With /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/blkio.throttle.read_bps_device set to throttle  the through put of a USB device (easily triggered when set to 4096),  removing the USB device causes the kernel to panic:  [ 81.053401] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 3032343c [ 81.060710] pgd = 423a14c2 [ 81.063450] [3032343c] *pgd=00000000 [ 81.067072] Internal error: Oops: 805 [#1] SMP ARM [ 81.071913] Modules linked in: nls_ascii nls_cp437 vfat fat sg sd_mod uas usb_storage iptable_nat nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat iptable_mangle iptable_filter ip6t_REJECT nf_reject_ipv6 nft_counter ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_tcpudp xt_state xt_conntrack nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nft_compat nf_tables nfnetlink btrfs zstd_compress libcrc32c zlib_deflate zstd_decompress xxhash xor ofpart m25p80 dw_hdmi_ahb_audio spi_nor dw_hdmi_cec raid6_pq imx_media_csi(C) imx_media_ic(C) imx_media_capture(C) videobuf2_dma_contig videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common imx_media_vdic(C) imx_thermal snd_soc_imx_sgtl5000 snd_soc_sgtl5000 snd_soc_imx_audmux imx6_mipi_csi2(C) ov5640 snd_soc_fsl_ssi imx_pcm_dma imx_pcm_fiq snd_soc_core imx2_wdt snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_pcm snd_timer flexcan can_dev spi_imx [ 81.143117] snd soundcore pwm_imx etnaviv dw_hdmi_imx dw_hdmi imx_media(C) gpu_sched imx_media_common(C) imx_ldb parallel_display v4l2_fwnode cec imxdrm imx_ipu_v3 panel_simple drm_kms_helper evdev drm imx6q_cpufreq fb_sys_fops pwm_bl ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 crc32c_generic fscrypto ecb cls_cgroup ahci_imx libahci_platform libahci libata scsi_mod ci_hdrc_imx ci_hdrc ulpi ehci_hcd udc_core i2c_imx sdhci_esdhc_imx sdhci_pltfm sdhci usbcore usbmisc_imx phy_mxs_usb anatop_regulator dwc3_haps clk_pwm micrel [ 81.190475] CPU: 3 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/3 Tainted: G C 4.19.0-3-armmp #1 Debian 4.19.20-1co5 [ 81.200309] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX6 Quad/DualLite (Device Tree) [ 81.206907] PC is at expire_timers+0x70/0x15c [ 81.211309] LR is at run_timer_softirq+0xb4/0x1dc [ 81.216061] pc : [<c03d7430>] lr : [<c03d75d0>] psr: 200f0193 [ 81.222386] sp : ee991dd8 ip : ee991e10 fp : ee991e0c [ 81.227663] r10: ffffe000 r9 : c1105dc8 r8 : 00000000 [ 81.234650] r7 : 00000200 r6 : ee991e10 r5 : ef6d0480 r4 : ed02a62c [ 81.242951] r3 : 30323438 r2 : ee991e10 r1 : ee991e10 r0 : ef6d0480 [ 81.251238] Flags: nzCv IRQs off FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment none [ 81.260212] Control: 10c5387d Table: 1331804a DAC: 00000051 [ 81.267678] Process swapper/3 (pid: 0, stack limit = 0x02c38c69) [ 81.275447] Stack: (0xee991dd8 to 0xee992000) [ 81.281596] 1dc0: c11f7db0 c1105df4 [ 81.291569] 1de0: 00000038 ee991e10 ef6d0480 ee991e10 c1104d00 c1013480 c1105dc8 2e6bd000 [ 81.301529] 1e00: ee991e64 ee991e10 c03d75d0 c03d73cc 30323438 ee991e20 c03da6e0 c03ebb40 [ 81.311471] 1e20: 200f0193 0000000f 00000000 00000012 df137679 6fdeee9d ef6d1808 00000001 [ 81.321400] 1e40: 00000002 c1104084 ffffe000 00000100 ee990000 00000282 ee991ecc ee991e68 [ 81.331299] 1e60: c0302994 c03d7528 00000001 00000010 ee990000 c0b06478 00200042 c0c6ec40 [ 81.341170] 1e80: c1104d00 ffff2a31 0000000a c1017500 c11f7a38 c100f368 c1105df4 c1104080 [ 81.351032] 1ea0: c03c19e0 c10174b8 00000000 00000000 00000001 ee8d8400 ee990000 c0c727f0 [ 81.360855] 1ec0: ee991edc ee991ed0 c0355400 c030285c ee991f04 ee991ee0 c03bc334 c0355330 [ 81.370660] 1ee0: c11067e0 f400010c f4000100 ee991f30 f4001100 ee990000 ee991f2c ee991f08 [ 81.380446] 1f00: c03025a0 c03bc2d0 c030abd4 600f0013 ffffffff ee991f64 00000001 ee990000 [ 81.390212] 1f20: ee991f8c ee991f30 c0301a0c c0302554 00000000 0006313c ef6d0448 c03225c0 [ 81.399968] 1f40: ffffe000 c1105df4 c1105e3c 00000008 00000001 c11f7534 c0c727f0 ee991f8c [ 81.409703] 1f60: ee991f90 ee991f80 c030abd0 c030abd4 600f0013 ffffffff 00000051 00000000 [ 81.419435] 1f80: ee991f9c ee991f90 c0aeefd0 c030ab98 ee991fcc ee991fa0 c038398c c0aeefa4 [ 81.429127] 1fa0: 00000001 00000086 00000003 10c0387d c121a928 1020406a 412fc09a 00000000 [ 81.438816] 1fc0: ee991fdc ee991fd0 c0383c88 c0383870 ee991ff4 ee991fe0 c0312e80 c0383c6c [ 81.448505] 1fe0: 3e98006a 00000051 00000000 ee991ff8 10302c6c c0312d2c 00000000 00000000 [ 81.458198] [<c03d7430>] (expire_timers) from [<c03d75d0>] (run_timer_softirq+0xb4/0x1dc) [ 81.467904] [<c03d75d0>] (run_timer_softirq) from [<c0302994>] (__do_softirq+0x144/0x390) [ 81.477631] [<c0302994>] (__do_softirq) from [<c0355400>] (irq_exit+0xdc/0x118) [ 81.486487] [<c0355400>] (irq_exit) from [<c03bc334>] (__handle_domain_irq+0x70/0xc4) [ 81.495863] [<c03bc334>] (__handle_domain_irq) from [<c03025a0>] (gic_handle_irq+0x58/0x94) [ 81.505790] [<c03025a0>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc+0x6c/0x90) [ 81.514850] Exception stack(0xee991f30 to 0xee991f78) [ 81.521498] 1f20: 00000000 0006313c ef6d0448 c03225c0 [ 81.531312] 1f40: ffffe000 c1105df4 c1105e3c 00000008 00000001 c11f7534 c0c727f0 ee991f8c [ 81.541142] 1f60: ee991f90 ee991f80 c030abd0 c030abd4 600f0013 ffffffff [ 81.549413] [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc) from [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle+0x48/0x4c) [ 81.558468] [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle) from [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call+0x38/0x3c) [ 81.568240] [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call) from [<c038398c>] (do_idle+0x128/0x164) [ 81.577651] [<c038398c>] (do_idle) from [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x28/0x30) [ 81.586895] [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0312e80>] (secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x188) [ 81.599226] [<c0312e80>] (secondary_start_kernel) from [<10302c6c>] (0x10302c6c) [ 81.608299] Code: e5943000 e5942004 e3530000 e5823000 (15832004) [ 81.616097] ---[ end trace caf7673330a23b6c ]--- [ 81.622393] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt [ 81.630434] CPU2: stopping [ 81.634784] CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Tainted: G D C 4.19.0-3-armmp #1 Debian 4.19.20-1co5 [ 81.647844] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX6 Quad/DualLite (Device Tree) [ 81.656075] [<c0315cf8>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c030ee34>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) [ 81.665525] [<c030ee34>] (show_stack) from [<c0ad3300>] (dump_stack+0x94/0xa8) [ 81.674442] [<c0ad3300>] (dump_stack) from [<c0313498>] (handle_IPI+0x364/0x39c) [ 81.683517] [<c0313498>] (handle_IPI) from [<c03025d8>] (gic_handle_irq+0x90/0x94) [ 81.692744] [<c03025d8>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc+0x6c/0x90) [ 81.701883] Exception stack(0xee98ff30 to 0xee98ff78) [ 81.708563] ff20: 00000000 000527c0 ef6bf448 c03225c0 [ 81.718410] ff40: ffffe000 c1105df4 c1105e3c 00000004 00000001 c11f7534 c0c727f0 ee98ff8c [ 81.728241] ff60: ee98ff90 ee98ff80 c030abd0 c030abd4 60070013 ffffffff [ 81.745568] [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle) from [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call+0x38/0x3c) [ 81.755318] [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call) from [<c038398c>] (do_idle+0x128/0x164) [ 81.764702] [<c038398c>] (do_idle) from [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x28/0x30) [ 81.773908] [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0312e80>] (secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x188) [ 81.786168] [<c0312e80>] (secondary_start_kernel) from [<10302c6c>] (0x10302c6c) [ 81.795213] CPU0: stopping [ 81.799551] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G D C 4.19.0-3-armmp #1 Debian 4.19.20-1co5 [ 81.812590] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX6 Quad/DualLite (Device Tree) [ 81.820790] [<c0315cf8>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c030ee34>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) [ 81.830200] [<c030ee34>] (show_stack) from [<c0ad3300>] (dump_stack+0x94/0xa8) [ 81.839078] [<c0ad3300>] (dump_stack) from [<c0313498>] (handle_IPI+0x364/0x39c) [ 81.848108] [<c0313498>] (handle_IPI) from [<c03025d8>] (gic_handle_irq+0x90/0x94) [ 81.857305] [<c03025d8>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc+0x6c/0x90) [ 81.866408] Exception stack(0xc1101ee0 to 0xc1101f28) [ 81.873088] 1ee0: 00000000 00066914 ef69d448 c03225c0 ffffe000 c1105df4 c1105e3c 00000001 [ 81.882924] 1f00: 00000001 c11f7534 c0c727f0 c1101f3c c1101f40 c1101f30 c030abd0 c030abd4 [ 81.892746] 1f20: 60030013 ffffffff [ 81.897853] [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc) from [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle+0x48/0x4c) [ 81.906884] [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle) from [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call+0x38/0x3c) [ 81.916614] [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call) from [<c038398c>] (do_idle+0x128/0x164) [ 81.926012] [<c038398c>] (do_idle) from [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x28/0x30) [ 81.935254] [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0ae85ec>] (rest_init+0xb8/0xbc) [ 81.944671] [<c0ae85ec>] (rest_init) from [<c0f01098>] (start_kernel+0x4d4/0x500) [ 81.953804] CPU1: stopping [ 81.958129] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Tainted: G D C 4.19.0-3-armmp #1 Debian 4.19.20-1co5 [ 81.971109] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX6 Quad/DualLite (Device Tree) [ 81.979303] [<c0315cf8>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<c030ee34>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) [ 81.988712] [<c030ee34>] (show_stack) from [<c0ad3300>] (dump_stack+0x94/0xa8) [ 81.997602] [<c0ad3300>] (dump_stack) from [<c0313498>] (handle_IPI+0x364/0x39c) [ 82.006650] [<c0313498>] (handle_IPI) from [<c03025d8>] (gic_handle_irq+0x90/0x94) [ 82.015856] [<c03025d8>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc+0x6c/0x90) [ 82.024949] Exception stack(0xee98df30 to 0xee98df78) [ 82.031595] df20: 00000000 00062e98 ef6ae448 c03225c0 [ 82.041400] df40: ffffe000 c1105df4 c1105e3c 00000002 00000001 c11f7534 c0c727f0 ee98df8c [ 82.051197] df60: ee98df90 ee98df80 c030abd0 c030abd4 60010013 ffffffff [ 82.059422] [<c0301a0c>] (__irq_svc) from [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle+0x48/0x4c) [ 82.068425] [<c030abd4>] (arch_cpu_idle) from [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call+0x38/0x3c) [ 82.078130] [<c0aeefd0>] (default_idle_call) from [<c038398c>] (do_idle+0x128/0x164) [ 82.087486] [<c038398c>] (do_idle) from [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry+0x28/0x30) [ 82.096673] [<c0383c88>] (cpu_startup_entry) from [<c0312e80>] (secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x188) [ 82.108947] [<c0312e80>] (secondary_start_kernel) from [<10302c6c>] (0x10302c6c) [ 82.117993] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt ]--- This is fixed in the upstream kernel by 47cdee29ef9d. This fix has a few issues addressed by c3e2219216c9 and c326f846ebc2a which have been included in this series. Tested by setting up the following udev rule: KERNEL=="sd*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{MAJOR}=="8", R UN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo $env{MAJOR}:$env{MINOR} 4096 > /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/blkio.throttle. read_bps_device'" With the udev rule operational, inserting and removing a USB flash drive after ~5 secs. Ming Lei (3): block: move blk_exit_queue into __blk_release_queue block: free sched's request pool in blk_cleanup_queue blk-mq: remove WARN_ON(!q->elevator) from blk_mq_sched_free_requests block/blk-core.c | 50 ++++++++++++-------------------------------- block/blk-mq-sched.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- block/blk-mq-sched.h | 1 + block/blk-sysfs.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- block/blk.h | 11 ++++++++-- block/elevator.c | 2 +- 6 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) -- 2.24.0