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ext4: fix potential deadlock in ext4_nonda_switch()
In ext4_nonda_switch(), if the file system is getting full we used to
call writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(). The problem is that we can be
holding i_mutex already, and this causes a potential deadlock when
writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle() when it tries to take s_umount. (See
lockdep output below).
As it turns out we don't need need to hold s_umount; the fact that we
are in the middle of the write(2) system call will keep the superblock
pinned. Unfortunately writeback_inodes_sb() checks to make sure
s_umount is taken, and the VFS uses a different mechanism for making
sure the file system doesn't get unmounted out from under us. The
simplest way of dealing with this is to just simply grab s_umount
using a trylock, and skip kicking the writeback flusher thread in the
very unlikely case that we can't take a read lock on s_umount without
blocking.
Also, we now check the cirteria for kicking the writeback thread
before we decide to whether to fall back to non-delayed writeback, so
if there are any outstanding delayed allocation writes, we try to get
them resolved as soon as possible.
[ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
3.6.0-rc1-00042-gce894ca raspberrypi#367 Not tainted
-------------------------------------------------------
dd/8298 is trying to acquire lock:
(&type->s_umount_key#18){++++..}, at: [<c02277d4>] writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle+0x28/0x46
but task is already holding lock:
(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#8){+.+...}, at: [<c01ddcce>] generic_file_aio_write+0x5f/0xd3
which lock already depends on the new lock.
2 locks held by dd/8298:
#0: (sb_writers#2){.+.+.+}, at: [<c01ddcc5>] generic_file_aio_write+0x56/0xd3
raspberrypi#1: (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#8){+.+...}, at: [<c01ddcce>] generic_file_aio_write+0x5f/0xd3
stack backtrace:
Pid: 8298, comm: dd Not tainted 3.6.0-rc1-00042-gce894ca raspberrypi#367
Call Trace:
[<c015b79c>] ? console_unlock+0x345/0x372
[<c06d62a1>] print_circular_bug+0x190/0x19d
[<c019906c>] __lock_acquire+0x86d/0xb6c
[<c01999db>] ? mark_held_locks+0x5c/0x7b
[<c0199724>] lock_acquire+0x66/0xb9
[<c02277d4>] ? writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle+0x28/0x46
[<c06db935>] down_read+0x28/0x58
[<c02277d4>] ? writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle+0x28/0x46
[<c02277d4>] writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle+0x28/0x46
[<c026f3b2>] ext4_nonda_switch+0xe1/0xf4
[<c0271ece>] ext4_da_write_begin+0x27/0x193
[<c01dcdb0>] generic_file_buffered_write+0xc8/0x1bb
[<c01ddc47>] __generic_file_aio_write+0x1dd/0x205
[<c01ddce7>] generic_file_aio_write+0x78/0xd3
[<c026d336>] ext4_file_write+0x480/0x4a6
[<c0198c1d>] ? __lock_acquire+0x41e/0xb6c
[<c0180944>] ? sched_clock_cpu+0x11a/0x13e
[<c01967e9>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xb/0xd
[<c018099f>] ? local_clock+0x37/0x4e
[<c0209f2c>] do_sync_write+0x67/0x9d
[<c0209ec5>] ? wait_on_retry_sync_kiocb+0x44/0x44
[<c020a7b9>] vfs_write+0x7b/0xe6
[<c020a9a6>] sys_write+0x3b/0x64
[<c06dd4bd>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
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