[PATCH v1 05/10] bcache: stop dc->writeback_rate_update if cache set is stopping

Coly Li
2018-01-03T14:03:20Z

struct delayed_work writeback_rate_update in struct cache_dev is a delayed
worker to call function update_writeback_rate() in period (the interval is
defined by dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds).

When a metadate I/O error happens on cache device, bcache error handling
routine bch_cache_set_error() will call bch_cache_set_unregister() to
retire whole cache set. On the unregister code path, cached_dev_free()
calls cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update) to stop this
delayed work.

dc->writeback_rate_update is a special delayed work from others in bcache.
In its routine update_writeback_rate(), this delayed work is re-armed
after a piece of time. That means when cancel_delayed_work_sync() returns,
this delayed work can still be executed after several seconds defined by
dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds.

The problem is, after cancel_delayed_work_sync() returns, the cache set
unregister code path will eventually release memory of struct cache set.
Then the delayed work is scheduled to run, and inside its routine
update_writeback_rate() that already released cache set NULL pointer will
be accessed. Now a NULL pointer deference panic is triggered.

In order to avoid the above problem, this patch checks cache set flags in
delayed work routine update_writeback_rate(). If flag CACHE_SET_STOPPING
is set, this routine will quit without re-arm the delayed work. Then the
NULL pointer deference panic won't happen after cache set is released.

Signed-off-by: Coly Li <colyli@suse.de>
---
drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
index 0789a9e18337..745d9b2a326f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)
struct cached_dev *dc = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
struct cached_dev,
writeback_rate_update);
+ struct cache_set *c = dc->disk.c;
+
+ /* quit directly if cache set is stopping */
+ if (test_bit(CACHE_SET_STOPPING, &c->flags))
+ return;

down_read(&dc->writeback_lock);

@@ -100,6 +105,10 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)

up_read(&dc->writeback_lock);

+ /* do not schedule delayed work if cache set is stopping */
+ if (test_bit(CACHE_SET_STOPPING, &c->flags))
+ return;
+
schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds * HZ);
}
--
2.15.1