Hi Viresh, On 25/01/16 22:33, Viresh Kumar wrote: > There is a little race discovered by Juri, where we are able to: > - create and read a sysfs file before policy->governor_data is being set > to a non NULL value. > OR > - set policy->governor_data to NULL, and reading a file before being > destroyed. > > And so such a crash is reported: > > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000c > pgd = edfc8000 > [0000000c] *pgd=bfc8c835 > Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] SMP ARM > Modules linked in: > CPU: 4 PID: 1730 Comm: cat Not tainted 4.5.0-rc1+ #463 > Hardware name: ARM-Versatile Express > task: ee8e8480 ti: ee930000 task.ti: ee930000 > PC is at show_ignore_nice_load_gov_pol+0x24/0x34 > LR is at show+0x4c/0x60 > pc : [<c058f1bc>] lr : [<c058ae88>] psr: a0070013 > sp : ee931dd0 ip : ee931de0 fp : ee931ddc > r10: ee4bc290 r9 : 00001000 r8 : ef2cb000 > r7 : ee4bc200 r6 : ef2cb000 r5 : c0af57b0 r4 : ee4bc2e0 > r3 : 00000000 r2 : 00000000 r1 : c0928df4 r0 : ef2cb000 > Flags: NzCv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment none > Control: 10c5387d Table: adfc806a DAC: 00000051 > Process cat (pid: 1730, stack limit = 0xee930210) > Stack: (0xee931dd0 to 0xee932000) > 1dc0: ee931dfc ee931de0 c058ae88 c058f1a4 > 1de0: edce3bc0 c07bfca4 edce3ac0 00001000 ee931e24 ee931e00 c01fcb90 c058ae48 > 1e00: 00000001 edce3bc0 00000000 00000001 ee931e50 ee8ff480 ee931e34 ee931e28 > 1e20: c01fb33c c01fcb0c ee931e8c ee931e38 c01a5210 c01fb314 ee931e9c ee931e48 > 1e40: 00000000 edce3bf0 befe4a00 ee931f78 00000000 00000000 000001e4 00000000 > 1e60: c00545a8 edce3ac0 00001000 00001000 befe4a00 ee931f78 00000000 00001000 > 1e80: ee931ed4 ee931e90 c01fbed8 c01a5038 ed085a58 00020000 00000000 00000000 > 1ea0: c0ad72e4 ee931f78 ee8ff488 ee8ff480 c077f3fc 00001000 befe4a00 ee931f78 > 1ec0: 00000000 00001000 ee931f44 ee931ed8 c017c328 c01fbdc4 00001000 00000000 > 1ee0: ee8ff480 00001000 ee931f44 ee931ef8 c017c65c c03deb10 ee931fac ee931f08 > 1f00: c0009270 c001f290 c0a8d968 ef2cb000 ef2cb000 ee8ff480 00000020 ee8ff480 > 1f20: ee8ff480 befe4a00 00001000 ee931f78 00000000 00000000 ee931f74 ee931f48 > 1f40: c017d1ec c017c2f8 c019c724 c019c684 ee8ff480 ee8ff480 00001000 befe4a00 > 1f60: 00000000 00000000 ee931fa4 ee931f78 c017d2a8 c017d160 00000000 00000000 > 1f80: 000a9f20 00001000 befe4a00 00000003 c000ffe4 ee930000 00000000 ee931fa8 > 1fa0: c000fe40 c017d264 000a9f20 00001000 00000003 befe4a00 00001000 00000000 > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000c > 1fc0: 000a9f20 00001000 befe4a00 00000003 00000000 00000000 00000003 00000001 > pgd = edfc4000 > [0000000c] *pgd=bfcac835 > 1fe0: 00000000 befe49dc 000197f8 b6e35dfc 60070010 00000003 3065b49d 134ac2c9 > > [<c058f1bc>] (show_ignore_nice_load_gov_pol) from [<c058ae88>] (show+0x4c/0x60) > [<c058ae88>] (show) from [<c01fcb90>] (sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x90/0xfc) > [<c01fcb90>] (sysfs_kf_seq_show) from [<c01fb33c>] (kernfs_seq_show+0x34/0x38) > [<c01fb33c>] (kernfs_seq_show) from [<c01a5210>] (seq_read+0x1e4/0x4e4) > [<c01a5210>] (seq_read) from [<c01fbed8>] (kernfs_fop_read+0x120/0x1a0) > [<c01fbed8>] (kernfs_fop_read) from [<c017c328>] (__vfs_read+0x3c/0xe0) > [<c017c328>] (__vfs_read) from [<c017d1ec>] (vfs_read+0x98/0x104) > [<c017d1ec>] (vfs_read) from [<c017d2a8>] (SyS_read+0x50/0x90) > [<c017d2a8>] (SyS_read) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) > Code: e5903044 e1a00001 e3081df4 e34c1092 (e593300c) > ---[ end trace 5994b9a5111f35ee ]--- > > Fix that by making sure, policy->governor_data is updated at the right > places only. > This patch fixes the crash I was seeing. Tested-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxx> However, it exposes another problem (running the concurrent lockdep test that you merged in your tests). After the test is finished there is always at least one task spinning. Do you think it might be related to the race we are already discussing in the thread related to my cleanups patches? This is what I see: [ 37.963599] ====================================================== [ 37.982113] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] [ 38.000890] 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 Not tainted [ 38.012368] ------------------------------------------------------- [ 38.031137] runme.sh/1710 is trying to acquire lock: [ 38.045999] (s_active#41){++++.+}, at: [<c01fb12c>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x4c/0x94 [ 38.070063] [ 38.070063] but task is already holding lock: [ 38.087530] (od_dbs_cdata.mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c0591050>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x34/0x5d0 [ 38.112615] [ 38.112615] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 38.112615] [ 38.137114] [ 38.137114] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 38.159528] -> #2 (od_dbs_cdata.mutex){+.+.+.}: [ 38.173664] [<c0769ae8>] mutex_lock_nested+0x7c/0x420 [ 38.190637] [<c0591050>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x34/0x5d0 [ 38.208380] [<c058ed10>] od_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x20/0x28 [ 38.226641] [<c058c094>] __cpufreq_governor+0x98/0x1bc [ 38.243861] [<c058c91c>] cpufreq_set_policy+0x150/0x204 [ 38.261341] [<c058cd98>] store_scaling_governor+0x70/0x8c [ 38.279343] [<c058aa70>] store+0x88/0xa4 [ 38.292917] [<c01fca54>] sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60 [ 38.308835] [<c01fbccc>] kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8 [ 38.325535] [<c017c170>] __vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4 [ 38.340678] [<c017d0b0>] vfs_write+0xb0/0x154 [ 38.355555] [<c017d338>] SyS_write+0x50/0x90 [ 38.370170] [<c000fe40>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c [ 38.386354] -> #1 (&policy->rwsem){+++++.}: [ 38.399441] [<c076b498>] down_read+0x58/0x94 [ 38.414058] [<c058ae6c>] show+0x30/0x60 [ 38.427372] [<c01fcb90>] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x90/0xfc [ 38.444079] [<c01fb33c>] kernfs_seq_show+0x34/0x38 [ 38.460266] [<c01a5210>] seq_read+0x1e4/0x4e4 [ 38.475149] [<c01fbed8>] kernfs_fop_read+0x120/0x1a0 [ 38.491844] [<c017c328>] __vfs_read+0x3c/0xe0 [ 38.506721] [<c017d1ec>] vfs_read+0x98/0x104 [ 38.521456] [<c017d2a8>] SyS_read+0x50/0x90 [ 38.535812] [<c000fe40>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c [ 38.551993] -> #0 (s_active#41){++++.+}: [ 38.564311] [<c0082038>] lock_acquire+0xd4/0x20c [ 38.579975] [<c01fa348>] __kernfs_remove+0x288/0x328 [ 38.596677] [<c01fb12c>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x4c/0x94 [ 38.615199] [<c01fd868>] remove_files+0x44/0x88 [ 38.630594] [<c01fdde8>] sysfs_remove_group+0x50/0xa4 [ 38.647554] [<c0591408>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x3ec/0x5d0 [ 38.665556] [<c058ed10>] od_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x20/0x28 [ 38.683815] [<c058c094>] __cpufreq_governor+0x98/0x1bc [ 38.701032] [<c058c8f4>] cpufreq_set_policy+0x128/0x204 [ 38.718513] [<c058cd98>] store_scaling_governor+0x70/0x8c [ 38.736511] [<c058aa70>] store+0x88/0xa4 [ 38.750176] [<c01fca54>] sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60 [ 38.766128] [<c01fbccc>] kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8 [ 38.782844] [<c017c170>] __vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4 [ 38.797981] [<c017d0b0>] vfs_write+0xb0/0x154 [ 38.812855] [<c017d338>] SyS_write+0x50/0x90 [ 38.827468] [<c000fe40>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c [ 38.843648] [ 38.843648] other info that might help us debug this: [ 38.843648] [ 38.867627] Chain exists of: s_active#41 --> &policy->rwsem --> od_dbs_cdata.mutex [ 38.891693] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 38.891693] [ 38.909419] CPU0 CPU1 [ 38.922978] ---- ---- [ 38.936535] lock(od_dbs_cdata.mutex); [ 38.948146] lock(&policy->rwsem); [ 38.966168] lock(od_dbs_cdata.mutex); [ 38.985219] lock(s_active#41); [ 38.994923] [ 38.994923] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 38.994923] [ 39.012669] 5 locks held by runme.sh/1710: [ 39.024925] #0: (sb_writers#7){.+.+.+}, at: [<c017ed30>] __sb_start_write+0xb8/0xc4 [ 39.048456] #1: (&of->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c01fbc5c>] kernfs_fop_write+0x6c/0x1c8 [ 39.071715] #2: (s_active#35){.+.+.+}, at: [<c01fbc64>] kernfs_fop_write+0x74/0x1c8 [ 39.095274] #3: (cpu_hotplug.lock){++++++}, at: [<c0029eec>] get_online_cpus+0x48/0xb8 [ 39.119579] #4: (od_dbs_cdata.mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c0591050>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x34/0x5d0 [ 39.145965] [ 39.145965] stack backtrace: [ 39.159008] CPU: 1 PID: 1710 Comm: runme.sh Not tainted 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 39.178816] Hardware name: ARM-Versatile Express [ 39.192652] [<c0018948>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c001404c>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) [ 39.215863] [<c001404c>] (show_stack) from [<c04583d8>] (dump_stack+0x80/0xb4) [ 39.237511] [<c04583d8>] (dump_stack) from [<c0128324>] (print_circular_bug+0x29c/0x2f0) [ 39.261767] [<c0128324>] (print_circular_bug) from [<c00813dc>] (__lock_acquire+0x1670/0x1d74) [ 39.287580] [<c00813dc>] (__lock_acquire) from [<c0082038>] (lock_acquire+0xd4/0x20c) [ 39.311049] [<c0082038>] (lock_acquire) from [<c01fa348>] (__kernfs_remove+0x288/0x328) [ 39.335040] [<c01fa348>] (__kernfs_remove) from [<c01fb12c>] (kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x4c/0x94) [ 39.361635] [<c01fb12c>] (kernfs_remove_by_name_ns) from [<c01fd868>] (remove_files+0x44/0x88) [ 39.387445] [<c01fd868>] (remove_files) from [<c01fdde8>] (sysfs_remove_group+0x50/0xa4) [ 39.411696] [<c01fdde8>] (sysfs_remove_group) from [<c0591408>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x3ec/0x5d0) [ 39.438547] [<c0591408>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058ed10>] (od_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x20/0x28) [ 39.466241] [<c058ed10>] (od_cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor+0x98/0x1bc) [ 39.493705] [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor) from [<c058c8f4>] (cpufreq_set_policy+0x128/0x204) [ 39.520034] [<c058c8f4>] (cpufreq_set_policy) from [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor+0x70/0x8c) [ 39.546884] [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor) from [<c058aa70>] (store+0x88/0xa4) [ 39.570345] [<c058aa70>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 39.591720] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 39.616228] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 39.639691] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 39.661589] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 39.682707] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) [ 81.100358] NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#4 stuck for 22s! [runme.sh:1710] [ 81.122790] Modules linked in: [ 81.131959] irq event stamp: 6981 [ 81.141905] hardirqs last enabled at (6981): [<c0769fa4>] __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x118/0x1ac [ 81.167788] hardirqs last disabled at (6980): [<c0769ee8>] __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x5c/0x1ac [ 81.193345] softirqs last enabled at (4864): [<c002ed90>] __do_softirq+0x338/0x58c [ 81.216299] softirqs last disabled at (4859): [<c002f374>] irq_exit+0xd4/0x140 [ 81.237957] CPU: 4 PID: 1710 Comm: runme.sh Not tainted 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 81.257767] Hardware name: ARM-Versatile Express [ 81.271625] task: ee8dd080 ti: ee92a000 task.ti: ee92a000 [ 81.287879] PC is at srcu_notifier_chain_register+0x58/0xe4 [ 81.304570] LR is at trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x1c/0x1f4 [ 81.320489] pc : [<c004ea9c>] lr : [<c00829b8>] psr: a00f0013 [ 81.320489] sp : ee92bba8 ip : ee92bb28 fp : ee92bbbc [ 81.354896] r10: ee92bf78 r9 : 00000000 r8 : c0af5860 [ 81.370542] r7 : 00000000 r6 : 00000000 r5 : c0af58a4 r4 : c130d03c [ 81.390103] r3 : c0af58a4 r2 : 00000000 r1 : c0af58a8 r0 : 00000000 [ 81.409657] Flags: NzCv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment none [ 81.431033] Control: 10c5387d Table: adde406a DAC: 00000051 [ 81.448244] CPU: 4 PID: 1710 Comm: runme.sh Not tainted 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 81.468054] Hardware name: ARM-Versatile Express [ 81.481917] [<c0018948>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c001404c>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) [ 81.505138] [<c001404c>] (show_stack) from [<c04583d8>] (dump_stack+0x80/0xb4) [ 81.526782] [<c04583d8>] (dump_stack) from [<c0010c3c>] (show_regs+0x1c/0x20) [ 81.548168] [<c0010c3c>] (show_regs) from [<c00ea6f0>] (watchdog_timer_fn+0x1dc/0x258) [ 81.571919] [<c00ea6f0>] (watchdog_timer_fn) from [<c00aa8b8>] (__hrtimer_run_queues+0x1b0/0x5dc) [ 81.598527] [<c00aa8b8>] (__hrtimer_run_queues) from [<c00ab740>] (hrtimer_interrupt+0xd4/0x234) [ 81.624861] [<c00ab740>] (hrtimer_interrupt) from [<c05ad290>] (arch_timer_handler_virt+0x38/0x40) [ 81.651806] [<c05ad290>] (arch_timer_handler_virt) from [<c0093548>] (handle_percpu_devid_irq+0xe4/0x310) [ 81.680563] [<c0093548>] (handle_percpu_devid_irq) from [<c008ec00>] (generic_handle_irq+0x28/0x38) [ 81.707676] [<c008ec00>] (generic_handle_irq) from [<c008ed54>] (__handle_domain_irq+0x64/0xbc) [ 81.733745] [<c008ed54>] (__handle_domain_irq) from [<c00094dc>] (gic_handle_irq+0x54/0xa0) [ 81.758774] [<c00094dc>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<c0014bf8>] (__irq_svc+0x58/0x78) [ 81.781191] Exception stack(0xee92bb58 to 0xee92bba0) [ 81.796320] bb40: 00000000 c0af58a8 [ 81.820826] bb60: 00000000 c0af58a4 c130d03c c0af58a4 00000000 00000000 c0af5860 00000000 [ 81.845331] bb80: ee92bf78 ee92bbbc ee92bb28 ee92bba8 c00829b8 c004ea9c a00f0013 ffffffff [ 81.869841] [<c0014bf8>] (__irq_svc) from [<c004ea9c>] (srcu_notifier_chain_register+0x58/0xe4) [ 81.895911] [<c004ea9c>] (srcu_notifier_chain_register) from [<c058b30c>] (cpufreq_register_notifier+0x64/0x9c) [ 81.926150] [<c058b30c>] (cpufreq_register_notifier) from [<c05908bc>] (cs_init+0x94/0xc0) [ 81.950920] [<c05908bc>] (cs_init) from [<c05914e0>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x4c4/0x5d0) [ 81.974909] [<c05914e0>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058fda0>] (cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x20/0x28) [ 82.002541] [<c058fda0>] (cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor+0x98/0x1bc) [ 82.029914] [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor) from [<c058c91c>] (cpufreq_set_policy+0x150/0x204) [ 82.056244] [<c058c91c>] (cpufreq_set_policy) from [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor+0x70/0x8c) [ 82.083095] [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor) from [<c058aa70>] (store+0x88/0xa4) [ 82.106561] [<c058aa70>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 82.127945] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 82.152455] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 82.175922] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 82.197825] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 82.218947] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) [ 83.940245] INFO: rcu_sched self-detected stall on CPU [ 83.955652] 4-...: (2485 ticks this GP) idle=7f5/140000000000001/0 softirq=6279/6282 fqs=2484 [ 83.981748] (t=2600 jiffies g=1205 c=1204 q=4709) [ 83.996422] Task dump for CPU 4: [ 84.006077] runme.sh R running 0 1710 1 0x00000002 [ 84.025148] [<c0018948>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c001404c>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) [ 84.048356] [<c001404c>] (show_stack) from [<c005d9d0>] (sched_show_task+0x15c/0x264) [ 84.071826] [<c005d9d0>] (sched_show_task) from [<c0060944>] (dump_cpu_task+0x48/0x4c) [ 84.095556] [<c0060944>] (dump_cpu_task) from [<c009c690>] (rcu_dump_cpu_stacks+0xa8/0xd8) [ 84.120326] [<c009c690>] (rcu_dump_cpu_stacks) from [<c00a3398>] (rcu_check_callbacks+0x564/0xa14) [ 84.147179] [<c00a3398>] (rcu_check_callbacks) from [<c00a9b8c>] (update_process_times+0x40/0x6c) [ 84.173772] [<c00a9b8c>] (update_process_times) from [<c00bce64>] (tick_sched_handle+0x64/0x70) [ 84.199842] [<c00bce64>] (tick_sched_handle) from [<c00bcf6c>] (tick_sched_timer+0x54/0x94) [ 84.224870] [<c00bcf6c>] (tick_sched_timer) from [<c00aa8b8>] (__hrtimer_run_queues+0x1b0/0x5dc) [ 84.251201] [<c00aa8b8>] (__hrtimer_run_queues) from [<c00ab740>] (hrtimer_interrupt+0xd4/0x234) [ 84.277534] [<c00ab740>] (hrtimer_interrupt) from [<c05ad290>] (arch_timer_handler_virt+0x38/0x40) [ 84.304387] [<c05ad290>] (arch_timer_handler_virt) from [<c0093548>] (handle_percpu_devid_irq+0xe4/0x310) [ 84.333062] [<c0093548>] (handle_percpu_devid_irq) from [<c008ec00>] (generic_handle_irq+0x28/0x38) [ 84.360175] [<c008ec00>] (generic_handle_irq) from [<c008ed54>] (__handle_domain_irq+0x64/0xbc) [ 84.386245] [<c008ed54>] (__handle_domain_irq) from [<c00094dc>] (gic_handle_irq+0x54/0xa0) [ 84.411295] [<c00094dc>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<c0014bf8>] (__irq_svc+0x58/0x78) [ 84.433831] Exception stack(0xee92bb58 to 0xee92bba0) [ 84.448957] bb40: 00000000 c0af58a8 [ 84.473461] bb60: 00000000 c0af58a4 c130d03c c0af58a4 00000000 00000000 c0af5860 00000000 [ 84.497966] bb80: ee92bf78 ee92bbbc ee92bb28 ee92bba8 c00829b8 c004eaa0 a00f0013 ffffffff [ 84.522474] [<c0014bf8>] (__irq_svc) from [<c004eaa0>] (srcu_notifier_chain_register+0x5c/0xe4) [ 84.548544] [<c004eaa0>] (srcu_notifier_chain_register) from [<c058b30c>] (cpufreq_register_notifier+0x64/0x9c) [ 84.578782] [<c058b30c>] (cpufreq_register_notifier) from [<c05908bc>] (cs_init+0x94/0xc0) [ 84.603551] [<c05908bc>] (cs_init) from [<c05914e0>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x4c4/0x5d0) [ 84.627539] [<c05914e0>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058fda0>] (cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x20/0x28) [ 84.655171] [<c058fda0>] (cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor+0x98/0x1bc) [ 84.682542] [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor) from [<c058c91c>] (cpufreq_set_policy+0x150/0x204) [ 84.708872] [<c058c91c>] (cpufreq_set_policy) from [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor+0x70/0x8c) [ 84.735721] [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor) from [<c058aa70>] (store+0x88/0xa4) [ 84.759187] [<c058aa70>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 84.780569] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 84.805077] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 84.828543] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 84.850445] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 84.871619] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) [ 92.891647] INFO: task runme.sh:1708 blocked for more than 30 seconds. [ 92.911227] Tainted: G L 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 92.927938] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 92.951408] runme.sh D c07674b4 0 1708 1 0x00000000 [ 92.970570] [<c07674b4>] (__schedule) from [<c0767d78>] (schedule+0x50/0xcc) [ 92.991720] [<c0767d78>] (schedule) from [<c0768038>] (schedule_preempt_disabled+0x30/0x4c) [ 93.016771] [<c0768038>] (schedule_preempt_disabled) from [<c0769c54>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x1e8/0x420) [ 93.044692] [<c0769c54>] (mutex_lock_nested) from [<c0591050>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x34/0x5d0) [ 93.071035] [<c0591050>] (cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058fda0>] (cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x20/0x28) [ 93.098695] [<c058fda0>] (cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs) from [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor+0x98/0x1bc) [ 93.126076] [<c058c094>] (__cpufreq_governor) from [<c058c91c>] (cpufreq_set_policy+0x150/0x204) [ 93.152425] [<c058c91c>] (cpufreq_set_policy) from [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor+0x70/0x8c) [ 93.179290] [<c058cd98>] (store_scaling_governor) from [<c058aa70>] (store+0x88/0xa4) [ 93.202782] [<c058aa70>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 93.224178] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 93.248706] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 93.272183] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 93.294103] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 93.315241] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) [ 93.337939] INFO: lockdep is turned off. [ 93.349690] INFO: task runme.sh:1709 blocked for more than 30 seconds. [ 93.369263] Tainted: G L 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 93.385961] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 93.409440] runme.sh D c07674b4 0 1709 1 0x00000000 [ 93.428564] [<c07674b4>] (__schedule) from [<c0767d78>] (schedule+0x50/0xcc) [ 93.449710] [<c0767d78>] (schedule) from [<c076bd80>] (rwsem_down_write_failed+0x1ec/0x4a4) [ 93.474749] [<c076bd80>] (rwsem_down_write_failed) from [<c076b438>] (down_write+0xa8/0xb0) [ 93.499796] [<c076b438>] (down_write) from [<c058aa50>] (store+0x68/0xa4) [ 93.520156] [<c058aa50>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 93.541560] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 93.566077] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 93.589566] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 93.611476] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 93.632615] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) [ 93.655302] INFO: lockdep is turned off. [ 93.667064] INFO: task runme.sh:1711 blocked for more than 30 seconds. [ 93.686628] Tainted: G L 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 93.703334] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 93.726808] runme.sh D c07674b4 0 1711 1 0x00000000 [ 93.745909] [<c07674b4>] (__schedule) from [<c0767d78>] (schedule+0x50/0xcc) [ 93.767051] [<c0767d78>] (schedule) from [<c076bd80>] (rwsem_down_write_failed+0x1ec/0x4a4) [ 93.792089] [<c076bd80>] (rwsem_down_write_failed) from [<c076b438>] (down_write+0xa8/0xb0) [ 93.817135] [<c076b438>] (down_write) from [<c058aa50>] (store+0x68/0xa4) [ 93.837483] [<c058aa50>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 93.858887] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 93.883408] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 93.906892] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 93.928803] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 93.949942] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) [ 93.972630] INFO: lockdep is turned off. [ 93.984396] INFO: task runme.sh:1712 blocked for more than 30 seconds. [ 94.003960] Tainted: G L 4.5.0-rc1+ #468 [ 94.020667] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 94.044137] runme.sh D c07674b4 0 1712 1 0x00000000 [ 94.063237] [<c07674b4>] (__schedule) from [<c0767d78>] (schedule+0x50/0xcc) [ 94.084378] [<c0767d78>] (schedule) from [<c076bd80>] (rwsem_down_write_failed+0x1ec/0x4a4) [ 94.109416] [<c076bd80>] (rwsem_down_write_failed) from [<c076b438>] (down_write+0xa8/0xb0) [ 94.134467] [<c076b438>] (down_write) from [<c058aa50>] (store+0x68/0xa4) [ 94.154816] [<c058aa50>] (store) from [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write+0x5c/0x60) [ 94.176214] [<c01fca54>] (sysfs_kf_write) from [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write+0xdc/0x1c8) [ 94.200733] [<c01fbccc>] (kernfs_fop_write) from [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write+0x3c/0xe4) [ 94.224216] [<c017c170>] (__vfs_write) from [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write+0xb0/0x154) [ 94.246127] [<c017d0b0>] (vfs_write) from [<c017d338>] (SyS_write+0x50/0x90) [ 94.267271] [<c017d338>] (SyS_write) from [<c000fe40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c) Now, you already pointed me at a possible fix. I'm going to test that (even if I have questions about that patch :)) and see if it makes this go away. Thanks, - Juri -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html