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SubjectRe: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/9] drivers/md: Use rcu_dereference() for accessing rcu pointer
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 09:30:36AM -0500, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> On 11/21/2014 08:31 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 03:09:56PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> >> From: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
> >>
> >> Got Paul's email wrong the first time.
> >>
> >> The map field in 'struct mapped_device' is an rcu pointer. Use rcu_dereference()
> >> while accessing it.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >
> > On current -next I see this:
> >
> > [ 6.388264] ===============================
> > [ 6.389571] [ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
> > [ 6.390869] 3.18.0-rc5-next-20141121-08303-g44cae4530372 #2 Not tainted
> > [ 6.392185] -------------------------------
> > [ 6.393479] /home/kas/git/public/linux/drivers/md/dm.c:2853 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
> > [ 6.394801]
> > other info that might help us debug this:
> >
>
> Hi Kirill,
>
> We are dereferencing an RCU pointer with the suspend_lock held which is causing this warning.
>
> Can you please check if the following patch helps? Thanks!

Nope. The same issue.

IIUC, the problem is that you dereference pointer outside rcu_read_lock()
section, not that suspend_lock is held.

--
Kirill A. Shutemov


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