The mutex lock at rc_register_device() was added by commit 08aeb7c9a4
("[media] rc: add locking to fix register/show race").
It is meant to avoid race issues when trying to open a sysfs file while
the RC register didn't complete.
Adding a lock there causes troubles, as detected by the Kernel lock
debug instrumentation at the Kernel:
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[ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
4.5.0-rc3+ #46 Not tainted
-------------------------------------------------------
systemd-udevd/2681 is trying to acquire lock:
(s_active#171){++++.+}, at: [<ffffffff8171a115>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x45/0xa0
but task is already holding lock:
(&dev->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa0724def>] rc_register_device+0xb2f/0x1450 [rc_core]
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}:
[<ffffffff8124817d>] lock_acquire+0x13d/0x320
[<ffffffff822de966>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb6/0x860
[<ffffffffa0721f2b>] show_protocols+0x3b/0x3f0 [rc_core]
[<ffffffff81cdaba5>] dev_attr_show+0x45/0xc0
[<ffffffff8171f1b3>] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x203/0x3c0
[<ffffffff8171a6a1>] kernfs_seq_show+0x121/0x1b0
[<ffffffff81617c71>] seq_read+0x2f1/0x1160
[<ffffffff8171c911>] kernfs_fop_read+0x321/0x460
[<ffffffff815abc20>] __vfs_read+0xe0/0x3d0
[<ffffffff815ae90e>] vfs_read+0xde/0x2d0
[<ffffffff815b1d01>] SyS_read+0x111/0x230
[<ffffffff822e8636>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x76
-> #0 (s_active#171){++++.+}:
[<ffffffff81244f24>] __lock_acquire+0x4304/0x5990
[<ffffffff8124817d>] lock_acquire+0x13d/0x320
[<ffffffff81717d3a>] __kernfs_remove+0x58a/0x810
[<ffffffff8171a115>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x45/0xa0
[<ffffffff81721592>] remove_files.isra.0+0x72/0x190
[<ffffffff8172174b>] sysfs_remove_group+0x9b/0x150
[<ffffffff81721854>] sysfs_remove_groups+0x54/0xa0
[<ffffffff81cd97d0>] device_remove_attrs+0xb0/0x140
[<ffffffff81cdb27c>] device_del+0x38c/0x6b0
[<ffffffffa0724b8b>] rc_register_device+0x8cb/0x1450 [rc_core]
[<ffffffffa1326a7b>] dvb_usb_remote_init+0x66b/0x14d0 [dvb_usb]
[<ffffffffa1321c81>] dvb_usb_device_init+0xf21/0x1860 [dvb_usb]
[<ffffffffa13517dc>] dib0700_probe+0x14c/0x410 [dvb_usb_dib0700]
[<ffffffff81dbb1dd>] usb_probe_interface+0x45d/0x940
[<ffffffff81ce7e7a>] driver_probe_device+0x21a/0xc30
[<ffffffff81ce89b1>] __driver_attach+0x121/0x160
[<ffffffff81ce21bf>] bus_for_each_dev+0x11f/0x1a0
[<ffffffff81ce6cdd>] driver_attach+0x3d/0x50
[<ffffffff81ce5df9>] bus_add_driver+0x4c9/0x770
[<ffffffff81cea39c>] driver_register+0x18c/0x3b0
[<ffffffff81db6e98>] usb_register_driver+0x1f8/0x440
[<ffffffffa074001e>] dib0700_driver_init+0x1e/0x1000 [dvb_usb_dib0700]
[<ffffffff810021b1>] do_one_initcall+0x141/0x300
[<ffffffff8144d8eb>] do_init_module+0x1d0/0x5ad
[<ffffffff812f27b6>] load_module+0x6666/0x9ba0
[<ffffffff812f5fe8>] SyS_finit_module+0x108/0x130
[<ffffffff822e8636>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x76
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&dev->lock);
lock(s_active#171);
lock(&dev->lock);
lock(s_active#171);
*** DEADLOCK ***
3 locks held by systemd-udevd/2681:
#0: (&dev->mutex){......}, at: [<ffffffff81ce8933>] __driver_attach+0xa3/0x160
#1: (&dev->mutex){......}, at: [<ffffffff81ce8941>] __driver_attach+0xb1/0x160
#2: (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffffa0724def>] rc_register_device+0xb2f/0x1450 [rc_core]
In this specific case, some error happened during device init,
causing IR to be disabled.
Let's fix it by adding a var that will tell when the device is
initialized. Any calls before that will return a -EINVAL.
That should prevent the race issues.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@osg.samsung.com>
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