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Message-ID: <5052CE22.3060403@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:26:42 +0900
From:	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Wen Congyang <wency@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	<kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: memory-hotplug : possible circular locking dependency detected

Hi Wen,

2012/09/14 15:02, Wen Congyang wrote:
> At 09/13/2012 02:19 PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu Wrote:
>> When I offline a memory on linux-3.6-rc5, "possible circular
>> locking dependency detected" messages are shown.
>> Are the messages known problem?
> 
> It is a known problem, but it doesn't cause a deadlock.
> There is 3 locks: memory hotplug's lock, memory hotplug
> notifier's lock, and ksm_thread_mutex.
> 
> ksm_thread_mutex is locked when the memory is going offline
> and is unlocked when the memory is offlined or the offlining
> is cancelled. So we meet the warning messages. But it
> doesn't cause deadlock, because we lock mem_hotplug_mutex
> first.

Thank you for your clarification.
I understand it. So I ignore the messages.

Thanks,
Yasuaki Ishimatsu

> 
> Thanks
> Wen Congyang
> 
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>> [  201.602143]
>> [  201.602150] ======================================================
>> [  201.602153] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>> [  201.602157] 3.6.0-rc5 #1 Not tainted
>> [  201.602159] -------------------------------------------------------
>> [  201.602162] bash/2789 is trying to acquire lock:
>> [  201.602164]  ((memory_chain).rwsem){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff8109fe16>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x66/0xd0
>> [  201.602180]
>> [  201.602180] but task is already holding lock:
>> [  201.602182]  (ksm_thread_mutex/1){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811b41fa>] ksm_memory_callback+0x3a/0xc0
>> [  201.602194]
>> [  201.602194] which lock already depends on the new lock.
>> [  201.602194]
>> [  201.602197]
>> [  201.602197] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>> [  201.602200]
>> [  201.602200] -> #1 (ksm_thread_mutex/1){+.+.+.}:
>> [  201.602208]        [<ffffffff810dbee9>] validate_chain+0x6d9/0x7e0
>> [  201.602214]        [<ffffffff810dc2e6>] __lock_acquire+0x2f6/0x4f0
>> [  201.602219]        [<ffffffff810dc57d>] lock_acquire+0x9d/0x190
>> [  201.602223]        [<ffffffff8166b4fc>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5c/0x420
>> [  201.602229]        [<ffffffff8166ba2a>] mutex_lock_nested+0x4a/0x60
>> [  201.602234]        [<ffffffff811b41fa>] ksm_memory_callback+0x3a/0xc0
>> [  201.602239]        [<ffffffff81673447>] notifier_call_chain+0x67/0x150
>> [  201.602244]        [<ffffffff8109fe2b>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x7b/0xd0
>> [  201.602250]        [<ffffffff8109fe96>] blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20
>> [  201.602255]        [<ffffffff8144c53b>] memory_notify+0x1b/0x20
>> [  201.602261]        [<ffffffff81653c51>] offline_pages+0x1b1/0x470
>> [  201.602267]        [<ffffffff811bfcae>] remove_memory+0x1e/0x20
>> [  201.602273]        [<ffffffff8144c661>] memory_block_action+0xa1/0x190
>> [  201.602278]        [<ffffffff8144c7c9>] memory_block_change_state+0x79/0xe0
>> [  201.602282]        [<ffffffff8144c8f2>] store_mem_state+0xc2/0xd0
>> [  201.602287]        [<ffffffff81436980>] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x30
>> [  201.602293]        [<ffffffff812498d3>] sysfs_write_file+0xa3/0x100
>> [  201.602299]        [<ffffffff811cba80>] vfs_write+0xd0/0x1a0
>> [  201.602304]        [<ffffffff811cbc54>] sys_write+0x54/0xa0
>> [  201.602309]        [<ffffffff81678529>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
>> [  201.602315]
>> [  201.602315] -> #0 ((memory_chain).rwsem){.+.+.+}:
>> [  201.602322]        [<ffffffff810db7e7>] check_prev_add+0x527/0x550
>> [  201.602326]        [<ffffffff810dbee9>] validate_chain+0x6d9/0x7e0
>> [  201.602331]        [<ffffffff810dc2e6>] __lock_acquire+0x2f6/0x4f0
>> [  201.602335]        [<ffffffff810dc57d>] lock_acquire+0x9d/0x190
>> [  201.602340]        [<ffffffff8166c1a1>] down_read+0x51/0xa0
>> [  201.602345]        [<ffffffff8109fe16>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x66/0xd0
>> [  201.602350]        [<ffffffff8109fe96>] blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20
>> [  201.602355]        [<ffffffff8144c53b>] memory_notify+0x1b/0x20
>> [  201.602360]        [<ffffffff81653e67>] offline_pages+0x3c7/0x470
>> [  201.602365]        [<ffffffff811bfcae>] remove_memory+0x1e/0x20
>> [  201.602370]        [<ffffffff8144c661>] memory_block_action+0xa1/0x190
>> [  201.602375]        [<ffffffff8144c7c9>] memory_block_change_state+0x79/0xe0
>> [  201.602379]        [<ffffffff8144c8f2>] store_mem_state+0xc2/0xd0
>> [  201.602385]        [<ffffffff81436980>] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x30
>> [  201.602389]        [<ffffffff812498d3>] sysfs_write_file+0xa3/0x100
>> [  201.602394]        [<ffffffff811cba80>] vfs_write+0xd0/0x1a0
>> [  201.602398]        [<ffffffff811cbc54>] sys_write+0x54/0xa0
>> [  201.602403]        [<ffffffff81678529>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
>> [  201.602408]
>> [  201.602408] other info that might help us debug this:
>> [  201.602408]
>> [  201.602412]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>> [  201.602412]
>> [  201.602414]        CPU0                    CPU1
>> [  201.602417]        ----                    ----
>> [  201.602419]   lock(ksm_thread_mutex/1);
>> [  201.602425]                                lock((memory_chain).rwsem);
>> [  201.602430]                                lock(ksm_thread_mutex/1);
>> [  201.602435]   lock((memory_chain).rwsem);
>> [  201.602440]
>> [  201.602440]  *** DEADLOCK ***
>> [  201.602440]
>> [  201.602444] 6 locks held by bash/2789:
>> [  201.602446]  #0:  (&buffer->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81249879>] sysfs_write_file+0x49/0x100
>> [  201.602456]  #1:  (s_active#212){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff812498b7>] sysfs_write_file+0x87/0x100
>> [  201.602467]  #2:  (&mem->state_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8144c78e>] memory_block_change_state+0x3e/0xe0
>> [  201.602477]  #3:  (mem_hotplug_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811bf867>] lock_memory_hotplug+0x17/0x40
>> [  201.602487]  #4:  (pm_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811bf885>] lock_memory_hotplug+0x35/0x40
>> [  201.602497]  #5:  (ksm_thread_mutex/1){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811b41fa>] ksm_memory_callback+0x3a/0xc0
>> [  201.602508]
>> [  201.602508] stack backtrace:
>> [  201.602512] Pid: 2789, comm: bash Not tainted 3.6.0-rc5 #1
>> [  201.602515] Call Trace:
>> [  201.602522]  [<ffffffff810da119>] print_circular_bug+0x109/0x110
>> [  201.602527]  [<ffffffff810db7e7>] check_prev_add+0x527/0x550
>> [  201.602532]  [<ffffffff810dbee9>] validate_chain+0x6d9/0x7e0
>> [  201.602537]  [<ffffffff810dc2e6>] __lock_acquire+0x2f6/0x4f0
>> [  201.602543]  [<ffffffff8101f7c3>] ? native_sched_clock+0x13/0x80
>> [  201.602547]  [<ffffffff810dc57d>] lock_acquire+0x9d/0x190
>> [  201.602553]  [<ffffffff8109fe16>] ? __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x66/0xd0
>> [  201.602558]  [<ffffffff8166c1a1>] down_read+0x51/0xa0
>> [  201.602563]  [<ffffffff8109fe16>] ? __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x66/0xd0
>> [  201.602569]  [<ffffffff8109fe16>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x66/0xd0
>> [  201.602574]  [<ffffffff81186dc6>] ? next_online_pgdat+0x26/0x50
>> [  201.602580]  [<ffffffff8109fe96>] blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20
>> [  201.602585]  [<ffffffff8144c53b>] memory_notify+0x1b/0x20
>> [  201.602590]  [<ffffffff81653e67>] offline_pages+0x3c7/0x470
>> [  201.602596]  [<ffffffff811bfcae>] remove_memory+0x1e/0x20
>> [  201.602601]  [<ffffffff8144c661>] memory_block_action+0xa1/0x190
>> [  201.602606]  [<ffffffff8166ba2a>] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x4a/0x60
>> [  201.602611]  [<ffffffff8144c7c9>] memory_block_change_state+0x79/0xe0
>> [  201.602617]  [<ffffffff8118f3ec>] ? might_fault+0x5c/0xb0
>> [  201.602622]  [<ffffffff8144c8f2>] store_mem_state+0xc2/0xd0
>> [  201.602627]  [<ffffffff812498b7>] ? sysfs_write_file+0x87/0x100
>> [  201.602632]  [<ffffffff81436980>] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x30
>> [  201.602636]  [<ffffffff812498d3>] sysfs_write_file+0xa3/0x100
>> [  201.602641]  [<ffffffff811cba80>] vfs_write+0xd0/0x1a0
>> [  201.602646]  [<ffffffff811cbc54>] sys_write+0x54/0xa0
>> [  201.602652]  [<ffffffff81678529>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
>>
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