Re: [PATCH v2] drm/i915: Fix ref->mutex deadlock in i915_active_wait()

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On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 07:17:38AM -0700, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 11:08:38AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 07, 2020 at 12:18:09AM -0700, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:
> > > From: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > The following deadlock exists in i915_active_wait() due to a double lock
> > > on ref->mutex (call chain listed in order from top to bottom):
> > >  i915_active_wait();
> > >  mutex_lock_interruptible(&ref->mutex); <-- ref->mutex first acquired
> > >  i915_active_request_retire();
> > >  node_retire();
> > >  active_retire();
> > >  mutex_lock_nested(&ref->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING); <-- DEADLOCK
> > > 
> > > Fix the deadlock by skipping the second ref->mutex lock when
> > > active_retire() is called through i915_active_request_retire().
> > > 
> > > Note that this bug only affects 5.4 and has since been fixed in 5.5.
> > > Normally, a backport of the fix from 5.5 would be in order, but the
> > > patch set that fixes this deadlock involves massive changes that are
> > > neither feasible nor desirable for backporting [1][2][3]. Therefore,
> > > this small patch was made to address the deadlock specifically for 5.4.
> > > 
> > > [1] 274cbf20fd10 ("drm/i915: Push the i915_active.retire into a worker")
> > > [2] 093b92287363 ("drm/i915: Split i915_active.mutex into an irq-safe spinlock for the rbtree")
> > > [3] 750bde2fd4ff ("drm/i915: Serialise with remote retirement")
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 12c255b5dad1 ("drm/i915: Provide an i915_active.acquire callback")
> > > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 5.4.x
> > > Signed-off-by: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.h |  4 ++--
> > >  2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Now queued up, thanks.
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> I'm sorry, I meant the v3 [1]. Apologies for the confusion. The v3 was picked
> into Ubuntu so that's what we're rolling with.

Ok, thanks, hopefully now I picked upthe right one...

greg k-h



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