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PATCH Applied Jun'ichi Nomura 5 participants 14 messages Oct 25, 2012 – Feb 26, 2013

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PATCH 2/2 dm: stay in blk_queue_bypass until queue becomes initialized

[PATCH] dm: stay in blk_queue_bypass until queue becomes initialized

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), add_disk() eventually calls blk_queue_bypass_end(). This change invokes the following warning when multipath is used.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

The warning means during queue initialization blk_queue_bypass_start() calls sleeping function (synchronize_rcu) while dm holds md->type_lock.

dm device initialization basically includes the following 3 steps:
1. create ioctl, allocates queue and call add_disk()
2. table load ioctl, determines device type and initialize queue if request-based
3. resume ioctl, device becomes functional

So it is better to have dm's queue stay in bypass mode until the initialization completes in table load ioctl.

The effect of additional blk_queue_bypass_start():

3.7-rc2 (plain)

    # time for n in $(seq 1000); do dmsetup create --noudevsync --notable a; \
                                    dmsetup remove a; done
    real  0m15.434s
    user  0m0.423s
    sys   0m7.052s

3.7-rc2 (with this patch)

    # time for n in $(seq 1000); do dmsetup create --noudevsync --notable a; \
                                    dmsetup remove a; done
    real  0m19.766s
    user  0m0.442s
    sys   0m6.861s

If this additional cost is not negligible, we need a variant of add_disk() that does not end bypassing.

Cc Vivek Goyal <[email protected]>
Cc Tejun Heo <[email protected]>
Cc Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
Cc Alasdair G Kergon <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/md/dm.c        |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
drivers/md/dm.c +4 -0
index 02db918..ad02761 100644
@@ -1869,6 +1869,8 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 	md->disk->private_data = md;
 	sprintf(md->disk->disk_name, "dm-%d", minor);
 	add_disk(md->disk);
+	/* Until md type is determined, put the queue in bypass mode */
+	blk_queue_bypass_start(md->queue);
 	format_dev_t(md->name, MKDEV(_major, minor));
 
 	md->wq = alloc_workqueue("kdmflush",
@@ -2172,6 +2174,7 @@ static int dm_init_request_based_queue(struct mapped_device *md)
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Fully initialize the queue */
+	WARN_ON(!blk_queue_bypass(md->queue));
 	q = blk_init_allocated_queue(md->queue, dm_request_fn, NULL);
 	if (!q)
 		return 0;
@@ -2198,6 +2201,7 @@ int dm_setup_md_queue(struct mapped_device *md)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	blk_queue_bypass_end(md->queue);
 	return 0;
 }
#1 lore raw
Quoted 4 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), add_disk() eventually calls blk_queue_bypass_end(). This change invokes the following warning when multipath is used.

...

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The warning means during queue initialization blk_queue_bypass_start() calls sleeping function (synchronize_rcu) while dm holds md->type_lock.

dm device initialization basically includes the following 3 steps:
1. create ioctl, allocates queue and call add_disk()
2. table load ioctl, determines device type and initialize queue if request-based
3. resume ioctl, device becomes functional

So it is better to have dm's queue stay in bypass mode until the initialization completes in table load ioctl.

The effect of additional blk_queue_bypass_start():

3.7-rc2 (plain)

    # time for n in $(seq 1000); do dmsetup create --noudevsync --notable a; \
                                    dmsetup remove a; done
    real  0m15.434s
    user  0m0.423s
    sys   0m7.052s

3.7-rc2 (with this patch)

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    # time for n in $(seq 1000); do dmsetup create --noudevsync --notable a; \
                                    dmsetup remove a; done
    real  0m19.766s
    user  0m0.442s
    sys   0m6.861s

If this additional cost is not negligible, we need a variant of add_disk() that does not end bypassing.

Or call blk_queue_bypass_start() before add_disk():

drivers/md/dm.c +1 -1
index ad02761..d14639b 100644
@@ -1868,9 +1868,9 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 	md->disk->queue = md->queue;
 	md->disk->private_data = md;
 	sprintf(md->disk->disk_name, "dm-%d", minor);
-	add_disk(md->disk);
 	/* Until md type is determined, put the queue in bypass mode */
 	blk_queue_bypass_start(md->queue);
+	add_disk(md->disk);
 	format_dev_t(md->name, MKDEV(_major, minor));
 
 	md->wq = alloc_workqueue("kdmflush",

---

If the patch is modified like above, we could fix the issue without incurring additional cost on dm device creation.

# time for n in $(seq 1000); do dmsetup create --noudevsync --notable a; \
                                dmsetup remove a; done

real 0m15.684s
user 0m0.404s
sys 0m7.181s

Signature · 1 line
Jun'ichi Nomura, NEC Corporation
#2 lore raw
In reply to Jun'ichi Nomura
Quoted 46 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

[PATCH] dm: stay in blk_queue_bypass until queue becomes initialized

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), add_disk() eventually calls blk_queue_bypass_end(). This change invokes the following warning when multipath is used.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
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The warning means during queue initialization blk_queue_bypass_start() calls sleeping function (synchronize_rcu) while dm holds md->type_lock.

md->type_lock is a mutex, isn't it? I thought we are allowed to block and schedule out under mutex?

add_disk() also calls disk_alloc_events() which does kzalloc(GFP_KERNEL). So we already have code which can block/wait under md->type_lock. I am not sure why should we get this warning under a mutex.

Thanks
Vivek

#3 lore raw
Quoted 47 lines · Vivek Goyal
Quoted 46 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

[PATCH] dm: stay in blk_queue_bypass until queue becomes initialized

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), add_disk() eventually calls blk_queue_bypass_end(). This change invokes the following warning when multipath is used.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
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The warning means during queue initialization blk_queue_bypass_start() calls sleeping function (synchronize_rcu) while dm holds md->type_lock.

md->type_lock is a mutex, isn't it? I thought we are allowed to block and schedule out under mutex?

Hm, you are right. It's a mutex.
The warning occurs only if I turned on CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

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add_disk() also calls disk_alloc_events() which does kzalloc(GFP_KERNEL). So we already have code which can block/wait under md->type_lock. I am not sure why should we get this warning under a mutex.

add_disk() is called without md->type_lock.

Call flow is like this:

dm_create
alloc_dev

    blk_alloc_queue
    alloc_disk
    add_disk
      blk_queue_bypass_end [with 3.7-rc2]

table_load
dm_lock_md_type [takes md->type_lock] dm_setup_md_queue
blk_init_allocated_queue [when DM_TYPE_REQUEST_BASED]
elevator_init
blkcg_activate_policy
blk_queue_bypass_start <-- THIS triggers the warning blk_queue_bypass_end
blk_queue_bypass_end [with 3.6]
dm_unlock_md_type

blk_queue_bypass_start() in blkcg_activate_policy was nested call, that did nothing, with 3.6.
With 3.7-rc2, it becomes the initial call and does actual draining stuff.

Signature · 1 line
Jun'ichi Nomura, NEC Corporation
#4 lore raw
Quoted 48 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura
Quoted 47 lines · Vivek Goyal
Quoted 46 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

[PATCH] dm: stay in blk_queue_bypass until queue becomes initialized

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), add_disk() eventually calls blk_queue_bypass_end(). This change invokes the following warning when multipath is used.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
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The warning means during queue initialization blk_queue_bypass_start() calls sleeping function (synchronize_rcu) while dm holds md->type_lock.

md->type_lock is a mutex, isn't it? I thought we are allowed to block and schedule out under mutex?

Hm, you are right. It's a mutex.
The warning occurs only if I turned on CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

Ok, so the question is what's wrong with calling synchronize_rcu() inside a mutex with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y. I don't know. Ccing paul mckenney and peterz.

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add_disk() also calls disk_alloc_events() which does kzalloc(GFP_KERNEL). So we already have code which can block/wait under md->type_lock. I am not sure why should we get this warning under a mutex.

add_disk() is called without md->type_lock.

Call flow is like this:

dm_create
alloc_dev

    blk_alloc_queue
    alloc_disk
    add_disk
      blk_queue_bypass_end [with 3.7-rc2]

table_load
dm_lock_md_type [takes md->type_lock] dm_setup_md_queue
blk_init_allocated_queue [when DM_TYPE_REQUEST_BASED]
elevator_init
blkcg_activate_policy
blk_queue_bypass_start <-- THIS triggers the warning blk_queue_bypass_end
blk_queue_bypass_end [with 3.6]
dm_unlock_md_type

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blk_queue_bypass_start() in blkcg_activate_policy was nested call, that did nothing, with 3.6.
With 3.7-rc2, it becomes the initial call and does actual draining stuff.

Ok. Once we know what's wrong, we should be able to figure out the right solution. Artificially putting queue one level deep in bypass to avoid calling synchronize_rcu() sounds bad.

Thanks
Vivek

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Signature · 2 lines
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Jun'ichi Nomura, NEC Corporation
#5 lore raw
Quoted 3 lines · Vivek Goyal

Ok, so the question is what's wrong with calling synchronize_rcu() inside a mutex with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y. I don't know. Ccing paul mckenney and peterz.

int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,

{

	...

        preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);

        blk_queue_bypass_start(q);

where:

int radix_tree_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask)

{
        struct radix_tree_preload *rtp;
        struct radix_tree_node *node;
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
        
        preempt_disable();

Seems obvious why it explodes..

#6 lore raw
Quoted 29 lines · Peter Zijlstra
Quoted 3 lines · Vivek Goyal

Ok, so the question is what's wrong with calling synchronize_rcu() inside a mutex with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y. I don't know. Ccing paul mckenney and peterz.

int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,

{

	...

        preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);

        blk_queue_bypass_start(q);

where:

int radix_tree_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask)

{
        struct radix_tree_preload *rtp;
        struct radix_tree_node *node;
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
        
        preempt_disable();
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Seems obvious why it explodes..

Oh right. Thanks Peter. So just calling blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() should fix it. Junichi, can you please give it a try.

Thanks
Vivek

#7 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 blkcg: fix "scheduling while atomic" in blk_queue_bypass_start

Quoted 7 lines · Vivek Goyal
Quoted 6 lines · Peter Zijlstra

int radix_tree_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask)

{
        struct radix_tree_preload *rtp;
        struct radix_tree_node *node;
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
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        preempt_disable();

Seems obvious why it explodes..

Oh right. Thanks Peter. So just calling blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() should fix it. Junichi, can you please give it a try.

Thank you! It just works.
This is a revised patch.

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), the following warning appears when multipath is used with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

This patch moves blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() to avoid the sleeping call while preemption is disabled.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Cc Vivek Goyal <[email protected]>
Cc Tejun Heo <[email protected]>
Cc Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
Cc Alasdair G Kergon <[email protected]>
---
 block/blk-cgroup.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
block/blk-cgroup.c +2 -2
index d0b7703..954f4be 100644
@@ -791,10 +791,10 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!blkg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	blk_queue_bypass_start(q);
 
+	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	/* make sure the root blkg exists and count the existing blkgs */
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
Acked-by on v1 1/1
#8 lore raw

Re: [PATCH] blkcg: fix "scheduling while atomic" in blk_queue_bypass_start

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:25:47AM +0900, Jun'ichi Nomura wrote:

[..]

Quoted 42 lines

This patch moves blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() to avoid the sleeping call while preemption is disabled.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Quoted 6 lines
Cc Vivek Goyal <[email protected]>
Cc Tejun Heo <[email protected]>
Cc Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
Cc Alasdair G Kergon <[email protected]>

---

Thanks Junichi. This patch looks good to me.

Vivek

Quoted 20 lines
 block/blk-cgroup.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
block/blk-cgroup.c +2 -2
index d0b7703..954f4be 100644
@@ -791,10 +791,10 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!blkg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	blk_queue_bypass_start(q);
 
+	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	/* make sure the root blkg exists and count the existing blkgs */
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
#9 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 blkcg: fix "scheduling while atomic" in blk_queue_bypass_start

In reply to Vivek Goyal

With 749fefe677 in v3.7 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), the following warning appears when multipath is used with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

This patch moves blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() to avoid the sleeping call while preemption is disabled.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
---
 block/blk-cgroup.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
block/blk-cgroup.c +2 -2
index b8858fb..53628e4 100644
@@ -790,10 +790,10 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!blkg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	blk_queue_bypass_start(q);
 
+	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	/* make sure the root blkg exists and count the existing blkgs */
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
Acked-by on v1 1/1
#10 lore raw

Re: [PATCH repost] blkcg: fix "scheduling while atomic" in blk_queue_bypass_start

Quoted 6 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

With 749fefe677 in v3.7 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), the following warning appears when multipath is used with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

This patch moves blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() to avoid the sleeping call while preemption is disabled.

Ok, raix_tree_preload() disabled preemption and blk_queue_bypass_start() calls synchronize_rcu() which in turn leads to schedule(), hence the warning.

We also call __blkg_lookup_create() with preemption disabled and this can do blkg allocation. But allocation currently is GFP_ATOMIC, so not sleeping and scheduling here. So it should be fine.

So fix looks good to me.

Vivek

Quoted 66 lines
  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
---
 block/blk-cgroup.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
block/blk-cgroup.c +2 -2
index b8858fb..53628e4 100644
@@ -790,10 +790,10 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!blkg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	blk_queue_bypass_start(q);
 
+	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	/* make sure the root blkg exists and count the existing blkgs */
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
maintainer Acked-by on v1 1/1
#11 lore raw

Re: [PATCH repost] blkcg: fix "scheduling while atomic" in blk_queue_bypass_start

In reply to Jun'ichi Nomura
Quoted 46 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

With 749fefe677 in v3.7 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), the following warning appears when multipath is used with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

This patch moves blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() to avoid the sleeping call while preemption is disabled.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Quoted 5 lines

Thanks.

Signature · 1 line
tejun
#12 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 blkcg: fix "scheduling while atomic" in blk_queue_bypass_start

In reply to Vivek Goyal

Hello Jens,

please consider to pick up this patch.
Without this patch, the warning below splats every when a multipath device is created.
I got acks from Vivek and Tejun when I posted this for v3.7 and this same patch is still applicable to v3.8.

Since 749fefe677 in v3.7 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), the following warning appears when multipath is used with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

This patch moves blk_queue_bypass_start() before radix_tree_preload() to avoid the sleeping call while preemption is disabled.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002
  1 lock held by multipath/2460:
   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
---
 block/blk-cgroup.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
block/blk-cgroup.c +2 -2
index b8858fb..53628e4 100644
@@ -790,10 +790,10 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!blkg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	blk_queue_bypass_start(q);
 
+	preloaded = !radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	/* make sure the root blkg exists and count the existing blkgs */
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
#13 lore raw
In reply to Vivek Goyal
Quoted 11 lines · Vivek Goyal
Quoted 10 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura
Quoted 9 lines · Vivek Goyal
Quoted 8 lines · Jun'ichi Nomura

[PATCH] dm: stay in blk_queue_bypass until queue becomes initialized

With 749fefe677 ("block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()"), add_disk() eventually calls blk_queue_bypass_end(). This change invokes the following warning when multipath is used.

  BUG: scheduling while atomic: multipath/2460/0x00000002

Looks like preemption has been disabled, nested two deep, based on the /0x00000002, which dumps out preempt_count().

So is someone invoking this with preemption disabled?

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1 lock held by multipath/2460:

   #0:  (&md->type_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa019fb05>] dm_lock_md_type+0x17/0x19 [dm_mod]
  Modules linked in: ...
  Pid: 2460, comm: multipath Tainted: G        W    3.7.0-rc2 #1
  Call Trace:
   [<ffffffff810723ae>] __schedule_bug+0x6a/0x78
   [<ffffffff81428ba2>] __schedule+0xb4/0x5e0
   [<ffffffff814291e6>] schedule+0x64/0x66
   [<ffffffff8142773a>] schedule_timeout+0x39/0xf8
   [<ffffffff8108ad5f>] ? put_lock_stats+0xe/0x29
   [<ffffffff8108ae30>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0xb6/0xbb
   [<ffffffff814289e3>] wait_for_common+0x9d/0xee
   [<ffffffff8107526c>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x206/0x206
   [<ffffffff810c0eb8>] ? kfree_call_rcu+0x1c/0x1c
   [<ffffffff81428aec>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x1f
   [<ffffffff810611f9>] wait_rcu_gp+0x5d/0x7a
   [<ffffffff81061216>] ? wait_rcu_gp+0x7a/0x7a
   [<ffffffff8106fb18>] ? complete+0x21/0x53
   [<ffffffff810c0556>] synchronize_rcu+0x1e/0x20
   [<ffffffff811dd903>] blk_queue_bypass_start+0x5d/0x62
   [<ffffffff811ee109>] blkcg_activate_policy+0x73/0x270
   [<ffffffff81130521>] ? kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0xc7/0x108
   [<ffffffff811f04b3>] cfq_init_queue+0x80/0x28e
   [<ffffffffa01a1600>] ? dm_blk_ioctl+0xa7/0xa7 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811d8c41>] elevator_init+0xe1/0x115
   [<ffffffff811e229f>] ? blk_queue_make_request+0x54/0x59
   [<ffffffff811dd743>] blk_init_allocated_queue+0x8c/0x9e
   [<ffffffffa019ffcd>] dm_setup_md_queue+0x36/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a60e6>] table_load+0x1bd/0x2c8 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7026>] ctl_ioctl+0x1d6/0x236 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a5f29>] ? table_clear+0xaa/0xaa [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffffa01a7099>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x13/0x17 [dm_mod]
   [<ffffffff811479fc>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3fb/0x441
   [<ffffffff811b643c>] ? file_has_perm+0x8a/0x99
   [<ffffffff81147aa0>] sys_ioctl+0x5e/0x82
   [<ffffffff812010be>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
   [<ffffffff814310d9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
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The warning means during queue initialization blk_queue_bypass_start() calls sleeping function (synchronize_rcu) while dm holds md->type_lock.

md->type_lock is a mutex, isn't it? I thought we are allowed to block and schedule out under mutex?

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Hm, you are right. It's a mutex.
The warning occurs only if I turned on CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

Ok, so the question is what's wrong with calling synchronize_rcu() inside a mutex with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y. I don't know. Ccing paul mckenney and peterz.

Nothing is wrong with calling synchronize_rcu() inside a mutex, this has been used and does work. Last I tried it, anyway. ;-)

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add_disk() also calls disk_alloc_events() which does kzalloc(GFP_KERNEL). So we already have code which can block/wait under md->type_lock. I am not sure why should we get this warning under a mutex.

add_disk() is called without md->type_lock.

Call flow is like this:

dm_create
alloc_dev

    blk_alloc_queue
    alloc_disk
    add_disk
      blk_queue_bypass_end [with 3.7-rc2]

table_load
dm_lock_md_type [takes md->type_lock] dm_setup_md_queue
blk_init_allocated_queue [when DM_TYPE_REQUEST_BASED]
elevator_init
blkcg_activate_policy
blk_queue_bypass_start <-- THIS triggers the warning blk_queue_bypass_end
blk_queue_bypass_end [with 3.6]
dm_unlock_md_type

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blk_queue_bypass_start() in blkcg_activate_policy was nested call, that did nothing, with 3.6.
With 3.7-rc2, it becomes the initial call and does actual draining stuff.

Ok. Once we know what's wrong, we should be able to figure out the right solution. Artificially putting queue one level deep in bypass to avoid calling synchronize_rcu() sounds bad.

Also should be unnecessary. I suggest finding out where preemption is disabled. Scattering checks for preempt_count()!=0 might help locate it.

Thanx, Paul