Description of problem: F16 x86_64 kvm guest on EL6.1 host. I see this on boot of the installer: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748137] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748138] ================================= 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748334] [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748465] 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc16.x86_64 #1 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748595] --------------------------------- 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748723] inconsistent {RECLAIM_FS-ON-W} -> {IN-RECLAIM_FS-W} usage. 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.748916] kswapd0/21 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14){+.+.?.}, at: [<ffffffff811ae562>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] {RECLAIM_FS-ON-W} state was registered at: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108f2f0>] mark_held_locks+0x6d/0x95 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108f8ff>] lockdep_trace_alloc+0x9f/0xc2 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8112ed60>] slab_pre_alloc_hook+0x1e/0x54 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81132638>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x25/0x13a 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81155932>] __d_alloc+0x26/0x168 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81155c8e>] d_alloc+0x1f/0x62 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8114bea5>] d_alloc_and_lookup+0x2c/0x6b 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8114cb8a>] walk_component+0x215/0x3e8 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8114cd98>] lookup_last+0x3b/0x3d 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8114da93>] path_lookupat+0x82/0x2af 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8114dce8>] do_path_lookup+0x28/0x97 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8114decc>] user_path_at+0x59/0x96 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81146946>] vfs_fstatat+0x44/0x6e 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811469ab>] vfs_stat+0x1b/0x1d 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81146aaa>] sys_newstat+0x1a/0x33 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8150b082>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] irq event stamp: 109571 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] hardirqs last enabled at (109571): [<ffffffff810f9735>] free_hot_cold_page+0x128/0x13f 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] hardirqs last disabled at (109570): [<ffffffff810f9668>] free_hot_cold_page+0x5b/0x13f 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] softirqs last enabled at (109548): [<ffffffff81062ca4>] __do_softirq+0x200/0x25a 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] softirqs last disabled at (109543): [<ffffffff8150d37c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] other info that might help us debug this: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] Possible unsafe locking scenario: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] CPU0 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] ---- 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key); 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] <Interrupt> 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key); 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] *** DEADLOCK *** 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] 2 locks held by kswapd0/21: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] #0: (shrinker_rwsem){++++..}, at: [<ffffffff81101aac>] shrink_slab+0x39/0x2ef 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] #1: (&type->s_umount_key#36){+++++.}, at: [<ffffffff811452e4>] grab_super_passive+0x57/0x7b 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] stack backtrace: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] Pid: 21, comm: kswapd0 Not tainted 3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc16.x86_64 #1 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] Call Trace: 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff814f9d6c>] print_usage_bug+0x1e7/0x1f8 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8101a85d>] ? save_stack_trace+0x2c/0x49 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108d5bc>] ? print_irq_inversion_bug.part.18+0x1a0/0x1a0 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108dcea>] mark_lock+0x106/0x220 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108e198>] __lock_acquire+0x394/0xcf7 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8101a85d>] ? save_stack_trace+0x2c/0x49 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108b09f>] ? __bfs+0x137/0x1c7 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108eff1>] lock_acquire+0xf3/0x13e 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff815025db>] __mutex_lock_common+0x5d/0x39a 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811ae562>] ? ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff810801e9>] ? sched_clock_local+0x12/0x75 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108b885>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xd/0xf 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8108bdf0>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.9+0x59/0x62 15:32:25,770 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81502a27>] mutex_lock_nested+0x40/0x45 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811ae562>] ext4_evict_inode+0x76/0x33c 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81157cf2>] evict+0x99/0x153 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81157f78>] dispose_list+0x32/0x43 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81158c13>] prune_icache_sb+0x257/0x266 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff811453e2>] prune_super+0xda/0x145 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81101c11>] shrink_slab+0x19e/0x2ef 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81104c44>] balance_pgdat+0x2e7/0x57e 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81105217>] kswapd+0x33c/0x395 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8107a9f8>] ? __init_waitqueue_head+0x4b/0x4b 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff81104edb>] ? balance_pgdat+0x57e/0x57e 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8107a18d>] kthread+0xa8/0xb0 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8150d284>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff815046f4>] ? retint_restore_args+0x13/0x13 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8107a0e5>] ? __init_kthread_worker+0x5a/0x5a 15:32:25,778 WARNING kernel:[ 44.749013] [<ffffffff8150d280>] ? gs_change+0x13/0x13
Looks like bug 736941 which was marked as a duplicate of bug 732572.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 732572 ***