[Ocfs2-devel] unlink: why does try_open_lock fail on directory but works for a file?

[shencanquan <shencanquan@huawei.com>]

On 2013/6/10 20:11, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 5:09 AM, shencanquan<shencanquan@huawei.com>  wrote:
>> On 2013/6/8 22:34, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am trying to understand why the unlinks (distributed) are slow with
>>> ocfs2. My investigation so far has revealed that ocfs2_try_open_lock
>>> fails on the directory unlinked but works for a file unlinked. This
>>> creates a checkpoint everytime a directory is deleted.. slowing
>>> transactions following it.
>>>
>>> To explain the problem, consider the following scenario:
>>>
>>> On node A, I create multiple directories say d1-d8, and each have 3
>>> files under it f1, f2 and f3.
>>> On node B, I delete all directories using rm -Rf d*
>>>
>>> The FS first unlinks f1, f2 and f3. However, when it performs
>>> ocfs2_evict_inode() ->   ocfs2_delete_inode() ->
>>> ocfs2_query_inode_wipe() ->   ocfs2_try_open_lock() on d1, it fails.
>>   on directory d1 it fail to call ocfs2_try_open_lock, it mean other node has
>> lock the open lock. it maybe node A has open the directory d1?
> This is a self-fabricated test and I just created the directory using
> mkdir and files using touch Yes, it is possible that the PR open lock
> is still on the directory.
>
>>> This starts a checkpoint because OCFS2_INODE_DELETED flag is not set
>>> on the directory inode.
>>>
>>> Now, a checkpoint interferes with the journaling of the inodes deleted
>>> in the following unlinks, in our case, directories d2-d8 and the files
>>> contained in it.
>>>
>>> So why do the files get the open_lock but the directories don't?
>>    I don't think that the directory don't use the open_lock, otherwise it
>> will be success to call the ocfs2_try_open_lock.
> Do you mean to say directories don't use open_lock. Could you provide
> the code/design reference?
     No , I think the directories use the open_lock. because the 
open_lock use to check the other node  had opened the file or directory 
in the ocfs2 cluster. if yes , it can't delete the file or directory on 
the disk.
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