Description of problem: The following error showed up in the kernel messages [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] 2.6.33.1-19.fc13.x86_64 #1 ------------------------------------------------------- Xorg/3531 is trying to acquire lock: (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff810f1d8c>] might_fault+0x5c/0xac but task is already holding lock: (&dev->struct_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa00807b5>] nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf+0x1e8/0xcdf [nouveau] which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (&dev->struct_mutex){+.+.+.}: [<ffffffff8107e833>] __lock_acquire+0xb7d/0xd2c [<ffffffff8107eabe>] lock_acquire+0xdc/0x102 [<ffffffff8147766d>] __mutex_lock_common+0x4b/0x392 [<ffffffff81477a78>] mutex_lock_nested+0x3e/0x43 [<ffffffffa001ede9>] drm_mmap+0x38/0x5f [drm] [<ffffffffa0081436>] nouveau_ttm_mmap+0x34/0x46 [nouveau] [<ffffffff810fa435>] mmap_region+0x2ac/0x4cb [<ffffffff810fa8ec>] do_mmap_pgoff+0x298/0x2fb [<ffffffff810faa45>] sys_mmap_pgoff+0xf6/0x12e [<ffffffff8100dd89>] sys_mmap+0x22/0x24 [<ffffffff81009c72>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b -> #0 (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}: [<ffffffff8107e6dd>] __lock_acquire+0xa27/0xd2c [<ffffffff8107eabe>] lock_acquire+0xdc/0x102 [<ffffffff810f1db9>] might_fault+0x89/0xac [<ffffffffa0080045>] validate_list+0x22b/0x288 [nouveau] [<ffffffffa0080b65>] nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf+0x598/0xcdf [nouveau] [<ffffffffa0019418>] drm_ioctl+0x28f/0x373 [drm] [<ffffffff8112c054>] vfs_ioctl+0x32/0xa6 [<ffffffff8112c5d4>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x490/0x4d6 [<ffffffff8112c670>] sys_ioctl+0x56/0x79 [<ffffffff81009c72>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b other info that might help us debug this: 1 lock held by Xorg/3531: #0: (&dev->struct_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa00807b5>] nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf+0x1e8/0xcdf [nouveau] stack backtrace: Pid: 3531, comm: Xorg Not tainted 2.6.33.1-19.fc13.x86_64 #1 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8107d88d>] print_circular_bug+0xaf/0xbd [<ffffffff8107e6dd>] __lock_acquire+0xa27/0xd2c [<ffffffff8107eabe>] lock_acquire+0xdc/0x102 [<ffffffff810f1d8c>] ? might_fault+0x5c/0xac [<ffffffff810f1db9>] might_fault+0x89/0xac [<ffffffff810f1d8c>] ? might_fault+0x5c/0xac [<ffffffffa0061fd1>] ? ttm_bo_validate+0xae/0xf7 [ttm] [<ffffffffa0080045>] validate_list+0x22b/0x288 [nouveau] [<ffffffffa0080b65>] nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf+0x598/0xcdf [nouveau] [<ffffffffa0019418>] drm_ioctl+0x28f/0x373 [drm] [<ffffffffa00805cd>] ? nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf+0x0/0xcdf [nouveau] [<ffffffff8101031d>] ? sched_clock+0x9/0xd [<ffffffff810710fd>] ? sched_clock_local+0x1c/0x82 [<ffffffff8112c054>] vfs_ioctl+0x32/0xa6 [<ffffffff8112c5d4>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x490/0x4d6 [<ffffffff8112c670>] sys_ioctl+0x56/0x79 [<ffffffff81009c72>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.33.1-19.fc13.x86_64 How reproducible: ? Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: kernel message Expected results: No kernel message Additional info:
looks like another 572220. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 572220 ***