drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock

With PROVE_LOCKING on an Snapdragon X1 and VM reclaim pressure, we see:

   ======================================================
   WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
   7.0.0-debug+ #43 Tainted: G        W
   ------------------------------------------------------
   kswapd0/82 is trying to acquire lock:
   ffff800080ec3870 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]

   but task is already holding lock:
   ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988

   which lock already depends on the new lock.

   the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

   -> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
          __lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
          lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
          lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
          fs_reclaim_acquire+0xd0/0xf0
          dma_resv_lockdep+0x224/0x348
          do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
          do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
          kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
          kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
          ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

   -> #1 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
          __lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
          lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
          lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
          dma_resv_lockdep+0x1a8/0x348
          do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
          do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
          kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
          kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
          ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

   -> #0 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:
          check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
          validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
          __lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
          lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
          lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
          drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
          msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
          do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
          shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
          shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
          shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
          shrink_node+0x344/0x550
          balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
          kswapd+0x11c/0x318
          kthread+0x10c/0x128
          ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

   other info that might help us debug this:
   Chain exists of:
     reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex --> fs_reclaim
    Possible unsafe locking scenario:
          CPU0                    CPU1
          ----                    ----
     lock(fs_reclaim);
                                  lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);
                                  lock(fs_reclaim);
     lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire);

    *** DEADLOCK ***
   1 lock held by kswapd0/82:
    #0: ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988

   stack backtrace:
   CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 82 Comm: kswapd0 Tainted: G        W           7.0.0-debug+ #43 PREEMPT(full)
   Tainted: [W]=WARN
   Hardware name: LENOVO 21BX0016US/21BX0016US, BIOS N3HET94W (1.66 ) 09/15/2025
   Call trace:
    show_stack+0x20/0x40 (C)
    dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
    dump_stack+0x18/0x30
    print_circular_bug+0x114/0x120
    check_noncircular+0x178/0x198
    check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
    validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
    __lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
    lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
    lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
    drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
    msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
    do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
    shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
    shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
    shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
    shrink_node+0x344/0x550
    balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
    kswapd+0x11c/0x318
    kthread+0x10c/0x128
    ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

kswapd0 holding fs_reclaim calls the MSM shrinker, which calls
dma_resv_lock. This in turn acquires fs_reclaim.

Fix this deadlock by using dma_resv_trylock() instead, dropping the
subsequently unused passed wait-wound lock 'ticket'.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Daniel J Blueman <daniel@quora.org>
Fixes: fe4952b5f2 ("drm/msm: Convert vm locking")
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/723564/
Message-ID: <20260508065722.18785-1-daniel@quora.org>
[rob: fixup compile errors, replace lockdep splat with something legible]
Signed-off-by: Rob Clark <robin.clark@oss.qualcomm.com>
This commit is contained in:
Daniel J Blueman 2026-05-08 14:57:21 +08:00 committed by Rob Clark
parent 3f9ed5f5aa
commit 3392291fc5

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@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
}
static bool
with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
void (*fn)(struct drm_gem_object *obj),
with_vm_locks(void (*fn)(struct drm_gem_object *obj),
struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
/*
@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
* success paths
*/
struct drm_gpuvm_bo *vm_bo, *last_locked = NULL;
int ret = 0;
bool locked = true;
drm_gem_for_each_gpuvm_bo (vm_bo, obj) {
struct dma_resv *resv = drm_gpuvm_resv(vm_bo->vm);
@ -60,23 +59,14 @@ with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
if (resv == obj->resv)
continue;
ret = dma_resv_lock(resv, ticket);
/*
* Since we already skip the case when the VM and obj
* share a resv (ie. _NO_SHARE objs), we don't expect
* to hit a double-locking scenario... which the lock
* unwinding cannot really cope with.
* dma_resv_lock can't be used due to acquiring 'ticket' before the
* fs_reclaim lock, which is held in shrinker context
*/
WARN_ON(ret == -EALREADY);
/*
* Don't bother with slow-lock / backoff / retry sequence,
* if we can't get the lock just give up and move on to
* the next object.
*/
if (ret)
if (!dma_resv_trylock(resv)) {
locked = false;
goto out_unlock;
}
/*
* Hold a ref to prevent the vm_bo from being freed
@ -108,11 +98,11 @@ with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
}
}
return ret == 0;
return locked;
}
static bool
purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *)
{
if (!is_purgeable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
return false;
@ -120,11 +110,11 @@ purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
if (msm_gem_active(obj))
return false;
return with_vm_locks(ticket, msm_gem_purge, obj);
return with_vm_locks(msm_gem_purge, obj);
}
static bool
evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *)
{
if (is_unevictable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
return false;
@ -132,7 +122,7 @@ evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
if (msm_gem_active(obj))
return false;
return with_vm_locks(ticket, msm_gem_evict, obj);
return with_vm_locks(msm_gem_evict, obj);
}
static bool
@ -164,7 +154,6 @@ static unsigned long
msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
{
struct msm_drm_private *priv = shrinker->private_data;
struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
struct {
struct drm_gem_lru *lru;
bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket);
@ -185,11 +174,14 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
for (unsigned i = 0; (nr > 0) && (i < ARRAY_SIZE(stages)); i++) {
if (!stages[i].cond)
continue;
/*
* 'ticket' not needed on trylock paths
*/
stages[i].freed =
drm_gem_lru_scan(stages[i].lru, nr,
&stages[i].remaining,
stages[i].shrink,
&ticket);
NULL);
nr -= stages[i].freed;
freed += stages[i].freed;
remaining += stages[i].remaining;