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From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
To: "Liu, Yongxin" <Yongxin.Liu@windriver.com>
Cc: "linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org" <linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"rostedt@goodmis.org" <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	"Gortmaker, Paul  <Paul.Gortmaker@windriver.com>,
	tglx@linutronix.de" <tglx@linutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RT] nvdimm: make lane acquirement RT aware
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:40:17 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190318114017.tazjaegln2obt3zg@linutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <597B109EC20B76429F71A8A97770610D12A63C81@ALA-MBD.corp.ad.wrs.com>

On 2019-03-18 01:41:10 [+0000], Liu, Yongxin wrote:
> 
> Consider the recursive call to nd_region_acquire_lane() in the following situation.
> Will there be a dead lock?
> 
> 
>     Thread A                    Thread B
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>      CPU 1                       CPU 2
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>  get lock for Lane 1         get lock for Lane 2
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>  migrate to CPU 2            migrate to CPU 1
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>  wait lock for Lane 2        wait lock for Lane 1 
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>        _____________________________
>                    |
>                 dead lock ?

Bummer. That would dead lock indeed.
Is it easily possible to recognize the recursive case? 

> 
> Thanks,
> Yognxin

Sebastian
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From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
To: "Liu, Yongxin" <Yongxin.Liu@windriver.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org" <linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org>,
	"tglx@linutronix.de" <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	"rostedt@goodmis.org" <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	"dan.j.williams@intel.com" <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	"pagupta@redhat.com" <pagupta@redhat.com>,
	"Gortmaker, Paul" <Paul.Gortmaker@windriver.com>,
	"linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RT] nvdimm: make lane acquirement RT aware
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:40:17 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190318114017.tazjaegln2obt3zg@linutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <597B109EC20B76429F71A8A97770610D12A63C81@ALA-MBD.corp.ad.wrs.com>

On 2019-03-18 01:41:10 [+0000], Liu, Yongxin wrote:
> 
> Consider the recursive call to nd_region_acquire_lane() in the following situation.
> Will there be a dead lock?
> 
> 
>     Thread A                    Thread B
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>      CPU 1                       CPU 2
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>  get lock for Lane 1         get lock for Lane 2
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>  migrate to CPU 2            migrate to CPU 1
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>  wait lock for Lane 2        wait lock for Lane 1 
>        |                           |
>        |                           |
>        _____________________________
>                    |
>                 dead lock ?

Bummer. That would dead lock indeed.
Is it easily possible to recognize the recursive case? 

> 
> Thanks,
> Yognxin

Sebastian

  reply	other threads:[~2019-03-18 11:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-03-06  9:57 [PATCH RT] nvdimm: make lane acquirement RT aware Yongxin Liu
2019-03-06  9:57 ` Yongxin Liu
2019-03-06 16:35 ` Dan Williams
2019-03-06 16:35   ` Dan Williams
2019-03-07 14:33 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-07 14:33   ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-08  0:07   ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-08  0:07     ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-08  9:41     ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-08  9:41       ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-11  0:44       ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-11  0:44         ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-15 16:42         ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-15 16:42           ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-18  1:41           ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-18  1:41             ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-18 11:40             ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior [this message]
2019-03-18 11:40               ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-18 11:48               ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-18 11:48                 ` Liu, Yongxin
2019-03-28 17:38                 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-28 17:38                   ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-03-08  6:31 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-03-08  6:31   ` Pankaj Gupta

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