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From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
To: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc>
Cc: dm-devel@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: recent bdi changes result in WARN_ON on luksClose / dm
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:52:12 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090912195212.GF14984@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090912111928.GA8013@Chamillionaire.breakpoint.cc>

On Sat, Sep 12 2009, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> | Orion:/# cryptsetup luksClose crypto
> |------------[ cut here ]------------
> |WARNING: at /home/bigeasy/git/cryptodev-2.6/mm/backing-dev.c:637 bdi_destroy+0x44/0x60()
> |Modules linked in: cbc sha256_generic dm_crypt [last unloaded: mv_cesa]
> |[<c0028dd8>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xdc) from [<c003adb0>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x4c/0x80)
> |[<c003adb0>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x4c/0x80) from [<c007f2e0>] (bdi_destroy+0x44/0x60)
> |[<c007f2e0>] (bdi_destroy+0x44/0x60) from [<c012e3a0>] (blk_release_queue+0x3c/0x54)
> |[<c012e3a0>] (blk_release_queue+0x3c/0x54) from [<c01399a8>] (kobject_release+0x5c/0x74)
> |[<c01399a8>] (kobject_release+0x5c/0x74) from [<c013a6ac>] (kref_put+0x68/0x7c)
> |[<c013a6ac>] (kref_put+0x68/0x7c) from [<c01b7098>] (dm_put+0x148/0x178)
> |[<c01b7098>] (dm_put+0x148/0x178) from [<c01bb82c>] (dev_remove+0x98/0xb4)
> |[<c01bb82c>] (dev_remove+0x98/0xb4) from [<c01bbec0>] (dm_ctl_ioctl+0x21c/0x29c)
> |[<c01bbec0>] (dm_ctl_ioctl+0x21c/0x29c) from [<c00a153c>] (vfs_ioctl+0x2c/0x8c)
> |[<c00a153c>] (vfs_ioctl+0x2c/0x8c) from [<c00a1bac>] (do_vfs_ioctl+0x524/0x590)
> |[<c00a1bac>] (do_vfs_ioctl+0x524/0x590) from [<c00a1c50>] (sys_ioctl+0x38/0x5c)
> |[<c00a1c50>] (sys_ioctl+0x38/0x5c) from [<c0023e80>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x2c)
> |---[ end trace b3c544a14b51605c ]---

So dm is killing the queue and associated backing device, while dirty
inodes still exist. That's not very nice. Perhaps dm_lock_for_deletion()
should ensure that the backing is flushed?

-- 
Jens Axboe


  reply	other threads:[~2009-09-12 19:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-09-12 11:19 recent bdi changes result in WARN_ON on luksClose / dm Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2009-09-12 19:52 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2009-09-12 19:58   ` Jens Axboe
2009-09-12 20:07     ` Jens Axboe
2009-09-13  9:13     ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2009-09-13 17:57       ` Jens Axboe
2009-09-14  9:05         ` Jens Axboe
2009-09-14 12:27           ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior

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