IB/mad: Fix possible lock-lock-timer deadlock
Lockdep reported a possible deadlock with cm_id_priv->lock, mad_agent_priv->lock and mad_agent_priv->timed_work.timer; this happens because the mad module does cancel_delayed_work(&mad_agent_priv->timed_work); while holding mad_agent_priv->lock. cancel_delayed_work() internally does del_timer_sync(&mad_agent_priv->timed_work.timer). This can turn into a deadlock because mad_agent_priv->lock is taken inside cm_id_priv->lock, so we can get the following set of contexts that deadlock each other: A: holding cm_id_priv->lock, waiting for mad_agent_priv->lock B: holding mad_agent_priv->lock, waiting for del_timer_sync() C: interrupt during mad_agent_priv->timed_work.timer that takes cm_id_priv->lock Fix this by using the new __cancel_delayed_work() interface (which internally does del_timer() instead of del_timer_sync()) in all the places where we are holding a lock. Addresses: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13757 Reported-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Roland Dreier <rolandd@cisco.com>
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