Re: HTB deadlock

Andy Furniss
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:26:12 -0000

Ranko Zivojnovic wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I''ve been experiencing problems with HTB where the whole machine
locks
> up. This usually happens when the whole qdisc is being removed and
> occasionally when a leaf is being removed.
>
> Common is that it always happens when some sort of removal is in
> progress.
>
> Console output I have captured is at the end of this message. The same
> behavior exists from vanilla 2.6.19.7 and above. It is possible that the
> problem also exist in the earlier versions however I did not go further
> back.
>
> I also believe I have found where the actual problem is:
>
> qdisc_destroy() function is always called with dev->queue_lock locked.
> htb_destroy() function up the stack is using del_timer_sync() call to
> deactivate HTB qdisc timers.
>
>>From the comments in the source where del_timer_sync() is defined:
>
> ---copy/paste---
> /**
>  * del_timer_sync - deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
>  * @timer: the timer to be deactivated
>  *
>  * This function only differs from del_timer() on SMP: besides deactivating
>  * the timer it also makes sure the handler has finished executing on other
>  * CPUs.
>  *
>  * Synchronization rules: Callers must prevent restarting of the timer,
>  * otherwise this function is meaningless. It must not be called from
>  * interrupt contexts. The caller must not hold locks which would prevent
>  * completion of the timer''s handler. The timer''s handler
must not call
>  * add_timer_on(). Upon exit the timer is not queued and the handler is
>  * not running on any CPU.
>  *
>  * The function returns whether it has deactivated a pending timer or not.
>  */
> ---copy/paste---
>
> Now, htb_rate_timer() does exactly what appears to be the source of the
> problem - it tries obtain dev->queue_lock - and given the right moment
> (timer fired handler while qdisc_destroy was holding the lock) - system
> locks up - del_timer_sync is waiting for handler to finish while the
> handler is waiting for the dev->queue_lock.
>
> Of course I could also be completely wrong here and missing something
> not so obvious.
>
> I could also attempt to fix this but I haven''t dealt with this
code in
> the past so I was hoping someone with better insight might just have an
> elegant solution up his sleeve.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ranko
>
> PS: If this list is not the right place for this report - please let me
> know.

You should send bug reports to netdev@vger.kernel.org

>
> -----------CONSOLE (2.6.19.7)-----------
> BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#3!
>  [<c013c890>] softlockup_tick+0x93/0xc2
>  [<c0127585>] update_process_times+0x26/0x5c
>  [<c0111cd5>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x97/0xb2
>  [<c0104373>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24
>  [<c02e007b>] klist_next+0x4/0x8a
>  [<c02e2570>] _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xa/0xc
>  [<c012729b>] try_to_del_timer_sync+0x47/0x4f
>  [<c01272b1>] del_timer_sync+0xe/0x14
>  [<f8b8a85b>] htb_destroy+0x20/0x7b [sch_htb]
>  [<c028f196>] qdisc_destroy+0x44/0x8d
>  [<f8b89645>] htb_destroy_class+0xd0/0x12d [sch_htb]
>  [<f8b895c7>] htb_destroy_class+0x52/0x12d [sch_htb]
>  [<f8b8a87a>] htb_destroy+0x3f/0x7b [sch_htb]
>  [<c028f196>] qdisc_destroy+0x44/0x8d
>  [<f8b89645>] htb_destroy_class+0xd0/0x12d [sch_htb]
>  [<f8b895c7>] htb_destroy_class+0x52/0x12d [sch_htb]
>  [<f8b8a87a>] htb_destroy+0x3f/0x7b [sch_htb]
>  [<c028f196>] qdisc_destroy+0x44/0x8d
>  [<c0290ba9>] tc_get_qdisc+0x1a3/0x1ef
>  [<c0290a06>] tc_get_qdisc+0x0/0x1ef
>  [<c028a366>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x158/0x215
>  [<c028a20e>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x0/0x215
>  [<c0294598>] netlink_run_queue+0x88/0x11d
>  [<c028a1c0>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x26/0x42
>  [<c0294b0c>] netlink_data_ready+0x12/0x54
>  [<c0293843>] netlink_sendskb+0x1c/0x33
>  [<c0294a11>] netlink_sendmsg+0x1ee/0x2d7
>  [<c0278ff7>] sock_sendmsg+0xe5/0x100
>  [<c01306b9>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x37
>  [<c01306b9>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x37
>  [<c0278ff7>] sock_sendmsg+0xe5/0x100
>  [<c01cd8be>] copy_from_user+0x33/0x69
>  [<c027913f>] sys_sendmsg+0x12d/0x243
>  [<c02e2564>] _read_unlock_irq+0x5/0x7
>  [<c013fb2b>] find_get_page+0x37/0x42
>  [<c01423dd>] filemap_nopage+0x30c/0x3a3
>  [<c014bb99>] __handle_mm_fault+0x21c/0x943
>  [<c02e24c5>] _spin_unlock_bh+0x5/0xd
>  [<c027b475>] sock_setsockopt+0x63/0x59d
>  [<c0151801>] anon_vma_prepare+0x1b/0xcb
>  [<c027a2ea>] sys_socketcall+0x24f/0x271
>  [<c02e3ad0>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x600
>  [<c01038f1>] sysenter_past_esp+0x56/0x79
>  ======================> BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#1!
>  [<c013c890>] softlockup_tick+0x93/0xc2
>  [<c0127585>] update_process_times+0x26/0x5c
>  [<c0111cd5>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x97/0xb2
>  [<c0104373>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24
>  [<c01c007b>] blk_do_ordered+0x70/0x27e
>  [<c01ce788>] _raw_spin_lock+0xaa/0x13e
>  [<f8b8b422>] htb_rate_timer+0x18/0xc4 [sch_htb]
>  [<c0127539>] run_timer_softirq+0x163/0x189
>  [<f8b8b40a>] htb_rate_timer+0x0/0xc4 [sch_htb]
>  [<c0123315>] __do_softirq+0x70/0xdb
>  [<c01233bb>] do_softirq+0x3b/0x42
>  [<c0111cda>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x9c/0xb2
>  [<c0104373>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24
>  [<c0101cc3>] mwait_idle_with_hints+0x3b/0x3f
>  [<c0101cd3>] mwait_idle+0xc/0x1b
>  [<c010271c>] cpu_idle+0x63/0x79
>  ======================> BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#2!
>  [<c013c890>] softlockup_tick+0x93/0xc2
>  [<c0127585>] update_process_times+0x26/0x5c
>  [<c0111cd5>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x97/0xb2
>  [<c0104373>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24
>  [<c01c007b>] blk_do_ordered+0x70/0x27e
>  [<c01ce788>] _raw_spin_lock+0xaa/0x13e
>  [<c02846df>] dev_queue_xmit+0x53/0x2e4
>  [<c0286e20>] neigh_connected_output+0x80/0xa0
>  [<c02a213a>] ip_output+0x1b5/0x24b
>  [<c02a0b56>] ip_finish_output+0x0/0x192
>  [<c029dfef>] ip_forward+0x1c8/0x2b9
>  [<c029ddf0>] ip_forward_finish+0x0/0x37
>  [<c029c962>] ip_rcv+0x2a5/0x538
>  [<c029c100>] ip_rcv_finish+0x0/0x2aa
>  [<c027f3bc>] __netdev_alloc_skb+0x12/0x2a
>  [<c029c6bd>] ip_rcv+0x0/0x538
>  [<c0282a1e>] netif_receive_skb+0x218/0x318
>  [<c0270008>] bitmap_get_counter+0x41/0x1e6
>  [<f8a6146d>] e1000_clean_rx_irq+0x12c/0x4ef [e1000]
>  [<f8a61341>] e1000_clean_rx_irq+0x0/0x4ef [e1000]
>  [<f8a60612>] e1000_clean+0xe5/0x130 [e1000]
>  [<c0284573>] net_rx_action+0xbc/0x1d5
>  [<c0123315>] __do_softirq+0x70/0xdb
>  [<c01233bb>] do_softirq+0x3b/0x42
>  [<c01058c2>] do_IRQ+0x6c/0xda
>  [<c01042e2>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20
>  [<c0101cc3>] mwait_idle_with_hints+0x3b/0x3f
>  [<c0101cd3>] mwait_idle+0xc/0x1b
>  [<c010271c>] cpu_idle+0x63/0x79
>  ======================> BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0!
>  [<c013c890>] softlockup_tick+0x93/0xc2
>  [<c0127585>] update_process_times+0x26/0x5c
>  [<c0111cd5>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x97/0xb2
>  [<c0104373>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24
>  [<c01cd2eb>] delay_tsc+0x7/0x13
>  [<c01cd323>] __delay+0x6/0x7
>  [<c01ce796>] _raw_spin_lock+0xb8/0x13e
>  [<c02846df>] dev_queue_xmit+0x53/0x2e4
>  [<c0286e20>] neigh_connected_output+0x80/0xa0
>  [<c02a213a>] ip_output+0x1b5/0x24b
>  [<c02a0b56>] ip_finish_output+0x0/0x192
>  [<c029dfef>] ip_forward+0x1c8/0x2b9
>  [<c029ddf0>] ip_forward_finish+0x0/0x37
>  [<c029c962>] ip_rcv+0x2a5/0x538
>  [<c029c100>] ip_rcv_finish+0x0/0x2aa
>  [<c027e774>] __alloc_skb+0x47/0xf3
>  [<c029c6bd>] ip_rcv+0x0/0x538
>  [<c0282a1e>] netif_receive_skb+0x218/0x318
>  [<c0270008>] bitmap_get_counter+0x41/0x1e6
>  [<f88fac1d>] tg3_poll+0x6d3/0x906 [tg3]
>  [<c0284573>] net_rx_action+0xbc/0x1d5
>  [<c0123315>] __do_softirq+0x70/0xdb
>  [<c01233bb>] do_softirq+0x3b/0x42
>  [<c01058c2>] do_IRQ+0x6c/0xda
>  [<c01042e2>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20
>  [<c0101cc3>] mwait_idle_with_hints+0x3b/0x3f
>  [<c0101cd3>] mwait_idle+0xc/0x1b
>  [<c010271c>] cpu_idle+0x63/0x79
>  [<c03a9780>] start_kernel+0x353/0x423
>  [<c03a91cd>] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x260
>  ======================> -----------CONSOLE-----------
>
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