Re: [BUG] with rcu nocb, don't call wake up holding rnp->lock (was:rcu_read_lock() used illegally while idle!)

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue May 28 2013 - 23:29:32 EST


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 05:32:53PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> Paul, this looks to be a nocb rcu bug.

Excellent work tracing this down! I have queued your fix, and if it
passes testing, I will push for 3.10.

Thanx, Paul

> On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 16:13 -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
>
> > [12572.705832] ======================================================
> > [12572.750317] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> > [12572.796978] 3.10.0-rc3+ #39 Not tainted
> > [12572.833381] -------------------------------------------------------
> > [12572.862233] trinity-child17/31341 is trying to acquire lock:
> > [12572.870390] (rcu_node_0){..-.-.}, at: [<ffffffff811054ff>] rcu_read_unlock_special+0x9f/0x4c0
> > [12572.878859]
> > but task is already holding lock:
> > [12572.894894] (&ctx->lock){-.-...}, at: [<ffffffff811390ed>] perf_lock_task_context+0x7d/0x2d0
> > [12572.903381]
> > which lock already depends on the new lock.
> >
> > [12572.927541]
> > the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> > [12572.943736]
> > -> #4 (&ctx->lock){-.-...}:
> > [12572.960032] [<ffffffff810b9851>] lock_acquire+0x91/0x1f0
> > [12572.968337] [<ffffffff816ebc90>] _raw_spin_lock+0x40/0x80
> > [12572.976633] [<ffffffff8113c987>] __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x2e7/0x5e0
> > [12572.984969] [<ffffffff81088953>] perf_event_task_sched_out+0x93/0xa0
> > [12572.993326] [<ffffffff816ea0bf>] __schedule+0x2cf/0x9c0
> > [12573.001652] [<ffffffff816eacfe>] schedule_user+0x2e/0x70
> > [12573.009998] [<ffffffff816ecd64>] retint_careful+0x12/0x2e
> > [12573.018321]
> > -> #3 (&rq->lock){-.-.-.}:
> > [12573.034628] [<ffffffff810b9851>] lock_acquire+0x91/0x1f0
> > [12573.042930] [<ffffffff816ebc90>] _raw_spin_lock+0x40/0x80
> > [12573.051248] [<ffffffff8108e6a7>] wake_up_new_task+0xb7/0x260
> > [12573.059579] [<ffffffff810492f5>] do_fork+0x105/0x470
> > [12573.067880] [<ffffffff81049686>] kernel_thread+0x26/0x30
> > [12573.076202] [<ffffffff816cee63>] rest_init+0x23/0x140
> > [12573.084508] [<ffffffff81ed8e1f>] start_kernel+0x3f1/0x3fe
> > [12573.092852] [<ffffffff81ed856f>] x86_64_start_reservations+0x2a/0x2c
> > [12573.101233] [<ffffffff81ed863d>] x86_64_start_kernel+0xcc/0xcf
> > [12573.109528]
> > -> #2 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.-.}:
> > [12573.125675] [<ffffffff810b9851>] lock_acquire+0x91/0x1f0
> > [12573.133829] [<ffffffff816ebe9b>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4b/0x90
> > [12573.141964] [<ffffffff8108e881>] try_to_wake_up+0x31/0x320
> > [12573.150065] [<ffffffff8108ebe2>] default_wake_function+0x12/0x20
> > [12573.158151] [<ffffffff8107bbf8>] autoremove_wake_function+0x18/0x40
> > [12573.166195] [<ffffffff81085398>] __wake_up_common+0x58/0x90
> > [12573.174215] [<ffffffff81086909>] __wake_up+0x39/0x50
> > [12573.182146] [<ffffffff810fc3da>] rcu_start_gp_advanced.isra.11+0x4a/0x50
> > [12573.190119] [<ffffffff810fdb09>] rcu_start_future_gp+0x1c9/0x1f0
> > [12573.198023] [<ffffffff810fe2c4>] rcu_nocb_kthread+0x114/0x930
> > [12573.205860] [<ffffffff8107a91d>] kthread+0xed/0x100
> > [12573.213656] [<ffffffff816f4b1c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> > [12573.221379]
> > -> #1 (&rsp->gp_wq){..-.-.}:
> > [12573.236329] [<ffffffff810b9851>] lock_acquire+0x91/0x1f0
> > [12573.243783] [<ffffffff816ebe9b>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4b/0x90
> > [12573.251178] [<ffffffff810868f3>] __wake_up+0x23/0x50
> > [12573.258505] [<ffffffff810fc3da>] rcu_start_gp_advanced.isra.11+0x4a/0x50
> > [12573.265891] [<ffffffff810fdb09>] rcu_start_future_gp+0x1c9/0x1f0
> > [12573.273248] [<ffffffff810fe2c4>] rcu_nocb_kthread+0x114/0x930
> > [12573.280564] [<ffffffff8107a91d>] kthread+0xed/0x100
> > [12573.287807] [<ffffffff816f4b1c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>
> Notice the above call chain.
>
> rcu_start_future_gp() is called with the rnp->lock held. Then it calls
> rcu_start_gp_advance, which does a wakeup.
>
> You can't do wakeups while holding the rnp->lock, as that would mean
> that you could not do a rcu_read_unlock() while holding the rq lock, or
> any lock that was taken while holding the rq lock. This is because...
> (See below).
>
>
> > [12573.295067]
> > -> #0 (rcu_node_0){..-.-.}:
> > [12573.309293] [<ffffffff810b8d36>] __lock_acquire+0x1786/0x1af0
> > [12573.316568] [<ffffffff810b9851>] lock_acquire+0x91/0x1f0
> > [12573.323825] [<ffffffff816ebc90>] _raw_spin_lock+0x40/0x80
> > [12573.331081] [<ffffffff811054ff>] rcu_read_unlock_special+0x9f/0x4c0
> > [12573.338377] [<ffffffff810760a6>] __rcu_read_unlock+0x96/0xa0
> > [12573.345648] [<ffffffff811391b3>] perf_lock_task_context+0x143/0x2d0
> > [12573.352942] [<ffffffff8113938e>] find_get_context+0x4e/0x1f0
> > [12573.360211] [<ffffffff811403f4>] SYSC_perf_event_open+0x514/0xbd0
> > [12573.367514] [<ffffffff81140e49>] SyS_perf_event_open+0x9/0x10
> > [12573.374816] [<ffffffff816f4dd4>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
>
> Notice the above trace.
>
> perf took its own ctx->lock, which can be taken while holding the rq
> lock. While holding this lock, it did a rcu_read_unlock(). The
> perf_lock_task_context() basically looks like:
>
> rcu_read_lock();
> raw_spin_lock(ctx->lock);
> rcu_read_unlock();
>
> Now, what looks to have happened, is that we scheduled after taking that
> first rcu_read_lock() but before taking the spin lock. When we scheduled
> back in and took the ctx->lock, the following rcu_read_unlock()
> triggered the "special" code.
>
> The rcu_read_unlock_special() takes the rnp->lock, which gives us a
> possible deadlock scenario.
>
> CPU0 CPU1 CPU2
> ---- ---- ----
>
> rcu_nocb_kthread()
> lock(rq->lock);
> lock(ctx->lock);
> lock(rnp->lock);
>
> wake_up();
>
> lock(rq->lock);
>
> rcu_read_unlock();
>
> rcu_read_unlock_special();
>
> lock(rnp->lock);
> lock(ctx->lock);
>
> **** DEADLOCK ****
>
>
> > [12573.382068]
> > other info that might help us debug this:
> >
> > [12573.403229] Chain exists of:
> > rcu_node_0 --> &rq->lock --> &ctx->lock
> >
> > [12573.424471] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> >
> > [12573.438499] CPU0 CPU1
> > [12573.445599] ---- ----
> > [12573.452691] lock(&ctx->lock);
> > [12573.459799] lock(&rq->lock);
> > [12573.467010] lock(&ctx->lock);
> > [12573.474192] lock(rcu_node_0);
> > [12573.481262]
> > *** DEADLOCK ***
> >
> > [12573.501931] 1 lock held by trinity-child17/31341:
> > [12573.508990] #0: (&ctx->lock){-.-...}, at: [<ffffffff811390ed>] perf_lock_task_context+0x7d/0x2d0
> > [12573.516475]
> > stack backtrace:
> > [12573.530395] CPU: 1 PID: 31341 Comm: trinity-child17 Not tainted 3.10.0-rc3+ #39
> > [12573.545357] ffffffff825b4f90 ffff880219f1dbc0 ffffffff816e375b ffff880219f1dc00
> > [12573.552868] ffffffff816dfa5d ffff880219f1dc50 ffff88023ce4d1f8 ffff88023ce4ca40
> > [12573.560353] 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 ffff88023ce4d1f8 ffff880219f1dcc0
> > [12573.567856] Call Trace:
> > [12573.575011] [<ffffffff816e375b>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
> > [12573.582284] [<ffffffff816dfa5d>] print_circular_bug+0x200/0x20f
> > [12573.589637] [<ffffffff810b8d36>] __lock_acquire+0x1786/0x1af0
> > [12573.596982] [<ffffffff810918f5>] ? sched_clock_cpu+0xb5/0x100
> > [12573.604344] [<ffffffff810b9851>] lock_acquire+0x91/0x1f0
> > [12573.611652] [<ffffffff811054ff>] ? rcu_read_unlock_special+0x9f/0x4c0
> > [12573.619030] [<ffffffff816ebc90>] _raw_spin_lock+0x40/0x80
> > [12573.626331] [<ffffffff811054ff>] ? rcu_read_unlock_special+0x9f/0x4c0
> > [12573.633671] [<ffffffff811054ff>] rcu_read_unlock_special+0x9f/0x4c0
> > [12573.640992] [<ffffffff811390ed>] ? perf_lock_task_context+0x7d/0x2d0
> > [12573.648330] [<ffffffff810b429e>] ? put_lock_stats.isra.29+0xe/0x40
> > [12573.655662] [<ffffffff813095a0>] ? delay_tsc+0x90/0xe0
> > [12573.662964] [<ffffffff810760a6>] __rcu_read_unlock+0x96/0xa0
> > [12573.670276] [<ffffffff811391b3>] perf_lock_task_context+0x143/0x2d0
> > [12573.677622] [<ffffffff81139070>] ? __perf_event_enable+0x370/0x370
> > [12573.684981] [<ffffffff8113938e>] find_get_context+0x4e/0x1f0
> > [12573.692358] [<ffffffff811403f4>] SYSC_perf_event_open+0x514/0xbd0
> > [12573.699753] [<ffffffff8108cd9d>] ? get_parent_ip+0xd/0x50
> > [12573.707135] [<ffffffff810b71fd>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xfd/0x1c0
> > [12573.714599] [<ffffffff81140e49>] SyS_perf_event_open+0x9/0x10
> > [12573.721996] [<ffffffff816f4dd4>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
>
> Here's one solution, to delay the wakeup via a irq_work: This is what
> perf and ftrace use to perform wakeups in critical sections.
>
> -- Steve
>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Index: linux-trace.git/init/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-trace.git.orig/init/Kconfig
> +++ linux-trace.git/init/Kconfig
> @@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ choice
> config TREE_RCU
> bool "Tree-based hierarchical RCU"
> depends on !PREEMPT && SMP
> + select IRQ_WORK
> help
> This option selects the RCU implementation that is
> designed for very large SMP system with hundreds or
> Index: linux-trace.git/kernel/rcutree.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-trace.git.orig/kernel/rcutree.c
> +++ linux-trace.git/kernel/rcutree.c
> @@ -1613,6 +1613,14 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(voi
> }
> }
>
> +static void rsp_wakeup(struct irq_work *work)
> +{
> + struct rcu_state *rsp = container_of(work, struct rcu_state, wakeup_work);
> +
> + /* Wake up rcu_gp_kthread() to start the grace period. */
> + wake_up(&rsp->gp_wq);
> +}
> +
> /*
> * Start a new RCU grace period if warranted, re-initializing the hierarchy
> * in preparation for detecting the next grace period. The caller must hold
> @@ -1637,8 +1645,12 @@ rcu_start_gp_advanced(struct rcu_state *
> }
> rsp->gp_flags = RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT;
>
> - /* Wake up rcu_gp_kthread() to start the grace period. */
> - wake_up(&rsp->gp_wq);
> + /*
> + * We can't do wakeups while holding the rnp->lock, as that
> + * could cause possible deadlocks with the rq->lock. Deter
> + * the wakeup to interrupt context.
> + */
> + irq_work_queue(&rsp->wakeup_work);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -3235,6 +3247,7 @@ static void __init rcu_init_one(struct r
>
> rsp->rda = rda;
> init_waitqueue_head(&rsp->gp_wq);
> + init_irq_work(&rsp->wakeup_work, rsp_wakeup);
> rnp = rsp->level[rcu_num_lvls - 1];
> for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
> while (i > rnp->grphi)
> Index: linux-trace.git/kernel/rcutree.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-trace.git.orig/kernel/rcutree.h
> +++ linux-trace.git/kernel/rcutree.h
> @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
> #include <linux/threads.h>
> #include <linux/cpumask.h>
> #include <linux/seqlock.h>
> +#include <linux/irq_work.h>
>
> /*
> * Define shape of hierarchy based on NR_CPUS, CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT, and
> @@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ struct rcu_state {
> char *name; /* Name of structure. */
> char abbr; /* Abbreviated name. */
> struct list_head flavors; /* List of RCU flavors. */
> + struct irq_work wakeup_work; /* Postponed wakeups */
> };
>
> /* Values for rcu_state structure's gp_flags field. */
>
>

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