Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] lockdep: Make LOCKDEP_CROSSRELEASE configs all part of PROVE_LOCKING

[Byungchul Park]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 12:46:48PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 11:31:18AM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:06:03AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 
> > Currently, we do the following in process_one_work(),
> > 
> > lockdep_map_acquire for a workqueue
> > lockdep_map_acquire for a work
> > 
> > But IMHO it should be,
> > 
> > lockdep_map_acquire for a pair of workqueue and work.
> > 
> > Right?
> 
> No, it is right. We need the two 'locks'.
> 
> The work one is for flush_work(), the workqueue one is for
> flush_workqueue().
> 
> Just like how flush_work() must not depend on any lock taken inside the
> work, flush_workqueue() callers must not hold any lock acquired inside
> any work ran inside the workqueue. This cannot be done with a single
> 'lock'.

Thank you for explanation.

> The reason flush_work() also depends on the wq 'lock' is because doing
> flush_work() from inside work is a possible problem for single threaded
> workqueues and workqueues with a rescuer.
>  
> > > Agreed. The interaction with workqueues is buggered.
> > 
> > I think original uses of lockdep_map were already wrong. I mean it's
> > not a problem of newly introduced code.
> 
> Not wrong per-se, the new code certainly places more constraints on it.

"the new code places more constraints on it" is just the right expression.