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The memcg->event_list_lock is usually taken in the normal context but when the userspace closes the corresponding eventfd, eventfd_release through memcg_event_wake takes memcg->event_list_lock with interrupts disabled. This is not an issue on its own but it creates a nested dependency from eventfd_ctx->wqh.lock to memcg->event_list_lock. Independently, for unrelated eventfd, eventfd_signal() can be called in the irq context, thus making eventfd_ctx->wqh.lock an irq lock. For example, FPGA DFL driver, VHOST VPDA driver and couple of VFIO drivers. This will force memcg->event_list_lock to be an irqsafe lock as well. One way to break the nested dependency between eventfd_ctx->wqh.lock and memcg->event_list_lock is to add an indirection. However the simplest solution would be to make memcg->event_list_lock irqsafe. This is cgroup v1 feature, is in maintenance and may get deprecated in near future. So, no need to add more code. BTW this has been discussed previously [1] but there weren't irq users of eventfd_signal() at the time. [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/cgroups/msg06248.html Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210830172953.207257-1-shakeelb@google.com Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@google.com> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.