 (&p->pi_lock){-.-...}: [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<8142f11d>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2e/0x3e [<810413dd>] try_to_wake_up+0x1d/0xd6 [<810414cd>] default_wake_function+0xb/0xd [<810461f3>] __wake_up_common+0x39/0x59 [<81046346>] __wake_up+0x29/0x3b [<811b8733>] tty_wakeup+0x49/0x51 [<811c3568>] uart_write_wakeup+0x17/0x19 [<811c5dc1>] serial8250_tx_chars+0xbc/0xfb [<811c5f28>] serial8250_handle_irq+0x54/0x6a [<811c5f57>] serial8250_default_handle_irq+0x19/0x1c [<811c56d8>] serial8250_interrupt+0x38/0x9e [<810510e7>] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x5f/0x1e2 [<81051296>] handle_irq_event+0x2c/0x43 [<81052cee>] handle_level_irq+0x57/0x80 [<81002a72>] handle_irq+0x46/0x5c [<810027df>] do_IRQ+0x32/0x89 [<8143036e>] common_interrupt+0x2e/0x33 [<8142f23c>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x3f/0x49 [<811c25a4>] uart_start+0x2d/0x32 [<811c2c04>] uart_write+0xc7/0xd6 [<811bc6f6>] n_tty_write+0xb8/0x35e [<811b9beb>] tty_write+0x163/0x1e4 [<811b9cd9>] redirected_tty_write+0x6d/0x75 [<810b6ed6>] vfs_write+0x75/0xb0 [<810b7265>] SyS_write+0x44/0x77 [<8142f8ee>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb -> #1 (&tty->write_wait){-.....}: [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<8142f11d>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2e/0x3e [<81046332>] __wake_up+0x15/0x3b [<811b8733>] tty_wakeup+0x49/0x51 [<811c3568>] uart_write_wakeup+0x17/0x19 [<811c5dc1>] serial8250_tx_chars+0xbc/0xfb [<811c5f28>] serial8250_handle_irq+0x54/0x6a [<811c5f57>] serial8250_default_handle_irq+0x19/0x1c [<811c56d8>] serial8250_interrupt+0x38/0x9e [<810510e7>] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x5f/0x1e2 [<81051296>] handle_irq_event+0x2c/0x43 [<81052cee>] handle_level_irq+0x57/0x80 [<81002a72>] handle_irq+0x46/0x5c [<810027df>] do_IRQ+0x32/0x89 [<8143036e>] common_interrupt+0x2e/0x33 [<8142f23c>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x3f/0x49 [<811c25a4>] uart_start+0x2d/0x32 [<811c2c04>] uart_write+0xc7/0xd6 [<811bc6f6>] n_tty_write+0xb8/0x35e [<811b9beb>] tty_write+0x163/0x1e4 [<811b9cd9>] redirected_tty_write+0x6d/0x75 [<810b6ed6>] vfs_write+0x75/0xb0 [<810b7265>] SyS_write+0x44/0x77 [<8142f8ee>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb -> #0 (&port_lock_key){-.....}: [<8104a62d>] __lock_acquire+0x9ea/0xc6d [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<8142f11d>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2e/0x3e [<811c60be>] serial8250_console_write+0x8c/0x10c [<8104e402>] call_console_drivers.constprop.31+0x87/0x118 [<8104f5d5>] console_unlock+0x1d7/0x398 [<8104fb70>] vprintk_emit+0x3da/0x3e4 [<81425f76>] printk+0x17/0x19 [<8105bfa0>] clockevents_program_min_delta+0x104/0x116 [<8105c548>] clockevents_program_event+0xe7/0xf3 [<8105cc1c>] tick_program_event+0x1e/0x23 [<8103c43c>] hrtimer_force_reprogram+0x88/0x8f [<8103c49e>] __remove_hrtimer+0x5b/0x79 [<8103cb21>] hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x49/0x66 [<8103cb4b>] hrtimer_cancel+0xd/0x18 [<8107f102>] perf_swevent_cancel_hrtimer.part.60+0x2b/0x30 [<81080705>] task_clock_event_stop+0x20/0x64 [<81080756>] task_clock_event_del+0xd/0xf [<81081350>] event_sched_out+0xab/0x11e [<810813e0>] group_sched_out+0x1d/0x66 [<81081682>] ctx_sched_out+0xaf/0xbf [<81081e04>] __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x1ed/0x34f [<8142cacc>] __schedule+0x4c6/0x4cb [<8142cae0>] schedule+0xf/0x11 [<8142f9a6>] work_resched+0x5/0x30 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &port_lock_key --> &ctx->lock --> hrtimer_bases.lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(hrtimer_bases.lock); lock(&ctx->lock); lock(hrtimer_bases.lock); lock(&port_lock_key); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by trinity-main/74: #0: (&rq->lock){-.-.-.}, at: [<8142c6f3>] __schedule+0xed/0x4cb #1: (&ctx->lock){......}, at: [<81081df3>] __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x1dc/0x34f #2: (hrtimer_bases.lock){-.-...}, at: [<8103caeb>] hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x13/0x66 #3: (console_lock){+.+...}, at: [<8104fb5d>] vprintk_emit+0x3c7/0x3e4 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 74 Comm: trinity-main Not tainted 3.15.0-rc8-06195-g939f04b #2 00000000 81c3a310 8b995c14 81426f69 8b995c44 81425a99 8161f671 8161f570 8161f538 8161f559 8161f538 8b995c78 8b142bb0 00000004 8b142fdc 8b142bb0 8b995ca8 8104a62d 8b142fac 000016f2 81c3a310 00000001 00000001 00000003 Call Trace: [<81426f69>] dump_stack+0x16/0x18 [<81425a99>] print_circular_bug+0x18f/0x19c [<8104a62d>] __lock_acquire+0x9ea/0xc6d [<8104a942>] lock_acquire+0x92/0x101 [<811c60be>] ? serial8250_console_write+0x8c/0x10c [<811c6032>] ? wait_for_xmitr+0x76/0x76 [<8142f11d>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2e/0x3e [<811c60be>] ? serial8250_console_write+0x8c/0x10c [<811c60be>] serial8250_console_write+0x8c/0x10c [<8104af87>] ? lock_release+0x191/0x223 [<811c6032>] ? wait_for_xmitr+0x76/0x76 [<8104e402>] call_console_drivers.constprop.31+0x87/0x118 [<8104f5d5>] console_unlock+0x1d7/0x398 [<8104fb70>] vprintk_emit+0x3da/0x3e4 [<81425f76>] printk+0x17/0x19 [<8105bfa0>] clockevents_program_min_delta+0x104/0x116 [<8105cc1c>] tick_program_event+0x1e/0x23 [<8103c43c>] hrtimer_force_reprogram+0x88/0x8f [<8103c49e>] __remove_hrtimer+0x5b/0x79 [<8103cb21>] hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x49/0x66 [<8103cb4b>] hrtimer_cancel+0xd/0x18 [<8107f102>] perf_swevent_cancel_hrtimer.part.60+0x2b/0x30 [<81080705>] task_clock_event_stop+0x20/0x64 [<81080756>] task_clock_event_del+0xd/0xf [<81081350>] event_sched_out+0xab/0x11e [<810813e0>] group_sched_out+0x1d/0x66 [<81081682>] ctx_sched_out+0xaf/0xbf [<81081e04>] __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x1ed/0x34f [<8104416d>] ? __dequeue_entity+0x23/0x27 [<81044505>] ? pick_next_task_fair+0xb1/0x120 [<8142cacc>] __schedule+0x4c6/0x4cb [<81047574>] ? trace_hardirqs_off_caller+0xd7/0x108 [<810475b0>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xb/0xd [<81056346>] ? rcu_irq_exit+0x64/0x77 Fix the problem by using printk_deferred() which does not call into the scheduler. Reported-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> --- kernel/time/clockevents.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c index ad362c260ef4..9c94c19f1305 100644 --- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c +++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c @@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ static int clockevents_increase_min_delta(struct clock_event_device *dev) { /* Nothing to do if we already reached the limit */ if (dev->min_delta_ns >= MIN_DELTA_LIMIT) { - printk(KERN_WARNING "CE: Reprogramming failure. Giving up\n"); + printk_deferred(KERN_WARNING + "CE: Reprogramming failure. Giving up\n"); dev->next_event.tv64 = KTIME_MAX; return -ETIME; } @@ -159,9 +160,10 @@ static int clockevents_increase_min_delta(struct clock_event_device *dev) if (dev->min_delta_ns > MIN_DELTA_LIMIT) dev->min_delta_ns = MIN_DELTA_LIMIT; - printk(KERN_WARNING "CE: %s increased min_delta_ns to %llu nsec\n", - dev->name ? dev->name : "?", - (unsigned long long) dev->min_delta_ns); + printk_deferred(KERN_WARNING + "CE: %s increased min_delta_ns to %llu nsec\n", + dev->name ? dev->name : "?", + (unsigned long long) dev->min_delta_ns); return 0; } -- 1.8.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html