[PATCH v4 05/13] bcache: stop dc->writeback_rate_update properly

Coly Li
2018-01-28T06:31:04Z

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, this delayed work is
stopped by calling cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update).

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
itself. 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 continue and release memory of struct cache set.
Then the delayed work is scheduled to run, __update_writeback_rate()
will reference the already released cache_set memory, and trigger a NULL
pointer deference fault.

This patch introduces two more bcache device flags,
- BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING
bit set: bcache device is in writeback mode and running, it is OK for
dc->writeback_rate_update to re-arm itself.
bit clear:bcache device is trying to stop dc->writeback_rate_update,
this delayed work should not re-arm itself and quit.
- BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING
bit set: routine update_writeback_rate() is executing.
bit clear: routine update_writeback_rate() quits.

This patch also adds a function cancel_writeback_rate_update_dwork() to
wait for dc->writeback_rate_update quits before cancel it by calling
cancel_delayed_work_sync(). In order to avoid a deadlock by unexpected
quit dc->writeback_rate_update, after time_out seconds this function will
give up and continue to call cancel_delayed_work_sync().

And here I explain how this patch stops self re-armed delayed work properly
with the above stuffs.

update_writeback_rate() sets BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING at its beginning
and clears BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING at its end. Before calling
cancel_writeback_rate_update_dwork() clear flag BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING.

Before calling cancel_delayed_work_sync() wait utill flag
BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is clear. So when calling
cancel_delayed_work_sync(), dc->writeback_rate_update must be already re-
armed, or quite by seeing BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING cleared. In both cases
delayed work routine update_writeback_rate() won't be executed after
cancel_delayed_work_sync() returns.

Inside update_writeback_rate() before calling schedule_delayed_work(), flag
BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING is checked before. If this flag is cleared, it means
someone is about to stop the delayed work. Because flag
BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is set already and cancel_delayed_work_sync()
has to wait for this flag to be cleared, we don't need to worry about race
condition here.

If update_writeback_rate() is scheduled to run after checking
BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING and before calling cancel_delayed_work_sync()
in cancel_writeback_rate_update_dwork(), it is also safe. Because at this
moment BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING is cleared with memory barrier. As I mentioned
previously, update_writeback_rate() will see BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING is clear
and quit immediately.

Because there are more dependences inside update_writeback_rate() to struct
cache_set memory, dc->writeback_rate_update is not a simple self re-arm
delayed work. After trying many different methods (e.g. hold dc->count, or
use locks), this is the only way I can find which works to properly stop
dc->writeback_rate_update delayed work.

Changelog:
v2: Try to fix the race issue which is pointed out by Junhui.
v1: The initial version for review

Signed-off-by: Coly Li <colyli@suse.de>
Cc: Michael Lyle <mlyle@lyle.org>
Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>
Cc: Junhui Tang <tang.junhui@zte.com.cn>
---
drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h | 9 +++++----
drivers/md/bcache/super.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c | 3 ++-
drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
4 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
index 5e2d4e80198e..88d938c8d027 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
@@ -258,10 +258,11 @@ struct bcache_device {
struct gendisk *disk;

unsigned long flags;
-#define BCACHE_DEV_CLOSING 0
-#define BCACHE_DEV_DETACHING 1
-#define BCACHE_DEV_UNLINK_DONE 2
-
+#define BCACHE_DEV_CLOSING 0
+#define BCACHE_DEV_DETACHING 1
+#define BCACHE_DEV_UNLINK_DONE 2
+#define BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING 4
+#define BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING 8
unsigned nr_stripes;
unsigned stripe_size;
atomic_t *stripe_sectors_dirty;
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index d14e09cce2f6..6d888e8fea8c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -899,6 +899,32 @@ void bch_cached_dev_run(struct cached_dev *dc)
pr_debug("error creating sysfs link");
}

+/*
+ * If BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is set, it means routine of the delayed
+ * work dc->writeback_rate_update is running. Wait until the routine
+ * quits (BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is clear), then continue to
+ * cancel it. If BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is not clear after time_out
+ * seconds, give up waiting here and continue to cancel it too.
+ */
+static void cancel_writeback_rate_update_dwork(struct cached_dev *dc)
+{
+ int time_out = WRITEBACK_RATE_UPDATE_SECS_MAX * HZ;
+
+ do {
+ if (!test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING,
+ &dc->disk.flags))
+ break;
+ time_out--;
+ schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
+ } while (time_out > 0);
+
+ if (time_out == 0)
+ pr_warn("bcache: give up waiting for "
+ "dc->writeback_write_update to quit");
+
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update);
+}
+
static void cached_dev_detach_finish(struct work_struct *w)
{
struct cached_dev *dc = container_of(w, struct cached_dev, detach);
@@ -911,7 +937,9 @@ static void cached_dev_detach_finish(struct work_struct *w)

mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);

- cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update);
+ if (test_and_clear_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags))
+ cancel_writeback_rate_update_dwork(dc);
+
if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dc->writeback_thread)) {
kthread_stop(dc->writeback_thread);
dc->writeback_thread = NULL;
@@ -954,6 +982,7 @@ void bch_cached_dev_detach(struct cached_dev *dc)
closure_get(&dc->disk.cl);

bch_writeback_queue(dc);
+
cached_dev_put(dc);
}

@@ -1079,14 +1108,16 @@ static void cached_dev_free(struct closure *cl)
{
struct cached_dev *dc = container_of(cl, struct cached_dev, disk.cl);

- cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update);
+ mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);
+
+ if (test_and_clear_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags))
+ cancel_writeback_rate_update_dwork(dc);
+
if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dc->writeback_thread))
kthread_stop(dc->writeback_thread);
if (dc->writeback_write_wq)
destroy_workqueue(dc->writeback_write_wq);

- mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);
-
if (atomic_read(&dc->running))
bd_unlink_disk_holder(dc->bdev, dc->disk.disk);
bcache_device_free(&dc->disk);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
index a74a752c9e0f..b7166c504cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ STORE(bch_cached_dev)
bch_writeback_queue(dc);

if (attr == &sysfs_writeback_percent)
- schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
+ if (!test_and_set_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags))
+ schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds * HZ);

mutex_unlock(&bch_register_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
index 4dbeaaa575bf..8f98ef1038d3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)
struct cached_dev,
writeback_rate_update);

+ /*
+ * should check BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING before calling
+ * cancel_delayed_work_sync().
+ */
+ set_bit(BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags);
+ /* paired with where BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is tested */
+ smp_mb();
+
+ if (!test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags)) {
+ clear_bit(BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags);
+ /* paired with where BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is tested */
+ smp_mb();
+ return;
+ }
+
down_read(&dc->writeback_lock);

if (atomic_read(&dc->has_dirty) &&
@@ -123,8 +138,18 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)

up_read(&dc->writeback_lock);

- schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
+ if (test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags)) {
+ schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds * HZ);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * should check BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING before calling
+ * cancel_delayed_work_sync().
+ */
+ clear_bit(BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags);
+ /* paired with where BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is tested */
+ smp_mb();
}

static unsigned writeback_delay(struct cached_dev *dc, unsigned sectors)
@@ -675,6 +700,7 @@ void bch_cached_dev_writeback_init(struct cached_dev *dc)
dc->writeback_rate_p_term_inverse = 40;
dc->writeback_rate_i_term_inverse = 10000;

+ WARN_ON(test_and_clear_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags));
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dc->writeback_rate_update, update_writeback_rate);
}

@@ -693,6 +719,7 @@ int bch_cached_dev_writeback_start(struct cached_dev *dc)
return PTR_ERR(dc->writeback_thread);
}

+ WARN_ON(test_and_set_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags));
schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds * HZ);

--
2.15.1