ock_acquire+0x49c/0x980 > [   85.052093]        [] lock_acquire+0x98/0x100 > [   85.069885]        [] mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4 > [   85.069885]        [] gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc > [   85.069885]        [] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24 > [   85.087158]        [] sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184 > [   85.087158]        [] vfs_write+0xb4/0x148 > [   85.098297]        [] sys_write+0x40/0x70 > [   85.098297]        [] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c > [   85.109069] > [   85.109069] other info that might help us debug this: > [   85.109069] > [   85.117462]  Possible unsafe locking scenario: > [   85.117462] > [   85.117462]        CPU0                    CPU1 > [   85.128417]        ----                    ---- > [   85.128417]   lock(s_active#22); > [   85.128417]                                lock(sysfs_lock); > [   85.128417]                                lock(s_active#22); > [   85.142486]   lock(sysfs_lock); > [   85.151794] > [   85.151794]  *** DEADLOCK *** > [   85.151794] > [   85.151794] 2 locks held by bash/949: > [   85.158020]  #0:  (&buffer->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [] sysfs_write_file+0x28/0x184 > [   85.170349]  #1:  (s_active#22){++++.+}, at: [] sysfs_write_file+0xdc/0x184 > [   85.170349] > [   85.178588] stack backtrace: > [   85.178588] [] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xf0) from [] (print_circular_bug+0x100/0x114) > [   85.193023] [] (print_circular_bug+0x100/0x114) from [] (check_prev_add+0x680/0x698) > [   85.193023] [] (check_prev_add+0x680/0x698) from [] (check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150) > [   85.212524] [] (check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150) from [] (validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694) > [   85.212524] [] (validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694) from [] (__lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980) > [   85.233306] [] (__lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980) from [] (lock_acquire+0x98/0x100) > [   85.233306] [] (lock_acquire+0x98/0x100) from [] (mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4) > [   85.242614] [] (mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4) from [] (gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc) > [   85.261840] [] (gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc) from [] (dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24) > [   85.261840] [] (dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24) from [] (sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184) > [   85.271240] [] (sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184) from [] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x148) > [   85.290008] [] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x148) from [] (sys_write+0x40/0x70) > [   85.298400] [] (sys_write+0x40/0x70) from [] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c) > -bash: echo: write error: Operation not permitted > > the way to trigger is: > > root@legolas:~# cd /sys/class/gpio/ > root@legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > export > root@legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > unexport > root@legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > export > root@legolas:/sys/class/gpio# cd gpio2/ > root@legolas:/sys/class/gpio/gpio2# echo 1 > value Looks 'sysfs_lock' needn't to be held for unregister, so the patch below may fix the problem. Acked-by: Linus Walleij Signed-off-by: Grant Likely