Hello, I found this in my logs. What can I do about it?
Kind regards, Udo Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: ======================================================= Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: 2.6.20.1 #8 Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: ------------------------------------------------------- Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: cp/30380 is trying to acquire lock: Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: (sk_lock-AF_INET){--..}, at: [tcp_sendmsg+22/2523] tcp_sendmsg+0x16/0x9db Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: (sk_lock-AF_INET){--..}, at: [<c02b8918>] tcp_sendmsg+0x16/0x9db Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: but task is already holding lock: Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: (&inode->i_alloc_sem){--..}, at: [notify_change+241/732] notify_change+0xf1/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: (&inode->i_alloc_sem){--..}, at: [<c0166719>] notify_change+0xf1/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:18 epia kernel: which lock already depends on the new lock. Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: -> #3 (&inode->i_alloc_sem){--..}: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__lock_acquire+2307/2616] __lock_acquire+0x903/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b1f4>] __lock_acquire+0x903/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_acquire+104/130] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b391>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [down_write+58/83] down_write+0x3a/0x53 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0126fb7>] down_write+0x3a/0x53 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [notify_change+241/732] notify_change+0xf1/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0166719>] notify_change+0xf1/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_truncate+83/108] do_truncate+0x53/0x6c Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0153572>] do_truncate+0x53/0x6c Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [may_open+442/514] may_open+0x1ba/0x202 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015bfda>] may_open+0x1ba/0x202 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [open_namei+639/1455] open_namei+0x27f/0x5af Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015df44>] open_namei+0x27f/0x5af Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_filp_open+38/59] do_filp_open+0x26/0x3b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01532d7>] do_filp_open+0x26/0x3b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_sys_open+67/194] do_sys_open+0x43/0xc2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015332f>] do_sys_open+0x43/0xc2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sys_open+28/30] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01533e6>] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0102af0>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: -> #2 (&sysfs_inode_imutex_key){--..}: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__lock_acquire+2307/2616] __lock_acquire+0x903/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b1f4>] __lock_acquire+0x903/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_acquire+104/130] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b391>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__mutex_lock_slowpath+220/614] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x266 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02ea424>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x266 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [mutex_lock+28/31] mutex_lock+0x1c/0x1f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02ea5ca>] mutex_lock+0x1c/0x1f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [create_dir+32/406] create_dir+0x20/0x196 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c018a53d>] create_dir+0x20/0x196 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sysfs_create_dir+70/96] sysfs_create_dir+0x46/0x60 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c018ad9a>] sysfs_create_dir+0x46/0x60 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [kobject_add+207/392] kobject_add+0xcf/0x188 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01d0f74>] kobject_add+0xcf/0x188 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [class_device_add+158/909] class_device_add+0x9e/0x38d Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0220c4c>] class_device_add+0x9e/0x38d Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [netdev_register_sysfs+112/117] netdev_register_sysfs+0x70/0x75 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c029dd90>] netdev_register_sysfs+0x70/0x75 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [register_netdevice+556/740] register_netdevice+0x22c/0x2e4 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0293d76>] register_netdevice+0x22c/0x2e4 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [register_netdev+64/77] register_netdev+0x40/0x4d Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0294eb4>] register_netdev+0x40/0x4d Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [rhine_init_one+1171/1616] rhine_init_one+0x493/0x650 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0225ae5>] rhine_init_one+0x493/0x650 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pci_device_probe+57/91] pci_device_probe+0x39/0x5b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01dfab8>] pci_device_probe+0x39/0x5b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [really_probe+127/258] really_probe+0x7f/0x102 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02201da>] really_probe+0x7f/0x102 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [driver_probe_device+149/161] driver_probe_device+0x95/0xa1 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02202f2>] driver_probe_device+0x95/0xa1 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__driver_attach+106/161] __driver_attach+0x6a/0xa1 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02203fd>] __driver_attach+0x6a/0xa1 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [bus_for_each_dev+54/91] bus_for_each_dev+0x36/0x5b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c021f809>] bus_for_each_dev+0x36/0x5b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [driver_attach+25/27] driver_attach+0x19/0x1b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c022008c>] driver_attach+0x19/0x1b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [bus_add_driver+106/368] bus_add_driver+0x6a/0x170 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c021faf9>] bus_add_driver+0x6a/0x170 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [driver_register+121/126] driver_register+0x79/0x7e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0220608>] driver_register+0x79/0x7e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__pci_register_driver+117/162] __pci_register_driver+0x75/0xa2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01dfc39>] __pci_register_driver+0x75/0xa2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [rhine_init+15/17] rhine_init+0xf/0x11 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c03f3425>] rhine_init+0xf/0x11 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [init+149/573] init+0x95/0x23d Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01003ee>] init+0x95/0x23d Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [kernel_thread_helper+7/16] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0103ca7>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: -> #1 (rtnl_mutex){--..}: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__lock_acquire+2307/2616] __lock_acquire+0x903/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b1f4>] __lock_acquire+0x903/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_acquire+104/130] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b391>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__mutex_lock_slowpath+220/614] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x266 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02ea424>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x266 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [mutex_lock+28/31] mutex_lock+0x1c/0x1f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02ea5ca>] mutex_lock+0x1c/0x1f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [rtnl_lock+13/15] rtnl_lock+0xd/0xf Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c029b5fd>] rtnl_lock+0xd/0xf Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [ip_mc_join_group+44/201] ip_mc_join_group+0x2c/0xc9 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02d3a88>] ip_mc_join_group+0x2c/0xc9 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [ip_setsockopt+1607/2466] ip_setsockopt+0x647/0x9a2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02b51f6>] ip_setsockopt+0x647/0x9a2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [udp_setsockopt+67/74] udp_setsockopt+0x43/0x4a Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02caa0c>] udp_setsockopt+0x43/0x4a Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sock_common_setsockopt+30/36] sock_common_setsockopt+0x1e/0x24 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028ccae>] sock_common_setsockopt+0x1e/0x24 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sys_setsockopt+123/151] sys_setsockopt+0x7b/0x97 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028b45a>] sys_setsockopt+0x7b/0x97 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sys_socketcall+488/577] sys_socketcall+0x1e8/0x241 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028c9c7>] sys_socketcall+0x1e8/0x241 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0102af0>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: -> #0 (sk_lock-AF_INET){--..}: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__lock_acquire+2052/2616] __lock_acquire+0x804/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b0f5>] __lock_acquire+0x804/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_acquire+104/130] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b391>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_sock_nested+186/199] lock_sock_nested+0xba/0xc7 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028d3d7>] lock_sock_nested+0xba/0xc7 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [tcp_sendmsg+22/2523] tcp_sendmsg+0x16/0x9db Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02b8918>] tcp_sendmsg+0x16/0x9db Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [inet_sendmsg+62/73] inet_sendmsg+0x3e/0x49 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02d043c>] inet_sendmsg+0x3e/0x49 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sock_sendmsg+231/260] sock_sendmsg+0xe7/0x104 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028b89b>] sock_sendmsg+0xe7/0x104 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [kernel_sendmsg+40/55] kernel_sendmsg+0x28/0x37 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028ca48>] kernel_sendmsg+0x28/0x37 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+510032686/1067033600] smb_send+0x92/0x11c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<deccbb2e>] smb_send+0x92/0x11c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+510033207/1067033600] SendReceive+0x17f/0x3dc [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<deccbd37>] SendReceive+0x17f/0x3dc [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+509966217/1067033600] CIFSSMBSetEOF+0x1e6/0x229 [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<decbb789>] CIFSSMBSetEOF+0x1e6/0x229 [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+510014126/1067033600] cifs_setattr+0x25d/0x79c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<decc72ae>] cifs_setattr+0x25d/0x79c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [notify_change+313/732] notify_change+0x139/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0166761>] notify_change+0x139/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_truncate+83/108] do_truncate+0x53/0x6c Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0153572>] do_truncate+0x53/0x6c Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [may_open+442/514] may_open+0x1ba/0x202 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015bfda>] may_open+0x1ba/0x202 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [open_namei+639/1455] open_namei+0x27f/0x5af Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015df44>] open_namei+0x27f/0x5af Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_filp_open+38/59] do_filp_open+0x26/0x3b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01532d7>] do_filp_open+0x26/0x3b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_sys_open+67/194] do_sys_open+0x43/0xc2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015332f>] do_sys_open+0x43/0xc2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sys_open+28/30] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01533e6>] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0102af0>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: other info that might help us debug this: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: 2 locks held by cp/30380: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: #0: (&inode->i_mutex){--..}, at: [mutex_lock+28/31] mutex_lock+0x1c/0x1f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: node->i_mutex){--..}, at: [<c02ea5ca>] mutex_lock+0x1c/0x1f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: #1: (&inode->i_alloc_sem){--..}, at: [notify_change+241/732] notify_change+0xf1/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: #1: (&inode->i_alloc_sem){--..}, at: [<c0166719>] notify_change+0xf1/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: stack backtrace: Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [show_trace_log_lvl+26/47] show_trace_log_lvl+0x1a/0x2f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0104003>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x1a/0x2f Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [show_trace+18/20] show_trace+0x12/0x14 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0104656>] show_trace+0x12/0x14 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [dump_stack+22/24] dump_stack+0x16/0x18 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01046f3>] dump_stack+0x16/0x18 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [print_circular_bug_tail+95/104] print_circular_bug_tail+0x5f/0x68 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0129a7f>] print_circular_bug_tail+0x5f/0x68 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [__lock_acquire+2052/2616] __lock_acquire+0x804/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b0f5>] __lock_acquire+0x804/0xa38 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_acquire+104/130] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c012b391>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x82 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [lock_sock_nested+186/199] lock_sock_nested+0xba/0xc7 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028d3d7>] lock_sock_nested+0xba/0xc7 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [tcp_sendmsg+22/2523] tcp_sendmsg+0x16/0x9db Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02b8918>] tcp_sendmsg+0x16/0x9db Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [inet_sendmsg+62/73] inet_sendmsg+0x3e/0x49 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c02d043c>] inet_sendmsg+0x3e/0x49 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sock_sendmsg+231/260] sock_sendmsg+0xe7/0x104 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028b89b>] sock_sendmsg+0xe7/0x104 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [kernel_sendmsg+40/55] kernel_sendmsg+0x28/0x37 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c028ca48>] kernel_sendmsg+0x28/0x37 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+510032686/1067033600] smb_send+0x92/0x11c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<deccbb2e>] smb_send+0x92/0x11c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+510033207/1067033600] SendReceive+0x17f/0x3dc [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<deccbd37>] SendReceive+0x17f/0x3dc [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+509966217/1067033600] CIFSSMBSetEOF+0x1e6/0x229 [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<decbb789>] CIFSSMBSetEOF+0x1e6/0x229 [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [pg0+510014126/1067033600] cifs_setattr+0x25d/0x79c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<decc72ae>] cifs_setattr+0x25d/0x79c [cifs] Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [notify_change+313/732] notify_change+0x139/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0166761>] notify_change+0x139/0x2dc Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_truncate+83/108] do_truncate+0x53/0x6c Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0153572>] do_truncate+0x53/0x6c Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [may_open+442/514] may_open+0x1ba/0x202 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015bfda>] may_open+0x1ba/0x202 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [open_namei+639/1455] open_namei+0x27f/0x5af Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015df44>] open_namei+0x27f/0x5af Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_filp_open+38/59] do_filp_open+0x26/0x3b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01532d7>] do_filp_open+0x26/0x3b Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [do_sys_open+67/194] do_sys_open+0x43/0xc2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c015332f>] do_sys_open+0x43/0xc2 Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [sys_open+28/30] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c01533e6>] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: [<c0102af0>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: ======================= Apr 25 17:28:19 epia kernel: pwc: Too many ISOC errors, bailing out. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/