linux-kernel - v2.6.26-rc7/cgroups: circular locking dependency

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Date:	Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:38:59 +0200
From:	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
To:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: v2.6.26-rc7/cgroups: circular locking dependency

Hi,

I decided to see what cgroups is all about, and followed the instructions
in Documentation/cgroups.txt :-) It happened when I did this:

    [root@...son /dev/cgroup/Vegard 0]
    # echo 1 > cpuset.cpus

I can also provide the kernel config if necessary.


Vegard

 
 =======================================================
 [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
 2.6.26-rc7 #25
 -------------------------------------------------------
 bash/10032 is trying to acquire lock:
  (&cpu_hotplug.lock){--..}, at: [<c015efbc>] get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
 
 but task is already holding lock:
  (cgroup_mutex){--..}, at: [<c0160e6f>] cgroup_lock+0xf/0x20
 
 which lock already depends on the new lock.
 
 
 the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
 
 -> #1 (cgroup_mutex){--..}:
        [<c015a435>] __lock_acquire+0xf45/0x1040
        [<c015a5c8>] lock_acquire+0x98/0xd0
        [<c05416d1>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0x300
        [<c0160e6f>] cgroup_lock+0xf/0x20
        [<c0164750>] cpuset_handle_cpuhp+0x20/0x180
        [<c014ea77>] notifier_call_chain+0x37/0x70
        [<c014eae9>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0x19/0x20
        [<c051f8c8>] _cpu_down+0x78/0x240
        [<c051fabb>] cpu_down+0x2b/0x40
        [<c0520cd9>] store_online+0x39/0x80
        [<c02f627b>] sysdev_store+0x2b/0x40
        [<c01d3372>] sysfs_write_file+0xa2/0x100
        [<c0195486>] vfs_write+0x96/0x130
        [<c0195b4d>] sys_write+0x3d/0x70
        [<c010831b>] sysenter_past_esp+0x78/0xd1
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #0 (&cpu_hotplug.lock){--..}:
        [<c0159fe5>] __lock_acquire+0xaf5/0x1040
        [<c015a5c8>] lock_acquire+0x98/0xd0
        [<c05416d1>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0x300
        [<c015efbc>] get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
        [<c0163e6d>] rebuild_sched_domains+0x7d/0x3a0
        [<c01653a4>] cpuset_common_file_write+0x204/0x440
        [<c0162bc7>] cgroup_file_write+0x67/0x130
        [<c0195486>] vfs_write+0x96/0x130
        [<c0195b4d>] sys_write+0x3d/0x70
        [<c010831b>] sysenter_past_esp+0x78/0xd1
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 other info that might help us debug this:
 
 1 lock held by bash/10032:
  #0:  (cgroup_mutex){--..}, at: [<c0160e6f>] cgroup_lock+0xf/0x20
 
 stack backtrace:
 Pid: 10032, comm: bash Not tainted 2.6.26-rc7 #25
  [<c0157ae7>] print_circular_bug_tail+0x77/0x90
  [<c0159fe5>] __lock_acquire+0xaf5/0x1040
  [<c015a5c8>] lock_acquire+0x98/0xd0
  [<c015efbc>] ? get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
  [<c05416d1>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0x300
  [<c015efbc>] ? get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
  [<c015efbc>] ? get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
  [<c015efbc>] get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
  [<c0163e6d>] rebuild_sched_domains+0x7d/0x3a0
  [<c0158e65>] ? mark_held_locks+0x65/0x80
  [<c0190ac5>] ? kfree+0xb5/0x120
  [<c027736a>] ? heap_free+0xa/0x10
  [<c027736a>] ? heap_free+0xa/0x10
  [<c01653a4>] cpuset_common_file_write+0x204/0x440
  [<c0163c30>] ? started_after+0x0/0x70
  [<c010e585>] ? native_sched_clock+0xb5/0x110
  [<c0162e10>] ? started_after+0x0/0x70
  [<c0164c80>] ? cpuset_test_cpumask+0x0/0x20
  [<c0164ca0>] ? cpuset_change_cpumask+0x0/0x20
  [<c0162bc7>] cgroup_file_write+0x67/0x130
  [<c01651a0>] ? cpuset_common_file_write+0x0/0x440
  [<c010e585>] ? native_sched_clock+0xb5/0x110
  [<c0195486>] vfs_write+0x96/0x130
  [<c0162b60>] ? cgroup_file_write+0x0/0x130
  [<c0195b4d>] sys_write+0x3d/0x70
  [<c010831b>] sysenter_past_esp+0x78/0xd1
  =======================

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