[PATCH v4 7/7] configfs: Fix LOCKDEP nesting issues with fragment semaphores

From: Mike Leach
Date: Mon Jul 04 2022 - 11:43:35 EST


CoreSight uses configfs to represent the user interface to programmed
configurations, which can be loaded and unloaded dynamically via configfs.

These add and remove configurations using register/unregister group
calls.

It has been found that if CONFIG_LOCKDEP is enabled, then it appears to
be confused by the nesting inherent in the fragment semaphores used
by groups and the underlying subsystem.

This patch sets up a mechanism to use separate classes for the fragment
semaphores, in a similar way to that already in place to fix nesting
issues with the i_mutexes.

Cc: Joel Becker <jlbec@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mike Leach <mike.leach@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h | 3 +++
fs/configfs/dir.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
index c0395363eab9..736c74ec4b7a 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
+++ b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ struct configfs_fragment {
atomic_t frag_count;
struct rw_semaphore frag_sem;
bool frag_dead;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+ int frag_depth;
+#endif
};

void put_fragment(struct configfs_fragment *);
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index d1f9d2632202..6ecd8961afc3 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -133,6 +133,41 @@ configfs_adjust_dir_dirent_depth_after_populate(struct configfs_dirent *sd)
sd->s_depth = -1;
}

+/* fragment semaphore needs some lockdep handling */
+static struct lock_class_key default_frag_class[MAX_LOCK_DEPTH];
+
+/*
+ * Set the lockdep depth for a new fragment based on the parent frag depth.
+ * Called from register_subsystem() with NULL parent group to set root subsystem
+ * depth which defaults to 0 in a new fragment, and from register_group() with the
+ * parent group to set a new group fragment based on the parent fragment depth.
+ *
+ * Prevents lockdep getting upset on the unregister_group() call if it cannot
+ * understand the hierarchy of fragments.
+ */
+static void configfs_adjust_frag_depth(struct configfs_fragment *frag,
+ struct config_group *parent_group)
+{
+ struct configfs_dirent *parent_dirent;
+
+ if (parent_group) {
+ // find parent frag
+ parent_dirent = parent_group->cg_item.ci_dentry->d_fsdata;
+ frag->frag_depth = parent_dirent->s_frag->frag_depth + 1;
+ }
+
+ if (frag->frag_depth < ARRAY_SIZE(default_frag_class)) {
+ lockdep_set_class(&frag->frag_sem,
+ &default_frag_class[frag->frag_depth]);
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * In practice the maximum level of locking depth is
+ * already reached. Just inform about possible reasons.
+ */
+ pr_info("Too many levels of fragments for the locking correctness validator.\n");
+ }
+}
+
#else /* CONFIG_LOCKDEP */

static void configfs_init_dirent_depth(struct configfs_dirent *sd)
@@ -154,6 +189,11 @@ configfs_adjust_dir_dirent_depth_after_populate(struct configfs_dirent *sd)
{
}

+static void configfs_adjust_frag_depth(struct configfs_fragment *frag,
+ struct config_group *parent_group)
+{
+}
+
#endif /* CONFIG_LOCKDEP */

static struct configfs_fragment *new_fragment(void)
@@ -165,6 +205,9 @@ static struct configfs_fragment *new_fragment(void)
atomic_set(&p->frag_count, 1);
init_rwsem(&p->frag_sem);
p->frag_dead = false;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+ p->frag_depth = 0;
+#endif
}
return p;
}
@@ -1742,6 +1785,7 @@ int configfs_register_group(struct config_group *parent_group,
parent = parent_group->cg_item.ci_dentry;

inode_lock_nested(d_inode(parent), I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+ configfs_adjust_frag_depth(frag, parent_group);
ret = create_default_group(parent_group, group, frag);
if (ret)
goto err_out;
@@ -1872,6 +1916,7 @@ int configfs_register_subsystem(struct configfs_subsystem *subsys)
mutex_unlock(&configfs_subsystem_mutex);

inode_lock_nested(d_inode(root), I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+ configfs_adjust_frag_depth(frag, NULL);

err = -ENOMEM;
dentry = d_alloc_name(root, group->cg_item.ci_name);
--
2.17.1