Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754579Ab2F1Xno (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:43:44 -0400 Received: from wolverine01.qualcomm.com ([199.106.114.254]:25276 "EHLO wolverine01.qualcomm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753706Ab2F1Xnm (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:43:42 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="5400,1158,6756"; a="205785542" From: Vikram Mulukutla To: Andrew Morton Cc: Vikram Mulukutla , Michael Holzheu , Stephen Boyd , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] panic: Fix a possible deadlock in panic() Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:43:05 -0700 Message-Id: <1340926985-8270-1-git-send-email-markivx@codeaurora.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.8.3 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2156 Lines: 57 panic_lock is meant to ensure that panic processing takes place only on one cpu; if any of the other cpus encounter a panic, they will spin waiting to be shut down. However, this causes a regression in this scenario: 1. Cpu 0 encounters a panic and acquires the panic_lock and proceeds with the panic processing. 2. There is an interrupt on cpu 0 that also encounters an error condition and invokes panic. 3. This second invocation fails to acquire the panic_lock and enters the infinite while loop in panic_smp_self_stop. Thus all panic processing is stopped, and the cpu is stuck for eternity in the while(1) inside panic_smp_self_stop. To address this, disable local interrupts with local_irq_disable before acquiring the panic_lock. This will prevent interrupt handlers from executing during the panic processing, thus avoiding this particular problem. Signed-off-by: Vikram Mulukutla Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd --- kernel/panic.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c index d2a5f4e..e1b2822 100644 --- a/kernel/panic.c +++ b/kernel/panic.c @@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ void panic(const char *fmt, ...) int state = 0; /* + * Disable local interrupts. This will prevent panic_smp_self_stop + * from deadlocking the first cpu that invokes the panic, since + * there is nothing to prevent an interrupt handler (that runs + * after the panic_lock is acquired) from invoking panic again. + */ + local_irq_disable(); + + /* * It's possible to come here directly from a panic-assertion and * not have preempt disabled. Some functions called from here want * preempt to be disabled. No point enabling it later though... -- 1.7.8.3 Sent by an employee of the Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/