Re: [crash] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000370

David Miller
2008-07-21T21:01:34Z

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:51:53 +0200

> David Miller wrote:
> > From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:38:47 -0500
> >
> >> David Miller wrote:
> >>> No further backtrace? That will tell us what driver is causing
> >>> this.
> >> Yes, I have a full backtrace.
> >>
> >> It starts with possible recursive locking in NetworkManager, and goes directly
> >> into the Warning - this came from a later pull of Linus's tree.
> >
> > That helps a lot, I'm looking at this now.
>
> I'm guessing this needs similar lockdep class initializations
> to _xmit_lock since it essentially has the same nesting rules.

Yes, I figured that out just now :-)

Maybe something like the following should do it?

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 9737c06..a641eea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -5041,6 +5041,7 @@ static int bond_check_params(struct bond_params *params)
}

static struct lock_class_key bonding_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key bonding_netdev_addr_lock_key;

static void bond_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -5052,6 +5053,8 @@ static void bond_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void bond_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
{
+ lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+ &bonding_netdev_addr_lock_key);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, bond_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index b6500b2..58f4b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(bpq_devices);
* off into a separate class since they always nest.
*/
static struct lock_class_key bpq_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key bpq_netdev_addr_lock_key;

static void bpq_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ static void bpq_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void bpq_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
{
+ lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &bpq_netdev_addr_lock_key);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, bpq_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index efbc155..4239450 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ static int macvlan_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
* separate class since they always nest.
*/
static struct lock_class_key macvlan_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key;

#define MACVLAN_FEATURES \
(NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_ALL_CSUM | NETIF_F_HIGHDMA | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST | \
@@ -295,6 +296,8 @@ static void macvlan_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void macvlan_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
{
+ lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+ &macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, macvlan_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
index 13d5882..3153fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
@@ -3101,6 +3101,7 @@ static void prism2_clear_set_tim_queue(local_info_t *local)
* This is a natural nesting, which needs a split lock type.
*/
static struct lock_class_key hostap_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key hostap_netdev_addr_lock_key;

static void prism2_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -3112,6 +3113,8 @@ static void prism2_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void prism2_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
{
+ lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+ &hostap_netdev_addr_lock_key);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, prism2_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
}

diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index f42bc2b..4bf014e 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
* separate class since they always nest.
*/
static struct lock_class_key vlan_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key vlan_netdev_addr_lock_key;

static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -581,6 +582,9 @@ static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev, int subclass)
{
+ lockdep_set_class_and_subclass(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+ &vlan_netdev_addr_lock_key,
+ subclass);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one, &subclass);
}

diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index fccc250..532e4fa 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static const struct proto_ops nr_proto_ops;
* separate class since they always nest.
*/
static struct lock_class_key nr_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key nr_netdev_addr_lock_key;

static void nr_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ static void nr_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void nr_set_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
{
+ lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &nr_netdev_addr_lock_key);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, nr_set_lockdep_one, NULL);
}

diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index dbc963b..a7f1ce1 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ ax25_address rose_callsign;
* separate class since they always nest.
*/
static struct lock_class_key rose_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key rose_netdev_addr_lock_key;

static void rose_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ static void rose_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,

static void rose_set_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
{
+ lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &rose_netdev_addr_lock_key);
netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, rose_set_lockdep_one, NULL);
}