pci-sysfs: queue sysfs rescan routine into workqueue to avoid potentialdeadlock situation

From: Gu Zheng
Date: Wed Feb 06 2013 - 05:17:24 EST


There is a potential deadlock situation when we manipulate the pci-sysfs user
interfaces from different bus hierarchy simultaneously, described as following:

path1: sysfs remove device: | path2: sysfs rescan device:
sysfs_schedule_callback_work() | sysfs_write_file()
remove_callback() | flush_write_buffer()
*1* mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex)|*2* sysfs_get_active(attr_sd)
... | dev_attr_store()
device_remove_file() | dev_rescan_store()
... |*4*
mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex)
*3* sysfs_deactivate(sd) | ...
wait_for_completion() |*5* sysfs_put_active(attr_sd)
*6* mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex)

If path1 first holds the pci_remove_rescan_mutex at *1*, then another path
called path2 actived and runs to *2* before path1 runs to *3*, we now runs
to a deadlock situation:
Path1 holds the mutex waiting path2 to decrease sysfs_dirent's s_active
counter at *5*, but path2 is blocked at *4* when trying to get the
pci_remove_rescan_mutex. The mutex won't be put by path1 until it reach
*6*, but it's now blocked at *3*.

Under the suggestion of Bjorn, and base on Yinghai Lu's patch:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/yinghai/linux-yinghai.git;a=commitdiff;h=277df390baeab7ba6aa136356b677a096c890c0c

The circumvent approach is queuing the sysfs rescan routine into workqueue just
like removal to avoid manipulating(remove/scan) the pci-tree at the same time.


*dmesg ifno*:
(snip)
1000e 0000:1c:00.0: eth9: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
sd 13:2:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
e1000e 0000:1c:00.0: eth9: MAC: 0, PHY: 4, PBA No: D50228-005
e1000e 0000:1c:00.1: Disabling ASPM L1
e1000e 0000:1c:00.1: Interrupt Throttling Rate (ints/sec) set to dynamic
conservative mode
e1000e 0000:1c:00.1: irq 143 for MSI/MSI-X
e1000e 0000:1c:00.1: eth10: (PCI Express:2.5GT/s:Width x4) 00:15:17:cd:96:bf
e1000e 0000:1c:00.1: eth10: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
e1000e 0000:1c:00.1: eth10: MAC: 0, PHY: 4, PBA No: D50228-005
INFO: task bash:62982 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
bash D 0000000000000000 0 62982 62978 0x00000080
ffff88038b277db8 0000000000000082 ffff88038b277fd8 0000000000013940
ffff88038b276010 0000000000013940 0000000000013940 0000000000013940
ffff88038b277fd8 0000000000013940 ffff880377449e30 ffff8806e822c670
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8151ba79>] schedule+0x29/0x70
[<ffffffff8151bd6e>] schedule_preempt_disabled+0xe/0x10
[<ffffffff8151a4e3>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xd3/0x150
[<ffffffff8151a3eb>] mutex_lock+0x2b/0x50
[<ffffffff812821dc>] dev_rescan_store+0x5c/0x80
[<ffffffff81341800>] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x30
[<ffffffff811e3eef>] sysfs_write_file+0xef/0x170
[<ffffffff81173d08>] vfs_write+0xc8/0x190
[<ffffffff81173ed1>] sys_write+0x51/0x90
[<ffffffff81524b29>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
INFO: task bash:64141 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
bash D ffffffff81610460 0 64141 64136 0x00000080
ffff8803540e9db8 0000000000000086 ffff8803540e9fd8 0000000000013940
ffff8803540e8010 0000000000013940 0000000000013940 0000000000013940
ffff8803540e9fd8 0000000000013940 ffff8807db338a10 ffff8806f09abc60
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8151ba79>] schedule+0x29/0x70
[<ffffffff8151bd6e>] schedule_preempt_disabled+0xe/0x10
[<ffffffff8151a4e3>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xd3/0x150
[<ffffffff8151a3eb>] mutex_lock+0x2b/0x50
[<ffffffff812821dc>] dev_rescan_store+0x5c/0x80
[<ffffffff81341800>] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x30
[<ffffffff811e3eef>] sysfs_write_file+0xef/0x170
[<ffffffff81173d08>] vfs_write+0xc8/0x190
[<ffffffff81173ed1>] sys_write+0x51/0x90
[<ffffffff81524b29>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
INFO: task kworker/u:3:64451 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
kworker/u:3 D ffffffff81610460 0 64451 2 0x00000080
ffff8807d51b7a30 0000000000000046 ffff8807d51b7fd8 0000000000013940
ffff8807d51b6010 0000000000013940 0000000000013940 0000000000013940
ffff8807d51b7fd8 0000000000013940 ffff8807db339420 ffff88037744b250
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8151ba79>] schedule+0x29/0x70
[<ffffffff81519ded>] schedule_timeout+0x19d/0x220
[<ffffffff81165f92>] ? __slab_free+0x1f2/0x2f0
[<ffffffff8151b8fe>] wait_for_common+0x11e/0x190
[<ffffffff8108a6e0>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x2c0/0x2c0
[<ffffffff8151ba4d>] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0x20
[<ffffffff811e53e8>] sysfs_addrm_finish+0xb8/0xd0
[<ffffffff811e4320>] ? sysfs_schedule_callback+0x1e0/0x1e0
[<ffffffff811e33f0>] sysfs_hash_and_remove+0x60/0xb0
[<ffffffff811e43c9>] sysfs_remove_file+0x39/0x50
[<ffffffff81342cb7>] device_remove_file+0x17/0x20
[<ffffffff8134505c>] bus_remove_device+0xdc/0x180
[<ffffffff81342eb0>] device_del+0x120/0x1d0
[<ffffffff81342f82>] device_unregister+0x22/0x60
[<ffffffff8127ade4>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x94/0xa0
[<ffffffff8127ad90>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x40/0xa0
[<ffffffff8127ad90>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x40/0xa0
[<ffffffff8127ad90>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x40/0xa0
[<ffffffff8127af66>] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x16/0x30
[<ffffffff81282359>] remove_callback+0x29/0x40
[<ffffffff811e4344>] sysfs_schedule_callback_work+0x24/0x70
[<ffffffff81070009>] process_one_work+0x179/0x4b0
[<ffffffff8107210e>] worker_thread+0x12e/0x330
[<ffffffff81071fe0>] ? manage_workers+0x110/0x110
[<ffffffff8107705e>] kthread+0x9e/0xb0
[<ffffffff81525bc4>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10
[<ffffffff81076fc0>] ? kthread_freezable_should_stop+0x70/0x70
[<ffffffff81525bc0>] ? gs_change+0x13/0x13


Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Gu Zheng <guz.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Lin Feng <linfeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
index 9c6e9bb..e66b498 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
@@ -285,21 +285,34 @@ msi_bus_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute
*attr,
}

static DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+
+static void bus_rescan_callback(struct device *dev)
+{
+ struct pci_bus *b = NULL;
+
+ mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+ while ((b = pci_find_next_bus(b)) != NULL)
+ pci_rescan_bus(b);
+ mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+}
+
static ssize_t bus_rescan_store(struct bus_type *bus, const char *buf,
size_t count)
{
+ int err;
unsigned long val;
- struct pci_bus *b = NULL;
+ struct device *dev = bus->dev_root;

if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val) < 0)
return -EINVAL;

- if (val) {
- mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
- while ((b = pci_find_next_bus(b)) != NULL)
- pci_rescan_bus(b);
- mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
- }
+ if (!val)
+ return count;
+
+ err = device_schedule_callback(dev, bus_rescan_callback);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
return count;
}

@@ -308,21 +321,32 @@ struct bus_attribute pci_bus_attrs[] = {
__ATTR_NULL
};

+static void dev_rescan_callback(struct device *dev)
+{
+ struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
+
+ if (pdev->is_added) {
+ mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+ pci_rescan_bus(pdev->bus);
+ mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+ }
+}
+
static ssize_t
dev_rescan_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
+ int err;
unsigned long val;
- struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);

if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val) < 0)
return -EINVAL;

- if (val) {
- mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
- pci_rescan_bus(pdev->bus);
- mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
- }
+ if (!val)
+ return count;
+ err = device_schedule_callback(dev, dev_rescan_callback);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
return count;
}

@@ -339,7 +363,7 @@ static ssize_t
remove_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *dummy,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
- int ret = 0;
+ int err;
unsigned long val;

if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val) < 0)
@@ -348,31 +372,45 @@ remove_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute
*dummy,
/* An attribute cannot be unregistered by one of its own methods,
* so we have to use this roundabout approach.
*/
- if (val)
- ret = device_schedule_callback(dev, remove_callback);
- if (ret)
- count = ret;
+ if (!val)
+ return count;
+
+ err = device_schedule_callback(dev, remove_callback);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
return count;
}

+static void dev_bus_rescan_callback(struct device *dev)
+{
+ struct pci_bus *bus = to_pci_bus(dev);
+
+ mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+ if (!pci_is_root_bus(bus) && list_empty(&bus->devices))
+ pci_rescan_bus_bridge_resize(bus->self);
+ else
+ pci_rescan_bus(bus);
+ mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
+}
+
static ssize_t
dev_bus_rescan_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
+ int err;
unsigned long val;
- struct pci_bus *bus = to_pci_bus(dev);

if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val) < 0)
return -EINVAL;

- if (val) {
- mutex_lock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
- if (!pci_is_root_bus(bus) && list_empty(&bus->devices))
- pci_rescan_bus_bridge_resize(bus->self);
- else
- pci_rescan_bus(bus);
- mutex_unlock(&pci_remove_rescan_mutex);
- }
+ if (!val)
+ return count;
+
+ err = device_schedule_callback(dev, dev_bus_rescan_callback);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
return count;
}

-- 1.7.7

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