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ACPI/cpu hotplug: possible lockdep

DISCUSSION Gu Zheng 2 participants 3 messages Jul 30, 2014 – Jul 31, 2014 ACPI

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Hi Rafael,
A lockdep warning occurs when hot removing a cpu via sysfs:
echo 1 > /sys/bus/acpi/devices/LNXCPU\:02/eject The kernel is latest upstream, and the test box is a kvm vm, detail info as following.

[  221.755113] ======================================================
[  221.756189] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[  221.756189] 3.16.0-rc7+ #118 Not tainted
[  221.756189] -------------------------------------------------------
[  221.756189] kworker/u8:3/62 is trying to acquire lock:
[  221.756189]  (s_active#50){++++.+}, at: [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  221.756189] 
[  221.756189] but task is already holding lock:
[  221.756189]  (cpu_hotplug.lock#2){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff810628f9>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x4f/0x79
[  221.756189] 
[  221.756189] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[  221.756189] 
[  221.756189] 
[  221.756189] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[  221.756189] 
-> #3 (cpu_hotplug.lock#2){+.+.+.}:
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81596187>] mutex_lock_nested+0x6d/0x37a
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff810628f9>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x4f/0x79
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81062992>] _cpu_up+0x35/0x126
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81062af2>] cpu_up+0x6f/0x81
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81d11804>] smp_init+0x4e/0x89
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81cf5fe2>] kernel_init_freeable+0x13d/0x24b
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff8158557a>] kernel_init+0xe/0xdf
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  221.756189] 
-> #2 (cpu_hotplug.lock){++++++}:
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff810628eb>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x41/0x79
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81062992>] _cpu_up+0x35/0x126
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81062af2>] cpu_up+0x6f/0x81
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81d11804>] smp_init+0x4e/0x89
[  221.756189]        [<ffffffff81cf5fe2>] kernel_init_freeable+0x13d/0x24b
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8158557a>] kernel_init+0xe/0xdf
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219] -> #1 (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.+.}:
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff815988ab>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4d/0x87
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81171959>] __delete_object+0x8e/0xab
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81171998>] delete_object_full+0x22/0x2e
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81587f84>] kmemleak_free+0x56/0x77
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81164dee>] slab_free_hook+0x1e/0x5b
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81166e21>] kfree+0xac/0x111
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff812f0768>] acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x28/0x2d
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81078ff5>] process_one_work+0x207/0x375
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8107944f>] worker_thread+0x2bd/0x329
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8107ef6e>] kthread+0xba/0xc2
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219] -> #0 (s_active#50){++++.+}:
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff810a088a>] __lock_acquire+0xb3b/0xe41
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff811d3f97>] __kernfs_remove+0x169/0x2be
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff811d604c>] sysfs_remove_file_ns+0x15/0x17
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8138143e>] device_remove_file+0x19/0x1b
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff813814f6>] device_remove_attrs+0x2e/0x68
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81381658>] device_del+0x128/0x187
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff813816ff>] device_unregister+0x48/0x54
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81387366>] unregister_cpu+0x39/0x55
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81008c03>] arch_unregister_cpu+0x23/0x28
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff812f7a75>] acpi_processor_remove+0x91/0xca
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff812f51d1>] acpi_bus_trim+0x5a/0x8d
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff812f71c6>] acpi_device_hotplug+0x301/0x3ff
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff812f0760>] acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x20/0x2d
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff81078ff5>] process_one_work+0x207/0x375
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8107944f>] worker_thread+0x2bd/0x329
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8107ef6e>] kthread+0xba/0xc2
[  221.819219]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219] other info that might help us debug this:
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219] Chain exists of:
[  221.819219]   s_active#50 --> cpu_hotplug.lock --> cpu_hotplug.lock#2
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219]        CPU0                    CPU1
[  221.819219]        ----                    ----
[  221.819219]   lock(cpu_hotplug.lock#2);
[  221.819219]                                lock(cpu_hotplug.lock);
[  221.819219]                                lock(cpu_hotplug.lock#2);
[  221.819219]   lock(s_active#50);
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219] 7 locks held by kworker/u8:3/62:
[  221.819219]  #0:  ("kacpi_hotplug"){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff81078f4d>] process_one_work+0x15f/0x375
[  221.819219]  #1:  ((&hpw->work)){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81078f4d>] process_one_work+0x15f/0x375
[  221.819219]  #2:  (device_hotplug_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81381f7a>] lock_device_hotplug+0x17/0x19
[  221.819219]  #3:  (acpi_scan_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff812f6ef2>] acpi_device_hotplug+0x2d/0x3ff
[  221.819219]  #4:  (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81062722>] cpu_maps_update_begin+0x17/0x19
[  221.819219]  #5:  (cpu_hotplug.lock){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff810628af>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x5/0x79
[  221.819219]  #6:  (cpu_hotplug.lock#2){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff810628f9>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x4f/0x79
[  221.819219] 
[  221.819219] stack backtrace:
[  221.819219] CPU: 1 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 3.16.0-rc7+ #118
[  221.819219] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.7.5-0-ge51488c-20140602_164612-nilsson.home.kraxel.org 04/01/2014
[  221.819219] Workqueue: kacpi_hotplug acpi_hotplug_work_fn
[  221.819219]  ffffffff8209cc80 ffff8800372eb968 ffffffff8159266c 00000000000011cf
[  221.819219]  ffffffff820f2840 ffff8800372eb9b8 ffffffff8158e0ce ffff8800372eb9a8
[  221.819219]  ffffffff82485ff0 ffff8800372e2490 ffff8800372e2e68 ffff8800372e2490
[  221.819219] Call Trace:
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8159266c>] dump_stack+0x4e/0x68
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8158e0ce>] print_circular_bug+0x1f8/0x209
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff810a088a>] __lock_acquire+0xb3b/0xe41
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] ? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] ? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d3f97>] __kernfs_remove+0x169/0x2be
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] ? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d3412>] ? kernfs_find_ns+0xdc/0x104
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff811d604c>] sysfs_remove_file_ns+0x15/0x17
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8138143e>] device_remove_file+0x19/0x1b
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff813814f6>] device_remove_attrs+0x2e/0x68
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff81381658>] device_del+0x128/0x187
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff813816ff>] device_unregister+0x48/0x54
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff81387366>] unregister_cpu+0x39/0x55
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff81008c03>] arch_unregister_cpu+0x23/0x28
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff812f7a75>] acpi_processor_remove+0x91/0xca
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff812f51d1>] acpi_bus_trim+0x5a/0x8d
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff812f71c6>] acpi_device_hotplug+0x301/0x3ff
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff812f0760>] acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x20/0x2d
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff81078ff5>] process_one_work+0x207/0x375
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff81078f4d>] ? process_one_work+0x15f/0x375
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8107944f>] worker_thread+0x2bd/0x329
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff81079192>] ? process_scheduled_works+0x2f/0x2f
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8107ef6e>] kthread+0xba/0xc2
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff810a1511>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0xf
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8107eeb4>] ? __init_kthread_worker+0x59/0x59
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  221.819219]  [<ffffffff8107eeb4>] ? __init_kthread_worker+0x59/0x59
#1 lore raw
Quoted 1 line · Gu Zheng

Hi Rafael,

Hi,

Quoted 4 lines

A lockdep warning occurs when hot removing a cpu via sysfs:
echo 1 > /sys/bus/acpi/devices/LNXCPU\:02/eject The kernel is latest upstream, and the test box is a kvm vm, detail info as following.

Well, I have a theory.

Is the splat still reproducible with the patch below applied?

Rafael

---
 kernel/smp.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
kernel/smp.c +2 -0
Index: linux-pm/kernel/smp.c
===================================================================
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ void __init smp_init(void)
 
 	idle_threads_init();
 
+	lock_device_hotplug();
 	/* FIXME: This should be done in userspace --RR */
 	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (num_online_cpus() >= setup_max_cpus)
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ void __init smp_init(void)
 		if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 			cpu_up(cpu);
 	}
+	unlock_device_hotplug();
 
 	/* Any cleanup work */
 	smp_announce();
author
#2 lore raw

Hi Rafael,
The warning is still there, though the detail info is a bit different.

[  389.589955] ======================================================
[  389.590064] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[  389.590064] 3.16.0-rc7+ #119 Not tainted
[  389.590064] -------------------------------------------------------
[  389.590064] kworker/u8:3/62 is trying to acquire lock:
[  389.590064]  (s_active#53){++++.+}, at: [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  389.590064] 
[  389.590064] but task is already holding lock:
[  389.590064]  (cpu_hotplug.lock#2){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff810628f9>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x4f/0x79
[  389.606161] 
[  389.606161] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[  389.606161] 
[  389.606161] 
[  389.606161] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[  389.606161] 
-> #3 (cpu_hotplug.lock#2){+.+.+.}:
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81596187>] mutex_lock_nested+0x6d/0x37a
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff810628f9>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x4f/0x79
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81062992>] _cpu_up+0x35/0x126
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81062af2>] cpu_up+0x6f/0x81
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81d11809>] smp_init+0x53/0x93
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81cf5fe2>] kernel_init_freeable+0x13d/0x24b
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff8158557a>] kernel_init+0xe/0xdf
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  389.606161] 
-> #2 (cpu_hotplug.lock){++++++}:
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff810628eb>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x41/0x79
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81062992>] _cpu_up+0x35/0x126
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81062af2>] cpu_up+0x6f/0x81
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81d11809>] smp_init+0x53/0x93
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff81cf5fe2>] kernel_init_freeable+0x13d/0x24b
[  389.606161]        [<ffffffff8158557a>] kernel_init+0xe/0xdf
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245] -> #1 (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.+.}:
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81598726>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x73
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81590182>] get_partial_node+0x4b/0x1e7
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff815904d8>] __slab_alloc+0x1ba/0x466
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81167239>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x86/0x157
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff8117237d>] create_object+0x36/0x2a0
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff815880df>] kmemleak_alloc+0x72/0x96
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81164c29>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x28/0x2a
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81166f76>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0xf0/0x11a
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811923d9>] seq_open+0x37/0xac
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811d5511>] kernfs_fop_open+0x169/0x2ca
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81173822>] do_dentry_open+0x1ac/0x2ca
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81173c39>] finish_open+0x35/0x40
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81181f4c>] do_last+0x833/0x9d2
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81182320>] path_openat+0x235/0x4c3
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811828f9>] do_filp_open+0x3a/0x8a
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811749f3>] do_sys_open+0x70/0x102
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81174aa3>] SyS_open+0x1e/0x20
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff815995d2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245] -> #0 (s_active#53){++++.+}:
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff810a088a>] __lock_acquire+0xb3b/0xe41
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811d3f97>] __kernfs_remove+0x169/0x2be
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff811d604c>] sysfs_remove_file_ns+0x15/0x17
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff8138143e>] device_remove_file+0x19/0x1b
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff813814f6>] device_remove_attrs+0x2e/0x68
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81381658>] device_del+0x128/0x187
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff813816ff>] device_unregister+0x48/0x54
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81387366>] unregister_cpu+0x39/0x55
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81008c03>] arch_unregister_cpu+0x23/0x28
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff812f7a75>] acpi_processor_remove+0x91/0xca
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff812f51d1>] acpi_bus_trim+0x5a/0x8d
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff812f71c6>] acpi_device_hotplug+0x301/0x3ff
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff812f0760>] acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x20/0x2d
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff81078ff5>] process_one_work+0x207/0x375
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff8107944f>] worker_thread+0x2bd/0x329
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff8107ef6e>] kthread+0xba/0xc2
[  389.638245]        [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245] other info that might help us debug this:
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245] Chain exists of:
[  389.638245]   s_active#53 --> cpu_hotplug.lock --> cpu_hotplug.lock#2
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245]        CPU0                    CPU1
[  389.638245]        ----                    ----
[  389.638245]   lock(cpu_hotplug.lock#2);
[  389.638245]                                lock(cpu_hotplug.lock);
[  389.638245]                                lock(cpu_hotplug.lock#2);
[  389.638245]   lock(s_active#53);
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245] 7 locks held by kworker/u8:3/62:
[  389.638245]  #0:  ("kacpi_hotplug"){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff81078f4d>] process_one_work+0x15f/0x375
[  389.638245]  #1:  ((&hpw->work)){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81078f4d>] process_one_work+0x15f/0x375
[  389.638245]  #2:  (device_hotplug_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81381f7a>] lock_device_hotplug+0x17/0x19
[  389.638245]  #3:  (acpi_scan_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff812f6ef2>] acpi_device_hotplug+0x2d/0x3ff
[  389.638245]  #4:  (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81062722>] cpu_maps_update_begin+0x17/0x19
[  389.638245]  #5:  (cpu_hotplug.lock){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff810628af>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x5/0x79
[  389.638245]  #6:  (cpu_hotplug.lock#2){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff810628f9>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x4f/0x79
[  389.638245] 
[  389.638245] stack backtrace:
[  389.638245] CPU: 1 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 3.16.0-rc7+ #119
[  389.638245] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.7.5-0-ge51488c-20140602_164612-nilsson.home.kraxel.org 04/01/2014
[  389.638245] Workqueue: kacpi_hotplug acpi_hotplug_work_fn
[  389.638245]  ffffffff8209cc80 ffff8800372df968 ffffffff8159266c 0000000000000b3c
[  389.638245]  ffffffff820f2840 ffff8800372df9b8 ffffffff8158e0ce ffff8800372df9a8
[  389.638245]  ffffffff82486070 ffff8800372e0000 ffff8800372e09d8 ffff8800372e0000
[  389.638245] Call Trace:
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8159266c>] dump_stack+0x4e/0x68
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8158e0ce>] print_circular_bug+0x1f8/0x209
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff810a088a>] __lock_acquire+0xb3b/0xe41
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] ? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff810a1081>] lock_acquire+0xdb/0x101
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] ? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d3f97>] __kernfs_remove+0x169/0x2be
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] ? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d3412>] ? kernfs_find_ns+0xdc/0x104
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d4ad8>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x70/0x8c
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff811d604c>] sysfs_remove_file_ns+0x15/0x17
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8138143e>] device_remove_file+0x19/0x1b
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff813814f6>] device_remove_attrs+0x2e/0x68
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff81381658>] device_del+0x128/0x187
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff813816ff>] device_unregister+0x48/0x54
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff81387366>] unregister_cpu+0x39/0x55
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff81008c03>] arch_unregister_cpu+0x23/0x28
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff812f7a75>] acpi_processor_remove+0x91/0xca
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff812f51d1>] acpi_bus_trim+0x5a/0x8d
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff812f71c6>] acpi_device_hotplug+0x301/0x3ff
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff812f0760>] acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x20/0x2d
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff81078ff5>] process_one_work+0x207/0x375
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff81078f4d>] ? process_one_work+0x15f/0x375
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8107944f>] worker_thread+0x2bd/0x329
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff81079192>] ? process_scheduled_works+0x2f/0x2f
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8107ef6e>] kthread+0xba/0xc2
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff810a1511>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0xf
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8107eeb4>] ? __init_kthread_worker+0x59/0x59
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8159952c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[  389.638245]  [<ffffffff8107eeb4>] ? __init_kthread_worker+0x59/0x59
Quoted 43 lines · Rafael J. Wysocki
Quoted 1 line · Gu Zheng

Hi Rafael,

Hi,

Quoted 4 lines

A lockdep warning occurs when hot removing a cpu via sysfs:
echo 1 > /sys/bus/acpi/devices/LNXCPU\:02/eject The kernel is latest upstream, and the test box is a kvm vm, detail info as following.

Well, I have a theory.

Is the splat still reproducible with the patch below applied?

Rafael

---
 kernel/smp.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Index: linux-pm/kernel/smp.c
===================================================================

kernel/smp.c +2 -0
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ void __init smp_init(void)
 
 	idle_threads_init();
 
+	lock_device_hotplug();
 	/* FIXME: This should be done in userspace --RR */
 	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (num_online_cpus() >= setup_max_cpus)
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ void __init smp_init(void)
 		if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 			cpu_up(cpu);
 	}
+	unlock_device_hotplug();
 
 	/* Any cleanup work */
 	smp_announce();

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