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There is a lock hierarchy of major_names_lock --> mtd_table_mutex. One existing chain is as follows: 1. major_names_lock --> loop_ctl_mutex (when blk_request_module calls loop_probe) 2. loop_ctl_mutex --> bdev->bd_mutex (when loop_control_ioctl calls loop_remove, which then calls del_gendisk) 3. bdev->bd_mutex --> mtd_table_mutex (when blkdev_get_by_dev calls __blkdev_get, which then calls blktrans_open) Since unregister_blkdev grabs the major_names_lock, we need to call it outside the critical section for mtd_table_mutex, otherwise we invert the lock hierarchy. Reported-by: Hillf Danton <hdanton@sina.com> Signed-off-by: Desmond Cheong Zhi Xi <desmondcheongzx@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20210717100719.728829-1-desmondcheongzx@gmail.com
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.