This causes constructions like down_write(&mm1->mmap_sem); if (down_write_trylock(&mm2->mmap_sem)) { ... up_write(&mm2->mmap_sem); } up_write(&mm1->mmap_sem);
generate a lockdep warning about circular locking dependence. Call rwsem_acquire() with trylock set to 1.
--- ./kernel/rwsem.c.pbonrem 2007-03-06 19:09:50.000000000 +0300 +++ ./kernel/rwsem.c 2007-04-06 14:02:18.000000000 +0400 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int down_write_trylock(struct rw_semapho int ret = __down_write_trylock(sem); if (ret == 1) - rwsem_acquire(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_); + rwsem_acquire(&sem->dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_); return ret; }