I'm able to reproduce a lockdep splat with config options: CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y, CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y and CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_EVENTS=y
$ echo 1 > /d/tracing/events/preemptirq/preempt_enable/enable --- kernel/softirq.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c index 177de3640c78..8a040bcaa033 100644 --- a/kernel/softirq.c +++ b/kernel/softirq.c @@ -139,9 +139,13 @@ static void __local_bh_enable(unsigned int cnt) { lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled(); + if (preempt_count() == cnt) + trace_preempt_on(CALLER_ADDR0, get_lock_parent_ip()); + if (softirq_count() == (cnt & SOFTIRQ_MASK)) trace_softirqs_on(_RET_IP_); - preempt_count_sub(cnt); + + __preempt_count_sub(cnt); } /* -- 2.17.0.441.gb46fe60e1d-goog