tree e2a07f7f4d70599c09fa728c8b3dc714d251b734
parent f71f1cf97c781db1be8ae0190e0983e1fceac14a
author Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com> 1473888414 -0700
committer Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com> 1474474184 -0700

md: fix a potential deadlock

lockdep reports a potential deadlock. Fix this by droping the mutex
before md_import_device

[ 1137.126601] ======================================================
[ 1137.127013] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
[ 1137.127013] 4.8.0-rc4+ #538 Not tainted
[ 1137.127013] -------------------------------------------------------
[ 1137.127013] mdadm/16675 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 1137.127013]  (&bdev->bd_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81243cf3>] __blkdev_get+0x63/0x450
[ 1137.127013]
but task is already holding lock:
[ 1137.127013]  (detected_devices_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81a5138c>] md_ioctl+0x2ac/0x1f50
[ 1137.127013]
which lock already depends on the new lock.

[ 1137.127013]
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
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-> #1 (detected_devices_mutex){+.+.+.}:
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff810b6f19>] lock_acquire+0xb9/0x220
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81c51647>] mutex_lock_nested+0x67/0x3d0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81a4eeaf>] md_autodetect_dev+0x3f/0x90
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81595be8>] rescan_partitions+0x1a8/0x2c0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81590081>] __blkdev_reread_part+0x71/0xb0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff815900e5>] blkdev_reread_part+0x25/0x40
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81590c4b>] blkdev_ioctl+0x51b/0xa30
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81242bf1>] block_ioctl+0x41/0x50
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81214c96>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x96/0x6e0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81215321>] SyS_ioctl+0x41/0x70
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81c56825>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xa8
[ 1137.127013]
-> #0 (&bdev->bd_mutex){+.+.+.}:
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff810b6af2>] __lock_acquire+0x1662/0x1690
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff810b6f19>] lock_acquire+0xb9/0x220
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81c51647>] mutex_lock_nested+0x67/0x3d0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81243cf3>] __blkdev_get+0x63/0x450
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81244307>] blkdev_get+0x227/0x350
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff812444f6>] blkdev_get_by_dev+0x36/0x50
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81a46d65>] lock_rdev+0x35/0x80
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81a49bb4>] md_import_device+0xb4/0x1b0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81a513d6>] md_ioctl+0x2f6/0x1f50
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff815909b3>] blkdev_ioctl+0x283/0xa30
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81242bf1>] block_ioctl+0x41/0x50
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81214c96>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x96/0x6e0
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81215321>] SyS_ioctl+0x41/0x70
[ 1137.127013]        [<ffffffff81c56825>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x18/0xa8
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other info that might help us debug this:

[ 1137.127013]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:

[ 1137.127013]        CPU0                    CPU1
[ 1137.127013]        ----                    ----
[ 1137.127013]   lock(detected_devices_mutex);
[ 1137.127013]                                lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
[ 1137.127013]                                lock(detected_devices_mutex);
[ 1137.127013]   lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
[ 1137.127013]
 *** DEADLOCK ***

Cc: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com>