Lock debugging shows that there is a possible circular lock in the PPU
work code. Switch the lock order of smi_mutex and ppu_mutex to fix this.
Here's the full trace:
    [    4.341325] ======================================================
    [    4.347519] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
    [    4.353800] 4.6.0 #4 Not tainted
    [    4.357039] -------------------------------------------------------
    [    4.363315] kworker/0:1/328 is trying to acquire lock:
    [    4.368463]  (&ps->smi_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<
8049c758>] mv88e6xxx_reg_read+0x30/0x54
    [    4.376313]
    [    4.376313] but task is already holding lock:
    [    4.382160]  (&ps->ppu_mutex){+.+...}, at: [<
8049cac0>] mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_work+0x28/0xd4
    [    4.390772]
    [    4.390772] which lock already depends on the new lock.
    [    4.390772]
    [    4.398963]
    [    4.398963] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
    [    4.406461]
    [    4.406461] -> #1 (&ps->ppu_mutex){+.+...}:
    [    4.410897]        [<
806d86bc>] mutex_lock_nested+0x54/0x360
    [    4.416606]        [<
8049a800>] mv88e6xxx_ppu_access_get+0x28/0x100
    [    4.422906]        [<
8049b778>] mv88e6xxx_phy_read+0x90/0xdc
    [    4.428599]        [<
806a4534>] dsa_slave_phy_read+0x3c/0x40
    [    4.434300]        [<
804943ec>] mdiobus_read+0x68/0x80
    [    4.439481]        [<
804939d4>] get_phy_device+0x58/0x1d8
    [    4.444914]        [<
80493ed0>] mdiobus_scan+0x24/0xf4
    [    4.450078]        [<
8049409c>] __mdiobus_register+0xfc/0x1ac
    [    4.455857]        [<
806a40b0>] dsa_probe+0x860/0xca8
    [    4.460934]        [<
8043246c>] platform_drv_probe+0x5c/0xc0
    [    4.466627]        [<
804305a0>] driver_probe_device+0x118/0x450
    [    4.472589]        [<
80430b00>] __device_attach_driver+0xac/0x128
    [    4.478724]        [<
8042e350>] bus_for_each_drv+0x74/0xa8
    [    4.484235]        [<
804302d8>] __device_attach+0xc4/0x154
    [    4.489755]        [<
80430cec>] device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x20
    [    4.495612]        [<
8042f620>] bus_probe_device+0x98/0xa0
    [    4.501123]        [<
8042fbd0>] deferred_probe_work_func+0x4c/0xd4
    [    4.507328]        [<
8013a794>] process_one_work+0x1a8/0x604
    [    4.513030]        [<
8013ac54>] worker_thread+0x64/0x528
    [    4.518367]        [<
801409e8>] kthread+0xec/0x100
    [    4.523201]        [<
80108f30>] ret_from_fork+0x14/0x24
    [    4.528462]
    [    4.528462] -> #0 (&ps->smi_mutex){+.+.+.}:
    [    4.532895]        [<
8015ad5c>] lock_acquire+0xb4/0x1dc
    [    4.538154]        [<
806d86bc>] mutex_lock_nested+0x54/0x360
    [    4.543856]        [<
8049c758>] mv88e6xxx_reg_read+0x30/0x54
    [    4.549549]        [<
8049cad8>] mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_work+0x40/0xd4
    [    4.556022]        [<
8013a794>] process_one_work+0x1a8/0x604
    [    4.561707]        [<
8013ac54>] worker_thread+0x64/0x528
    [    4.567053]        [<
801409e8>] kthread+0xec/0x100
    [    4.571878]        [<
80108f30>] ret_from_fork+0x14/0x24
    [    4.577139]
    [    4.577139] other info that might help us debug this:
    [    4.577139]
    [    4.585159]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
    [    4.585159]
    [    4.591093]        CPU0                    CPU1
    [    4.595631]        ----                    ----
    [    4.600169]   lock(&ps->ppu_mutex);
    [    4.603693]                                lock(&ps->smi_mutex);
    [    4.609742]                                lock(&ps->ppu_mutex);
    [    4.615790]   lock(&ps->smi_mutex);
    [    4.619314]
    [    4.619314]  *** DEADLOCK ***
    [    4.619314]
    [    4.625256] 3 locks held by kworker/0:1/328:
    [    4.629537]  #0:  ("events"){.+.+..}, at: [<
8013a704>] process_one_work+0x118/0x604
    [    4.637288]  #1:  ((&ps->ppu_work)){+.+...}, at: [<
8013a704>] process_one_work+0x118/0x604
    [    4.645653]  #2:  (&ps->ppu_mutex){+.+...}, at: [<
8049cac0>] mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_work+0x28/0xd4
    [    4.654714]
    [    4.654714] stack backtrace:
    [    4.659098] CPU: 0 PID: 328 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 4.6.0 #4
    [    4.665286] Hardware name: Freescale Vybrid VF5xx/VF6xx (Device Tree)
    [    4.671748] Workqueue: events mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_work
    [    4.677174] Backtrace:
    [    4.679674] [<
8010d354>] (dump_backtrace) from [<
8010d5a0>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24)
    [    4.687252]  r6:
80fb3c88 r5:
80fb3c88 r4:
80fb4728 r3:
00000002
    [    4.693003] [<
8010d580>] (show_stack) from [<
803b45e8>] (dump_stack+0x24/0x28)
    [    4.700246] [<
803b45c4>] (dump_stack) from [<
80157398>] (print_circular_bug+0x208/0x32c)
    [    4.708361] [<
80157190>] (print_circular_bug) from [<
8015a630>] (__lock_acquire+0x185c/0x1b80)
    [    4.716982]  r10:
9ec22a00 r9:
00000060 r8:
8164b6bc r7:
00000040 r6:
00000003 r5:
8163a5b4
    [    4.724905]  r4:
00000003 r3:
9ec22de8
    [    4.728537] [<
80158dd4>] (__lock_acquire) from [<
8015ad5c>] (lock_acquire+0xb4/0x1dc)
    [    4.736378]  r10:
60000013 r9:
00000000 r8:
00000000 r7:
00000000 r6:
9e5e9c50 r5:
80e618e0
    [    4.744301]  r4:
00000000
    [    4.746879] [<
8015aca8>] (lock_acquire) from [<
806d86bc>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x54/0x360)
    [    4.754976]  r10:
9e5e9c1c r9:
80e616c4 r8:
9f685ea0 r7:
0000001b r6:
9ec22a00 r5:
8163a5b4
    [    4.762899]  r4:
9e5e9c1c
    [    4.765477] [<
806d8668>] (mutex_lock_nested) from [<
8049c758>] (mv88e6xxx_reg_read+0x30/0x54)
    [    4.774008]  r10:
80e60c5b r9:
80e616c4 r8:
9f685ea0 r7:
0000001b r6:
00000004 r5:
9e5e9c10
    [    4.781930]  r4:
9e5e9c1c
    [    4.784507] [<
8049c728>] (mv88e6xxx_reg_read) from [<
8049cad8>] (mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_work+0x40/0xd4)
    [    4.793907]  r7:
9ffd5400 r6:
9e5e9c68 r5:
9e5e9cb0 r4:
9e5e9c10
    [    4.799659] [<
8049ca98>] (mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_work) from [<
8013a794>] (process_one_work+0x1a8/0x604)
    [    4.809059]  r9:
80e616c4 r8:
9f685ea0 r7:
9ffd5400 r6:
80e0a1c8 r5:
9f5f2e80 r4:
9e5e9cb0
    [    4.816910] [<
8013a5ec>] (process_one_work) from [<
8013ac54>] (worker_thread+0x64/0x528)
    [    4.825010]  r10:
9f5f2e80 r9:
00000008 r8:
80e0dc80 r7:
80e0a1fc r6:
80e0a1c8 r5:
9f5f2e98
    [    4.832933]  r4:
80e0a1c8
    [    4.835510] [<
8013abf0>] (worker_thread) from [<
801409e8>] (kthread+0xec/0x100)
    [    4.842827]  r10:
00000000 r9:
00000000 r8:
00000000 r7:
8013abf0 r6:
9f5f2e80 r5:
9ec15740
    [    4.850749]  r4:
00000000
    [    4.853327] [<
801408fc>] (kthread) from [<
80108f30>] (ret_from_fork+0x14/0x24)
    [    4.860557]  r7:
00000000 r6:
00000000 r5:
801408fc r4:
9ec15740
Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
 
        int ret, err;
        unsigned long timeout;
 
-       ret = mv88e6xxx_reg_read(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_CONTROL);
+       ret = _mv88e6xxx_reg_read(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_CONTROL);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       err = mv88e6xxx_reg_write(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_CONTROL,
-                                 ret | GLOBAL_CONTROL_PPU_ENABLE);
+       err = _mv88e6xxx_reg_write(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_CONTROL,
+                                  ret | GLOBAL_CONTROL_PPU_ENABLE);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
        timeout = jiffies + 1 * HZ;
        while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
-               ret = mv88e6xxx_reg_read(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_STATUS);
+               ret = _mv88e6xxx_reg_read(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_STATUS);
                if (ret < 0)
                        return ret;
 
        struct mv88e6xxx_priv_state *ps;
 
        ps = container_of(ugly, struct mv88e6xxx_priv_state, ppu_work);
+
+       mutex_lock(&ps->smi_mutex);
+
        if (mutex_trylock(&ps->ppu_mutex)) {
                if (mv88e6xxx_ppu_enable(ps) == 0)
                        ps->ppu_disabled = 0;
                mutex_unlock(&ps->ppu_mutex);
        }
+
+       mutex_unlock(&ps->smi_mutex);
 }
 
 static void mv88e6xxx_ppu_reenable_timer(unsigned long _ps)