http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9731
Summary: 2.6.24-rc7: Deadlock when any ACPI eject sys node written Product: ACPI Version: 2.5 KernelVersion: 2.6.24-rc7 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P1 Component: Other AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest working kernel version: Unknown Earliest failing kernel version: All 2.6.24-rc versions I've tried Distribution: sles10 Hardware Environment: x86_64 Software Environment: Problem Description: I have "hardware" that supports ejectable CPUs. Any attempt to eject a CPU by echoing 1 into the /sys node results in the shell doing the echo deadlocking. Here's what dmesg says bash is doing: bash D 0000000000000000 0 3552 3372 ffff810007023ca8 0000000000000082 0000000000000000 ffff8100014327f0 0000000000000000 ffffffff00000000 ffff81000ecde0c0 ffff8100014437c0 304a455f0dd521a0 00000000ffffdb37 00000000000000ff ffff81000fe37900 Call Trace: [<ffffffff80447282>] wait_for_completion+0xa2/0xf0 [<ffffffff80231d50>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10 [<ffffffff802e2f6d>] sysfs_addrm_finish+0x1dd/0x250 [<ffffffff802e17d6>] sysfs_hash_and_remove+0xa6/0xc0 [<ffffffff8038d37d>] device_remove_file+0x2d/0x60 [<ffffffff803525c3>] acpi_device_unregister+0xc8/0x124 [<ffffffff80352778>] acpi_bus_remove+0x5e/0x64 [<ffffffff803527f8>] acpi_bus_trim+0x7a/0xee [<ffffffff803528e8>] acpi_eject_store+0x7c/0x119 [<ffffffff802e1ef4>] sysfs_write_file+0xd4/0x150 [<ffffffff80293f7d>] vfs_write+0xdd/0x150 [<ffffffff80294643>] sys_write+0x53/0x90 [<ffffffff8020bf1e>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 The problem seems to be that acpi_device_unregister tries to delete the sys node for eject, but the node cannot be deleted until the write completes. sysfs_write_file calls flush_write_buffer, which does this: static int flush_write_buffer(struct dentry * dentry, struct sysfs_buffer * buffer, size_t count) { struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = dentry->d_fsdata; struct kobject *kobj = attr_sd->s_parent->s_elem.dir.kobj; struct sysfs_ops * ops = buffer->ops; int rc; /* need attr_sd for attr and ops, its parent for kobj */ if (!sysfs_get_active_two(attr_sd)) return -ENODEV; rc = ops->store(kobj, attr_sd->s_elem.attr.attr, buffer->page, count); sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd); return rc; } sysfs_addrm_finish calls sysfs_deactivate, which is stuck waiting forever on the wait_for_completion call: /** * sysfs_deactivate - deactivate sysfs_dirent * @sd: sysfs_dirent to deactivate * * Deny new active references and drain existing ones. */ static void sysfs_deactivate(struct sysfs_dirent *sd) { DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait); int v; BUG_ON(sd->s_sibling || !(sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED)); sd->s_sibling = (void *)&wait; /* atomic_add_return() is a mb(), put_active() will always see * the updated sd->s_sibling. */ v = atomic_add_return(SD_DEACTIVATED_BIAS, &sd->s_active); if (v != SD_DEACTIVATED_BIAS) wait_for_completion(&wait); sd->s_sibling = NULL; } But it looks like to me the wait_for_completion() won't return until the call to sysfs_put_active_two() in flush_write_buffer() is invoked. This looks like a deadlock to me. I can provide more information if it's helpful, and can help with testing any patches. I'm not sure when this problem was exactly first introduced. 2.6.22 hung in a similar way, but it looks like the code that deals with deleting sysfs nodes got significantly reworked between 2.6.22 and 2.6.24. Steps to reproduce: echo 1 into any /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/ACPI*/eject node. Watch the parent process hang. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ acpi-bugzilla mailing list acpi-bugzilla@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acpi-bugzilla