3.1.0-rc3 -- INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected

From: Miles Lane
Date: Tue Aug 23 2011 - 00:39:32 EST


[ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
3.1.0-rc3 #2
-------------------------------------------------------
dconf-service/1836 is trying to acquire lock:
(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#12){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8116df1a>]
ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b

but task is already holding lock:
(&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff810d4393>] sys_munmap+0x36/0x5b

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}:
[<ffffffff8106933a>] lock_acquire+0x129/0x14e
[<ffffffff810cddbd>] might_fault+0x68/0x8b
[<ffffffff810fcf5e>] filldir+0x6a/0xc2
[<ffffffff811651a1>] call_filldir+0x91/0xb8
[<ffffffff811654bf>] ext4_readdir+0x1af/0x510
[<ffffffff810fd1a4>] vfs_readdir+0x76/0xac
[<ffffffff810fd2b6>] sys_getdents+0x79/0xc9
[<ffffffff814162fb>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

-> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#12){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff81068b10>] __lock_acquire+0xa5e/0xd52
[<ffffffff8106933a>] lock_acquire+0x129/0x14e
[<ffffffff8140f1a2>] __mutex_lock_common+0x64/0x413
[<ffffffff8140f5b0>] mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x18
[<ffffffff8116df1a>] ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b
[<ffffffff81102d8a>] evict+0x94/0x14e
[<ffffffff81102fd0>] iput+0x18c/0x195
[<ffffffff810ffdd4>] dentry_kill+0x11e/0x140
[<ffffffff8110019b>] dput+0xd4/0xe4
[<ffffffff810efac3>] fput+0x1a5/0x1bd
[<ffffffff810d3214>] remove_vma+0x37/0x5f
[<ffffffff810d4239>] do_munmap+0x2ed/0x306
[<ffffffff810d43a1>] sys_munmap+0x44/0x5b
[<ffffffff814162fb>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

other info that might help us debug this:

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key);
lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key);

*** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by dconf-service/1836:
#0: (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff810d4393>] sys_munmap+0x36/0x5b

stack backtrace:
Pid: 1836, comm: dconf-service Tainted: G W 3.1.0-rc3 #2
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff81407d14>] print_circular_bug+0x1f8/0x209
[<ffffffff81068b10>] __lock_acquire+0xa5e/0xd52
[<ffffffff8116df1a>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b
[<ffffffff8106933a>] lock_acquire+0x129/0x14e
[<ffffffff8116df1a>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b
[<ffffffff8140f1a2>] __mutex_lock_common+0x64/0x413
[<ffffffff8116df1a>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b
[<ffffffff81102d5a>] ? evict+0x64/0x14e
[<ffffffff8116df1a>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b
[<ffffffff8102fa1c>] ? get_parent_ip+0xe/0x3e
[<ffffffff8140f5b0>] mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x18
[<ffffffff8116df1a>] ext4_evict_inode+0x88/0x32b
[<ffffffff8116de92>] ? ext4_da_writepages+0x53f/0x53f
[<ffffffff81102d8a>] evict+0x94/0x14e
[<ffffffff81102fd0>] iput+0x18c/0x195
[<ffffffff810ffdd4>] dentry_kill+0x11e/0x140
[<ffffffff8110019b>] dput+0xd4/0xe4
[<ffffffff810efac3>] fput+0x1a5/0x1bd
[<ffffffff810d4393>] ? sys_munmap+0x36/0x5b
[<ffffffff810d3214>] remove_vma+0x37/0x5f
[<ffffffff810d4239>] do_munmap+0x2ed/0x306
[<ffffffff810d43a1>] sys_munmap+0x44/0x5b
[<ffffffff814162fb>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
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