[QUESTION] {start,stop}_this_handle() and lockdep annotations

From: Byungchul Park
Date: Fri Nov 04 2022 - 02:27:11 EST


Hello,

With v6.1-rc3, a deadlock in the journal code was reported by DEPT. I'd
need to understand the journal code first before deep dive into it.

I found a few lockdep annotations was added into the journal code by
Peterz (commit 34a3d1e8370870 lockdep: annotate journal_start()) and
the commit message quoted what Andrew Morton said. It was like:

> Except lockdep doesn't know about journal_start(), which has ranking
> requirements similar to a semaphore.

Could anyone tell what the ranking requirements in the journal code
exactly means and what makes {start,stop}_this_handle() work for the
requirements?

Any comments would be appreciated. If needed, I'll explan the following
report and scenario in detail.

Just for your information, let me paste the DEPT report below.

Byungchul

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<4>[ 43.124364 ] ===================================================
<4>[ 43.124366 ] DEPT: Circular dependency has been detected.
<4>[ 43.124367 ] 6.1.0-rc3-Trybot_110402v1-g601b2ef606e4+ #1 Not tainted
<4>[ 43.124369 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124369 ] summary
<4>[ 43.124370 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124370 ] *** DEADLOCK ***

<4>[ 43.124371 ] context A
<4>[ 43.124372 ] [S] start_this_handle(jbd2_handle:0)
<4>[ 43.124373 ] [W] folio_wait_bit_common(pglocked:0)
<4>[ 43.124374 ] [E] up_read(jbd2_handle:0)

<4>[ 43.124376 ] context B
<4>[ 43.124377 ] [S] (unknown)(pgwriteback:0)
<4>[ 43.124378 ] [W] start_this_handle(jbd2_handle:0)
<4>[ 43.124379 ] [E] folio_wake_bit(pgwriteback:0)

<4>[ 43.124380 ] context C
<4>[ 43.124381 ] [S] (unknown)(pglocked:0)
<4>[ 43.124382 ] [W] folio_wait_bit_common(pgwriteback:0)
<4>[ 43.124383 ] [E] folio_wake_bit(pglocked:0)

<4>[ 43.124384 ] [S]: start of the event context
<4>[ 43.124384 ] [W]: the wait blocked
<4>[ 43.124385 ] [E]: the event not reachable
<4>[ 43.124385 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124386 ] context A's detail
<4>[ 43.124387 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124387 ] context A
<4>[ 43.124388 ] [S] start_this_handle(jbd2_handle:0)
<4>[ 43.124389 ] [W] folio_wait_bit_common(pglocked:0)
<4>[ 43.124389 ] [E] up_read(jbd2_handle:0)

<4>[ 43.124391 ] [S] start_this_handle(jbd2_handle:0):
<4>[ 43.124392 ] [<ffffffff813e2fbc>] start_this_handle+0x4bc/0x620
<4>[ 43.124398 ] stacktrace:
<4>[ 43.124399 ] start_this_handle+0x57c/0x620
<4>[ 43.124401 ] jbd2__journal_start+0xe8/0x270
<4>[ 43.124404 ] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x147/0x190
<4>[ 43.124407 ] ext4_writepages+0x76f/0x1120
<4>[ 43.124409 ] do_writepages+0xc1/0x180
<4>[ 43.124412 ] file_write_and_wait_range+0xab/0xf0
<4>[ 43.124414 ] ext4_sync_file+0x122/0x480
<4>[ 43.124416 ] do_fsync+0x33/0x70
<4>[ 43.124419 ] __x64_sys_fdatasync+0xe/0x20
<4>[ 43.124421 ] do_syscall_64+0x44/0x90
<4>[ 43.124424 ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

<4>[ 43.124427 ] [W] folio_wait_bit_common(pglocked:0):
<4>[ 43.124428 ] [<ffffffff81390bb6>] mpage_prepare_extent_to_map+0x446/0x7a0

<4>[ 43.124431 ] [E] up_read(jbd2_handle:0):
<4>[ 43.124431 ] (N/A)
<4>[ 43.124432 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124433 ] context B's detail
<4>[ 43.124433 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124434 ] context B
<4>[ 43.124434 ] [S] (unknown)(pgwriteback:0)
<4>[ 43.124435 ] [W] start_this_handle(jbd2_handle:0)
<4>[ 43.124436 ] [E] folio_wake_bit(pgwriteback:0)

<4>[ 43.124437 ] [S] (unknown)(pgwriteback:0):
<4>[ 43.124438 ] (N/A)

<4>[ 43.124439 ] [W] start_this_handle(jbd2_handle:0):
<4>[ 43.124440 ] [<ffffffff813e2fbc>] start_this_handle+0x4bc/0x620
<4>[ 43.124442 ] stacktrace:
<4>[ 43.124443 ] start_this_handle+0x557/0x620
<4>[ 43.124445 ] jbd2_journal_start_reserved+0x4d/0x1b0
<4>[ 43.124448 ] __ext4_journal_start_reserved+0x6d/0x190
<4>[ 43.124450 ] ext4_convert_unwritten_io_end_vec+0x22/0xd0
<4>[ 43.124453 ] ext4_end_io_rsv_work+0xe4/0x190
<4>[ 43.124455 ] process_one_work+0x301/0x660
<4>[ 43.124458 ] worker_thread+0x3a/0x3c0
<4>[ 43.124459 ] kthread+0xef/0x120
<4>[ 43.124462 ] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30

<4>[ 43.124464 ] [E] folio_wake_bit(pgwriteback:0):
<4>[ 43.124465 ] [<ffffffff811fb9c8>] folio_end_writeback+0x78/0xf0
<4>[ 43.124467 ] stacktrace:
<4>[ 43.124468 ] folio_wake_bit+0x194/0x1a0
<4>[ 43.124470 ] folio_end_writeback+0x78/0xf0
<4>[ 43.124471 ] ext4_finish_bio+0x23f/0x340
<4>[ 43.124473 ] ext4_release_io_end+0x43/0xf0
<4>[ 43.124474 ] ext4_end_io_rsv_work+0x90/0x190
<4>[ 43.124476 ] process_one_work+0x301/0x660
<4>[ 43.124478 ] worker_thread+0x3a/0x3c0
<4>[ 43.124480 ] kthread+0xef/0x120
<4>[ 43.124481 ] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
<4>[ 43.124482 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124483 ] context C's detail
<4>[ 43.124484 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124484 ] context C
<4>[ 43.124485 ] [S] (unknown)(pglocked:0)
<4>[ 43.124485 ] [W] folio_wait_bit_common(pgwriteback:0)
<4>[ 43.124486 ] [E] folio_wake_bit(pglocked:0)

<4>[ 43.124487 ] [S] (unknown)(pglocked:0):
<4>[ 43.124488 ] (N/A)

<4>[ 43.124489 ] [W] folio_wait_bit_common(pgwriteback:0):
<4>[ 43.124490 ] [<ffffffff8120909d>] folio_wait_writeback+0x1d/0x110
<4>[ 43.124492 ] stacktrace:
<4>[ 43.124492 ] folio_wait_bit_common+0x3e6/0x520
<4>[ 43.124494 ] folio_wait_writeback+0x1d/0x110
<4>[ 43.124495 ] mpage_prepare_extent_to_map+0x205/0x7a0
<4>[ 43.124497 ] ext4_writepages+0x4de/0x1120
<4>[ 43.124499 ] do_writepages+0xc1/0x180
<4>[ 43.124501 ] __writeback_single_inode+0x53/0x600
<4>[ 43.124503 ] writeback_sb_inodes+0x1ea/0x510
<4>[ 43.124505 ] wb_writeback+0xe7/0x450
<4>[ 43.124506 ] wb_workfn+0xe0/0x5e0
<4>[ 43.124508 ] process_one_work+0x301/0x660
<4>[ 43.124510 ] worker_thread+0x3a/0x3c0
<4>[ 43.124512 ] kthread+0xef/0x120
<4>[ 43.124513 ] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30

<4>[ 43.124515 ] [E] folio_wake_bit(pglocked:0):
<4>[ 43.124516 ] [<ffffffff813b6f14>] ext4_bio_write_page+0x4d4/0x880
<4>[ 43.124518 ] stacktrace:
<4>[ 43.124518 ] folio_wake_bit+0x152/0x1a0
<4>[ 43.124520 ] ext4_bio_write_page+0x4d4/0x880
<4>[ 43.124521 ] mpage_submit_page+0x49/0x70
<4>[ 43.124523 ] mpage_process_page_bufs+0xfb/0x110
<4>[ 43.124525 ] mpage_prepare_extent_to_map+0x2ab/0x7a0
<4>[ 43.124527 ] ext4_writepages+0x4de/0x1120
<4>[ 43.124529 ] do_writepages+0xc1/0x180
<4>[ 43.124530 ] __writeback_single_inode+0x53/0x600
<4>[ 43.124532 ] writeback_sb_inodes+0x1ea/0x510
<4>[ 43.124534 ] wb_writeback+0xe7/0x450
<4>[ 43.124535 ] wb_workfn+0xe0/0x5e0
<4>[ 43.124537 ] process_one_work+0x301/0x660
<4>[ 43.124539 ] worker_thread+0x3a/0x3c0
<4>[ 43.124541 ] kthread+0xef/0x120
<4>[ 43.124542 ] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
<4>[ 43.124544 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124544 ] information that might be helpful
<4>[ 43.124545 ] ---------------------------------------------------
<4>[ 43.124546 ] CPU: 0 PID: 1225 Comm: igt_runner Not tainted 6.1.0-rc3-Trybot_110402v1-g601b2ef606e4+ #1
<4>[ 43.124548 ] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Pro 3500 Series/2ABF, BIOS 8.11 10/24/2012
<4>[ 43.124549 ] Call Trace:
<4>[ 43.124550 ] <TASK>
<4>[ 43.124551 ] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x8e
<4>[ 43.124554 ] print_circle.cold.39+0x44f/0x47e
<4>[ 43.124558 ] ? print_circle+0xc0/0xc0
<4>[ 43.124561 ] cb_check_dl+0x58/0x60
<4>[ 43.124564 ] bfs+0xd3/0x1b0
<4>[ 43.124567 ] add_dep+0xb6/0x1a0
<4>[ 43.124570 ] add_wait+0xf0/0x440
<4>[ 43.124572 ] ? mpage_prepare_extent_to_map+0x446/0x7a0
<4>[ 43.124575 ] dept_wait_split_map+0x142/0x1e0
<4>[ 43.124578 ] ? mpage_prepare_extent_to_map+0x446/0x7a0
<4>[ 43.124580 ] __folio_lock+0x86/0x300
<4>[ 43.124582 ] ? lock_is_held_type+0x112/0x150
<4>[ 43.124586 ] mpage_prepare_extent_to_map+0x446/0x7a0
<4>[ 43.124588 ] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x51/0x80
<4>[ 43.124592 ] ? jbd2__journal_start+0x151/0x270
<4>[ 43.124595 ] ? lock_is_held_type+0x112/0x150
<4>[ 43.124597 ] ? do_writepages+0xc1/0x180
<4>[ 43.124599 ] ext4_writepages+0x7b3/0x1120
<4>[ 43.124602 ] ? pop_ecxt+0xee/0x100
<4>[ 43.124606 ] do_writepages+0xc1/0x180
<4>[ 43.124608 ] ? lock_is_held_type+0x112/0x150
<4>[ 43.124611 ] file_write_and_wait_range+0xab/0xf0
<4>[ 43.124622 ] ext4_sync_file+0x122/0x480
<4>[ 43.124624 ] do_fsync+0x33/0x70
<4>[ 43.124627 ] __x64_sys_fdatasync+0xe/0x20
<4>[ 43.124629 ] do_syscall_64+0x44/0x90
<4>[ 43.124631 ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
<4>[ 43.124633 ] RIP: 0033:0x7f6f2146d3c7
<4>[ 43.124635 ] Code: 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa 64 8b 04 25 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 10 b8 4b 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 41 c3 48 83 ec 18 89 7c 24 0c e8 83 f3 f7 ff
<4>[ 43.124637 ] RSP: 002b:00007ffc4e4b8918 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000004b
<4>[ 43.124639 ] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000080045705 RCX: 00007f6f2146d3c7
<4>[ 43.124640 ] RDX: 000000000000005f RSI: 00007ffc4e4b9020 RDI: 000000000000000a
<4>[ 43.124641 ] RBP: 00007ffc4e4b8a40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
<4>[ 43.124642 ] R10: 00007ffc4e5251b0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000012
<4>[ 43.124643 ] R13: 00007ffc4e4b98a0 R14: 00007ffc4e4b9020 R15: 0000000000000000
<4>[ 43.124656 ] </TASK>