Re: [PATCH RFC] drivers/core: Replace lockdep_set_novalidate_class() with unique class keys

[Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 11:45:03AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 08:22:28AM -0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> 
> > Ah, right, I was missing the fact that it works with 2 classes...
> > 
> > But I think with only one class, the nest_lock() still works, right?
> > In other words, if P and Cn are the same lock class in your example.

After playing with some self test cases, I found I was wrong again ;-(

> 
> I don't think so, but I don't think I've carefully considered that case.
> 

You are right, the same class case will trigger a DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON()
in the match_held_lock() when releasing the locks.

> > Also seems I gave a wrong answer to Alan, just to clarify, the following
> > is not a deadlock to lockdep:
> > 
> > T1:
> > 	mutex_lock(P)
> > 	mutex_lock_next_lock(C1, P)
> > 	mutex_lock_next_lock(C2, P)
> > 	mutex_lock(B)
> > 
> > T2:
> > 	mutex_lock(P)
> > 	mutex_lock(B)
> > 	mutex_lock_next_lock(C1, P)
> > 	mutex_lock_next_lock(C2, P)
> > 
> 
> This should in fact complain about a CB-BC deadlock, (but I've not
> tested it, just going on memories of how I implemented it).
> 

Yes, confirmed by a selftest.

> > Because of any pair of
> > 
> > 	mutex_lock(L);
> > 	... // other locks maybe
> > 	mutex_lock_nest_lock(M, L);
> > 
> > lockdep will not add M into the dependency graph, since it's nested and
> > should be serialized by L.
> 
> We do enter M into the dependency graph, but instead ignore M-M
> recursion. Specifically so that we might catch the above deadlock vs B.

Right, I mis-read the code, which suggests I should improve it to help
the future me ;-)

FWIW, the selftests I used are as follow:

Regards,
Boqun

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diff --git a/lib/locking-selftest.c b/lib/locking-selftest.c
index 8d24279fad05..6aadebad68c1 100644
--- a/lib/locking-selftest.c
+++ b/lib/locking-selftest.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ __setup("debug_locks_verbose=", setup_debug_locks_verbose);
 #define LOCKTYPE_RTMUTEX 0x20
 #define LOCKTYPE_LL	0x40
 #define LOCKTYPE_SPECIAL 0x80
+#define LOCKTYPE_NEST	0x100
 
 static struct ww_acquire_ctx t, t2;
 static struct ww_mutex o, o2, o3;
@@ -2091,14 +2092,14 @@ static void ww_test_edeadlk_acquire_wrong_slow(void)
 	ww_mutex_lock_slow(&o3, &t);
 }
 
-static void ww_test_spin_nest_unlocked(void)
+static void nest_test_spin_nest_unlocked(void)
 {
 	spin_lock_nest_lock(&lock_A, &o.base);
 	U(A);
 }
 
 /* This is not a deadlock, because we have X1 to serialize Y1 and Y2 */
-static void ww_test_spin_nest_lock(void)
+static void nest_test_spin_nest_lock(void)
 {
 	spin_lock(&lock_X1);
 	spin_lock_nest_lock(&lock_Y1, &lock_X1);
@@ -2110,6 +2111,33 @@ static void ww_test_spin_nest_lock(void)
 	spin_unlock(&lock_X1);
 }
 
+static void nest_test_spin_nest_lock_deadlock(void)
+{
+	nest_test_spin_nest_lock();
+
+	/*
+	 * Although above is not a deadlokc, but with the following code, Y1 and
+	 * A create a ABBA deadlock.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&lock_X1);
+	spin_lock(&lock_A);
+	spin_lock_nest_lock(&lock_Y1, &lock_X1);
+	spin_lock_nest_lock(&lock_Y2, &lock_X1);
+	spin_unlock(&lock_A);
+	spin_unlock(&lock_Y2);
+	spin_unlock(&lock_Y1);
+	spin_unlock(&lock_X1);
+}
+
+/* Not the supported usage */
+static void nest_test_spin_nest_lock_same_class(void)
+{
+	spin_lock(&lock_X1);
+	spin_lock_nest_lock(&lock_X2, &lock_X1);
+	spin_unlock(&lock_X2);
+	spin_unlock(&lock_X1);
+}
+
 static void ww_test_unneeded_slow(void)
 {
 	WWAI(&t);
@@ -2323,14 +2351,6 @@ static void ww_tests(void)
 	dotest(ww_test_edeadlk_acquire_wrong_slow, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_WW);
 	pr_cont("\n");
 
-	print_testname("spinlock nest unlocked");
-	dotest(ww_test_spin_nest_unlocked, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_WW);
-	pr_cont("\n");
-
-	print_testname("spinlock nest test");
-	dotest(ww_test_spin_nest_lock, SUCCESS, LOCKTYPE_WW);
-	pr_cont("\n");
-
 	printk("  -----------------------------------------------------\n");
 	printk("                                 |block | try  |context|\n");
 	printk("  -----------------------------------------------------\n");
@@ -2360,6 +2380,27 @@ static void ww_tests(void)
 	pr_cont("\n");
 }
 
+static void nest_tests(void)
+{
+	printk("  --------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+	printk("  | nest lock tests |\n");
+	printk("  -------------------\n");
+	print_testname("spinlock nest unlocked");
+	dotest(nest_test_spin_nest_unlocked, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_NEST);
+	pr_cont("\n");
+
+	print_testname("spinlock nest test");
+	dotest(nest_test_spin_nest_lock, SUCCESS, LOCKTYPE_NEST);
+	pr_cont("\n");
+	print_testname("spinlock nest test dead lock");
+	dotest(nest_test_spin_nest_lock_deadlock, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_NEST);
+	pr_cont("\n");
+	print_testname("spinlock nest test dead lock");
+	dotest(nest_test_spin_nest_lock_same_class, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_NEST);
+	pr_cont("\n");
+
+}
+
 
 /*
  * <in hardirq handler>
@@ -2966,6 +3007,8 @@ void locking_selftest(void)
 
 	ww_tests();
 
+	nest_tests();
+
 	force_read_lock_recursive = 0;
 	/*
 	 * queued_read_lock() specific test cases can be put here