Hello, the following warning was triggered by 'blktests block/020' tests on aarch64 platform, please help check and let me know if you need any info/test, thanks. repo：https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux-block.git branch：for-next INFO: HEAD of cloned kernel： commit 20c74c07321713217b2f84c55dfd717729aa6111 Merge: f1815afd0877 407728da41cd Author: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon Aug 4 09:23:02 2025 -0600 Merge branch 'block-6.17' into for-next * block-6.17: block, bfq: Reorder struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data dmesg log： [ 670.939355] run blktests block/020 at 2025-08-07 07:10:45 [ 673.008290] restraintd[3128]: *** Current Time: Thu Aug 07 07:10:47 2025 Localwatchdog at: Thu Aug 07 12:00:47 2025 [ 695.875845] [ 695.877344] ====================================================== [ 695.883515] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [ 695.889684] 6.16.0+ #1 Not tainted [ 695.893075] ------------------------------------------------------ [ 695.899243] check/12334 is trying to acquire lock: [ 695.904022] ffffa1f3ed4291f0 (pcpu_alloc_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x128/0xeb8 [ 695.912635] [ 695.912635] but task is already holding lock: [ 695.918455] ffff0800bee44578 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: elevator_change+0x138/0x440 [ 695.926975] [ 695.926975] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 695.926975] [ 695.935139] [ 695.935139] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 695.942608] [ 695.942608] -> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: [ 695.948868] __lock_acquire+0x4bc/0x990 [ 695.953216] lock_acquire.part.0+0x174/0x2a8 [ 695.957997] lock_acquire+0xa0/0x1b8 [ 695.962083] __mutex_lock+0x158/0x1090 [ 695.966343] mutex_lock_nested+0x2c/0x40 [ 695.970775] elevator_change+0x138/0x440 [ 695.975208] elv_iosched_store+0x214/0x2c0 [ 695.979814] queue_attr_store+0x200/0x270 [ 695.984335] sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x120 [ 695.988595] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x288/0x430 [ 695.993549] new_sync_write+0x214/0x4d0 [ 695.997895] vfs_write+0x440/0x5b0 [ 696.001806] ksys_write+0xf8/0x1f0 [ 696.005718] __arm64_sys_write+0x74/0xb0 [ 696.010151] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xdc/0x1e8 [ 696.015454] do_el0_svc+0x154/0x1d0 [ 696.019453] el0_svc+0x54/0x180 [ 696.023105] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 [ 696.027799] el0t_64_sync+0x1ac/0x1b0 [ 696.031971] [ 696.031971] -> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#6){++++}-{0:0}: [ 696.038926] __lock_acquire+0x4bc/0x990 [ 696.043272] lock_acquire.part.0+0x174/0x2a8 [ 696.048052] lock_acquire+0xa0/0x1b8 [ 696.052138] blk_alloc_queue+0x4e8/0x608 [ 696.056571] blk_mq_alloc_queue+0x150/0x240 [ 696.061265] __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x28/0x1d8 [ 696.065958] null_add_dev+0x680/0x1188 [null_blk] [ 696.071183] nullb_device_power_store+0x1f4/0x340 [null_blk] [ 696.077357] configfs_write_iter+0x24c/0x378 [ 696.082138] new_sync_write+0x214/0x4d0 [ 696.086484] vfs_write+0x440/0x5b0 [ 696.090395] ksys_write+0xf8/0x1f0 [ 696.094306] __arm64_sys_write+0x74/0xb0 [ 696.098739] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xdc/0x1e8 [ 696.104040] do_el0_svc+0x154/0x1d0 [ 696.108039] el0_svc+0x54/0x180 [ 696.111690] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 [ 696.116383] el0t_64_sync+0x1ac/0x1b0 [ 696.120555] [ 696.120555] -> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}: [ 696.126206] __lock_acquire+0x4bc/0x990 [ 696.130553] lock_acquire.part.0+0x174/0x2a8 [ 696.135333] lock_acquire+0xa0/0x1b8 [ 696.139420] fs_reclaim_acquire+0x140/0x170 [ 696.144114] __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x17c/0x4f0 [ 696.149588] __alloc_pages_noprof+0x1c/0xb0 [ 696.154281] pcpu_alloc_pages.isra.0+0x12c/0x448 [ 696.159409] pcpu_populate_chunk+0x4c/0x98 [ 696.164016] pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x3b0/0xeb8 [ 696.168624] iommu_dma_init_fq+0x148/0x690 [ 696.173231] iommu_dma_init_domain+0x488/0x6a0 [ 696.178185] iommu_setup_dma_ops+0x138/0x210 [ 696.182965] bus_iommu_probe+0x1b0/0x3e8 [ 696.187398] iommu_device_register+0x15c/0x240 [ 696.192351] arm_smmu_device_probe+0xbe8/0x1260 [ 696.197393] platform_probe+0xcc/0x198 [ 696.201654] really_probe+0x188/0x800 [ 696.205826] __driver_probe_device+0x164/0x360 [ 696.210779] driver_probe_device+0x64/0x1a8 [ 696.215472] __driver_attach+0x180/0x490 [ 696.219904] bus_for_each_dev+0x104/0x1a0 [ 696.224424] driver_attach+0x44/0x68 [ 696.228509] bus_add_driver+0x23c/0x4e8 [ 696.232855] driver_register+0x15c/0x3a8 [ 696.237287] __platform_driver_register+0x64/0x98 [ 696.242502] arm_smmu_driver_init+0x28/0x40 [ 696.247197] do_one_initcall+0xd4/0x370 [ 696.251544] do_initcalls+0x1b0/0x200 [ 696.255716] kernel_init_freeable+0x280/0x2c0 [ 696.260582] kernel_init+0x28/0x160 [ 696.264581] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 696.268668] [ 696.268668] -> #0 (pcpu_alloc_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: [ 696.274840] check_prev_add+0xec/0x658 [ 696.279100] validate_chain+0x2dc/0x340 [ 696.283446] __lock_acquire+0x4bc/0x990 [ 696.287792] lock_acquire.part.0+0x174/0x2a8 [ 696.292572] lock_acquire+0xa0/0x1b8 [ 696.296658] __mutex_lock+0x158/0x1090 [ 696.300917] _mutex_lock_killable+0x2c/0x40 [ 696.305610] pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x128/0xeb8 [ 696.310217] kyber_queue_data_alloc+0x150/0x580 [ 696.315258] kyber_init_sched+0x28/0xb0 [ 696.319605] blk_mq_init_sched+0x1f0/0x410 [ 696.324213] elevator_switch+0x184/0x5a0 [ 696.328645] elevator_change+0x29c/0x440 [ 696.333077] elv_iosched_store+0x214/0x2c0 [ 696.337684] queue_attr_store+0x200/0x270 [ 696.342204] sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x120 [ 696.346463] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x288/0x430 [ 696.351416] new_sync_write+0x214/0x4d0 [ 696.355761] vfs_write+0x440/0x5b0 [ 696.359672] ksys_write+0xf8/0x1f0 [ 696.363585] __arm64_sys_write+0x74/0xb0 [ 696.368017] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xdc/0x1e8 [ 696.373318] do_el0_svc+0x154/0x1d0 [ 696.377317] el0_svc+0x54/0x180 [ 696.380969] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 [ 696.385663] el0t_64_sync+0x1ac/0x1b0 [ 696.389835] [ 696.389835] other info that might help us debug this: [ 696.389835] [ 696.397826] Chain exists of: [ 696.397826] pcpu_alloc_mutex --> &q->q_usage_counter(io)#6 --> &q->elevator_lock [ 696.397826] [ 696.409731] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 696.409731] [ 696.415638] CPU0 CPU1 [ 696.420155] ---- ---- [ 696.424673] lock(&q->elevator_lock); [ 696.428412] lock(&q->q_usage_counter(io)#6); [ 696.435364] lock(&q->elevator_lock); [ 696.441620] lock(pcpu_alloc_mutex); [ 696.445272] [ 696.445272] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 696.445272] [ 696.451179] 7 locks held by check/12334: [ 696.455091] #0: ffff07ffed062448 (sb_writers#4){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x404/0x5b0 [ 696.463090] #1: ffff0800a7d3e890 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1fc/0x430 [ 696.472131] #2: ffff07ff9128eba0 (kn->active#107){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x218/0x430 [ 696.481345] #3: ffff0800c80841d8 (&set->update_nr_hwq_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: elv_iosched_store+0x18c/0x2c0 [ 696.491080] #4: ffff0800bee43fe0 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#6){++++}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x20/0x40 [ 696.501770] #5: ffff0800bee44020 (&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x20/0x40 [ 696.512720] #6: ffff0800bee44578 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: elevator_change+0x138/0x440 [ 696.521674] [ 696.521674] stack backtrace: [ 696.526020] CPU: 42 UID: 0 PID: 12334 Comm: check Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.16.0+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 696.535663] Hardware name: GIGABYTE R152-P31-00/MP32-AR1-00, BIOS F31n (SCP: 2.10.20220810) 09/30/2022 [ 696.544956] Call trace: [ 696.547392] show_stack+0x34/0x98 (C) [ 696.551046] dump_stack_lvl+0xa8/0xe8 [ 696.554698] dump_stack+0x1c/0x38 [ 696.558003] print_circular_bug+0xf0/0x100 [ 696.562089] check_noncircular+0x174/0x188 [ 696.566175] check_prev_add+0xec/0x658 [ 696.569915] validate_chain+0x2dc/0x340 [ 696.573741] __lock_acquire+0x4bc/0x990 [ 696.577566] lock_acquire.part.0+0x174/0x2a8 [ 696.581826] lock_acquire+0xa0/0x1b8 [ 696.585392] __mutex_lock+0x158/0x1090 [ 696.589130] _mutex_lock_killable+0x2c/0x40 [ 696.593303] pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x128/0xeb8 [ 696.597390] kyber_queue_data_alloc+0x150/0x580 [ 696.601911] kyber_init_sched+0x28/0xb0 [ 696.605737] blk_mq_init_sched+0x1f0/0x410 [ 696.609823] elevator_switch+0x184/0x5a0 [ 696.613736] elevator_change+0x29c/0x440 [ 696.617648] elv_iosched_store+0x214/0x2c0 [ 696.621734] queue_attr_store+0x200/0x270 [ 696.625733] sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x120 [ 696.629472] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x288/0x430 [ 696.633904] new_sync_write+0x214/0x4d0 [ 696.637729] vfs_write+0x440/0x5b0 [ 696.641120] ksys_write+0xf8/0x1f0 [ 696.644511] __arm64_sys_write+0x74/0xb0 [ 696.648423] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xdc/0x1e8 [ 696.653204] do_el0_svc+0x154/0x1d0 [ 696.656683] el0_svc+0x54/0x180 [ 696.659813] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 [ 696.663986] el0t_64_sync+0x1ac/0x1b0 [ 728.598328] null_blk: disk nullb0 created [ 728.598344] null_blk: module loaded Best Regards, Changhui
