We call xattr_lookup() from reiserfs_xattr_get(). We then hold
the reiserfs lock when we grab the i_mutex. But later, we may
relax the reiserfs lock, creating dependency inversion between
both locks.

The lookups and creation jobs ar already protected by the
inode mutex, so we can safely relax the reiserfs lock, dropping
the unwanted reiserfs lock -> i_mutex dependency, as shown
in the following lockdep report:

=======================================================
[ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
2.6.32-atom #173
-------------------------------------------------------
cp/3204 is trying to acquire lock:
 (&REISERFS_SB(s)->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<c11432b9>] reiserfs_write_lock_once+0x29/0x50

but task is already holding lock:
 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#4/3){+.+.+.}, at: [<c1141e18>] open_xa_dir+0xd8/0x1b0

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#4/3){+.+.+.}:
       [<c105ea7f>] __lock_acquire+0x11ff/0x19e0
       [<c105f2c8>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x90
       [<c1401a2b>] mutex_lock_nested+0x5b/0x340
       [<c1141d83>] open_xa_dir+0x43/0x1b0
       [<c1142722>] reiserfs_for_each_xattr+0x62/0x260
       [<c114299a>] reiserfs_delete_xattrs+0x1a/0x60
       [<c111ea1f>] reiserfs_delete_inode+0x9f/0x150
       [<c10c9c32>] generic_delete_inode+0xa2/0x170
       [<c10c9d4f>] generic_drop_inode+0x4f/0x70
       [<c10c8b07>] iput+0x47/0x50
       [<c10c0965>] do_unlinkat+0xd5/0x160
       [<c10c0a00>] sys_unlink+0x10/0x20
       [<c1002ec4>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x32

-> #0 (&REISERFS_SB(s)->lock){+.+.+.}:
       [<c105f176>] __lock_acquire+0x18f6/0x19e0
       [<c105f2c8>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x90
       [<c1401a2b>] mutex_lock_nested+0x5b/0x340
       [<c11432b9>] reiserfs_write_lock_once+0x29/0x50
       [<c1117012>] reiserfs_lookup+0x62/0x140
       [<c10bd85f>] __lookup_hash+0xef/0x110
       [<c10bf21d>] lookup_one_len+0x8d/0xc0
       [<c1141e2a>] open_xa_dir+0xea/0x1b0
       [<c1141fe5>] xattr_lookup+0x15/0x160
       [<c1142476>] reiserfs_xattr_get+0x56/0x2a0
       [<c1144042>] reiserfs_get_acl+0xa2/0x360
       [<c114461a>] reiserfs_cache_default_acl+0x3a/0x160
       [<c111789c>] reiserfs_mkdir+0x6c/0x2c0
       [<c10bea96>] vfs_mkdir+0xd6/0x180
       [<c10c0c10>] sys_mkdirat+0xc0/0xd0
       [<c10c0c40>] sys_mkdir+0x20/0x30
       [<c1002ec4>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x32

other info that might help us debug this:

2 locks held by cp/3204:
 #0:  (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#4/1){+.+.+.}, at: [<c10bd8d6>] lookup_create+0x26/0xa0
 #1:  (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#4/3){+.+.+.}, at: [<c1141e18>] open_xa_dir+0xd8/0x1b0

stack backtrace:
Pid: 3204, comm: cp Not tainted 2.6.32-atom #173
Call Trace:
 [<c13ff993>] ? printk+0x18/0x1a
 [<c105d33a>] print_circular_bug+0xca/0xd0
 [<c105f176>] __lock_acquire+0x18f6/0x19e0
 [<c105d3aa>] ? check_usage+0x6a/0x460
 [<c105f2c8>] lock_acquire+0x68/0x90
 [<c11432b9>] ? reiserfs_write_lock_once+0x29/0x50
 [<c11432b9>] ? reiserfs_write_lock_once+0x29/0x50
 [<c1401a2b>] mutex_lock_nested+0x5b/0x340
 [<c11432b9>] ? reiserfs_write_lock_once+0x29/0x50
 [<c11432b9>] reiserfs_write_lock_once+0x29/0x50
 [<c1117012>] reiserfs_lookup+0x62/0x140
 [<c105ccca>] ? debug_check_no_locks_freed+0x8a/0x140
 [<c105cbe4>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x124/0x170
 [<c10bd85f>] __lookup_hash+0xef/0x110
 [<c10bf21d>] lookup_one_len+0x8d/0xc0
 [<c1141e2a>] open_xa_dir+0xea/0x1b0
 [<c1141fe5>] xattr_lookup+0x15/0x160
 [<c1142476>] reiserfs_xattr_get+0x56/0x2a0
 [<c1144042>] reiserfs_get_acl+0xa2/0x360
 [<c10ca2e7>] ? new_inode+0x27/0xa0
 [<c114461a>] reiserfs_cache_default_acl+0x3a/0x160
 [<c1402eb7>] ? _spin_unlock+0x27/0x40
 [<c111789c>] reiserfs_mkdir+0x6c/0x2c0
 [<c10c7cb8>] ? __d_lookup+0x108/0x190
 [<c105c932>] ? mark_held_locks+0x62/0x80
 [<c1401c8d>] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x2bd/0x340
 [<c10bd17a>] ? generic_permission+0x1a/0xa0
 [<c11788fe>] ? security_inode_permission+0x1e/0x20
 [<c10bea96>] vfs_mkdir+0xd6/0x180
 [<c10c0c10>] sys_mkdirat+0xc0/0xd0
 [<c10505c6>] ? up_read+0x16/0x30
 [<c1002fd8>] ? restore_all_notrace+0x0/0x18
 [<c10c0c40>] sys_mkdir+0x20/0x30
 [<c1002ec4>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x32
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Christian Kujau <lists@nerdbynature.de>
Cc: Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@gmail.com>
Cc: Chris Mason <chris.mason@oracle.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>