nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Jeff Layton]

I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.

A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
show that there's a potential problem?

I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:

[ 2581.104687] ======================================================
[ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
[ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
[ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]
[ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
[ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716] 
[ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 2581.104716]
[ 2581.104716]
[ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 2581.104716]
-> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[ 2581.104716]
-> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
[ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[ 2581.104716]
[ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 2581.104716]
[ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 2581.104716]
[ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
[ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
[ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
[ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
[ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
[ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
[ 2581.104716] 
[ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 2581.104716] 
[ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
[ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716] 
[ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
[ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
[ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
[ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
[ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
[ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
[ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80


-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@primarydata.com>

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Trond Myklebust]

I really REALLY hate lockdep...

No, that won't deadlock. At best it will livelock, but that would be
only if the server is rebooting over and over again.

Is there a "raw_*" version of the seqlock that we can use instead?

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
<jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>
> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
> show that there's a potential problem?
>
> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>
> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> [ 2581.104716]
> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> [ 2581.104716]
> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>
>
> --
> Jeff Layton <jlayton@primarydata.com>



-- 
Trond Myklebust

Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData

trond.myklebust@primarydata.com

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Trond Myklebust]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
<jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>
> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
> show that there's a potential problem?
>
> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>
> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> [ 2581.104716]
> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> [ 2581.104716]
> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]
> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80

OK. So now that lockdep has been added to raw_seqcount_begin() (commit
1ca7d67cf5d5a), exactly what are we supposed to use when we DON'T want
lockdep to "sanity check" our locking here?

As far as we're concerned, the above check is completely bogus, and
there is no deadlock. At best it would be a livelock, and it would be
because the server is rebooting over and over again (in which case the
client behaviour of retrying is _correct_).

Trond

-- 
Trond Myklebust

Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData

trond.myklebust@primarydata.com

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[John Stultz]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Trond Myklebust
<trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
> <jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
>> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
>> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
>> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>>
>> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
>> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
>> show that there's a potential problem?
>>
>> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
>> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>>
>> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
>> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
>> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
>> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
>> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
>> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
>> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
>> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]
>> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
>> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
>> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
>> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
>> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
>> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
>> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>
> OK. So now that lockdep has been added to raw_seqcount_begin() (commit
> 1ca7d67cf5d5a), exactly what are we supposed to use when we DON'T want
> lockdep to "sanity check" our locking here?

So raw_write_seqcount_*  provides the lockdep-disabled methods.

> As far as we're concerned, the above check is completely bogus, and
> there is no deadlock. At best it would be a livelock, and it would be
> because the server is rebooting over and over again (in which case the
> client behaviour of retrying is _correct_).

I've not been able to totally trace the locking path there, but having
a seqlock writes and spinlock ABBA deadlock seems problematic.... at
least at first glance.

So if I'm reading this right...  nfs4_reclaim_open_state() takes a
spinlock on so_lock, then the write on the so_reclaim_seqcount, then
drops the so_lock and calls nfs4_put_open_state which reaquires the
so_lock.

And lockdep is worried there may be another thread which called into
nfs4_reclaim_open_state() and took the so_lock while it was
momentarily free, and is blocking waiting on the so_reclaim_seqcount.
This would cause the first threads requisition of the so_lock to
potentially deadlock.

And your point is that this isn't a concern since no other threads can
call nfs4_reclaim_open_state() or any other code path that acquires
those two locks in order?  If you're going to disable the lockdep
checks here, you might want to make this restriction really clear in a
comment so no one accidentally breaks that rule.

thanks
-john

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Trond Myklebust]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:12 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Trond Myklebust
> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
>> <jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
>>> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
>>> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>>>
>>> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
>>> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
>>> show that there's a potential problem?
>>>
>>> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
>>> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>>>
>>> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
>>> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>>> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
>>> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
>>> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
>>> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
>>> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
>>> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
>>> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
>>> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
>>> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>
>> OK. So now that lockdep has been added to raw_seqcount_begin() (commit
>> 1ca7d67cf5d5a), exactly what are we supposed to use when we DON'T want
>> lockdep to "sanity check" our locking here?
>
> So raw_write_seqcount_*  provides the lockdep-disabled methods.
>
>> As far as we're concerned, the above check is completely bogus, and
>> there is no deadlock. At best it would be a livelock, and it would be
>> because the server is rebooting over and over again (in which case the
>> client behaviour of retrying is _correct_).
>
> I've not been able to totally trace the locking path there, but having
> a seqlock writes and spinlock ABBA deadlock seems problematic.... at
> least at first glance.
>
> So if I'm reading this right...  nfs4_reclaim_open_state() takes a
> spinlock on so_lock, then the write on the so_reclaim_seqcount, then
> drops the so_lock and calls nfs4_put_open_state which reaquires the
> so_lock.
>
> And lockdep is worried there may be another thread which called into
> nfs4_reclaim_open_state() and took the so_lock while it was
> momentarily free, and is blocking waiting on the so_reclaim_seqcount.
> This would cause the first threads requisition of the so_lock to
> potentially deadlock.
>
> And your point is that this isn't a concern since no other threads can
> call nfs4_reclaim_open_state() or any other code path that acquires
> those two locks in order?  If you're going to disable the lockdep
> checks here, you might want to make this restriction really clear in a
> comment so no one accidentally breaks that rule.
>

It's a general rule in the NFSv4 client that the only thread that is
allowed to call state recovery functions (after a server reboot or a
long-lived network partition) is the state manager thread. That
applies to _all_ state, not just open state.

The so_reclaim_seqcount only exists in order to tell the other threads
that they may need to replay file open or file lock requests that have
raced with state recovery (because those threads got scheduled out
after their RPC calls ran, but before they managed to set up the
tracking of the new state). It is basically an edge condition
killer...

Cheers
  Trond

-- 
Trond Myklebust

Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData

trond.myklebust@primarydata.com

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[John Stultz]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Trond Myklebust
<trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:12 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Trond Myklebust
>> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
>>> <jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>>> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
>>>> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
>>>> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>>>>
>>>> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
>>>> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
>>>> show that there's a potential problem?
>>>>
>>>> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
>>>> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>>>>
>>>> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
>>>> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
>>>> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
>>>> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
>>>> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
>>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
>>>> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
>>>> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
>>>> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>>
>>> OK. So now that lockdep has been added to raw_seqcount_begin() (commit
>>> 1ca7d67cf5d5a), exactly what are we supposed to use when we DON'T want
>>> lockdep to "sanity check" our locking here?
>>
>> So raw_write_seqcount_*  provides the lockdep-disabled methods.
>>
>>> As far as we're concerned, the above check is completely bogus, and
>>> there is no deadlock. At best it would be a livelock, and it would be
>>> because the server is rebooting over and over again (in which case the
>>> client behaviour of retrying is _correct_).
>>
>> I've not been able to totally trace the locking path there, but having
>> a seqlock writes and spinlock ABBA deadlock seems problematic.... at
>> least at first glance.
>>
>> So if I'm reading this right...  nfs4_reclaim_open_state() takes a
>> spinlock on so_lock, then the write on the so_reclaim_seqcount, then
>> drops the so_lock and calls nfs4_put_open_state which reaquires the
>> so_lock.
>>
>> And lockdep is worried there may be another thread which called into
>> nfs4_reclaim_open_state() and took the so_lock while it was
>> momentarily free, and is blocking waiting on the so_reclaim_seqcount.
>> This would cause the first threads requisition of the so_lock to
>> potentially deadlock.
>>
>> And your point is that this isn't a concern since no other threads can
>> call nfs4_reclaim_open_state() or any other code path that acquires
>> those two locks in order?  If you're going to disable the lockdep
>> checks here, you might want to make this restriction really clear in a
>> comment so no one accidentally breaks that rule.
>>
>
> It's a general rule in the NFSv4 client that the only thread that is
> allowed to call state recovery functions (after a server reboot or a
> long-lived network partition) is the state manager thread. That
> applies to _all_ state, not just open state.
>
> The so_reclaim_seqcount only exists in order to tell the other threads
> that they may need to replay file open or file lock requests that have
> raced with state recovery (because those threads got scheduled out
> after their RPC calls ran, but before they managed to set up the
> tracking of the new state). It is basically an edge condition
> killer...

Would then swapping the acquisition order, so the seqcount is taken
before the so_lock at the top of nfs4_reclaim_open_state() avoid this
then, without having to disable lockdep?

thanks
-john

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Trond Myklebust]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:49 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Trond Myklebust
> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:12 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Trond Myklebust
>>> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
>>>> <jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>>>> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
>>>>> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
>>>>> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>>>>>
>>>>> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
>>>>> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
>>>>> show that there's a potential problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
>>>>> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>>>>>
>>>>> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
>>>>> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>>>
>>>> OK. So now that lockdep has been added to raw_seqcount_begin() (commit
>>>> 1ca7d67cf5d5a), exactly what are we supposed to use when we DON'T want
>>>> lockdep to "sanity check" our locking here?
>>>
>>> So raw_write_seqcount_*  provides the lockdep-disabled methods.
>>>
>>>> As far as we're concerned, the above check is completely bogus, and
>>>> there is no deadlock. At best it would be a livelock, and it would be
>>>> because the server is rebooting over and over again (in which case the
>>>> client behaviour of retrying is _correct_).
>>>
>>> I've not been able to totally trace the locking path there, but having
>>> a seqlock writes and spinlock ABBA deadlock seems problematic.... at
>>> least at first glance.
>>>
>>> So if I'm reading this right...  nfs4_reclaim_open_state() takes a
>>> spinlock on so_lock, then the write on the so_reclaim_seqcount, then
>>> drops the so_lock and calls nfs4_put_open_state which reaquires the
>>> so_lock.
>>>
>>> And lockdep is worried there may be another thread which called into
>>> nfs4_reclaim_open_state() and took the so_lock while it was
>>> momentarily free, and is blocking waiting on the so_reclaim_seqcount.
>>> This would cause the first threads requisition of the so_lock to
>>> potentially deadlock.
>>>
>>> And your point is that this isn't a concern since no other threads can
>>> call nfs4_reclaim_open_state() or any other code path that acquires
>>> those two locks in order?  If you're going to disable the lockdep
>>> checks here, you might want to make this restriction really clear in a
>>> comment so no one accidentally breaks that rule.
>>>
>>
>> It's a general rule in the NFSv4 client that the only thread that is
>> allowed to call state recovery functions (after a server reboot or a
>> long-lived network partition) is the state manager thread. That
>> applies to _all_ state, not just open state.
>>
>> The so_reclaim_seqcount only exists in order to tell the other threads
>> that they may need to replay file open or file lock requests that have
>> raced with state recovery (because those threads got scheduled out
>> after their RPC calls ran, but before they managed to set up the
>> tracking of the new state). It is basically an edge condition
>> killer...
>
> Would then swapping the acquisition order, so the seqcount is taken
> before the so_lock at the top of nfs4_reclaim_open_state() avoid this
> then, without having to disable lockdep?
>

I can change the write seqcount to use raw_write_seqcount(), but that
doesn't answer the question of why raw_seqcount_begin() is the _only_
object out there with a "raw_" prefix, that doesn't explicitly disable
lockdep checking.

What justifies the inconsistency?

-- 
Trond Myklebust

Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData

trond.myklebust@primarydata.com

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[John Stultz]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Trond Myklebust
<trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:49 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Trond Myklebust
>> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>> The so_reclaim_seqcount only exists in order to tell the other threads
>>> that they may need to replay file open or file lock requests that have
>>> raced with state recovery (because those threads got scheduled out
>>> after their RPC calls ran, but before they managed to set up the
>>> tracking of the new state). It is basically an edge condition
>>> killer...
>>
>> Would then swapping the acquisition order, so the seqcount is taken
>> before the so_lock at the top of nfs4_reclaim_open_state() avoid this
>> then, without having to disable lockdep?
>>
>
> I can change the write seqcount to use raw_write_seqcount(), but that

So this doesn't address my suggestion to change the locking order...
is that solution not feasible?

> doesn't answer the question of why raw_seqcount_begin() is the _only_
> object out there with a "raw_" prefix, that doesn't explicitly disable
> lockdep checking.
>
> What justifies the inconsistency?

Here's the naming discussion...
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/1/2/404

thanks
-john


On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Trond Myklebust
<trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:49 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Trond Myklebust
>> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:12 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Trond Myklebust
>>>> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Layton
>>>>> <jeff.layton@primarydata.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I've been working on the patchset to break up the client_mutex in nfsd.
>>>>>> While doing some debugging, I had mounted my kernel git tree with
>>>>>> NFSv4.1, and was running crash on the vmlinux image in it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A little while later, I saw the following lockdep inversion pop.
>>>>>> Unfortunately, I couldn't get the whole log, but I think it's enough to
>>>>>> show that there's a potential problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've not had time to give it a hard look yet, but thought I'd post it
>>>>>> here in the hopes that it might look familiar to someone:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [ 2581.104687] ======================================================
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2 Tainted: G           OE
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] -------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] 2001:470:8:d63:/5622 is trying to acquire lock:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] but task is already holding lock:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] which lock already depends on the new lock.
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> -> #1 (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036d8b0>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x290/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> -> #0 (&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] other info that might help us debug this:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        CPU0                    CPU1
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]        ----                    ----
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]                                lock(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]   lock(&(&sp->so_lock)->rlock);
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  *** DEADLOCK ***
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] 1 lock held by 2001:470:8:d63:/5622:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  #0:  (&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] stack backtrace:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] CPU: 2 PID: 5622 Comm: 2001:470:8:d63: Tainted: G           OE 3.15.0-rc1.jlayton.1+ #2
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  0000000000000000 00000000d29e16c4 ffff8800d8d8fba8 ffffffff817d318e
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffffffff8262d5e0 ffff8800d8d8fbe8 ffffffff817ce525 ffff8800d8d8fc40
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  ffff8800362a8b98 ffff8800362a8b98 0000000000000001 ffff8800362a8000
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716] Call Trace:
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817d318e>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x66
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817ce525>] print_circular_bug+0x201/0x20f
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f919f>] __lock_acquire+0x1b8f/0x1ca0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff813dbe9e>] ? debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x17e/0x270
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810f9aa2>] lock_acquire+0xa2/0x1d0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817dbdae>] _raw_spin_lock+0x3e/0x80
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036dbdd>] nfs4_do_reclaim+0x5bd/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] ? nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036e5fe>] nfs4_run_state_manager+0x7ee/0xc00 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffffa036de10>] ? nfs4_do_reclaim+0x7f0/0x7f0 [nfsv4]
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c260f>] kthread+0xff/0x120
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff817e6bfc>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
>>>>>> [ 2581.104716]  [<ffffffff810c2510>] ? insert_kthread_work+0x80/0x80
>>>>>
>>>>> OK. So now that lockdep has been added to raw_seqcount_begin() (commit
>>>>> 1ca7d67cf5d5a), exactly what are we supposed to use when we DON'T want
>>>>> lockdep to "sanity check" our locking here?
>>>>
>>>> So raw_write_seqcount_*  provides the lockdep-disabled methods.
>>>>
>>>>> As far as we're concerned, the above check is completely bogus, and
>>>>> there is no deadlock. At best it would be a livelock, and it would be
>>>>> because the server is rebooting over and over again (in which case the
>>>>> client behaviour of retrying is _correct_).
>>>>
>>>> I've not been able to totally trace the locking path there, but having
>>>> a seqlock writes and spinlock ABBA deadlock seems problematic.... at
>>>> least at first glance.
>>>>
>>>> So if I'm reading this right...  nfs4_reclaim_open_state() takes a
>>>> spinlock on so_lock, then the write on the so_reclaim_seqcount, then
>>>> drops the so_lock and calls nfs4_put_open_state which reaquires the
>>>> so_lock.
>>>>
>>>> And lockdep is worried there may be another thread which called into
>>>> nfs4_reclaim_open_state() and took the so_lock while it was
>>>> momentarily free, and is blocking waiting on the so_reclaim_seqcount.
>>>> This would cause the first threads requisition of the so_lock to
>>>> potentially deadlock.
>>>>
>>>> And your point is that this isn't a concern since no other threads can
>>>> call nfs4_reclaim_open_state() or any other code path that acquires
>>>> those two locks in order?  If you're going to disable the lockdep
>>>> checks here, you might want to make this restriction really clear in a
>>>> comment so no one accidentally breaks that rule.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's a general rule in the NFSv4 client that the only thread that is
>>> allowed to call state recovery functions (after a server reboot or a
>>> long-lived network partition) is the state manager thread. That
>>> applies to _all_ state, not just open state.
>>>
>>> The so_reclaim_seqcount only exists in order to tell the other threads
>>> that they may need to replay file open or file lock requests that have
>>> raced with state recovery (because those threads got scheduled out
>>> after their RPC calls ran, but before they managed to set up the
>>> tracking of the new state). It is basically an edge condition
>>> killer...
>>
>> Would then swapping the acquisition order, so the seqcount is taken
>> before the so_lock at the top of nfs4_reclaim_open_state() avoid this
>> then, without having to disable lockdep?
>>
>
> I can change the write seqcount to use raw_write_seqcount(), but that
> doesn't answer the question of why raw_seqcount_begin() is the _only_
> object out there with a "raw_" prefix, that doesn't explicitly disable
> lockdep checking.
>
> What justifies the inconsistency?
>
> --
> Trond Myklebust
>
> Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData
>
> trond.myklebust@primarydata.com

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Peter Zijlstra]

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On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 08:19:00PM -0700, John Stultz wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Trond Myklebust
> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:49 PM, John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Trond Myklebust
> >> <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> wrote:
> >>> The so_reclaim_seqcount only exists in order to tell the other threads
> >>> that they may need to replay file open or file lock requests that have
> >>> raced with state recovery (because those threads got scheduled out
> >>> after their RPC calls ran, but before they managed to set up the
> >>> tracking of the new state). It is basically an edge condition
> >>> killer...
> >>
> >> Would then swapping the acquisition order, so the seqcount is taken
> >> before the so_lock at the top of nfs4_reclaim_open_state() avoid this
> >> then, without having to disable lockdep?
> >>
> >
> > I can change the write seqcount to use raw_write_seqcount(), but that
> 
> So this doesn't address my suggestion to change the locking order...
> is that solution not feasible?
> 
> > doesn't answer the question of why raw_seqcount_begin() is the _only_
> > object out there with a "raw_" prefix, that doesn't explicitly disable
> > lockdep checking.
> >
> > What justifies the inconsistency?
> 
> Here's the naming discussion...
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/1/2/404
> 

Ah, I think I see what Trond means; so raw_write_seqcount_{begin,end}()
are without lockdep, _however_ raw_seqcount_begin() is with lockdep.

This is inconsistent within the same API (seqcount/seqlock).

Yes, we should fix that.

raw_seqcount_begin() is a variant of read_seqcount_begin() but without
the spin loop in. Maybe we should find a new name for this.

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Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Trond Myklebust]

On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:
> Ah, I think I see what Trond means; so raw_write_seqcount_{begin,end}()
> are without lockdep, _however_ raw_seqcount_begin() is with lockdep.
>
> This is inconsistent within the same API (seqcount/seqlock).
>
> Yes, we should fix that.
>
> raw_seqcount_begin() is a variant of read_seqcount_begin() but without
> the spin loop in. Maybe we should find a new name for this.

As far as I can see, there are 2 users of raw_seqcount_begin outside
the NFS code: __d_lookup_rcu and netdev_get_name. Neither one of them
are using it as part of a lock (no waiting), but rather as a notifier
of conflicting events. As far as I can tell, there are therefore no
users that benefit from lockdep checking here.

So is there any reason why we shouldn't just revert that part of
commit 1ca7d67cf5d5a, and leave it to future generations to add a
lockdep-enabled version if and when they need it?

-- 
Trond Myklebust

Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData

trond.myklebust@primarydata.com

Re: nfs4_do_reclaim lockdep pop in v3.15.0-rc1

[Peter Zijlstra]

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On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 08:59:21PM -0400, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> 
> I can change the write seqcount to use raw_write_seqcount(), but that
> doesn't answer the question of why raw_seqcount_begin() is the _only_
> object out there with a "raw_" prefix, that doesn't explicitly disable
> lockdep checking.

raw_spinlock_t has lockdep too.. just to add to the confusion.



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[tip:locking/core] lockdep: Revert lockdep check in raw_seqcount_begin()

[tip-bot for Trond Myklebust]

Commit-ID:  22fdcf02f6e80d64a927f702dd9d631a927d87d4
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/22fdcf02f6e80d64a927f702dd9d631a927d87d4
Author:     Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com>
AuthorDate: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 11:31:01 -0400
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
CommitDate: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:41:23 +0200

lockdep: Revert lockdep check in raw_seqcount_begin()

This commit reverts the addition of lockdep checking to raw_seqcount_begin
for the following reasons:

 1) It violates the naming convention that raw_* functions should not
    do lockdep checks (a convention that is also followed by the other
    raw_*_seqcount_begin functions).

 2) raw_seqcount_begin does not spin, so it can only be part of an ABBA
    deadlock in very special circumstances (for instance if a lock
    is held across the entire raw_seqcount_begin()+read_seqcount_retry()
    loop while also being taken inside the write_seqcount protected area).

 3) It is causing false positives with some existing callers, and there
    is no non-lockdep alternative for those callers to use.

None of the three existing callers (__d_lookup_rcu, netdev_get_name, and
the NFS state code) appear to use the function in a manner that is ABBA
deadlock prone.

Fixes: 1ca7d67cf5d5: seqcount: Add lockdep functionality to seqcount/seqlock
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@hp.com>
Cc: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@codeaurora.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAHQdGtRR6SvEhXiqWo24hoUh9AU9cL82Z8Z-d8-7u951F_d+5g@mail.gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 include/linux/seqlock.h | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index 535f158..8cf3503 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ static inline unsigned read_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 static inline unsigned raw_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 {
 	unsigned ret = ACCESS_ONCE(s->sequence);
-
-	seqcount_lockdep_reader_access(s);
 	smp_rmb();
 	return ret & ~1;
 }