linux-kernel - [PATCH] lib/spinlock_debug.c: prevent deadlock in spin_dump() by console

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:24:41 +0900
From:	Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akinobu.mita@...il.com, jack@...e.cz, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: [PATCH] lib/spinlock_debug.c: prevent deadlock in spin_dump() by console_sem

Deadlock occured when using CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK, in spin_dump().
Backtrace prints printk() -> console_trylock() -> do_raw_spin_lock() ->
spin_dump() -> printk()... infinitely.

If spin_bug() is called from a function like printk() which is using
console lock, we should prevent the debug spinlock code from calling
printk() any more in the context.

Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
---
 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c | 10 ++++++++++
 kernel/printk/printk.c          |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c b/kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c
index 0374a59..b339c5e 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c
@@ -67,11 +67,21 @@ static void spin_dump(raw_spinlock_t *lock, const char *msg)
 	dump_stack();
 }
 
+extern int is_console_lock(raw_spinlock_t *lock);
+
 static void spin_bug(raw_spinlock_t *lock, const char *msg)
 {
 	if (!debug_locks_off())
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this function is called from a function like printk()
+	 * which is trying console lock, we cannot call printk() any
+	 * more. Or it's obviously deadlock!
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(is_console_lock(lock)))
+		return;
+
 	spin_dump(lock, msg);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 2ce8826..50ea552 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ static int __down_trylock_console_sem(unsigned long ip)
 	up(&console_sem);\
 } while (0)
 
+int is_console_lock(raw_spinlock_t *lock)
+{
+	return &console_sem.lock == lock;
+}
+
 /*
  * This is used for debugging the mess that is the VT code by
  * keeping track if we have the console semaphore held. It's
-- 
1.9.1