linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH wq/for-4.0-fixes v2] workqueue: fix hang involving racing cancel[_delayed]_work_sync()'s for PREEMPT

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Date:	Thu, 5 Mar 2015 06:46:53 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@...il.com>
Cc:	Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>,
	Rabin Vincent <rabinv@...s.com>,
	Jesper Nilsson <jespern@...s.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH wq/for-4.0-fixes v2] workqueue: fix hang involving racing
 cancel[_delayed]_work_sync()'s for PREEMPT_NONE

On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 04:36:38AM -0500, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 10:24:50AM +0100, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> ...
> > [  317.251001] PC is at bit_waitqueue+0x38/0x6c
> ...
> > [  317.420658] [<c028fe18>] (bit_waitqueue) from [<c0270d34>]
> > (__cancel_work_timer+0x28/0x1b0)
> > [  317.430598] [<c0270d34>] (__cancel_work_timer) from [<c0270ed8>]
> > (cancel_work_sync+0x1c/0x20)
> > [  317.440672] [<c0270ed8>] (cancel_work_sync) from [<bf0ed138>]
> > (regulatory_exit+0x24/0x17c [cfg80211])
> > [  317.451396] [<bf0ed138>] (regulatory_exit [cfg80211]) from
> > [<bf125184>] (cfg80211_exit+0x38/0x4c [cfg80211])
> > [  317.462726] [<bf125184>] (cfg80211_exit [cfg80211]) from
> > [<c02c8b4c>] (SyS_delete_module+0x1b4/0x1f8)
> > [  317.473411] [<c02c8b4c>] (SyS_delete_module) from [<c0210a00>]
> > (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x34)
> 
> Ah, I think that's from feeding static address to virt_to_page.  :(
> Reverted the patch from the branch.  Will think more about what to do.

So, it's from feeding a static address of a module which is allocated
on the vmalloc space to bit_waitqueue() which then tries to find out
the backing page struct which vmalloc area obviously doesn't have.
Currently testing an alternative patch which uses a single waitqueue
w/ a custom wakeup function which can filter the target work item.
Will soon post the new version.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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