Re: [2.6.32-rc3 kmemleak] WARNING: at kernel/lockdep.c:3161check_flags+0xbe/0x180()

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Wed Oct 07 2009 - 11:53:14 EST


On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 12:15:12PM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I got this error.
>
> [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.32-rc3 (root@tomoyo) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 5 11:24:05 JST 2009
> (...snipped...)
> [ 0.000000] -------------------------------------------------------
> [ 0.000000] Good, all 218 testcases passed! |
> [ 0.000000] ---------------------------------
> [ 0.000000] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 0.000000] WARNING: at kernel/lockdep.c:3161 check_flags+0xbe/0x180()
> [ 0.000000] Hardware name: VMware Virtual Platform
> [ 0.000000] Modules linked in:
> [ 0.000000] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-rc3 #1
> [ 0.000000] Call Trace:
> [ 0.000000] [<c104182d>] ? printk+0x1d/0x30
> [ 0.000000] [<c107069e>] ? check_flags+0xbe/0x180
> [ 0.000000] [<c1040de1>] warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xa0
> [ 0.000000] [<c107069e>] ? check_flags+0xbe/0x180
> [ 0.000000] [<c1040e5a>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x30
> [ 0.000000] [<c107069e>] check_flags+0xbe/0x180
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e52e>] lockdep_trace_alloc+0x2e/0x60
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cfedd>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x2d/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e22b>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xb/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9c4>] ? cache_alloc_refill+0x144/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf3de>] cache_grow+0xae/0x170
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cf9fb>] cache_alloc_refill+0x17b/0x210
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d005a>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x1aa/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9b8>] ? obj_size+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] ? create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d3969>] create_object+0x29/0x220
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cd9a8>] ? obj_offset+0x8/0x10
> [ 0.000000] [<c10ce07a>] ? poison_obj+0x2a/0x50
> [ 0.000000] [<c1321693>] kmemleak_alloc+0x83/0xd0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] [<c10d0035>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x185/0x1d0
> [ 0.000000] [<c106e1b7>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf7/0x160
> [ 0.000000] [<c10cef9f>] ? alloc_slabmgmt+0x5f/0x80
> [ 0.000000] <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ> <IRQ>(...snipped...)
>
> Adding kmemleak=off to kernel command line solves this error.
> Config is at http://I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp/tmp/config-2.6.32-rc3
>
> By the way,
> > static void early_alloc(struct early_log *log)
> > {
> > struct kmemleak_object *object;
> > unsigned long flags;
> > int i;
> >
> > if (!atomic_read(&kmemleak_enabled) || !log->ptr || IS_ERR(log->ptr))
> > return;
> >
> > /*
> > * RCU locking needed to ensure object is not freed via put_object().
> > */
> > rcu_read_lock();
> > object = create_object((unsigned long)log->ptr, log->size,
> > log->min_count, GFP_KERNEL);
> I think we can't use GFP_KERNEL inside rcu_read_lock()...
> > spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
> > for (i = 0; i < log->trace_len; i++)
> > object->trace[i] = log->trace[i];
> > object->trace_len = log->trace_len;
> > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
> > rcu_read_unlock();
> > }
>
> [PATCH 2.6.32-rc3] kmemleak: Use GFP_ATOMIC for early_alloc().
>
> We can't use GFP_KERNEL inside rcu_read_lock().
>
> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/kmemleak.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- linux-2.6.32-rc3.orig/mm/kmemleak.c
> +++ linux-2.6.32-rc3/mm/kmemleak.c
> @@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static void early_alloc(struct early_log
> */
> rcu_read_lock();
> object = create_object((unsigned long)log->ptr, log->size,
> - log->min_count, GFP_KERNEL);
> + log->min_count, GFP_ATOMIC);

Won't we need to check for object==NULL?

Thanx, Paul

> spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
> for (i = 0; i < log->trace_len; i++)
> object->trace[i] = log->trace[i];
>
> Regards.
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