The kernfs built-in lock of 'kn->count' is held in sysfs .show/.store
path. Meantime, inside block's .show/.store callback, q->sysfs_lock is
required.
However, when mq & iosched kobjects are removed via
blk_mq_unregister_dev() & elv_unregister_queue(), q->sysfs_lock is held
too. This way causes AB-BA lock because the kernfs built-in lock of
'kn-count' is required inside kobject_del() too, see the lockdep warning[1].
On the other hand, it isn't necessary to acquire q->sysfs_lock for
both blk_mq_unregister_dev() & elv_unregister_queue() because
clearing REGISTERED flag prevents storing to 'queue/scheduler'
from being happened. Also sysfs write(store) is exclusive, so no
necessary to hold the lock for elv_unregister_queue() when it is
called in switching elevator path.
So split .sysfs_lock into two: one is still named as .sysfs_lock for
covering sync .store, the other one is named as .sysfs_dir_lock
for covering kobjects and related status change.
sysfs itself can handle the race between add/remove kobjects and
showing/storing attributes under kobjects. For switching scheduler
via storing to 'queue/scheduler', we use the queue flag of
QUEUE_FLAG_REGISTERED with .sysfs_lock for avoiding the race, then
we can avoid to hold .sysfs_lock during removing/adding kobjects.
[1] lockdep warning
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
5.3.0-rc3-00044-g73277fc75ea0 #1380 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
rmmod/777 is trying to acquire lock:
00000000ac50e981 (kn->count#202){++++}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x59/0x72
but task is already holding lock:
00000000fb16ae21 (&q->sysfs_lock){+.+.}, at: blk_unregister_queue+0x78/0x10b
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&q->sysfs_lock){+.+.}:
__lock_acquire+0x95f/0xa2f
lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x1e8
__mutex_lock+0x14a/0xa9b
blk_mq_hw_sysfs_show+0x63/0xb6
sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x11f/0x196
seq_read+0x2cd/0x5f2
vfs_read+0xc7/0x18c
ksys_read+0xc4/0x13e
do_syscall_64+0xa7/0x295
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe
-> #0 (kn->count#202){++++}:
check_prev_add+0x5d2/0xc45
validate_chain+0xed3/0xf94
__lock_acquire+0x95f/0xa2f
lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x1e8
__kernfs_remove+0x237/0x40b
kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x59/0x72
remove_files+0x61/0x96
sysfs_remove_group+0x81/0xa4
sysfs_remove_groups+0x3b/0x44
kobject_del+0x44/0x94
blk_mq_unregister_dev+0x83/0xdd
blk_unregister_queue+0xa0/0x10b
del_gendisk+0x259/0x3fa
null_del_dev+0x8b/0x1c3 [null_blk]
null_exit+0x5c/0x95 [null_blk]
__se_sys_delete_module+0x204/0x337
do_syscall_64+0xa7/0x295
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
lock(kn->count#202);
lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
lock(kn->count#202);
*** DEADLOCK ***
2 locks held by rmmod/777:
#0: 00000000e69bd9de (&lock){+.+.}, at: null_exit+0x2e/0x95 [null_blk]
#1: 00000000fb16ae21 (&q->sysfs_lock){+.+.}, at: blk_unregister_queue+0x78/0x10b
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 777 Comm: rmmod Not tainted 5.3.0-rc3-00044-g73277fc75ea0 #1380
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS ?-20180724_192412-buildhw-07.phx4
Call Trace:
dump_stack+0x9a/0xe6
check_noncircular+0x207/0x251
? print_circular_bug+0x32a/0x32a
? find_usage_backwards+0x84/0xb0
check_prev_add+0x5d2/0xc45
validate_chain+0xed3/0xf94
? check_prev_add+0xc45/0xc45
? mark_lock+0x11b/0x804
? check_usage_forwards+0x1ca/0x1ca
__lock_acquire+0x95f/0xa2f
lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x1e8
? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x59/0x72
__kernfs_remove+0x237/0x40b
? kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x59/0x72
? kernfs_next_descendant_post+0x7d/0x7d
? strlen+0x10/0x23
? strcmp+0x22/0x44
kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x59/0x72
remove_files+0x61/0x96
sysfs_remove_group+0x81/0xa4
sysfs_remove_groups+0x3b/0x44
kobject_del+0x44/0x94
blk_mq_unregister_dev+0x83/0xdd
blk_unregister_queue+0xa0/0x10b
del_gendisk+0x259/0x3fa
? disk_events_poll_msecs_store+0x12b/0x12b
? check_flags+0x1ea/0x204
? mark_held_locks+0x1f/0x7a
null_del_dev+0x8b/0x1c3 [null_blk]
null_exit+0x5c/0x95 [null_blk]
__se_sys_delete_module+0x204/0x337
? free_module+0x39f/0x39f
? blkcg_maybe_throttle_current+0x8a/0x718
? rwlock_bug+0x62/0x62
? __blkcg_punt_bio_submit+0xd0/0xd0
? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x1a/0x20
? mark_held_locks+0x1f/0x7a
? do_syscall_64+0x4c/0x295
do_syscall_64+0xa7/0x295
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe
RIP: 0033:0x7fb696cdbe6b
Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 1d 20 0c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 008
RSP: 002b:00007ffec9588788 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000b0
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000559e589137c0 RCX: 00007fb696cdbe6b
RDX: 000000000000000a RSI: 0000000000000800 RDI: 0000559e58913828
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00007ffec9587701 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00007fb696d4eae0 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00007ffec95889b0
R13: 00007ffec95896b3 R14: 0000559e58913260 R15: 0000559e589137c0
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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