From: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Release device_hotplug_lock when store_mem_state returns EINVAL
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:24:55 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <525F4A77.1050400@jp.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1381509080.26234.32.camel@misato.fc.hp.com>
(2013/10/12 1:31), Toshi Kani wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 15:36 +0900, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
>> When inserting a wrong value to /sys/devices/system/memory/memoryX/state file,
>> following messages are shown. And device_hotplug_lock is never released.
>>
>> ================================================
>> [ BUG: lock held when returning to user space! ]
>> 3.12.0-rc4-debug+ #3 Tainted: G W
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> bash/6442 is leaving the kernel with locks still held!
>> 1 lock held by bash/6442:
>> #0: (device_hotplug_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8146cbb5>] lock_device_hotplug_sysfs+0x15/0x50
>>
>> This issue was introdued by commit fa2be40 (drivers: base: use standard
>> device online/offline for state change).
>>
>> This patch releases device_hotplug_lcok when store_mem_state returns EINVAL.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
>> CC: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
>> CC: Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
>
> Good catch!
>
> Reviewed-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Thank you for your review.
Thanks,
Yasuaki Ishimatsu
>
> Thanks,
> -Toshi
>
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From: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
<sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Release device_hotplug_lock when store_mem_state returns EINVAL
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:24:55 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <525F4A77.1050400@jp.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1381509080.26234.32.camel@misato.fc.hp.com>
(2013/10/12 1:31), Toshi Kani wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 15:36 +0900, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
>> When inserting a wrong value to /sys/devices/system/memory/memoryX/state file,
>> following messages are shown. And device_hotplug_lock is never released.
>>
>> ================================================
>> [ BUG: lock held when returning to user space! ]
>> 3.12.0-rc4-debug+ #3 Tainted: G W
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> bash/6442 is leaving the kernel with locks still held!
>> 1 lock held by bash/6442:
>> #0: (device_hotplug_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8146cbb5>] lock_device_hotplug_sysfs+0x15/0x50
>>
>> This issue was introdued by commit fa2be40 (drivers: base: use standard
>> device online/offline for state change).
>>
>> This patch releases device_hotplug_lcok when store_mem_state returns EINVAL.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
>> CC: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
>> CC: Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
>
> Good catch!
>
> Reviewed-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Thank you for your review.
Thanks,
Yasuaki Ishimatsu
>
> Thanks,
> -Toshi
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-10-17 2:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-11 6:36 [PATCH] Release device_hotplug_lock when store_mem_state returns EINVAL Yasuaki Ishimatsu
2013-10-11 6:36 ` Yasuaki Ishimatsu
2013-10-11 15:54 ` Greg KH
2013-10-11 15:54 ` Greg KH
2013-10-15 1:42 ` Yasuaki Ishimatsu
2013-10-15 1:42 ` Yasuaki Ishimatsu
2013-10-11 16:31 ` Toshi Kani
2013-10-11 16:31 ` Toshi Kani
2013-10-17 2:24 ` Yasuaki Ishimatsu [this message]
2013-10-17 2:24 ` Yasuaki Ishimatsu
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