@@ -3636,6 +3636,27 @@ void ata_scsi_hotplug(struct work_struct *work)
return;
}
+ /*
+ * XXX - UGLY HACK
+ *
+ * The block layer suspend/resume path is fundamentally broken due
+ * to freezable kthreads and workqueue and may deadlock if a block
+ * device gets removed while resume is in progress. I don't know
+ * what the solution is short of removing freezable kthreads and
+ * workqueues altogether.
+ *
+ * The following is an ugly hack to avoid kicking off device
+ * removal while freezer is active. This is a joke but does avoid
+ * this particular deadlock scenario.
+ *
+ * https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62801
+ * http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=138695698516487
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_FREEZER
+ while (pm_freezing)
+ msleep(10);
+#endif
+
DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
mutex_lock(&ap->scsi_scan_mutex);
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_freezing_cnt);
bool pm_freezing;
bool pm_nosig_freezing;
+/*
+ * Temporary export for the deadlock workaround in ata_scsi_hotplug().
+ * Remove once the hack becomes unnecessary.
+ */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_freezing);
+
/* protects freezing and frozen transitions */
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(freezer_lock);