Re: [PATCH] cpusets+hotplug+preepmt broken

[Nathan Lynch <ntl@pobox.com>]

On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 12:46:54AM +0530, Dinakar Guniguntala wrote:
> 
> cpusets+hotplug+preempt hangs up the machine, if both
> cpuset and hotplug operations are going on simultaneously
> 
> I also get this oops first
> 
> scheduling while atomic: cpuoff.sh/0x00000001/25331
>  [<c040195d>] schedule+0xa4d/0xa60
>  [<c0401b25>] wait_for_completion+0xc5/0xf0
>  [<c011a200>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x20
>  [<c0400cd3>] __down+0x83/0x110
>  [<c011a200>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x20
>  [<c0400eab>] __down_failed+0x7/0xc
>  [<c0141fe7>] .text.lock.cpuset+0x105/0x15e
>  [<c011b860>] move_task_off_dead_cpu+0x130/0x1f0
>  [<c011ba7c>] migrate_live_tasks+0x8c/0x90
>  [<c011be25>] migration_call+0x75/0x2c0
>  [<c01423f2>] __stop_machine_run+0x92/0xb0
>  [<c012e0dd>] notifier_call_chain+0x2d/0x50
>  [<c013a6fb>] cpu_down+0x16b/0x2a0
>  [<c027ddfb>] store_online+0x5b/0x80
>  [<c027ae15>] sysdev_store+0x35/0x40
>  [<c019f43e>] flush_write_buffer+0x3e/0x50
>  [<c019f4a8>] sysfs_write_file+0x58/0x80
>  [<c0163d26>] vfs_write+0xc6/0x180
>  [<c0163eb1>] sys_write+0x51/0x80
>  [<c01034e5>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb

This trace is what should be fixed -- we're trying to schedule while
the machine is "stopped" (all cpus except for one spinning with
interrupts off).  I'm not too familiar with the cpusets code but I
would like to stay away from nesting these semaphores if at all
possible.

Will you share your testcase please?


Nathan