cpufreq: Revert commit 2f7021a8 to fix CPU hotplug regression
commit 2f7021a8 "cpufreq: protect 'policy->cpus' from offlining during __gov_queue_work()" caused a regression in CPU hotplug, because it lead to a deadlock between cpufreq governor worker thread and the CPU hotplug writer task. Lockdep splat corresponding to this deadlock is shown below: [ 60.277396] ====================================================== [ 60.277400] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] [ 60.277407] 3.10.0-rc7-dbg-01385-g241fd04-dirty #1744 Not tainted [ 60.277411] ------------------------------------------------------- [ 60.277417] bash/2225 is trying to acquire lock: [ 60.277422] ((&(&j_cdbs->work)->work)){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff810621b5>] flush_work+0x5/0x280 [ 60.277444] but task is already holding lock: [ 60.277449] (cpu_hotplug.lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81042d8b>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x2b/0x60 [ 60.277465] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 60.277472] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 60.277477] -> #2 (cpu_hotplug.lock){+.+.+.}: [ 60.277490] [<ffffffff810ac6d4>] lock_acquire+0xa4/0x200 [ 60.277503] [<ffffffff815b6157>] mutex_lock_nested+0x67/0x410 [ 60.277514] [<ffffffff81042cbc>] get_online_cpus+0x3c/0x60 [ 60.277522] [<ffffffff814b842a>] gov_queue_work+0x2a/0xb0 [ 60.277532] [<ffffffff814b7891>] cs_dbs_timer+0xc1/0xe0 [ 60.277543] [<ffffffff8106302d>] process_one_work+0x1cd/0x6a0 [ 60.277552] [<ffffffff81063d31>] worker_thread+0x121/0x3a0 [ 60.277560] [<ffffffff8106ae2b>] kthread+0xdb/0xe0 [ 60.277569] [<ffffffff815bb96c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0 [ 60.277580] -> #1 (&j_cdbs->timer_mutex){+.+...}: [ 60.277592] [<ffffffff810ac6d4>] lock_acquire+0xa4/0x200 [ 60.277600] [<ffffffff815b6157>] mutex_lock_nested+0x67/0x410 [ 60.277608] [<ffffffff814b785d>] cs_dbs_timer+0x8d/0xe0 [ 60.277616] [<ffffffff8106302d>] process_one_work+0x1cd/0x6a0 [ 60.277624] [<ffffffff81063d31>] worker_thread+0x121/0x3a0 [ 60.277633] [<ffffffff8106ae2b>] kthread+0xdb/0xe0 [ 60.277640] [<ffffffff815bb96c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0 [ 60.277649] -> #0 ((&(&j_cdbs->work)->work)){+.+...}: [ 60.277661] [<ffffffff810ab826>] __lock_acquire+0x1766/0x1d30 [ 60.277669] [<ffffffff810ac6d4>] lock_acquire+0xa4/0x200 [ 60.277677] [<ffffffff810621ed>] flush_work+0x3d/0x280 [ 60.277685] [<ffffffff81062d8a>] __cancel_work_timer+0x8a/0x120 [ 60.277693] [<ffffffff81062e53>] cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x13/0x20 [ 60.277701] [<ffffffff814b89d9>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x529/0x6f0 [ 60.277709] [<ffffffff814b76a7>] cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x17/0x20 [ 60.277719] [<ffffffff814b5df8>] __cpufreq_governor+0x48/0x100 [ 60.277728] [<ffffffff814b6b80>] __cpufreq_remove_dev.isra.14+0x80/0x3c0 [ 60.277737] [<ffffffff815adc0d>] cpufreq_cpu_callback+0x38/0x4c [ 60.277747] [<ffffffff81071a4d>] notifier_call_chain+0x5d/0x110 [ 60.277759] [<ffffffff81071b0e>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0xe/0x10 [ 60.277768] [<ffffffff815a0a68>] _cpu_down+0x88/0x330 [ 60.277779] [<ffffffff815a0d46>] cpu_down+0x36/0x50 [ 60.277788] [<ffffffff815a2748>] store_online+0x98/0xd0 [ 60.277796] [<ffffffff81452a28>] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x30 [ 60.277806] [<ffffffff811d9edb>] sysfs_write_file+0xdb/0x150 [ 60.277818] [<ffffffff8116806d>] vfs_write+0xbd/0x1f0 [ 60.277826] [<ffffffff811686fc>] SyS_write+0x4c/0xa0 [ 60.277834] [<ffffffff815bbbbe>] tracesys+0xd0/0xd5 [ 60.277842] other info that might help us debug this: [ 60.277848] Chain exists of: (&(&j_cdbs->work)->work) --> &j_cdbs->timer_mutex --> cpu_hotplug.lock [ 60.277864] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 60.277869] CPU0 CPU1 [ 60.277873] ---- ---- [ 60.277877] lock(cpu_hotplug.lock); [ 60.277885] lock(&j_cdbs->timer_mutex); [ 60.277892] lock(cpu_hotplug.lock); [ 60.277900] lock((&(&j_cdbs->work)->work)); [ 60.277907] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 60.277915] 6 locks held by bash/2225: [ 60.277919] #0: (sb_writers#6){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff81168173>] vfs_write+0x1c3/0x1f0 [ 60.277937] #1: (&buffer->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff811d9e3c>] sysfs_write_file+0x3c/0x150 [ 60.277954] #2: (s_active#61){.+.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff811d9ec3>] sysfs_write_file+0xc3/0x150 [ 60.277972] #3: (x86_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff81024cf7>] cpu_hotplug_driver_lock+0x17/0x20 [ 60.277990] #4: (cpu_add_remove_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff815a0d32>] cpu_down+0x22/0x50 [ 60.278007] #5: (cpu_hotplug.lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81042d8b>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x2b/0x60 [ 60.278023] stack backtrace: [ 60.278031] CPU: 3 PID: 2225 Comm: bash Not tainted 3.10.0-rc7-dbg-01385-g241fd04-dirty #1744 [ 60.278037] Hardware name: Acer Aspire 5741G /Aspire 5741G , BIOS V1.20 02/08/2011 [ 60.278042] ffffffff8204e110 ffff88014df6b9f8 ffffffff815b3d90 ffff88014df6ba38 [ 60.278055] ffffffff815b0a8d ffff880150ed3f60 ffff880150ed4770 3871c4002c8980b2 [ 60.278068] ffff880150ed4748 ffff880150ed4770 ffff880150ed3f60 ffff88014df6bb00 [ 60.278081] Call Trace: [ 60.278091] [<ffffffff815b3d90>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b [ 60.278101] [<ffffffff815b0a8d>] print_circular_bug+0x2b6/0x2c5 [ 60.278111] [<ffffffff810ab826>] __lock_acquire+0x1766/0x1d30 [ 60.278123] [<ffffffff81067e08>] ? __kernel_text_address+0x58/0x80 [ 60.278134] [<ffffffff810ac6d4>] lock_acquire+0xa4/0x200 [ 60.278142] [<ffffffff810621b5>] ? flush_work+0x5/0x280 [ 60.278151] [<ffffffff810621ed>] flush_work+0x3d/0x280 [ 60.278159] [<ffffffff810621b5>] ? flush_work+0x5/0x280 [ 60.278169] [<ffffffff810a9b14>] ? mark_held_locks+0x94/0x140 [ 60.278178] [<ffffffff81062d77>] ? __cancel_work_timer+0x77/0x120 [ 60.278188] [<ffffffff810a9cbd>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xfd/0x1c0 [ 60.278196] [<ffffffff81062d8a>] __cancel_work_timer+0x8a/0x120 [ 60.278206] [<ffffffff81062e53>] cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x13/0x20 [ 60.278214] [<ffffffff814b89d9>] cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x529/0x6f0 [ 60.278225] [<ffffffff814b76a7>] cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs+0x17/0x20 [ 60.278234] [<ffffffff814b5df8>] __cpufreq_governor+0x48/0x100 [ 60.278244] [<ffffffff814b6b80>] __cpufreq_remove_dev.isra.14+0x80/0x3c0 [ 60.278255] [<ffffffff815adc0d>] cpufreq_cpu_callback+0x38/0x4c [ 60.278265] [<ffffffff81071a4d>] notifier_call_chain+0x5d/0x110 [ 60.278275] [<ffffffff81071b0e>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0xe/0x10 [ 60.278284] [<ffffffff815a0a68>] _cpu_down+0x88/0x330 [ 60.278292] [<ffffffff81024cf7>] ? cpu_hotplug_driver_lock+0x17/0x20 [ 60.278302] [<ffffffff815a0d46>] cpu_down+0x36/0x50 [ 60.278311] [<ffffffff815a2748>] store_online+0x98/0xd0 [ 60.278320] [<ffffffff81452a28>] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x30 [ 60.278329] [<ffffffff811d9edb>] sysfs_write_file+0xdb/0x150 [ 60.278337] [<ffffffff8116806d>] vfs_write+0xbd/0x1f0 [ 60.278347] [<ffffffff81185950>] ? fget_light+0x320/0x4b0 [ 60.278355] [<ffffffff811686fc>] SyS_write+0x4c/0xa0 [ 60.278364] [<ffffffff815bbbbe>] tracesys+0xd0/0xd5 [ 60.280582] smpboot: CPU 1 is now offline The intention of that commit was to avoid warnings during CPU hotplug, which indicated that offline CPUs were getting IPIs from the cpufreq governor's work items. But the real root-cause of that problem was commit a66b2e50 (cpufreq: Preserve sysfs files across suspend/resume) because it totally skipped all the cpufreq callbacks during CPU hotplug in the suspend/resume path, and hence it never actually shut down the cpufreq governor's worker threads during CPU offline in the suspend/resume path. Reflecting back, the reason why we never suspected that commit as the root-cause earlier, was that the original issue was reported with just the halt command and nobody had brought in suspend/resume to the equation. The reason for _that_ in turn, as it turns out, is that earlier halt/shutdown was being done by disabling non-boot CPUs while tasks were frozen, just like suspend/resume.... but commit cf7df378 (reboot: migrate shutdown/reboot to boot cpu) which came somewhere along that very same time changed that logic: shutdown/halt no longer takes CPUs offline. Thus, the test-cases for reproducing the bug were vastly different and thus we went totally off the trail. Overall, it was one hell of a confusion with so many commits affecting each other and also affecting the symptoms of the problems in subtle ways. Finally, now since the original problematic commit (a66b2e50) has been completely reverted, revert this intermediate fix too (2f7021a8), to fix the CPU hotplug deadlock. Phew! Reported-by:Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com> Reported-by:
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