linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lockdep: Show up to three levels for a deadlock scenario

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Message-ID: <20171214175931.mlvr7lk7bcnsqu5i@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:59:31 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lockdep: Show up to three levels for a deadlock scenario

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:38:52PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> 
> Currently, when lockdep detects a possible deadlock scenario that involves 3
> or more levels, it just shows the chain, and a CPU sequence order of the
> first and last part of the scenario, leaving out the middle level and this
> can take a bit of effort to understand. By adding a third level, it becomes
> easier to see where the deadlock is.

So is anybody actually using this? This (together with the callchain for
#0) is always the first thing of the lockdep output I throw away.