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From: Al Viro <viro-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
To: David Howells <dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Milosz Tanski <milosz-B5zB6C1i6pkAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Trond.Myklebust-HgOvQuBEEgTQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	jlayton-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	moseleymark-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
	linux-cachefs-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-nfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: evict_inode() vs iget5_locked() race [was Re: [Linux-cachefs] Blast from the past, CacheFiles: Error: Unexpected object collision]
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:01:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130919110147.GQ13318@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5769.1379579209-S6HVgzuS8uM4Awkfq6JHfwNdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 09:26:49AM +0100, David Howells wrote:

> There's a potential race between evict_inode() and iget5_locked() in which the
> former can be tearing down an inode corresponding to a file whilst the latter
> is trying to set up a new inode corresponding to that same file - but it's
> possible that the cleanups for the former may adversely affect the setups for
> the latter.

evict() calls ->evict_inode() before removing it from hash.  It's called
only with I_FREEING already set.  If find_inode() runs across that
sucker, it will wait for evict() to do
	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW);
(after return from ->evict_inode() and after removal from hash chain)
and repeat the search.

Details, please...
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2013-09-19 11:01 UTC|newest]

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2013-09-19  8:26   ` evict_inode() vs iget5_locked() race [was Re: [Linux-cachefs] Blast from the past, CacheFiles: Error: Unexpected object collision] David Howells
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2013-09-19 11:01       ` Al Viro [this message]

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