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Message-ID: <47EAD8A5.3070806@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:13:41 +0100
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	marcus@...ter.se,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10326] New: inconsistent lock state in   net_rx_action

Andrew Morton wrote, On 03/25/2008 09:43 PM:

> (switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
> bugzilla web interface).
> 
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
> bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:
> 
>> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10326
>>
>>            Summary: inconsistent lock state in net_rx_action
>>            Product: Networking
>>            Version: 2.5
>>      KernelVersion: 2.6.25-rc6 (git
>>                     a4083c9271e0a697278e089f2c0b9a95363ada0a)
>>           Platform: All
>>         OS/Version: Linux
>>               Tree: Mainline
>>             Status: NEW
>>           Severity: normal
>>           Priority: P1
>>          Component: Other
>>         AssignedTo: acme@...stprotocols.net
>>         ReportedBy: marcus@...ter.se
>>
>>
>> Latest working kernel version: 2.6.24
>> Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.25-rc6 (git
>> a4083c9271e0a697278e089f2c0b9a95363ada0a)
> 
> A post-2.624 regression.
> 
>> Distribution: Debian testing/unstable
>> Hardware Environment: LG LE50 Express laptop, i386
>> Software Environment: Debian i386, X.org 7.3, KDE 4
>>
>> Problem Description:
>>
>> Got this during bootup, somewhere before launching X. It only happened once, I
>> have rebooted a few times and didn't reproduce it.
>>
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: =================================
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ]
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: 2.6.25-rc6-lg #4
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: ---------------------------------
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: inconsistent {in-softirq-W} -> {softirq-on-W}
>> usage.
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: syslogd/2773 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  (&napi->poll_lock){-+..}, at: [<c03db11c>]
>> netpoll_poll+0xbc/0x390
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: {in-softirq-W} state was registered at:
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c024171a>] __lock_acquire+0x36a/0x1070
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c024153f>] __lock_acquire+0x18f/0x1070
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c024247f>] lock_acquire+0x5f/0x80
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c03cfafc>] net_rx_action+0xbc/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c044a9e4>] _spin_lock+0x34/0x40
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c03cfafc>] net_rx_action+0xbc/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c03cfafc>] net_rx_action+0xbc/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c03cfaa0>] net_rx_action+0x60/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c02254f2>] __do_softirq+0x62/0xc0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0225595>] do_softirq+0x45/0x50
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0225797>] irq_exit+0x77/0x80
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0211a95>]
>> smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x45/0x80
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c02058ad>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x29/0x38
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c02058b7>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x33/0x38
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c022007b>] __set_personality+0x2b/0x240
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0220e51>] release_console_sem+0x191/0x1e0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c05751aa>] init_netconsole+0x1da/0x1f0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0558700>] kernel_init+0x90/0x270
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0204ecf>] restore_nocheck+0x12/0x15
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0240eec>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x9c/0x110
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0558670>] kernel_init+0x0/0x270
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0558670>] kernel_init+0x0/0x270
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<c0205a23>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x14
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:   [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: irq event stamp: 174638
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: hardirqs last  enabled at (174637): [<c0204ecf>]
>> restore_nocheck+0x12/0x15
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: hardirqs last disabled at (174638): [<c044ac65>]
>> _spin_lock_irqsave+0x15/0x60
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: softirqs last  enabled at (174636): [<c0225595>]
>> do_softirq+0x45/0x50
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: softirqs last disabled at (174629): [<c0225595>]
>> do_softirq+0x45/0x50
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: 
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: other info that might help us debug this:
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: 3 locks held by syslogd/2773:
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  #0:  (&tty->atomic_write_lock){--..}, at:
>> [<c036c699>] tty_write_lock+0x19/0x50
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  #1:  (target_list_lock){--..}, at: [<c0399c0d>]
>> write_msg+0x2d/0xd0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  #2:  (&napi->poll_lock){-+..}, at: [<c03db11c>]
>> netpoll_poll+0xbc/0x390
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: 
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: stack backtrace:
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel: Pid: 2773, comm: syslogd Not tainted
>> 2.6.25-rc6-lg #4
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c023ff6f>] print_usage_bug+0x15f/0x170
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0240bd1>] mark_lock+0x401/0x590
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0240d98>] mark_held_locks+0x38/0x70
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0398a43>] sky2_poll+0x7a3/0xad0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0240eec>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x9c/0x110
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0398a43>] sky2_poll+0x7a3/0xad0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c03db11c>] netpoll_poll+0xbc/0x390
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c044adb2>] _spin_trylock+0x42/0x80
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c03db0d3>] netpoll_poll+0x73/0x390
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c03db51f>] netpoll_send_skb+0x12f/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0399c7c>] write_msg+0x9c/0xd0


netconsole's write_msg calls netpoll_send_udp (then netpoll_send_skb) always
under spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags), and here this lock (and 
afterwards napi->poll_lock) is seen taken with irqs enabled. So, IMHO, it
looks like some other irq (tracking?) imbalance and not networking bug.

Regards,
Jarek P.

PS: linux-kernel added to CC.

>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0220bd4>] __call_console_drivers+0x54/0x70
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0220d90>] release_console_sem+0xd0/0x1e0
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c037a8d9>] do_con_write+0x189/0x1a80
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0240d98>] mark_held_locks+0x38/0x70
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c044affc>] _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x4c/0x60
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c0240eec>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x9c/0x110
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c044afe7>] _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x37/0x60
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c037c1f7>] con_put_char+0x27/0x30
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c036e6ed>] opost+0xad/0x220
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c036f08b>] write_chan+0x1ab/0x350
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c021a790>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10
>> Mar 25 19:48:46 better kernel:  [<c036c87b>] tty_write+0x13b/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c036eee0>] write_chan+0x0/0x350
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c02802e3>] do_loop_readv_writev+0x33/0x60
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c0280d50>] do_readv_writev+0x170/0x180
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c036c740>] tty_write+0x0/0x1d0
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c0280d9c>] vfs_writev+0x3c/0x50
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c0281261>] sys_writev+0x41/0x70
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  [<c0204de6>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0xa5
>> Mar 25 19:48:47 better kernel:  =======================
>>
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