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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 3e6ffcaa5af4..4d308410b60e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu_dbs_info_s, cpu_dbs_info);
static unsigned int dbs_enable; /* number of CPUs using this policy */
+/*
+ * DEADLOCK ALERT! There is a ordering requirement between cpu_hotplug
+ * lock and dbs_mutex. cpu_hotplug lock should always be held before
+ * dbs_mutex. If any function that can potentially take cpu_hotplug lock
+ * (like __cpufreq_driver_target()) is being called with dbs_mutex taken, then
+ * cpu_hotplug lock should be taken before that. Note that cpu_hotplug lock
+ * is recursive for the same process. -Venki
+ */
static DEFINE_MUTEX (dbs_mutex);
static DECLARE_WORK (dbs_work, do_dbs_timer, NULL);
@@ -363,12 +371,14 @@ static void dbs_check_cpu(int cpu)
static void do_dbs_timer(void *data)
{
int i;
+ lock_cpu_hotplug();
mutex_lock(&dbs_mutex);
for_each_online_cpu(i)
dbs_check_cpu(i);
queue_delayed_work(dbs_workq, &dbs_work,
usecs_to_jiffies(dbs_tuners_ins.sampling_rate));
mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
+ unlock_cpu_hotplug();
}
static inline void dbs_timer_init(void)
@@ -469,6 +479,7 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
break;
case CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS:
+ lock_cpu_hotplug();
mutex_lock(&dbs_mutex);
if (policy->max < this_dbs_info->cur_policy->cur)
__cpufreq_driver_target(
@@ -479,6 +490,7 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
this_dbs_info->cur_policy,
policy->min, CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
+ unlock_cpu_hotplug();
break;
}
return 0;