Bug 728316

Summary: recursive locking (hdl->lock taken in v4l2_ctrl_add_handler & find_ref_lock)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot>
Component: kernelAssignee: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: rawhideCC: gansalmon, gtmkramer, hdegoede, itamar, jonathan, jones.peter.busi, kernel-maint, lwang, madhu.chinakonda, selinux
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dmesg output of 3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 kernel none

Description Nicolas Mailhot 2011-08-04 16:58:05 UTC
[   28.556610] =============================================
[   28.557007] [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ]
[   28.557007] 3.1.0-0.rc0.git19.1.fc17.x86_64 #1
[   28.557007] ---------------------------------------------
[   28.557007] modprobe/684 is trying to acquire lock:
[   28.557007]  (&hdl->lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa02919ba>]
find_ref_lock+0x24/0x46 [videodev]
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007] but task is already holding lock:
[   28.557007]  (&hdl->lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa029380f>]
v4l2_ctrl_add_handler+0x49/0x97 [videodev]
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007] other info that might help us debug this:
[   28.557007]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007]        CPU0
[   28.557007]        ----
[   28.557007]   lock(&hdl->lock);
[   28.557007]   lock(&hdl->lock);
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007]  May be due to missing lock nesting notation
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007] 3 locks held by modprobe/684:
[   28.557007]  #0:  (&__lockdep_no_validate__){......}, at:
[<ffffffff81314d0c>] __driver_attach+0x3b/0x82
[   28.557007]  #1:  (&__lockdep_no_validate__){......}, at:
[<ffffffff81314d1a>] __driver_attach+0x49/0x82
[   28.557007]  #2:  (&hdl->lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa029380f>]
v4l2_ctrl_add_handler+0x49/0x97 [videodev]
[   28.557007] 
[   28.557007] stack backtrace:
[   28.557007] Pid: 684, comm: modprobe Not tainted
3.1.0-0.rc0.git19.1.fc17.x86_64 #1
[   28.557007] Call Trace:
[   28.557007]  [<ffffffff8108eb06>] __lock_acquire+0x917/0xcf7
[   28.557007]  [<ffffffff81014fbe>] ? sched_clock+0x9/0xd
[   28.557007]  [<ffffffff8108dffc>] ? mark_lock+0x2d/0x220
[   28.557007]  [<ffffffffa02919ba>] ? find_ref_lock+0x24/0x46 [videodev]
[   28.557007]  [<ffffffff8108f3dc>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[   28.584886]  [<ffffffffa02919ba>] ? find_ref_lock+0x24/0x46 [videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa02919ba>] ? find_ref_lock+0x24/0x46 [videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff814f2523>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5d/0x39a
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa02919ba>] ? find_ref_lock+0x24/0x46 [videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff8108f6db>] ? mark_held_locks+0x6d/0x95
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff814f282f>] ? __mutex_lock_common+0x369/0x39a
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff8108f830>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x12d/0x164
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff814f296f>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa02919ba>] find_ref_lock+0x24/0x46 [videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa029367e>] handler_new_ref+0x42/0x18a [videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa0293833>] v4l2_ctrl_add_handler+0x6d/0x97 [videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa028f71b>] v4l2_device_register_subdev+0x16c/0x257
[videodev]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa02ddfe9>] ivtv_gpio_init+0x14e/0x159 [ivtv]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa02ebd57>] ivtv_probe+0xdc4/0x1662 [ivtv]
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff8108f6c3>] ? mark_held_locks+0x55/0x95
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff814f41df>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x4d/0x61
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff8126a12b>] local_pci_probe+0x44/0x75
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff8126acb1>] pci_device_probe+0xd0/0xff
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff81314bef>] driver_probe_device+0x131/0x213
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff81314d2f>] __driver_attach+0x5e/0x82
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff81314cd1>] ? driver_probe_device+0x213/0x213
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff81313c30>] bus_for_each_dev+0x59/0x8f
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff813147c3>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff813143db>] bus_add_driver+0xd4/0x22a
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffffa02ff000>] ? 0xffffffffa02fefff
[   28.585146]  [<ffffffff813151f2>] driver_register+0x98/0x105
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffffa02ff000>] ? 0xffffffffa02fefff
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffff8126b584>] __pci_register_driver+0x66/0xd2
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffffa02ff000>] ? 0xffffffffa02fefff
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffffa02ff078>] module_start+0x78/0x1000 [ivtv]
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffff81002099>] do_one_initcall+0x7f/0x13a
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffffa02ff000>] ? 0xffffffffa02fefff
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffff8109a864>] sys_init_module+0x114/0x267
[   28.618302]  [<ffffffff814fafc2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Comment 1 Josh Boyer 2011-08-22 18:16:35 UTC
Did this happen with the 3.0 kernels?

Comment 2 Nicolas Mailhot 2011-08-23 08:24:57 UTC
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332117] =============================================
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332121] [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332124] 3.0.0-1.fc16.x86_64 #1
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332126] ---------------------------------------------
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332129] modprobe/680 is trying to acquire lock:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332131]  (&hdl->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa02f4623>] handler_new_ref+0xe9/0x18a [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332143]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332144] but task is already holding lock:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332146]  (&hdl->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa02f470d>] v4l2_ctrl_add_handler+0x49/0x8e [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332156]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332156] other info that might help us debug this:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332159]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332160]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332162]        CPU0
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332163]        ----
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332165]   lock(&hdl->lock);
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332168]   lock(&hdl->lock);
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332172]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332172]  *** DEADLOCK ***
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332173]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332175]  May be due to missing lock nesting notation
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332176]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332179] 3 locks held by modprobe/680:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332181]  #0:  (&__lockdep_no_validate__){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8130b500>] __driver_attach+0x3b/0x82
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332191]  #1:  (&__lockdep_no_validate__){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8130b50e>] __driver_attach+0x49/0x82
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332198]  #2:  (&hdl->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa02f470d>] v4l2_ctrl_add_handler+0x49/0x8e [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332208]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332209] stack backtrace:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332212] Pid: 680, comm: modprobe Not tainted 3.0.0-1.fc16.x86_64 #1
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332215] Call Trace:
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332221]  [<ffffffff8108a375>] __lock_acquire+0x917/0xcf7
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332225]  [<ffffffff81087536>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xd/0xf
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332230]  [<ffffffff81087a7a>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.8+0x6b/0x72
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332237]  [<ffffffffa02f4623>] ? handler_new_ref+0xe9/0x18a [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332241]  [<ffffffff8108abe2>] lock_acquire+0xbf/0x103
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332248]  [<ffffffffa02f4623>] ? handler_new_ref+0xe9/0x18a [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332252]  [<ffffffff8108aeb8>] ? mark_held_locks+0x4b/0x6d
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332258]  [<ffffffffa02f4623>] ? handler_new_ref+0xe9/0x18a [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332264]  [<ffffffff814dc8f2>] __mutex_lock_common+0x4c/0x361
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332270]  [<ffffffffa02f4623>] ? handler_new_ref+0xe9/0x18a [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332277]  [<ffffffffa02f44ae>] ? kzalloc.constprop.15+0x13/0x15 [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332282]  [<ffffffff81129e7a>] ? __kmalloc+0xfa/0x10c
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332286]  [<ffffffff814dcd16>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332293]  [<ffffffffa02f4623>] handler_new_ref+0xe9/0x18a [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332299]  [<ffffffffa02f4728>] v4l2_ctrl_add_handler+0x64/0x8e [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332306]  [<ffffffffa02f188b>] v4l2_device_register_subdev+0xde/0x19e [videodev]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332317]  [<ffffffffa030af3a>] ivtv_gpio_init+0x14e/0x15c [ivtv]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332327]  [<ffffffffa0318b9b>] ivtv_probe+0xdc4/0x1662 [ivtv]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332331]  [<ffffffff8108aeb8>] ? mark_held_locks+0x4b/0x6d
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332336]  [<ffffffff814de410>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x4d/0x52
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332342]  [<ffffffff8125d94e>] local_pci_probe+0x44/0x75
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332346]  [<ffffffff8125e43e>] pci_device_probe+0xd0/0xff
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332351]  [<ffffffff8130b3e3>] driver_probe_device+0x131/0x213
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332355]  [<ffffffff8130b523>] __driver_attach+0x5e/0x82
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332360]  [<ffffffff8130b4c5>] ? driver_probe_device+0x213/0x213
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332364]  [<ffffffff8130a424>] bus_for_each_dev+0x59/0x8f
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332369]  [<ffffffff8130afb7>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332373]  [<ffffffff8130abcf>] bus_add_driver+0xd4/0x22a
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332382]  [<ffffffffa032c000>] ? 0xffffffffa032bfff
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332386]  [<ffffffff8130b9e6>] driver_register+0x98/0x105
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332390]  [<ffffffffa032c000>] ? 0xffffffffa032bfff
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332395]  [<ffffffff8125ed11>] __pci_register_driver+0x66/0xd1
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332399]  [<ffffffffa032c000>] ? 0xffffffffa032bfff
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332408]  [<ffffffffa032c078>] module_start+0x78/0x1000 [ivtv]
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332413]  [<ffffffff81002099>] do_one_initcall+0x7f/0x13a
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332418]  [<ffffffffa032c000>] ? 0xffffffffa032bfff
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332423]  [<ffffffff81095c20>] sys_init_module+0x114/0x268
Jul 25 20:02:57 arekh kernel: [   36.332427]  [<ffffffff814e4fc2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

I don't keep older logs

Comment 3 Tom London 2011-08-23 13:34:18 UTC
Seeing this with kernel-3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc17.x86_64:

[  124.667846] =======================================================
[  124.667850] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[  124.667853] 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 #1
[  124.667854] -------------------------------------------------------
[  124.667857] rhythmbox/1899 is trying to acquire lock:
[  124.667859]  (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#13){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.667869] 
[  124.667870] but task is already holding lock:
[  124.667872]  (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff81116ffa>] sys_munmap+0x3b/0x60
[  124.667879] 
[  124.667879] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[  124.667880] 
[  124.667882] 
[  124.667883] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[  124.667885] 
[  124.667885] -> #1 (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}:
[  124.667889]        [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[  124.667894]        [<ffffffff8110fc37>] might_fault+0x89/0xac
[  124.667898]        [<ffffffff81151c5b>] filldir+0x6f/0xc7
[  124.667903]        [<ffffffff811a53a7>] call_filldir+0x96/0xc0
[  124.667908]        [<ffffffff811a56e0>] ext4_readdir+0x1bd/0x548
[  124.667912]        [<ffffffff81151eb0>] vfs_readdir+0x7b/0xb4
[  124.667915]        [<ffffffff81151fcf>] sys_getdents+0x7e/0xd1
[  124.667919]        [<ffffffff8150b102>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[  124.667924] 
[  124.667924] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#13){+.+.+.}:
[  124.667929]        [<ffffffff8108e81e>] __lock_acquire+0xa1a/0xcf7
[  124.667933]        [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[  124.667936]        [<ffffffff8150263b>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5d/0x39a
[  124.667940]        [<ffffffff81502a87>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45
[  124.667944]        [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.667947]        [<ffffffff81157d52>] evict+0x99/0x153
[  124.667951]        [<ffffffff81157f9d>] iput+0x191/0x19a
[  124.667954]        [<ffffffff81154c55>] dentry_kill+0x123/0x145
[  124.667957]        [<ffffffff81155064>] dput+0xf7/0x107
[  124.667961]        [<ffffffff8114413b>] fput+0x1dd/0x1f5
[  124.667965]        [<ffffffff8111594e>] remove_vma+0x56/0x87
[  124.667968]        [<ffffffff81116b5d>] do_munmap+0x2f2/0x30b
[  124.667971]        [<ffffffff81117008>] sys_munmap+0x49/0x60
[  124.667974]        [<ffffffff8150b102>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[  124.667978] 
[  124.667979] other info that might help us debug this:
[  124.667979] 
[  124.667981]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[  124.667982] 
[  124.667984]        CPU0                    CPU1
[  124.667985]        ----                    ----
[  124.667987]   lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
[  124.667990]                                lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key);
[  124.667993]                                lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
[  124.667997]   lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key);
[  124.667999] 
[  124.668000]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[  124.668001] 
[  124.668003] 1 lock held by rhythmbox/1899:
[  124.668005]  #0:  (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff81116ffa>] sys_munmap+0x3b/0x60
[  124.668011] 
[  124.668011] stack backtrace:
[  124.668014] Pid: 1899, comm: rhythmbox Not tainted 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 #1
[  124.668016] Call Trace:
[  124.668021]  [<ffffffff814f9bd4>] print_circular_bug+0x1f8/0x209
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8108e81e>] __lock_acquire+0xa1a/0xcf7
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff810152af>] ? native_sched_clock+0x34/0x36
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8150263b>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5d/0x39a
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff810801e9>] ? sched_clock_local+0x12/0x75
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8108b885>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xd/0xf
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8108bdf0>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.9+0x59/0x62
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81502a87>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff811ae5c2>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81157d52>] evict+0x99/0x153
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81157f9d>] iput+0x191/0x19a
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81154c55>] dentry_kill+0x123/0x145
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81155064>] dput+0xf7/0x107
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8114413b>] fput+0x1dd/0x1f5
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8111594e>] remove_vma+0x56/0x87
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81116b5d>] do_munmap+0x2f2/0x30b
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff81117008>] sys_munmap+0x49/0x60
[  124.668024]  [<ffffffff8150b102>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[  130.554792] rhythmbox-metad[1983]: segfault at 9 ip 0000000000408275 sp 00007fff9b49d920 error 4 in rhythmbox-metadata[400000+12000]

Comment 4 Jurgen Kramer 2011-08-26 08:52:12 UTC
Also seeing this on F16 (same kernel 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc16.x86_64). No further side affects noted so far. This happens only once every bootup.

 72.355148] =======================================================
[   72.355152] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[   72.355154] 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc16.x86_64 #1
[   72.355155] -------------------------------------------------------
[   72.355157] dconf-service/1625 is trying to acquire lock:
[   72.355159]  (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#13){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811ae562>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355168] 
[   72.355168] but task is already holding lock:
[   72.355170]  (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff81116f9a>] sys_munmap+0x3b/0x60
[   72.355175] 
[   72.355175] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[   72.355176] 
[   72.355177] 
[   72.355177] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[   72.355179] 
[   72.355179] -> #1 (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}:
[   72.355182]        [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[   72.355186]        [<ffffffff8110fbd7>] might_fault+0x89/0xac
[   72.355190]        [<ffffffff81151bfb>] filldir+0x6f/0xc7
[   72.355194]        [<ffffffff811a5347>] call_filldir+0x96/0xc0
[   72.355198]        [<ffffffff811a5680>] ext4_readdir+0x1bd/0x548
[   72.355201]        [<ffffffff81151e50>] vfs_readdir+0x7b/0xb4
[   72.355204]        [<ffffffff81151f6f>] sys_getdents+0x7e/0xd1
[   72.355206]        [<ffffffff8150b082>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[   72.355210] 
[   72.355211] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#13){+.+.+.}:
[   72.355214]        [<ffffffff8108e81e>] __lock_acquire+0xa1a/0xcf7
[   72.355216]        [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[   72.355219]        [<ffffffff815025db>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5d/0x39a
[   72.355222]        [<ffffffff81502a27>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45
[   72.355225]        [<ffffffff811ae562>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355228]        [<ffffffff81157cf2>] evict+0x99/0x153
[   72.355230]        [<ffffffff81157f3d>] iput+0x191/0x19a
[   72.355232]        [<ffffffff81154bf5>] dentry_kill+0x123/0x145
[   72.355236]        [<ffffffff81155004>] dput+0xf7/0x107
[   72.355238]        [<ffffffff811440db>] fput+0x1dd/0x1f5
[   72.355242]        [<ffffffff811158ee>] remove_vma+0x56/0x87
[   72.355245]        [<ffffffff81116afd>] do_munmap+0x2f2/0x30b
[   72.355248]        [<ffffffff81116fa8>] sys_munmap+0x49/0x60
[   72.355250]        [<ffffffff8150b082>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[   72.355253] 
[   72.355253] other info that might help us debug this:
[   72.355254] 
[   72.355255]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[   72.355256] 
[   72.355257]        CPU0                    CPU1
[   72.355258]        ----                    ----
[   72.355259]   lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
[   72.355261]                                lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key);
[   72.355264]                                lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
[   72.355266]   lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key);
[   72.355268] 
[   72.355269]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[   72.355269] 
[   72.355271] 1 lock held by dconf-service/1625:
[   72.355272]  #0:  (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff81116f9a>] sys_munmap+0x3b/0x60
[   72.355277] 
[   72.355277] stack backtrace:
[   72.355279] Pid: 1625, comm: dconf-service Not tainted 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc16.x86_64 #1
[   72.355281] Call Trace:
[   72.355286]  [<ffffffff814f9b74>] print_circular_bug+0x1f8/0x209
[   72.355289]  [<ffffffff8108e81e>] __lock_acquire+0xa1a/0xcf7
[   72.355292]  [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355295]  [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e
[   72.355297]  [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355300]  [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355304]  [<ffffffff815025db>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5d/0x39a
[   72.355308]  [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355313]  [<ffffffff810152af>] ? native_sched_clock+0x34/0x36
[   72.355317]  [<ffffffff810152ba>] ? sched_clock+0x9/0xd
[   72.355320]  [<ffffffff8108b885>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xd/0xf
[   72.355324]  [<ffffffff8108bdf0>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.9+0x59/0x62
[   72.355327]  [<ffffffff81502a27>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45
[   72.355330]  [<ffffffff811ae562>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c
[   72.355332]  [<ffffffff81157cf2>] evict+0x99/0x153
[   72.355334]  [<ffffffff81157f3d>] iput+0x191/0x19a
[   72.355337]  [<ffffffff81154bf5>] dentry_kill+0x123/0x145
[   72.355340]  [<ffffffff81155004>] dput+0xf7/0x107
[   72.355342]  [<ffffffff811440db>] fput+0x1dd/0x1f5
[   72.355344]  [<ffffffff811158ee>] remove_vma+0x56/0x87
[   72.355346]  [<ffffffff81116afd>] do_munmap+0x2f2/0x30b
[   72.355349]  [<ffffffff81116fa8>] sys_munmap+0x49/0x60
[   72.355352]  [<ffffffff8150b082>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[   74.661594] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[   74.716604] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[  118.943458] DMA-API: debugging out of memory - disabling

Comment 5 Josh Boyer 2011-08-26 11:41:58 UTC
Tom and Jurgen, you are seeing bug 732572 not this one.

Comment 6 Peter H. Jones 2011-09-14 05:53:21 UTC
Created attachment 523055 [details]
dmesg output of  3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 kernel

Seeing this in kernel 3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64
[  235.149579] =======================================================
[  235.149594] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[  235.149606] 3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 #1
[  235.149614] -------------------------------------------------------
[  235.149624] pulseaudio/1700 is trying to acquire lock:
[  235.149633]  (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa017d3a9>] snd_cx231xx_capture_open+0x7a/0x127 [cx231xx_alsa]
[  235.149664]
[  235.149667] but task is already holding lock:
[  235.149675]  (&pcm->open_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa0247374>] snd_pcm_open+0x15f/0x2d2 [snd_pcm]
[  235.149713]
[  235.149715] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[  235.149719]

Complete dmesg output is attached.

Comment 7 Chuck Ebbert 2011-09-20 11:54:44 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> Created attachment 523055 [details]
> dmesg output of  3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 kernel
> 
> Seeing this in kernel 3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64
> [  235.149579] =======================================================
> [  235.149594] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> [  235.149606] 3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 #1
> [  235.149614] -------------------------------------------------------
> [  235.149624] pulseaudio/1700 is trying to acquire lock:
> [  235.149633]  (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa017d3a9>]
> snd_cx231xx_capture_open+0x7a/0x127 [cx231xx_alsa]
> [  235.149664]
> [  235.149667] but task is already holding lock:
> [  235.149675]  (&pcm->open_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa0247374>]
> snd_pcm_open+0x15f/0x2d2 [snd_pcm]
> [  235.149713]
> [  235.149715] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> [  235.149719]
> 
> Complete dmesg output is attached.

That is a completely different bug.

Comment 8 Dave Jones 2011-12-06 18:38:51 UTC
*** Bug 754258 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 Hans de Goede 2011-12-14 11:21:13 UTC
All: Thanks for the bug reports.

I've send an email to the upstream maintainer of both ivtv and the new v4l2 control framework, which are at the hart of this, pointing him to this bug report. Hopefully he will respond soon.

Comment 10 Hans de Goede 2011-12-15 14:03:24 UTC
Comment from Hans Verkuil (the upstream vivi and v4l2 ctrls framework maintainer:

###

Andy Walls has looked at this before. It is a false report (yes, recursive
locking does take place, but never on the same object), so if someone knows
how to annotate that, then that's the fix.

I don't have time to figure that out (my Christmas vacation starts very soon).

Note that this applies to the original bug report/stack trace. I also see 
other traces (the ones from Tom London, Jurgen Kramer and Peter H. Jones) that 
are completely unrelated.

###

Comment 11 Josh Boyer 2012-02-02 16:57:24 UTC
Closing this out per the last comment.