From: Ryan Mallon <ryan@bluewatersys.com>
To: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Cc: viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, dchinner@redhat.com,
Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] Introduce unlocked version of igrab
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:47:01 +1300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D9012C5.8070401@bluewatersys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110328044334.GA1022@dastard>
On 03/28/2011 05:43 PM, Dave Chinner wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 02:55:59PM +1300, Ryan Mallon wrote:
>> Commit 250df6ed274d767da844a5d9f05720b804240197 "fs: protect
>> inode->i_state with inode->i_lock" introduces a change to igrab to acquire
>> inode->i_lock.
>>
>> This change causes a panic on boot on my ARM EP93xx board when the rootfs
>> uses NFS. The problem occurs because nfs_inode_add_request acquires
>> inode->i_lock and then calls igrab, resulting in the following panic:
>>
>> BUG: spinlock recursion on CPU#0, getty/262
>> lock: cc421cb4, .magic: dead4ead, .owner: getty/262, .owner_cpu: 0
>> [<c0031b0c>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xe4) from [<c015f16c>] (do_raw_spin_lock+0x40/0x13c)
>> [<c015f16c>] (do_raw_spin_lock+0x40/0x13c) from [<c00a938c>] (igrab+0x14/0x48)
>> [<c00a938c>] (igrab+0x14/0x48) from [<c01186bc>] (nfs_updatepage+0x2e0/0x524)
>> [<c01186bc>] (nfs_updatepage+0x2e0/0x524) from [<c010b19c>] (nfs_write_end+0x23c/0x270)
>> [<c010b19c>] (nfs_write_end+0x23c/0x270) from [<c006b484>] (generic_file_buffered_write+0x180/0x248)
>> [<c006b484>] (generic_file_buffered_write+0x180/0x248) from [<c006d060>] (__generic_file_aio_write+0x3b8/0x3f4)
>> [<c006d060>] (__generic_file_aio_write+0x3b8/0x3f4) from [<c006d108>] (generic_file_aio_write+0x6c/0xdc)
>> [<c006d108>] (generic_file_aio_write+0x6c/0xdc) from [<c010bce0>] (nfs_file_write+0xec/0x178)
>> [<c010bce0>] (nfs_file_write+0xec/0x178) from [<c00956ac>] (do_sync_write+0xa4/0xe4)
>> [<c00956ac>] (do_sync_write+0xa4/0xe4) from [<c00960c8>] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x12c)
>> [<c00960c8>] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x12c) from [<c00961f0>] (sys_write+0x3c/0x68)
>> [<c00961f0>] (sys_write+0x3c/0x68) from [<c002c8e0>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x2c)
>>
>> This series introduces a new function called __igrab, which is an unlocked
>> version of igrab and modifies nfs_inode_add_request to use the unlocked
>> version.
>
> It's called ihold() and already exists.
Thanks. Missed that one.
Is ihold the correct replacement for the fs/ceph cases I mentioned in my
other email?
~Ryan
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-28 4:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-28 1:55 [RFC PATCH 0/2] Introduce unlocked version of igrab Ryan Mallon
2011-03-28 1:56 ` [RFC PATCH 1/2] Add " Ryan Mallon
[not found] ` <1301277361-9453-2-git-send-email-ryan-7Wk5F4Od5/oYd5yxfr4S2w@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-28 2:54 ` Matthew Wilcox
[not found] ` <20110328025423.GN13806-6jwH94ZQLHl74goWV3ctuw@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-28 4:39 ` Ryan Mallon
[not found] ` <4D9010F1.1040909-7Wk5F4Od5/oYd5yxfr4S2w@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-28 5:19 ` [PATCH] fs: don't use igrab() while holding i_lock (was Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Add unlocked version of igrab.) Dave Chinner
2011-03-28 1:56 ` [RFC PATCH 2/2] Use __igrab instead of igrab in nfs_inode_add_request Ryan Mallon
[not found] ` <1301277361-9453-1-git-send-email-ryan-7Wk5F4Od5/oYd5yxfr4S2w@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-28 4:43 ` [RFC PATCH 0/2] Introduce unlocked version of igrab Dave Chinner
2011-03-28 4:47 ` Ryan Mallon [this message]
2011-03-28 5:03 ` Ryan Mallon
[not found] ` <4D9016B7.1080505-7Wk5F4Od5/oYd5yxfr4S2w@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-28 6:01 ` Dave Chinner
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