I already sent this patch on August, 31. I never got an answer, so here it is again.
Lock debugging finds a problem in phy.c and phy_device.c: [ 3.420000] ================================= [ 3.420000] [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ] [ 3.420000] 2.6.23-rc3-mm1 #21 [ 3.420000] --------------------------------- [ 3.420000] inconsistent {softirq-on-W} -> {in-softirq-W} usage. [ 3.420000] swapper/1 [HC0[0]:SC1[1]:HE1:SE0] takes: [ 3.420000] (&dev->lock){-+..}, at: [<c017da1c>] phy_timer+0x1c/0x4c8 [ 3.420000] {softirq-on-W} state was registered at: [ 3.420000] [<c006021c>] lock_acquire+0x94/0xac [ 3.420000] [<c026423c>] _spin_lock+0x40/0x50 [ 3.420000] [<c017e2b4>] phy_probe+0x40/0x88 [ 3.420000] [<c017e60c>] phy_attach+0xc8/0xfc [ 3.420000] [<c017e6c4>] phy_connect+0x1c/0x58 [ 3.420000] [<c017fc44>] macb_probe+0x4fc/0x5bc [ 3.420000] [<c0177b44>] platform_drv_probe+0x20/0x24 [ 3.420000] [<c0176210>] driver_probe_device+0xb0/0x1bc [ 3.420000] [<c01764dc>] __driver_attach+0xe4/0xe8 [ 3.420000] [<c017550c>] bus_for_each_dev+0x54/0x80 [ 3.420000] [<c0176074>] driver_attach+0x20/0x28 [ 3.420000] [<c01758d4>] bus_add_driver+0x84/0x1e0 [ 3.420000] [<c0176708>] driver_register+0x54/0x90 [ 3.420000] [<c0177de0>] platform_driver_register+0x6c/0x88 [ 3.420000] [<c00167ec>] macb_init+0x14/0x1c [ 3.420000] [<c00087e4>] kernel_init+0x9c/0x2b4 [ 3.420000] [<c0040338>] do_exit+0x0/0x8e8 [ 3.420000] irq event stamp: 115025 [ 3.420000] hardirqs last enabled at (115025): [<c0264958>] _spin_unlock_irq+0x30/0x60 [ 3.420000] hardirqs last disabled at (115024): [<c02642c8>] _spin_lock_irq+0x28/0x60 [ 3.420000] softirqs last enabled at (114999): [<c0042910>] __do_softirq+0xfc/0x12c [ 3.420000] softirqs last disabled at (115022): [<c0042ee8>] irq_exit+0x68/0x7c [ 3.420000] [ 3.420000] other info that might help us debug this: [ 3.420000] no locks held by swapper/1. [ 3.420000] [ 3.420000] stack backtrace: [ 3.420000] [<c0028af4>] (dump_stack+0x0/0x14) from [<c005d8e4>] (print_usage_bug+0x120/0x150) [ 3.420000] [<c005d7c4>] (print_usage_bug+0x0/0x150) from [<c005e5e8>] (mark_lock+0x574/0x6bc) [ 3.420000] [<c005e074>] (mark_lock+0x0/0x6bc) from [<c005f4c0>] (__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0x1198) [ 3.420000] [<c005eff0>] (__lock_acquire+0x0/0x1198) from [<c006021c>] (lock_acquire+0x94/0xac) [ 3.420000] [<c0060188>] (lock_acquire+0x0/0xac) from [<c026423c>] (_spin_lock+0x40/0x50) [ 3.420000] [<c02641fc>] (_spin_lock+0x0/0x50) from [<c017da1c>] (phy_timer+0x1c/0x4c8) [ 3.420000] r5:c098a800 r4:00000104 [ 3.420000] [<c017da00>] (phy_timer+0x0/0x4c8) from [<c0046ee4>] (run_timer_softirq+0x1a0/0x218) [ 3.420000] r7:c081ddd0 r6:c0331e80 r5:c098aa50 r4:00000104 [ 3.420000] [<c0046d44>] (run_timer_softirq+0x0/0x218) from [<c00428a8>] (__do_softirq+0x94/0x12c) [ 3.420000] [<c0042814>] (__do_softirq+0x0/0x12c) from [<c0042ee8>] (irq_exit+0x68/0x7c) [ 3.420000] [<c0042e80>] (irq_exit+0x0/0x7c) from [<c0023060>] (__exception_text_start+0x60/0x74) [ 3.420000] r4:00000001 [ 3.420000] [<c0023000>] (__exception_text_start+0x0/0x74) from [<c0023b28>] (__irq_svc+0x48/0x74) [ 3.420000] Exception stack(0xc081de70 to 0xc081deb8) [ 3.420000] de60: c030b2a8 c081a800 60000013 c081c000 [ 3.420000] de80: c032db40 c081dee0 c032d758 c081dece 00000012 c030b398 00000034 c081df2c [ 3.420000] dea0: c081deb8 c081deb8 c003d6f0 c003d6f8 60000013 ffffffff [ 3.420000] r7:00000003 r6:00000001 r5:fefff000 r4:ffffffff [ 3.420000] [<c003d494>] (vprintk+0x0/0x474) from [<c003d930>] (printk+0x28/0x30) [ 3.420000] [<c003d908>] (printk+0x0/0x30) from [<c01d3558>] (sock_register+0x64/0x84) [ 3.420000] r3:00000001 r2:00000002 r1:00000001 r0:c02e4c88 [ 3.420000] [<c01d34f4>] (sock_register+0x0/0x84) from [<c001b7bc>] (af_unix_init+0x40/0x88) [ 3.420000] r5:00000000 r4:00000000 [ 3.420000] [<c001b77c>] (af_unix_init+0x0/0x88) from [<c00087e4>] (kernel_init+0x9c/0x2b4) [ 3.420000] r4:00000000 [ 3.420000] [<c0008748>] (kernel_init+0x0/0x2b4) from [<c0040338>] (do_exit+0x0/0x8e8) The following patch fixes it. Tested on an AT91SAM9263-EK board, kernel 2.6.23-rc4 and -rc3-mm1. Signed-off-by: Hans J. Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Index: linux-2.6.23-rc/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23-rc.orig/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c 2007-08-31 14:07:47.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.23-rc/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c 2007-08-31 14:08:22.000000000 +0200 @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ if (!(phydrv->flags & PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT)) phydev->irq = PHY_POLL; - spin_lock(&phydev->lock); + spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock); /* Start out supporting everything. Eventually, * a controller will attach, and may modify one @@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ if (phydev->drv->probe) err = phydev->drv->probe(phydev); - spin_unlock(&phydev->lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock); return err; Index: linux-2.6.23-rc/drivers/net/phy/phy.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23-rc.orig/drivers/net/phy/phy.c 2007-08-31 14:15:20.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.23-rc/drivers/net/phy/phy.c 2007-08-31 14:15:43.000000000 +0200 @@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ */ void phy_start(struct phy_device *phydev) { - spin_lock(&phydev->lock); + spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock); switch (phydev->state) { case PHY_STARTING: @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ default: break; } - spin_unlock(&phydev->lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_stop); EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html