[PATCH] backlight: Avoid double fbcon backlight handling
Imre Deak
imre.deak at intel.com
Thu Jun 30 12:47:51 UTC 2016
On to, 2016-06-30 at 12:30 +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Backlights controlled by i915.ko and only associated with its
> connectors
> and also only associated with the intel_drmfb fbcon, controlled by
> i915.ko. In this situation, we already handle adjusting the backlight
> when the fbcon is blanked/unblanked and do not require backlight
> trying
> to do the same.
>
> Attempting to register with the fbdev as a client causes lockdep to
> warn
> about a dependency cycle:
>
> [ 18.983763] ======================================================
> [ 18.983763] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected
> ]
> [ 18.983766] 4.7.0-rc5+ #524 Tainted: G O
> [ 18.983767] ------------------------------------------------------
> -
> [ 18.983767] kworker/u8:0/6 is trying to acquire lock:
> [ 18.983777] (&dev->mode_config.mutex){+.+.+.}, at:
> [<ffffffff815afde0>] drm_modeset_lock_all+0x40/0x120
> [ 18.983777]
> but task is already holding lock:
> [ 18.983782] ((fb_notifier_list).rwsem){++++.+}, at:
> [<ffffffff810ac195>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x35/0x70
> [ 18.983783]
> which lock already depends on the new lock.
>
> [ 18.983783]
> the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> [ 18.983785]
> -> #1 ((fb_notifier_list).rwsem){++++.+}:
> [ 18.983789] [<ffffffff810df611>] lock_acquire+0xb1/0x200
> [ 18.983792] [<ffffffff819a55b4>] down_write+0x44/0x80
> [ 18.983795] [<ffffffff810abf91>]
> blocking_notifier_chain_register+0x21/0xb0
> [ 18.983798] [<ffffffff814c7448>]
> fb_register_client+0x18/0x20
> [ 18.983800] [<ffffffff814c6c86>]
> backlight_device_register+0x136/0x260
> [ 18.983852] [<ffffffffa0127eb2>]
> intel_backlight_device_register+0xa2/0x160 [i915]
> [ 18.983892] [<ffffffffa00f46be>]
> intel_connector_register+0xe/0x10 [i915]
> [ 18.983932] [<ffffffffa0112bfb>]
> intel_dp_connector_register+0x1b/0x80 [i915]
> [ 18.983936] [<ffffffff8159dfea>]
> drm_connector_register+0x4a/0x80
> [ 18.983938] [<ffffffff8159fe44>]
> drm_connector_register_all+0x64/0xf0
> [ 18.983940] [<ffffffff815a2a64>]
> drm_modeset_register_all+0x174/0x1c0
> [ 18.983942] [<ffffffff81599b72>] drm_dev_register+0xc2/0xd0
> [ 18.983976] [<ffffffffa00621d7>]
> i915_driver_load+0x1547/0x2200 [i915]
> [ 18.984010] [<ffffffffa006d80f>] i915_pci_probe+0x4f/0x70
> [i915]
> [ 18.984014] [<ffffffff814a2135>] local_pci_probe+0x45/0xa0
> [ 18.984015] [<ffffffff814a349b>]
> pci_device_probe+0xdb/0x130
> [ 18.984018] [<ffffffff815c07e3>]
> driver_probe_device+0x223/0x440
> [ 18.984020] [<ffffffff815c0ad5>] __driver_attach+0xd5/0x100
> [ 18.984022] [<ffffffff815be386>] bus_for_each_dev+0x66/0xa0
> [ 18.984023] [<ffffffff815c002e>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
> [ 18.984025] [<ffffffff815bf9be>] bus_add_driver+0x1ee/0x280
> [ 18.984028] [<ffffffff815c1810>] driver_register+0x60/0xe0
> [ 18.984030] [<ffffffff814a1a10>]
> __pci_register_driver+0x60/0x70
> [ 18.984063] [<ffffffffa01a905b>] i915_init+0x5b/0x62 [i915]
> [ 18.984067] [<ffffffff8100042d>] do_one_initcall+0x3d/0x150
> [ 18.984070] [<ffffffff811a935b>] do_init_module+0x5f/0x1d9
> [ 18.984073] [<ffffffff81124416>] load_module+0x20e6/0x27e0
> [ 18.984075] [<ffffffff81124d63>]
> SYSC_finit_module+0xc3/0xf0
> [ 18.984076] [<ffffffff81124dae>] SyS_finit_module+0xe/0x10
> [ 18.984079] [<ffffffff819a83a9>]
> entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x1c/0xac
> [ 18.984081]
> -> #0 (&dev->mode_config.mutex){+.+.+.}:
> [ 18.984083] [<ffffffff810df0ac>]
> __lock_acquire+0x10fc/0x1260
> [ 18.984085] [<ffffffff810df611>] lock_acquire+0xb1/0x200
> [ 18.984088] [<ffffffff819a3097>]
> mutex_lock_nested+0x67/0x3c0
> [ 18.984090] [<ffffffff815afde0>]
> drm_modeset_lock_all+0x40/0x120
> [ 18.984093] [<ffffffff8158f79b>]
> drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked+0x2b/0x80
> [ 18.984095] [<ffffffff8158f81d>]
> drm_fb_helper_set_par+0x2d/0x50
> [ 18.984134] [<ffffffffa0105f7a>]
> intel_fbdev_set_par+0x1a/0x60 [i915]
> [ 18.984136] [<ffffffff814c13c6>] fbcon_init+0x586/0x610
> [ 18.984139] [<ffffffff8154d16a>] visual_init+0xca/0x130
> [ 18.984141] [<ffffffff8154e611>]
> do_bind_con_driver+0x1c1/0x3a0
> [ 18.984143] [<ffffffff8154eaf6>]
> do_take_over_console+0x116/0x180
> [ 18.984145] [<ffffffff814bd3a7>]
> do_fbcon_takeover+0x57/0xb0
> [ 18.984147] [<ffffffff814c1e48>]
> fbcon_event_notify+0x658/0x750
> [ 18.984150] [<ffffffff810abcae>]
> notifier_call_chain+0x3e/0xb0
> [ 18.984152] [<ffffffff810ac1ad>]
> __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x4d/0x70
> [ 18.984154] [<ffffffff810ac1e6>]
> blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20
> [ 18.984156] [<ffffffff814c748b>]
> fb_notifier_call_chain+0x1b/0x20
> [ 18.984158] [<ffffffff814c86b1>]
> register_framebuffer+0x251/0x330
> [ 18.984160] [<ffffffff8158fa9f>]
> drm_fb_helper_initial_config+0x25f/0x3f0
> [ 18.984199] [<ffffffffa0106b48>]
> intel_fbdev_initial_config+0x18/0x30 [i915]
> [ 18.984201] [<ffffffff810adfd8>]
> async_run_entry_fn+0x48/0x150
> [ 18.984203] [<ffffffff810a3947>]
> process_one_work+0x1e7/0x750
> [ 18.984205] [<ffffffff810a3efb>] worker_thread+0x4b/0x4f0
> [ 18.984207] [<ffffffff810aad4f>] kthread+0xef/0x110
> [ 18.984208] [<ffffffff819a85ef>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40
> [ 18.984209]
> other info that might help us debug this:
>
> [ 18.984210] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
>
> [ 18.984210] CPU0 CPU1
> [ 18.984211] ---- ----
> [ 18.984212] lock((fb_notifier_list).rwsem);
> [ 18.984213] lock(&dev-
> >mode_config.mutex);
> [ 18.984215] lock((fb_notifier_list)
> .rwsem);
> [ 18.984216] lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
> [ 18.984216]
> *** DEADLOCK ***
>
> [ 18.984217] 6 locks held by kworker/u8:0/6:
> [ 18.984220] #0: ("events_unbound"){.+.+.+}, at:
> [<ffffffff810a38c9>] process_one_work+0x169/0x750
> [ 18.984223] #1: ((&entry->work)){+.+.+.}, at:
> [<ffffffff810a38c9>] process_one_work+0x169/0x750
> [ 18.984227] #2: (registration_lock){+.+.+.}, at:
> [<ffffffff814c8487>] register_framebuffer+0x27/0x330
> [ 18.984231] #3: (console_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff814c86ce>]
> register_framebuffer+0x26e/0x330
> [ 18.984234] #4: (&fb_info->lock){+.+.+.}, at:
> [<ffffffff814c78dd>] lock_fb_info+0x1d/0x40
> [ 18.984238] #5: ((fb_notifier_list).rwsem){++++.+}, at:
> [<ffffffff810ac195>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x35/0x70
> [ 18.984238]
> stack backtrace:
> [ 18.984241] CPU: 2 PID: 6 Comm: kworker/u8:0 Tainted:
> G O 4.7.0-rc5+ #524
> [ 18.984242] Hardware name: Intel Corp. Broxton P/NOTEBOOK, BIOS
> APLKRVPA.X64.0138.B33.1606250842 06/25/2016
> [ 18.984244] Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn
> [ 18.984248] 0000000000000000 ffff8800758577f0 ffffffff814507a5
> ffffffff828b9900
> [ 18.984250] ffffffff828b9900 ffff880075857830 ffffffff810dc6fa
> ffff880075857880
> [ 18.984252] ffff88007584d688 0000000000000005 0000000000000006
> ffff88007584d6b0
> [ 18.984253] Call Trace:
> [ 18.984257] [<ffffffff814507a5>] dump_stack+0x67/0x92
> [ 18.984259] [<ffffffff810dc6fa>] print_circular_bug+0x1aa/0x200
> [ 18.984261] [<ffffffff810df0ac>] __lock_acquire+0x10fc/0x1260
> [ 18.984264] [<ffffffff810df611>] lock_acquire+0xb1/0x200
> [ 18.984266] [<ffffffff815afde0>] ?
> drm_modeset_lock_all+0x40/0x120
> [ 18.984267] [<ffffffff815afde0>] ?
> drm_modeset_lock_all+0x40/0x120
> [ 18.984269] [<ffffffff819a3097>] mutex_lock_nested+0x67/0x3c0
> [ 18.984271] [<ffffffff815afde0>] ?
> drm_modeset_lock_all+0x40/0x120
> [ 18.984273] [<ffffffff810fa85f>] ?
> rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x7f/0x90
> [ 18.984276] [<ffffffff81208218>] ?
> kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x248/0x2b0
> [ 18.984277] [<ffffffff815afdc5>] ?
> drm_modeset_lock_all+0x25/0x120
> [ 18.984279] [<ffffffff815afde0>] drm_modeset_lock_all+0x40/0x120
> [ 18.984281] [<ffffffff8158f79b>]
> drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked+0x2b/0x80
> [ 18.984283] [<ffffffff8158f81d>] drm_fb_helper_set_par+0x2d/0x50
> [ 18.984322] [<ffffffffa0105f7a>] intel_fbdev_set_par+0x1a/0x60
> [i915]
> [ 18.984324] [<ffffffff814c13c6>] fbcon_init+0x586/0x610
> [ 18.984326] [<ffffffff8154d16a>] visual_init+0xca/0x130
> [ 18.984328] [<ffffffff8154e611>] do_bind_con_driver+0x1c1/0x3a0
> [ 18.984330] [<ffffffff8154eaf6>] do_take_over_console+0x116/0x180
> [ 18.984332] [<ffffffff814bd3a7>] do_fbcon_takeover+0x57/0xb0
> [ 18.984334] [<ffffffff814c1e48>] fbcon_event_notify+0x658/0x750
> [ 18.984336] [<ffffffff810abcae>] notifier_call_chain+0x3e/0xb0
> [ 18.984338] [<ffffffff810ac1ad>]
> __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x4d/0x70
> [ 18.984340] [<ffffffff810ac1e6>]
> blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20
> [ 18.984342] [<ffffffff814c748b>] fb_notifier_call_chain+0x1b/0x20
> [ 18.984344] [<ffffffff814c86b1>] register_framebuffer+0x251/0x330
> [ 18.984347] [<ffffffff815b7e8d>] ?
> vga_switcheroo_client_fb_set+0x5d/0x70
> [ 18.984349] [<ffffffff8158fa9f>]
> drm_fb_helper_initial_config+0x25f/0x3f0
> [ 18.984388] [<ffffffffa0106b48>]
> intel_fbdev_initial_config+0x18/0x30 [i915]
> [ 18.984389] [<ffffffff810adfd8>] async_run_entry_fn+0x48/0x150
> [ 18.984391] [<ffffffff810a3947>] process_one_work+0x1e7/0x750
> [ 18.984392] [<ffffffff810a38c9>] ? process_one_work+0x169/0x750
> [ 18.984394] [<ffffffff810a3efb>] worker_thread+0x4b/0x4f0
> [ 18.984396] [<ffffffff810a3eb0>] ? process_one_work+0x750/0x750
> [ 18.984398] [<ffffffff810aad4f>] kthread+0xef/0x110
> [ 18.984401] [<ffffffff819a85ef>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40
> [ 18.984402] [<ffffffff810aac60>] ? kthread_stop+0x2e0/0x2e0
>
> Reported-by: Imre Deak <imre.deak at intel.com>
Thanks, it gets rid of the problem:
Tested-by: Imre Deak <imre.deak at intel.com>
--Imre
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