Re: [LOCKDEP BUG] from slub: separate out sysfs_slab_release() from sysfs_slab_remove()

[Tejun Heo]

Hello, Steven.

Can you please see whether the following patch makes the lockdep
warning go away?

diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
index 07ef550c6627..93315d6b21a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct kmem_cache {
 	int red_left_pad;	/* Left redzone padding size */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	struct kobject kobj;	/* For sysfs */
+	struct work_struct kobj_remove_work;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
 	struct memcg_cache_params memcg_params;
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 7449593fca72..8addc535bcdc 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -5625,6 +5625,28 @@ static char *create_unique_id(struct kmem_cache *s)
 	return name;
 }
 
+static void sysfs_slab_remove_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct kmem_cache *s =
+		container_of(work, struct kmem_cache, kobj_remove_work);
+
+	if (!s->kobj.state_in_sysfs)
+		/*
+		 * For a memcg cache, this may be called during
+		 * deactivation and again on shutdown.  Remove only once.
+		 * A cache is never shut down before deactivation is
+		 * complete, so no need to worry about synchronization.
+		 */
+		return;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
+	kset_unregister(s->memcg_kset);
+#endif
+	kobject_uevent(&s->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_del(&s->kobj);
+	kobject_put(&s->kobj);
+}
+
 static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -5632,6 +5654,8 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s)
 	struct kset *kset = cache_kset(s);
 	int unmergeable = slab_unmergeable(s);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&s->kobj_remove_work, sysfs_slab_remove_workfn);
+
 	if (!kset) {
 		kobject_init(&s->kobj, &slab_ktype);
 		return 0;
@@ -5695,20 +5719,8 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s)
 		 */
 		return;
 
-	if (!s->kobj.state_in_sysfs)
-		/*
-		 * For a memcg cache, this may be called during
-		 * deactivation and again on shutdown.  Remove only once.
-		 * A cache is never shut down before deactivation is
-		 * complete, so no need to worry about synchronization.
-		 */
-		return;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
-	kset_unregister(s->memcg_kset);
-#endif
-	kobject_uevent(&s->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
-	kobject_del(&s->kobj);
+	kobject_get(&s->kobj);
+	schedule_work(&s->kobj_remove_work);
 }
 
 void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s)