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Subject: Re: mutex_lock_slowpath warning using mxser tty driver
 (input/output error)
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Christophe Lermytte <christophe.lermytte@thomson.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
       Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:19:09 +0200
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On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 18:26 +0200, Christophe Lermytte wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have upgraded one of my automated test setups from 2.6.27 to 2.6.29. I
> now have issues with using a Moxa multiport serial device, where I had
> none before :-)
> 
> > MOXA Smartio/Industio family driver version 2.0.4
> > mxser 0000:03:02.0: found MOXA C168H/PCI series board (BusNo=3,
> DevNo=2)
> > mxser 0000:03:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
> > mxser: max. baud rate = 921600 bps
> 
> When I cat /dev/setup3 (which is a symlink to /dev/ttyMI3), which is
> connected to a device that outputs data (tried it with one @ 115200bps
> and one @ 9600bps), I get the following kernel trace:
> 
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: at kernel/mutex.c:135 __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x50/0x211()
> Hardware name: OptiPlex 755                 
> Modules linked in: i915 drm i2c_algo_bit ipv6 8021q dummy fuse arc4 ecb
> snd_hda_codec_analog snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec rtl8187 mac80211 usbhid
> i2c_i801 snd_pcm serio_raw eeprom_93cx6 iTCO_wdt i2c_core
> iTCO_vendor_support cfg80211 snd_timer snd snd_page_alloc rtc_cmos
> rtc_core intel_agp agpgart mxser ppdev thermal uhci_hcd sg rtc_lib
> parport_pc processor parport button thermal_sys dcdbas
> Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.29-autodistro-r4 #1
> Call Trace:
> [<c0127479>] warn_slowpath+0x74/0x8a
> [<c016bb1a>] ? get_page_from_freelist+0xc1/0x3c6
> [<c04e0093>] ? usb_hcd_submit_urb+0x88d/0x95b
> [<c05d2d41>] ? _spin_lock+0x8/0xb
> [<c0187063>] ? cache_alloc_refill+0x19f/0x499
> [<c05d1b63>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x50/0x211
> [<c05d1d36>] mutex_lock+0x12/0x15
> [<c026d677>] echo_set_canon_col+0x14/0x37
> [<c026e478>] n_tty_receive_buf+0x2f3/0xe0c
> [<c05d2d41>] ? _spin_lock+0x8/0xb
> [<c0187063>] ? cache_alloc_refill+0x19f/0x499
> [<c05d2e5e>] ? _spin_lock_irqsave+0x28/0x2f
> [<c012f01d>] ? lock_timer_base+0x1f/0x3e
> [<c0118b2d>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x8/0xb
> [<c0118b2d>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x8/0xb
> [<c02710ed>] flush_to_ldisc+0xe9/0x159
> [<c027119e>] tty_flip_buffer_push+0x41/0x51
> [<f842e5f5>] mxser_receive_chars+0x237/0x246 [mxser]
> [<f842fac5>] mxser_interrupt+0x18e/0x228 [mxser]
> [<c015ac54>] handle_IRQ_event+0x2a/0x5a
> [<c015c11a>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0x7b/0xb4
> [<c015c09f>] ? handle_fasteoi_irq+0x0/0xb4
> <IRQ>  [<c0103527>] ? common_interrupt+0x27/0x2c
> [<c0108131>] ? mwait_idle+0x4c/0x5b
> [<c0101a5b>] ? cpu_idle+0x59/0x6d
> [<c05ce807>] ? start_secondary+0x19f/0x1a4
> ---[ end trace 433a17e91cdf059a ]---

It appears to want to lock a mutex in interrupt context, something
that's a definite no-no.

CCed the folks who might know a thing or two about the driver.

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