Re: [PATCH] atmel_serial: fix spinlock lockup in RS485 code

Claudio Scordino
2011-12-16T14:16:29Z

Il 15/12/2011 19:58, Greg KH ha scritto:
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:04:42PM +0100, Claudio Scordino wrote:
>> Il 15/12/2011 11:00, Nicolas Ferre ha scritto:
>>> On 12/15/2011 09:47 AM, Claudio Scordino :
>>>> Hi all.
>>>>
>>>> We have encountered a spinlock lockup in the RS485 part of the
>>>> atmel_serial driver.
>>>>
>>>> Here is the trace:
>>>>
>>>> [ 68.030000] BUG: spinlock lockup on CPU#0, dnp_master/244, c07e82c0
>>>> [ 68.040000] [<c002a790>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xf0) from
>>>> [<c012f8f0>] (do_raw_spin_lock+0x10c/0x148)
>>>> [ 68.050000] [<c012f8f0>] (do_raw_spin_lock+0x10c/0x148) from
>>>> [<c015152c>] (atmel_tasklet_func+0x10/0x708)
>>>> [ 68.060000] [<c015152c>] (atmel_tasklet_func+0x10/0x708) from
>>>> [<c003bfd4>] (tasklet_action+0x8c/0xf4)
>>>> [ 68.070000] [<c003bfd4>] (tasklet_action+0x8c/0xf4) from [<c003c630>]
>>>> (__do_softirq+0xa4/0x180)
>>>> [ 68.080000] [<c003c630>] (__do_softirq+0xa4/0x180) from [<c003c764>]
>>>> (irq_exit+0x58/0xb0)
>>>> [ 68.090000] [<c003c764>] (irq_exit+0x58/0xb0) from [<c0021084>]
>>>> (asm_do_IRQ+0x84/0xa4)
>>>> [ 68.100000] [<c0021084>] (asm_do_IRQ+0x84/0xa4) from [<c002622c>]
>>>> (__irq_svc+0x4c/0x98)
>>>> [ 68.110000] Exception stack(0xc341fdc8 to 0xc341fe10)
>>>> [ 68.110000] fdc0: c07e82c0 00000000 00000200
>>>> c4818000 c341fe10 c07e82c0
>>>> [ 68.120000] fde0: 00000000 c07e82c0 c38d3318 c341e000 bebcee00
>>>> 010a0b60 c07e83fc c341fe10
>>>> [ 68.130000] fe00: c0151d54 c023d9c0 60000013 ffffffff
>>>> [ 68.140000] [<c002622c>] (__irq_svc+0x4c/0x98) from [<c023d9c0>]
>>>> (_raw_spin_unlock+0x0/0x48)
>>>> [ 68.140000] [<c023d9c0>] (_raw_spin_unlock+0x0/0x48) from
>>>> [<00000000>] ( (null))
>>>>
>>>> The soft lockup occurs later
>>>>
>>>> [ 126.750000] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 61s! [dnp_master:244]
>>>> [ 126.750000] irq event stamp: 0
>>>> [ 126.750000] hardirqs last enabled at (0): [< (null)>] (null)
>>>> [ 126.750000] hardirqs last disabled at (0): [<c0035e30>]
>>>> copy_process+0x308/0xe78
>>>> [ 126.750000] softirqs last enabled at (0): [<c0035e30>]
>>>> copy_process+0x308/0xe78
>>>> [ 126.750000] softirqs last disabled at (0): [< (null)>] (null)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The following patch (already tested by Dave, who also reported the bug)
>>>> fixes the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Claudio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: atmel_serial: fix spinlock lockup in RS485 code
>>>>
>>>> Patch to fix a spinlock lockup in the driver that sometimes happens when
>>>> the
>>>> tasklet starts.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Claudio Scordino<claudio@evidence.eu.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Dave Bender<codehero@gmail.com>
>>>> Tested-by: Dave Bender<codehero@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre<nicolas.ferre@atmel.com>
>>>
>>> Claudio, can you please send the patch to Alan with my "Acked-by" and an
>>> addition to Linux stable just after the signature lines:
>>>
>>> Cc: stable<stable@kernel.org>
>
> That address has been invalid since August, please use
> stable@vger.kernel.org now.

Hi Greg,

here is the patch with the right address.

Many thanks for taking care of it.

Best regards,

Claudio

Subject: atmel_serial: fix spinlock lockup in RS485 code

Patch to fix a spinlock lockup in the driver that sometimes happens when the
tasklet starts.

Signed-off-by: Claudio Scordino <claudio@evidence.eu.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Bender <codehero@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Dave Bender <codehero@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@atmel.com>
Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>