Re: Query regarding synchronize_sched_expedited and resched_cpu

[Byungchul Park]

On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 10:50:27AM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 04:53:11PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > So, Byungchul, any enlightenment?  Please see lockdep splat below.
> > 
> > 							Thanx, Paul
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > [   35.310179] ======================================================
> > [   35.310749] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
> > [   35.310749] 4.13.0-rc4+ #1 Not tainted
> > [   35.310749] ------------------------------------------------------
> > [   35.310749] torture_onoff/766 is trying to acquire lock:
> > [   35.313943]  ((complete)&st->done){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffb905f5a6>] takedown_cpu+0x86/0xf0
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] but task is already holding lock:
> > [   35.313943]  (sparse_irq_lock){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffb90c5e42>] irq_lock_sparse+0x12/0x20
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] -> #1 (sparse_irq_lock){+.+.}:
> > [   35.313943]        __mutex_lock+0x65/0x960
> > [   35.313943]        mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20
> > [   35.313943]        irq_lock_sparse+0x12/0x20
> > [   35.313943]        irq_affinity_online_cpu+0x13/0xd0
> > [   35.313943]        cpuhp_invoke_callback+0xa7/0x8b0
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] -> #0 ((complete)&st->done){+.+.}:
> > [   35.313943]        check_prev_add+0x401/0x800
> > [   35.313943]        __lock_acquire+0x1100/0x11a0
> > [   35.313943]        lock_acquire+0x9e/0x1e0
> > [   35.313943]        wait_for_completion+0x36/0x130
> > [   35.313943]        takedown_cpu+0x86/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]        cpuhp_invoke_callback+0xa7/0x8b0
> > [   35.313943]        cpuhp_down_callbacks+0x3d/0x80
> > [   35.313943]        _cpu_down+0xbb/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]        do_cpu_down+0x39/0x50
> > [   35.313943]        cpu_down+0xb/0x10
> > [   35.313943]        torture_offline+0x75/0x140
> > [   35.313943]        torture_onoff+0x102/0x1e0
> > [   35.313943]        kthread+0x142/0x180
> > [   35.313943]        ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] other info that might help us debug this:
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943]        CPU0                    CPU1
> > [   35.313943]        ----                    ----
> > [   35.313943]   lock(sparse_irq_lock);
> > [   35.313943]                                lock((complete)&st->done);
> > [   35.313943]                                lock(sparse_irq_lock);
> > [   35.313943]   lock((complete)&st->done);
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943]  *** DEADLOCK ***
> 
> Hello Paul and Steven,
> 
> This is saying:
> 
> Thread A
> --------
> takedown_cpu()
>    irq_lock_sparse()
>    wait_for_completion(&st->done) // Wait for completion of B
>    irq_unlock_sparse()
> 
> Thread B
> --------
> cpuhp_invoke_callback()
>    irq_lock_sparse() // Wait for A to irq_unlock_sparse()
>    (on the way going to complete(&st->done))
> 
> So, lockdep consider this as a deadlock.
> Is it possible to happen?

In addition, if it's impossible, then we should fix lock class
assignments so that the locks actually have different classes.

> Thanks,
> Byungchul
> 
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] 3 locks held by torture_onoff/766:
> > [   35.313943]  #0:  (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffb9060be2>] do_cpu_down+0x22/0x50
> > [   35.313943]  #1:  (cpu_hotplug_lock.rw_sem){++++}, at: [<ffffffffb90acc41>] percpu_down_write+0x21/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]  #2:  (sparse_irq_lock){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffb90c5e42>] irq_lock_sparse+0x12/0x20
> > [   35.313943] 
> > [   35.313943] stack backtrace:
> > [   35.313943] CPU: 7 PID: 766 Comm: torture_onoff Not tainted 4.13.0-rc4+ #1
> > [   35.313943] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Ubuntu-1.8.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014
> > [   35.313943] Call Trace:
> > [   35.313943]  dump_stack+0x67/0x97
> > [   35.313943]  print_circular_bug+0x21d/0x330
> > [   35.313943]  ? add_lock_to_list.isra.31+0xc0/0xc0
> > [   35.313943]  check_prev_add+0x401/0x800
> > [   35.313943]  ? wake_up_q+0x70/0x70
> > [   35.313943]  __lock_acquire+0x1100/0x11a0
> > [   35.313943]  ? __lock_acquire+0x1100/0x11a0
> > [   35.313943]  ? add_lock_to_list.isra.31+0xc0/0xc0
> > [   35.313943]  lock_acquire+0x9e/0x1e0
> > [   35.313943]  ? takedown_cpu+0x86/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]  wait_for_completion+0x36/0x130
> > [   35.313943]  ? takedown_cpu+0x86/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]  ? stop_machine_cpuslocked+0xb9/0xd0
> > [   35.313943]  ? cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x8b0/0x8b0
> > [   35.313943]  ? cpuhp_complete_idle_dead+0x10/0x10
> > [   35.313943]  takedown_cpu+0x86/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]  cpuhp_invoke_callback+0xa7/0x8b0
> > [   35.313943]  cpuhp_down_callbacks+0x3d/0x80
> > [   35.313943]  _cpu_down+0xbb/0xf0
> > [   35.313943]  do_cpu_down+0x39/0x50
> > [   35.313943]  cpu_down+0xb/0x10
> > [   35.313943]  torture_offline+0x75/0x140
> > [   35.313943]  torture_onoff+0x102/0x1e0
> > [   35.313943]  kthread+0x142/0x180
> > [   35.313943]  ? torture_kthread_stopping+0x70/0x70
> > [   35.313943]  ? kthread_create_on_node+0x40/0x40
> > [   35.313943]  ret_from_fork+0x27/0x40