Subject: kern/20536: deadlock due to printf with schedlock held
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/01/2003 18:01:40
>Number: 20536
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: deadlock due to printf with schedlock held
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Mar 01 01:03:00 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
>Release: NetBSD 1.6P
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD kaeru 1.6P NetBSD 1.6P (build.kaeru) #: Thu Feb 27 23:29:00 JST 2003 takashi@kaeru:/usr/home/takashi/work/kernel/build.kaeru i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
there're codes that do printf with schedlock held.
(eg. DIAGNOSTIC printf in sa_switch)
but it can deadlock.
printf -> kprintf -> putchar -> tputchar -> ttstart
-> ptsstart -> selwakeup -> SCHED_LOCK => deadlock
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