linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.27-rc6: lockdep warning: iprune_mutex at shrink_icache

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Message-ID: <20080916025204.GL5811@disturbed>
Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:52:04 +1000
From:	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
To:	Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@...il.com>
Cc:	rjw@...k.pl, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: 2.6.27-rc6: lockdep warning: iprune_mutex at
	shrink_icache_memory+0x38/0x1a8

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 03:31:38AM +0400, Alexander Beregalov wrote:
> Hi
> 
> [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> 2.6.27-rc6-00034-gd1c6d2e #3
> -------------------------------------------------------
> nfsd/1766 is trying to acquire lock:
>  (iprune_mutex){--..}, at: [<c01743fb>] shrink_icache_memory+0x38/0x1a8
> 
>  but task is already holding lock:
>   (&(&ip->i_iolock)->mr_lock){----}, at: [<c021134f>]
>   xfs_ilock+0xa2/0xd6
> 
> 
> I read files through nfs and saw delay for few seconds.
> System is x86_32, nfs, xfs.
> The last working kernel is 2.6.27-rc5,
> I do not know yet is it reproducible or not.

<sigh>

We need a FAQ for this one. It's a false positive.  Google for an
explanation - I've explained it 4 or 5 times in the past year and
asked that the lockdep folk invent a special annotation for the
iprune_mutex (or memory reclaim) because of the way it can cause
recursion into the filesystem and hence invert lock orders without
causing deadlocks.....

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@...morbit.com
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