[PATCH tty-next] n_tty: Fix termios_rwsem lockdep false positive

From: Peter Hurley
Date: Sun Aug 11 2013 - 08:05:28 EST


Lockdep reports a circular lock dependency between
atomic_read_lock and termios_rwsem [1]. However, a lock
order deadlock is not possible since CPU1 only holds a
read lock which cannot prevent CPU0 from also acquiring
a read lock on the same r/w semaphore.

Unfortunately, lockdep cannot currently distinguish whether
the locks are read or write for any particular lock graph,
merely that the locks _were_ previously read and/or write.

Until lockdep is fixed, re-order atomic_read_lock so
termios_rwsem can be dropped and reacquired without
triggering lockdep.

Reported-by: Artem Savkov <artem.savkov@xxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

[1] Initial lockdep report from Artem Savkov <artem.savkov@xxxxxxxxx>

======================================================
[ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
3.11.0-rc3-next-20130730+ #140 Tainted: G W
-------------------------------------------------------
bash/1198 is trying to acquire lock:
(&tty->termios_rwsem){++++..}, at: [<ffffffff816aa3bb>] n_tty_read+0x49b/0x660

but task is already holding lock:
(&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff816aa0f0>] n_tty_read+0x1d0/0x660

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+...}:
[<ffffffff811111cc>] validate_chain+0x73c/0x850
[<ffffffff811117e0>] __lock_acquire+0x500/0x5d0
[<ffffffff81111a29>] lock_acquire+0x179/0x1d0
[<ffffffff81d34b9c>] mutex_lock_interruptible_nested+0x7c/0x540
[<ffffffff816aa0f0>] n_tty_read+0x1d0/0x660
[<ffffffff816a3bb6>] tty_read+0x86/0xf0
[<ffffffff811f21d3>] vfs_read+0xc3/0x130
[<ffffffff811f2702>] SyS_read+0x62/0xa0
[<ffffffff81d45259>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

-> #0 (&tty->termios_rwsem){++++..}:
[<ffffffff8111064f>] check_prev_add+0x14f/0x590
[<ffffffff811111cc>] validate_chain+0x73c/0x850
[<ffffffff811117e0>] __lock_acquire+0x500/0x5d0
[<ffffffff81111a29>] lock_acquire+0x179/0x1d0
[<ffffffff81d372c1>] down_read+0x51/0xa0
[<ffffffff816aa3bb>] n_tty_read+0x49b/0x660
[<ffffffff816a3bb6>] tty_read+0x86/0xf0
[<ffffffff811f21d3>] vfs_read+0xc3/0x130
[<ffffffff811f2702>] SyS_read+0x62/0xa0
[<ffffffff81d45259>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

other info that might help us debug this:

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&ldata->atomic_read_lock);
lock(&tty->termios_rwsem);
lock(&ldata->atomic_read_lock);
lock(&tty->termios_rwsem);

*** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by bash/1198:
#0: (&tty->ldisc_sem){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff816ade04>] tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x60
#1: (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff816aa0f0>] n_tty_read+0x1d0/0x660

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 1198 Comm: bash Tainted: G W 3.11.0-rc3-next-20130730+ #140
Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2007
0000000000000000 ffff880019acdb28 ffffffff81d34074 0000000000000002
0000000000000000 ffff880019acdb78 ffffffff8110ed75 ffff880019acdb98
ffff880019fd0000 ffff880019acdb78 ffff880019fd0638 ffff880019fd0670
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff81d34074>] dump_stack+0x59/0x7d
[<ffffffff8110ed75>] print_circular_bug+0x105/0x120
[<ffffffff8111064f>] check_prev_add+0x14f/0x590
[<ffffffff81d3ab5f>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x4f/0x70
[<ffffffff811111cc>] validate_chain+0x73c/0x850
[<ffffffff8110ae0f>] ? trace_hardirqs_off_caller+0x1f/0x190
[<ffffffff811117e0>] __lock_acquire+0x500/0x5d0
[<ffffffff81111a29>] lock_acquire+0x179/0x1d0
[<ffffffff816aa3bb>] ? n_tty_read+0x49b/0x660
[<ffffffff81d372c1>] down_read+0x51/0xa0
[<ffffffff816aa3bb>] ? n_tty_read+0x49b/0x660
[<ffffffff816aa3bb>] n_tty_read+0x49b/0x660
[<ffffffff810e4130>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x210/0x210
[<ffffffff816a3bb6>] tty_read+0x86/0xf0
[<ffffffff811f21d3>] vfs_read+0xc3/0x130
[<ffffffff811f2702>] SyS_read+0x62/0xa0
[<ffffffff815e24ee>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
[<ffffffff81d45259>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
---
drivers/tty/n_tty.c | 25 +++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index dd8ae0c..c9a9ddd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,17 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
if (c < 0)
return c;

+ /*
+ * Internal serialization of reads.
+ */
+ if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+ if (!mutex_trylock(&ldata->atomic_read_lock))
+ return -EAGAIN;
+ } else {
+ if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&ldata->atomic_read_lock))
+ return -ERESTARTSYS;
+ }
+
down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);

minimum = time = 0;
@@ -2141,20 +2152,6 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
}
}

- /*
- * Internal serialization of reads.
- */
- if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
- if (!mutex_trylock(&ldata->atomic_read_lock)) {
- up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
- return -EAGAIN;
- }
- } else {
- if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&ldata->atomic_read_lock)) {
- up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
- return -ERESTARTSYS;
- }
- }
packet = tty->packet;

add_wait_queue(&tty->read_wait, &wait);
--
1.8.1.2

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