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[PATCH] Fix misrouted interrupts deadlocks
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While testing kernel on machine with "irqpoll" option I've caught such a
lockup:

	__do_IRQ()
	   spin_lock(&desc->lock);
           desc->chip->ack(); /* IRQ is ACKed */
	note_interrupt()
	misrouted_irq()
	handle_IRQ_event()
           if (...)
	      local_irq_enable_in_hardirq();
	/* interrupts are enabled from now */
	...
	__do_IRQ() /* same IRQ we've started from */
	   spin_lock(&desc->lock); /* LOCKUP */

Looking at misrouted_irq() code I've found that a potential deadlock like
this can also take place:

1CPU:
__do_IRQ()
   spin_lock(&desc->lock); /* irq = A */
misrouted_irq()
   for (i = 1; i < NR_IRQS; i++) {
      spin_lock(&desc->lock); /* irq = B */
      if (desc->status & IRQ_INPROGRESS) {

2CPU:
__do_IRQ()
   spin_lock(&desc->lock); /* irq = B */
misrouted_irq()
   for (i = 1; i < NR_IRQS; i++) {
      spin_lock(&desc->lock); /* irq = A */
      if (desc->status & IRQ_INPROGRESS) {

As the second lock on both CPUs is taken before checking that this irq is
being handled in another processor this may cause a deadlock.  This issue
is only theoretical.

I propose the attached patch to fix booth problems: when trying to handle
misrouted IRQ active desc->lock may be unlocked.

Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Pavel Emelianov authored and Linus Torvalds committed Nov 13, 2006
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion kernel/irq/spurious.c
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Expand Up @@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ void note_interrupt(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc,
if (unlikely(irqfixup)) {
/* Don't punish working computers */
if ((irqfixup == 2 && irq == 0) || action_ret == IRQ_NONE) {
int ok = misrouted_irq(irq);
int ok;

spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
ok = misrouted_irq(irq);
spin_lock(&desc->lock);
if (action_ret == IRQ_NONE)
desc->irqs_unhandled -= ok;
}
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