Re: [PATCH v1 net-next 1/4] net: Convert netdev_chain to blocking_notifier.

[kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>]

Hello,

kernel test robot noticed "WARNING:possible_recursive_locking_detected" on:

commit: a105e36eac9fc55523ee0157ab2aeaf0ebe949ae ("[PATCH v1 net-next 1/4] net: Convert netdev_chain to blocking_notifier.")
url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Kuniyuki-Iwashima/net-Convert-netdev_chain-to-blocking_notifier/20250104-144302
base: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git 385f186aba3d2f7122b71d6d4c7e236b9d4e8003
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250104063735.36945-2-kuniyu@amazon.com/
patch subject: [PATCH v1 net-next 1/4] net: Convert netdev_chain to blocking_notifier.

in testcase: boot

config: i386-randconfig-011-20250106
compiler: clang-19
test machine: qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -smp 2 -m 4G

(please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)



If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202501081030.464a8d0a-lkp@intel.com


[    5.611439][    T1] WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
[    5.612070][    T1] 6.13.0-rc5-00768-ga105e36eac9f #1 Tainted: G                T
[    5.612838][    T1] --------------------------------------------
[    5.613448][    T1] swapper/1 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 5.613981][ T1] 8bb1f2c0 ((netdev_chain).rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[    5.614973][    T1]
[    5.614973][    T1] but task is already holding lock:
[ 5.615681][ T1] 8bb1f2c0 ((netdev_chain).rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[    5.616710][    T1]
[    5.616710][    T1] other info that might help us debug this:
[    5.617477][    T1]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[    5.617477][    T1]
[    5.618212][    T1]        CPU0
[    5.618531][    T1]        ----
[    5.618867][    T1]   lock((netdev_chain).rwsem);
[    5.619378][    T1]   lock((netdev_chain).rwsem);
[    5.619874][    T1]
[    5.619874][    T1]  *** DEADLOCK ***
[    5.619874][    T1]
[    5.620686][    T1]  May be due to missing lock nesting notation
[    5.620686][    T1]
[    5.621503][    T1] 2 locks held by swapper/1:
[ 5.621956][ T1] #0: 8bb1fd24 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock (net/core/rtnetlink.c:80)
[ 5.622737][ T1] #1: 8bb1f2c0 ((netdev_chain).rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[    5.623745][    T1]
[    5.623745][    T1] stack backtrace:
[    5.624307][    T1] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper Tainted: G                T  6.13.0-rc5-00768-ga105e36eac9f #1
[    5.625360][    T1] Tainted: [T]=RANDSTRUCT
[    5.625789][    T1] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
[    5.626829][    T1] Call Trace:
[ 5.627162][ T1] dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:122)
[ 5.627595][ T1] ? vprintk (kernel/printk/printk_safe.c:?)
[ 5.628004][ T1] dump_stack (lib/dump_stack.c:129)
[ 5.628427][ T1] print_deadlock_bug (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3039)
[ 5.628931][ T1] __lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3089 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3891 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226)
[ 5.629437][ T1] lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849)
[ 5.629883][ T1] ? blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[ 5.630484][ T1] down_read (kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1524)
[ 5.630907][ T1] ? blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[ 5.631522][ T1] ? notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[ 5.632054][ T1] blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[ 5.632631][ T1] call_netdevice_notifiers_info (net/core/dev.c:1997)
[ 5.633224][ T1] register_netdevice (include/linux/notifier.h:207 net/core/dev.c:10597)
[ 5.633717][ T1] bpq_device_event (drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c:500 drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c:542)
[ 5.634190][ T1] notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:?)
[ 5.634710][ T1] blocking_notifier_call_chain (kernel/notifier.c:380)
[ 5.635284][ T1] call_netdevice_notifiers_info (net/core/dev.c:1997)
[ 5.635875][ T1] __dev_notify_flags (net/core/dev.c:8995)
[ 5.636372][ T1] dev_change_flags (net/core/dev.c:?)
[ 5.636833][ T1] ic_open_devs (net/ipv4/ipconfig.c:242)
[ 5.637265][ T1] ? wait_for_devices (net/ipv4/ipconfig.c:?)
[ 5.637736][ T1] ip_auto_config (net/ipv4/ipconfig.c:1515)
[ 5.638192][ T1] do_one_initcall (init/main.c:1266)
[ 5.638656][ T1] ? root_nfs_parse_addr (net/ipv4/ipconfig.c:1477)
[ 5.639169][ T1] ? __lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4670 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5180)
[ 5.639684][ T1] ? ktime_get (include/linux/seqlock.h:368 (discriminator 3) include/linux/seqlock.h:388 (discriminator 3) kernel/time/timekeeping.c:815 (discriminator 3))
[ 5.640142][ T1] ? irqentry_exit (kernel/entry/common.c:?)
[ 5.640619][ T1] ? check_preemption_disabled (lib/smp_processor_id.c:16 (discriminator 1))
[ 5.641205][ T1] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check (lib/smp_processor_id.c:67)
[ 5.641755][ T1] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4468 (discriminator 5))
[ 5.642293][ T1] ? trace_hardirqs_on (kernel/trace/trace_preemptirq.c:80)
[ 5.642800][ T1] ? irqentry_exit (kernel/entry/common.c:?)
[ 5.643271][ T1] ? vmware_sched_clock (arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049)
[ 5.643776][ T1] ? sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt (arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 (discriminator 6))
[ 5.644336][ T1] ? handle_exception (init_task.c:?)
[ 5.644843][ T1] ? next_arg (lib/cmdline.c:273)
[ 5.645293][ T1] do_initcall_level (init/main.c:1327 (discriminator 6))
[ 5.645781][ T1] do_initcalls (init/main.c:1341 (discriminator 2))
[ 5.646223][ T1] do_basic_setup (init/main.c:1364)
[ 5.646697][ T1] kernel_init_freeable (init/main.c:1579)
[ 5.647216][ T1] ? rest_init (init/main.c:1458)
[ 5.647671][ T1] ? rest_init (init/main.c:1458)
[ 5.648135][ T1] kernel_init (init/main.c:1468)
[ 5.648604][ T1] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:153)
[ 5.649060][ T1] ret_from_fork_asm (??:?)
[ 5.649533][ T1] entry_INT80_32 (init_task.c:?)
[    7.669903][   T35] e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX
[    7.682723][    T1] Sending DHCP requests ., OK


The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250108/202501081030.464a8d0a-lkp@intel.com



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