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Message-ID: <202505281412.8c836cb7-lkp@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 15:06:19 +0800
From: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
To: Max Staudt <max@...as.org>
CC: <oe-lkp@...ts.linux.dev>, <lkp@...el.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>, Greg Kroah-Hartman
	<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, Max Staudt
	<max@...as.org>, <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] tty: Register device *after* creating the cdev for a
 tty



Hello,

kernel test robot noticed "WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected" on:

commit: c8190da3d46a287a5fe76c9f92ee041564c06236 ("[PATCH v1] tty: Register device *after* creating the cdev for a tty")
url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Max-Staudt/tty-Register-device-after-creating-the-cdev-for-a-tty/20250526-192806
base: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git tty-testing
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250526112523.23122-1-max@enpas.org/
patch subject: [PATCH v1] tty: Register device *after* creating the cdev for a tty

in testcase: boot

config: i386-randconfig-011-20250527
compiler: gcc-12
test machine: qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -smp 2 -m 4G

(please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)


+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
|                                                                                                                                                       | b495021a97 | c8190da3d4 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected                                                                                                 | 0          | 6          |
| WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected_swapper_is_trying_to_acquire_lock:at:tty_port_open_but_task_is_already_holding_lock:at:tty_lock | 0          | 6          |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+


If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202505281412.8c836cb7-lkp@intel.com


[    6.990953][    T1] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[    6.991958][    T1] 6.15.0-rc4-00107-gc8190da3d46a #1 Tainted: G                T
[    6.993098][    T1] ------------------------------------------------------
[    6.994053][    T1] swapper/1 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 6.994811][ T1] b40b31ac (&port->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: tty_port_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:206 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:238 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:142 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/tty_port.h:211 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_port.c:761) 
[    6.995978][    T1]
[    6.995978][    T1] but task is already holding lock:
[ 6.997087][ T1] ed9fbc48 (&tty->legacy_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: tty_lock (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c:19) 
[    7.002405][    T1]
[    7.002405][    T1] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[    7.002405][    T1]
[    7.003949][    T1]
[    7.003949][    T1] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[    7.005246][    T1]
[    7.005246][    T1] -> #2 (&tty->legacy_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
[ 7.006388][ T1] __lock_acquire (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5235) 
[ 7.007155][ T1] lock_acquire (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:472 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868) 
[ 7.007870][ T1] __mutex_lock (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/jump_label.h:262 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/trace/events/lock.h:95 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:746) 
[ 7.008582][ T1] mutex_lock_nested (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:799) 
[ 7.009322][ T1] tty_lock (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c:19) 
[ 7.010008][ T1] tty_init_dev (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1295 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1407) 
[ 7.010739][ T1] tty_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2073 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2120) 
[ 7.011435][ T1] chrdev_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/char_dev.c:414) 
[ 7.012161][ T1] do_dentry_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:956) 
[ 7.012939][ T1] vfs_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:1086) 
[ 7.013641][ T1] do_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/namei.c:3880) 
[ 7.014340][ T1] path_openat (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/namei.c:4039) 
[ 7.015052][ T1] do_filp_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/namei.c:4066) 
[ 7.015775][ T1] file_open_name (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:1374) 
[ 7.016565][ T1] filp_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:1393) 
[ 7.017247][ T1] console_on_rootfs (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1528) 
[ 7.018070][ T1] kernel_init_freeable (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1578) 
[ 7.018887][ T1] kernel_init (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1459) 
[ 7.019589][ T1] ret_from_fork (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/kernel/process.c:159) 
[ 7.020334][ T1] ret_from_fork_asm (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S:737) 
[ 7.021115][ T1] entry_INT80_32 (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S:942) 
[    7.021884][    T1]
[    7.021884][    T1] -> #1 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
[ 7.022934][ T1] __lock_acquire (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5235) 
[ 7.023681][ T1] lock_acquire (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:472 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868) 
[ 7.024418][ T1] __mutex_lock (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/jump_label.h:262 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/trace/events/lock.h:95 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:746) 
[ 7.025137][ T1] mutex_lock_nested (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:799) 
[ 7.025908][ T1] tty_register_device_attr (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3250) 
[ 7.026751][ T1] tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_port.c:199) 
[ 7.027724][ T1] serial_core_add_one_port (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:3184) 
[ 7.028574][ T1] serial_core_register_port (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:3388) 
[ 7.029416][ T1] serial_ctrl_register_port (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/serial_ctrl.c:42) 
[ 7.030245][ T1] uart_add_one_port (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c:144) 
[ 7.031025][ T1] serial8250_register_8250_port (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:822) 
[ 7.031940][ T1] serial_pnp_probe (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pnp.c:480) 
[ 7.032707][ T1] pnp_device_probe (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/pnp/driver.c:111) 
[ 7.033455][ T1] really_probe (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/dd.c:579 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/dd.c:657) 
[ 7.038357][ T1] __driver_probe_device (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/dd.c:799) 
[ 7.039198][ T1] driver_probe_device (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/dd.c:829) 
[ 7.040004][ T1] __driver_attach (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/dd.c:1216) 
[ 7.040773][ T1] bus_for_each_dev (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/bus.c:370) 
[ 7.041556][ T1] driver_attach (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/dd.c:1234) 
[ 7.042088][ T1] bus_add_driver (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/bus.c:678) 
[ 7.042585][ T1] driver_register (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/base/driver.c:249) 
[ 7.043090][ T1] pnp_register_driver (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/pnp/driver.c:281) 
[ 7.043609][ T1] serial8250_pnp_init (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pnp.c:531) 
[ 7.044115][ T1] serial8250_init (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_platform.c:315) 
[ 7.044602][ T1] do_one_initcall (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1257) 
[ 7.045089][ T1] do_initcalls (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1318 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1335) 
[ 7.045549][ T1] kernel_init_freeable (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1569) 
[ 7.046075][ T1] kernel_init (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1459) 
[ 7.046531][ T1] ret_from_fork (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/kernel/process.c:159) 
[ 7.047000][ T1] ret_from_fork_asm (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S:737) 
[ 7.047494][ T1] entry_INT80_32 (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S:942) 
[    7.047972][    T1]
[    7.047972][    T1] -> #0 (&port->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
[ 7.048668][ T1] check_prev_add (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3167) 
[ 7.049154][ T1] validate_chain (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3286 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3909) 
[ 7.049652][ T1] __lock_acquire (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5235) 
[ 7.050147][ T1] lock_acquire (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:472 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868) 
[ 7.050609][ T1] __mutex_lock (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/jump_label.h:262 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/trace/events/lock.h:95 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:746) 
[ 7.051064][ T1] mutex_lock_nested (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/kernel/locking/mutex.c:799) 
[ 7.051547][ T1] tty_port_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:206 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:238 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:142 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/include/linux/tty_port.h:211 kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_port.c:761) 
[ 7.052005][ T1] uart_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:1974) 
[ 7.052433][ T1] tty_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2137) 
[ 7.052862][ T1] chrdev_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/char_dev.c:414) 
[ 7.053311][ T1] do_dentry_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:956) 
[ 7.053798][ T1] vfs_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:1086) 
[ 7.054220][ T1] do_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/namei.c:3880) 
[ 7.054647][ T1] path_openat (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/namei.c:4039) 
[ 7.055093][ T1] do_filp_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/namei.c:4066) 
[ 7.055548][ T1] file_open_name (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:1374) 
[ 7.056027][ T1] filp_open (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/fs/open.c:1393) 
[ 7.056453][ T1] console_on_rootfs (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1528) 
[ 7.056933][ T1] kernel_init_freeable (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1578) 
[ 7.057447][ T1] kernel_init (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/init/main.c:1459) 
[ 7.057904][ T1] ret_from_fork (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/kernel/process.c:159) 
[ 7.058365][ T1] ret_from_fork_asm (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S:737) 
[ 7.058843][ T1] entry_INT80_32 (kbuild/obj/consumer/i386-randconfig-011-20250527/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S:942) 
[    7.059302][    T1]
[    7.059302][    T1] other info that might help us debug this:
[    7.059302][    T1]
[    7.060225][    T1] Chain exists of:
[    7.060225][    T1]   &port->mutex --> tty_mutex --> &tty->legacy_mutex
[    7.060225][    T1]
[    7.061811][    T1]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:


The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250528/202505281412.8c836cb7-lkp@intel.com



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