@@ -1771,6 +1771,13 @@ static int do_sched_cfs_period_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, int overrun)
if (idle)
goto out_unlock;
+ /*
+ * if we have relooped after returning idle once, we need to update our
+ * status as actually running, so that other cpus doing
+ * __start_cfs_bandwidth will stop trying to cancel us.
+ */
+ cfs_b->timer_active = 1;
+
__refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(cfs_b);
if (!throttled) {
@@ -2043,11 +2050,11 @@ void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
* (timer_active==0 becomes visible before the hrtimer call-back
* terminates). In either case we ensure that it's re-programmed
*/
- while (unlikely(hrtimer_active(&cfs_b->period_timer))) {
+ while (unlikely(hrtimer_active(&cfs_b->period_timer)) &&
+ hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&cfs_b->period_timer) < 0) {
+ /* bounce the lock to allow do_sched_cfs_period_timer to run */
raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
- /* ensure cfs_b->lock is available while we wait */
- hrtimer_cancel(&cfs_b->period_timer);
-
+ cpu_relax();
raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
/* if someone else restarted the timer then we're done */
if (cfs_b->timer_active)
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled sched: Fix hrtimer_cancel()/rq->lock deadlock to the linux-3.5.y-queue branch of the 3.5.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.5.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.5.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From 00c2c03c2fd530dd86d50a94a1a5797d26bfe7da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Segall <bsegall@google.com> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:16:22 -0700 Subject: sched: Fix hrtimer_cancel()/rq->lock deadlock commit 927b54fccbf04207ec92f669dce6806848cbec7d upstream. __start_cfs_bandwidth calls hrtimer_cancel while holding rq->lock, waiting for the hrtimer to finish. However, if sched_cfs_period_timer runs for another loop iteration, the hrtimer can attempt to take rq->lock, resulting in deadlock. Fix this by ensuring that cfs_b->timer_active is cleared only if the _latest_ call to do_sched_cfs_period_timer is returning as idle. Then __start_cfs_bandwidth can just call hrtimer_try_to_cancel and wait for that to succeed or timer_active == 1. Signed-off-by: Ben Segall <bsegall@google.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: pjt@google.com Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20131016181622.22647.16643.stgit@sword-of-the-dawn.mtv.corp.google.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Cc: Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@canonical.com> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- kernel/sched/fair.c | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) -- 1.8.3.2