Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: ISST: do not hold lock punit_misc_dev_lock when register misc

From: Srinivas Pandruvada
Date: Tue Jan 11 2022 - 21:14:52 EST


Hi Song,

On Wed, 2022-01-12 at 10:06 +0800, Liwei Song wrote:
>
> On 1/12/22 05:20, Srinivas Pandruvada wrote:
> > Hi Song,
> >
> > Please check the attached and see if you can reproduce this.
>
> Hi Srinivas,
>
> The attached patch works well without the deadlock warning, thank you
> for your help.
>
I really appreciate for reporting this issue.
I will post the patch with tested-by.

Thanks,
Srinivas

> Thanks,
> Liwei.
>
>
> > Thanks,
> > Srinivas
> >
> > On Tue, 2022-01-11 at 18:31 +0800, Liwei Song wrote:
> > > exist the below call sequences may cause deadlock:
> > >
> > > isst_if_probe()
> > > --> isst_if_cdev_register()
> > > --> mutex_lock(&punit_misc_dev_lock)
> > > --> misc_register()
> > > --> mutex_lock(&misc_mtx)
> > >
> > > misc_open()
> > > --> mutex_lock(&misc_mtx)
> > > --> isst_if_open()
> > > --> mutex_lock(&punit_misc_dev_lock)
> > >
> > > to fix this do not hold punit_misc_dev_lock when call
> > > misc_register
> > > since it has misc_mtx lock for sync.
> > >
> > > [ 256.104522]
> > > ======================================================
> > > [ 256.113783] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency
> > > detected
> > > [ 256.120093] 5.16.0-rc6-yocto-standard+ #99 Not tainted
> > > [ 256.125362] --------------------------------------------------
> > > ----
> > > [ 256.131673] intel-speed-sel/844 is trying to acquire lock:
> > > [ 256.137290] ffffffffc036f0d0 (punit_misc_dev_lock){+.+.}-
> > > {3:3},
> > > at: isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.147171]
> > > [ 256.147171] but task is already holding lock:
> > > [ 256.153135] ffffffff8ee7cb50 (misc_mtx){+.+.}-{3:3}, at:
> > > misc_open+0x2a/0x170
> > > [ 256.160407]
> > > [ 256.160407] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> > > [ 256.160407]
> > > [ 256.168712]
> > > [ 256.168712] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order)
> > > is:
> > > [ 256.176327]
> > > [ 256.176327] -> #1 (misc_mtx){+.+.}-{3:3}:
> > > [ 256.181946] lock_acquire+0x1e6/0x330
> > > [ 256.186265] __mutex_lock+0x9b/0x9b0
> > > [ 256.190497] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20
> > > [ 256.195075] misc_register+0x32/0x1a0
> > > [ 256.199390] isst_if_cdev_register+0x65/0x180
> > > [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.205878] isst_if_probe+0x144/0x16e [isst_if_mmio]
> > > [ 256.209991] hrtimer: interrupt took 10370 ns
> > > [ 256.211582] local_pci_probe+0x47/0xa0
> > > [ 256.220384] work_for_cpu_fn+0x17/0x30
> > > [ 256.224790] process_one_work+0x26a/0x650
> > > [ 256.229456] worker_thread+0x1dd/0x3b0
> > > [ 256.233861] kthread+0x191/0x1c0
> > > [ 256.237745] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
> > > [ 256.241976]
> > > [ 256.241976] -> #0 (punit_misc_dev_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
> > > [ 256.248552] validate_chain+0xbc6/0x1750
> > > [ 256.253131] __lock_acquire+0x88c/0xc10
> > > [ 256.257618] lock_acquire+0x1e6/0x330
> > > [ 256.261933] __mutex_lock+0x9b/0x9b0
> > > [ 256.266165] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20
> > > [ 256.270739] isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.276356] misc_open+0x100/0x170
> > > [ 256.280409] chrdev_open+0xa5/0x1e0
> > > [ 256.284550] do_dentry_open+0x23d/0x3c0
> > > [ 256.289039] vfs_open+0x2f/0x40
> > > [ 256.292836] path_openat+0x87a/0x940
> > > [ 256.297064] do_filp_open+0xc5/0x140
> > > [ 256.301295] do_sys_openat2+0x23d/0x320
> > > [ 256.305782] do_sys_open+0x59/0x80
> > > [ 256.309836] __x64_sys_openat+0x20/0x30
> > > [ 256.314324] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90
> > > [ 256.318552] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
> > > [ 256.324259]
> > > [ 256.324259] other info that might help us debug this:
> > > [ 256.324259]
> > > [ 256.332394] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> > > [ 256.332394]
> > > [ 256.338444] CPU0 CPU1
> > > [ 256.343105] ---- ----
> > > [ 256.347768] lock(misc_mtx);
> > > [ 256.350870] lock(punit_misc_dev
> > > _loc
> > > k);
> > > [ 256.357441] lock(misc_mtx);
> > > [ 256.363058] lock(punit_misc_dev_lock);
> > > [ 256.367110]
> > > [ 256.367110] *** DEADLOCK ***
> > > [ 256.367110]
> > > [ 256.373162] 1 lock held by intel-speed-sel/844:
> > > [ 256.377824] #0: ffffffff8ee7cb50 (misc_mtx){+.+.}-{3:3}, at:
> > > misc_open+0x2a/0x170
> > > [ 256.385531]
> > > [ 256.385531] stack backtrace:
> > > [ 256.390021] CPU: 12 PID: 844 Comm: intel-speed-sel Not tainted
> > > 5.16.0-rc6-yocto-standard+ #99
> > > [ 256.398678] Hardware name: ACCTON MOROCITY/MOROCITY, BIOS
> > > IDVLCRB1.86B.0021.D09.2111010103 11/01/2021
> > > [ 256.408028] Call Trace:
> > > [ 256.410605] <TASK>
> > > [ 256.412837] dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x82
> > > [ 256.416635] dump_stack+0x10/0x12
> > > [ 256.420085] print_circular_bug.isra.43+0x261/0x2c0
> > > [ 256.425095] check_noncircular+0x126/0x140
> > > [ 256.429326] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
> > > [ 256.434167] validate_chain+0xbc6/0x1750
> > > [ 256.438223] ? validate_chain+0xbc6/0x1750
> > > [ 256.442451] ? validate_chain+0x236/0x1750
> > > [ 256.446687] __lock_acquire+0x88c/0xc10
> > > [ 256.450658] lock_acquire+0x1e6/0x330
> > > [ 256.454452] ? isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.459726] ? __mutex_lock+0x79/0x9b0
> > > [ 256.463610] ? __mutex_lock+0x79/0x9b0
> > > [ 256.467493] ? isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.472764] ? isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.478038] __mutex_lock+0x9b/0x9b0
> > > [ 256.481748] ? isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.487021] ? __mutex_lock+0x102/0x9b0
> > > [ 256.490993] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
> > > [ 256.495837] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20
> > > [ 256.499893] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20
> > > [ 256.504121] isst_if_open+0x18/0x90 [isst_if_common]
> > > [ 256.509222] misc_open+0x100/0x170
> > > [ 256.512759] chrdev_open+0xa5/0x1e0
> > > [ 256.516386] ? cdev_put.part.1+0x20/0x20
> > > [ 256.520441] do_dentry_open+0x23d/0x3c0
> > > [ 256.524414] vfs_open+0x2f/0x40
> > > [ 256.527689] path_openat+0x87a/0x940
> > > [ 256.531399] do_filp_open+0xc5/0x140
> > > [ 256.535112] ? trace_preempt_on+0x28/0xd0
> > > [ 256.539255] ? alloc_fd+0x152/0x230
> > > [ 256.542880] ? preempt_count_sub+0x9b/0x100
> > > [ 256.547200] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x2c/0x50
> > > [ 256.551348] do_sys_openat2+0x23d/0x320
> > > [ 256.555320] ? do_sys_openat2+0x23d/0x320
> > > [ 256.559467] do_sys_open+0x59/0x80
> > > [ 256.563003] __x64_sys_openat+0x20/0x30
> > > [ 256.566972] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90
> > > [ 256.570680] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
> > > [ 256.575866] RIP: 0033:0x7f9be4b97c27
> > > [ 256.579576] Code: 25 00 00 41 00 3d 00 00 41 00 74 37 64 8b 04
> > > 25
> > > 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 5b 44 89 e2 48 89 ee bf 9c ff ff ff b8 01 01
> > > 00
> > > 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 0f 87 85 00 00 00 48 83 c4 68 5d 41
> > > 5c
> > > c3 0f 1f
> > > [ 256.598474] RSP: 002b:00007ffd8fc01b70 EFLAGS: 00000246
> > > ORIG_RAX:
> > > 0000000000000101
> > > [ 256.606177] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00005572f20332b0 RCX:
> > > 00007f9be4b97c27
> > > [ 256.613443] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00005572f202936a RDI:
> > > 00000000ffffff9c
> > > [ 256.620709] RBP: 00005572f202936a R08: 0000000000000008 R09:
> > > 0000000000000001
> > > [ 256.627974] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12:
> > > 0000000000000000
> > > [ 256.635241] R13: 00005572f20332b0 R14: 0000000000000001 R15:
> > > 0000000000000000
> > > [ 256.642513] </TASK>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Liwei Song <liwei.song@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_common.c | 6
> > > +++++-
> > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git
> > > a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_common.c
> > > b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_common.c
> > > index c9a85eb2e860..bcbc0d508ec4 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_common.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_common.c
> > > @@ -693,10 +693,12 @@ int isst_if_cdev_register(int device_type,
> > > struct isst_if_cmd_cb *cb)
> > > if (!misc_usage_count) {
> > > int ret;
> > >
> > > + mutex_unlock(&punit_misc_dev_lock);
> > > misc_device_ret = misc_register(&isst_if_char_driver);
> > > if (misc_device_ret)
> > > - goto unlock_exit;
> > > + return misc_device_ret;
> > >
> > > + mutex_lock(&punit_misc_dev_lock);
> > > ret = isst_if_cpu_info_init();
> > > if (ret) {
> > > misc_deregister(&isst_if_char_driver);
> > > @@ -731,7 +733,9 @@ void isst_if_cdev_unregister(int device_type)
> > > if (device_type == ISST_IF_DEV_MBOX)
> > > isst_delete_hash();
> > > if (!misc_usage_count && !misc_device_ret) {
> > > + mutex_unlock(&punit_misc_dev_lock);
> > > misc_deregister(&isst_if_char_driver);
> > > + mutex_lock(&punit_misc_dev_lock);
> > > isst_if_cpu_info_exit();
> > > }
> > > mutex_unlock(&punit_misc_dev_lock);