Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fix BUG: Invalid wait context in hrtimer_interrupt()

From: Qais Yousef
Date: Tue Jan 26 2021 - 10:00:50 EST


On 01/26/21 13:46, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (21/01/23 23:37), Qais Yousef wrote:
> >
> > I hit a pr_warn() inside hrtimer_interrupt() which lead to a BUG: Invalid wait
> > context splat.
> >
> > The problem wasn't reproducible but I think the cause is obvious, printk can't
> > be called from interrupt context.
> >
> > AFAICU printk_deferred() is safe from NMI, so I assumed it is safe to be called
> > from hrtimer_interrupt() too. Adding a pr_warn_once() inside
> > hrtimer_interrupt() in a location where it is always hit produces the BUG
> > splat. Replacing it with pr_warn_deferred_once() generates the printk warning
> > without any splat.
>
> Could you please post the lockdep splat?

Sorry I should have done that. I thought printk() in interrupt is not allowed
and obvious.

I reported it here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210114124512.mg3vexudfmoadef5@e107158-lin/

# [67628.388606] hrtimer: interrupt took 304720 ns
[67628.393546]
[67628.393550] =============================
[67628.393554] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[67628.393557] 5.11.0-rc3-00019-g86be331946f7 #37 Not tainted
[67628.393560] -----------------------------
[67628.393563] sugov:0/192 is trying to lock:
[67628.393566] ffff000800b1d898 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: pl011_console_write+0x138/0x218
[67628.393581] other info that might help us debug this:
[67628.393584] context-{2:2}
[67628.393586] 4 locks held by sugov:0/192:
[67628.393589] #0: ffff0008059cb720 (&sg_policy->work_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: sugov_work+0x58/0x88
[67628.393603] #1: ffff800015446f20 (prepare_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: clk_prepare_lock+0x34/0xb0
[67628.393618] #2: ffff8000152aaa60 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vprintk_emit+0x12c/0x310
[67628.393632] #3: ffff8000152aab88 (console_owner){-.-.}-{0:0}, at: console_unlock+0x190/0x6d8
[67628.393646] stack backtrace:
[67628.393649] CPU: 0 PID: 192 Comm: sugov:0 Not tainted 5.11.0-rc3-00019-g86be331946f7 #37
[67628.393653] Hardware name: ARM Juno development board (r2) (DT)
[67628.393656] Call trace:
[67628.393659] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x1b0
[67628.393661] show_stack+0x20/0x70
[67628.393664] dump_stack+0xf8/0x168
[67628.393666] __lock_acquire+0x964/0x1c88
[67628.393669] lock_acquire+0x26c/0x500
[67628.393671] _raw_spin_lock+0x64/0x88
[67628.393674] pl011_console_write+0x138/0x218
[67628.393677] console_unlock+0x2c4/0x6d8
[67628.393680] vprintk_emit+0x134/0x310
[67628.393682] vprintk_default+0x40/0x50
[67628.393685] vprintk_func+0xfc/0x2b0
[67628.393687] printk+0x68/0x90
[67628.393690] hrtimer_interrupt+0x24c/0x250
[67628.393693] arch_timer_handler_phys+0x3c/0x50
[67628.393695] handle_percpu_devid_irq+0xd8/0x460
[67628.393698] generic_handle_irq+0x38/0x50
[67628.393701] __handle_domain_irq+0x6c/0xc8
[67628.393704] gic_handle_irq+0xb0/0xf0
[67628.393706] el1_irq+0xb4/0x180
[67628.393709] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x58/0xa8
[67628.393712] hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x1b0/0x420
[67628.393715] msg_submit+0x100/0x108
[67628.393717] mbox_send_message+0x84/0x128
[67628.393720] scpi_send_message+0x11c/0x2a8
[67628.393723] scpi_dvfs_set_idx+0x48/0x70
[67628.393726] scpi_dvfs_set_rate+0x60/0x78
[67628.393728] clk_change_rate+0x184/0x8a8
[67628.393731] clk_core_set_rate_nolock+0x1c0/0x280
[67628.393734] clk_set_rate+0x40/0x98
[67628.393736] scpi_cpufreq_set_target+0x40/0x68
[67628.393739] __cpufreq_driver_target+0x1a0/0x5d0

> Why is it invalid? Is this... -rt kernel, perhaps?

No I was running on Linus master at the time.

AFAIU printk will hold the console lock which could sleep in interrupt context.

Did I miss something?

Thanks

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Qais Yousef