Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] fuse: Fix possible deadlock when writing back dirty pages

Baolin Wang
2021-04-14T08:42:26Z

Hi,

在 2021/4/13 16:57, Miklos Szeredi 写道:
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM Baolin Wang
> <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Miklos,
>>
>> 在 2021/3/27 14:36, Baolin Wang 写道:
>>> We can meet below deadlock scenario when writing back dirty pages, and
>>> writing files at the same time. The deadlock scenario can be reproduced
>>> by:
>>>
>>> - A writeback worker thread A is trying to write a bunch of dirty pages by
>>> fuse_writepages(), and the fuse_writepages() will lock one page (named page 1),
>>> add it into rb_tree with setting writeback flag, and unlock this page 1,
>>> then try to lock next page (named page 2).
>>>
>>> - But at the same time a file writing can be triggered by another process B,
>>> to write several pages by fuse_perform_write(), the fuse_perform_write()
>>> will lock all required pages firstly, then wait for all writeback pages
>>> are completed by fuse_wait_on_page_writeback().
>>>
>>> - Now the process B can already lock page 1 and page 2, and wait for page 1
>>> waritehack is completed (page 1 is under writeback set by process A). But
>>> process A can not complete the writeback of page 1, since it is still
>>> waiting for locking page 2, which was locked by process B already.
>>>
>>> A deadlock is occurred.
>>>
>>> To fix this issue, we should make sure each page writeback is completed
>>> after lock the page in fuse_fill_write_pages() separately, and then write
>>> them together when all pages are stable.
>>>
>>> [1450578.772896] INFO: task kworker/u259:6:119885 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
>>> [1450578.796179] kworker/u259:6 D 0 119885 2 0x00000028
>>> [1450578.796185] Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-0:78)
>>> [1450578.796188] Call trace:
>>> [1450578.798804] __switch_to+0xd8/0x148
>>> [1450578.802458] __schedule+0x280/0x6a0
>>> [1450578.806112] schedule+0x34/0xe8
>>> [1450578.809413] io_schedule+0x20/0x40
>>> [1450578.812977] __lock_page+0x164/0x278
>>> [1450578.816718] write_cache_pages+0x2b0/0x4a8
>>> [1450578.820986] fuse_writepages+0x84/0x100 [fuse]
>>> [1450578.825592] do_writepages+0x58/0x108
>>> [1450578.829412] __writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x448
>>> [1450578.834217] writeback_sb_inodes+0x220/0x520
>>> [1450578.838647] __writeback_inodes_wb+0x50/0xe8
>>> [1450578.843080] wb_writeback+0x294/0x3b8
>>> [1450578.846906] wb_do_writeback+0x2ec/0x388
>>> [1450578.850992] wb_workfn+0x80/0x1e0
>>> [1450578.854472] process_one_work+0x1bc/0x3f0
>>> [1450578.858645] worker_thread+0x164/0x468
>>> [1450578.862559] kthread+0x108/0x138
>>> [1450578.865960] INFO: task doio:207752 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
>>> [1450578.888321] doio D 0 207752 207740 0x00000000
>>> [1450578.888329] Call trace:
>>> [1450578.890945] __switch_to+0xd8/0x148
>>> [1450578.894599] __schedule+0x280/0x6a0
>>> [1450578.898255] schedule+0x34/0xe8
>>> [1450578.901568] fuse_wait_on_page_writeback+0x8c/0xc8 [fuse]
>>> [1450578.907128] fuse_perform_write+0x240/0x4e0 [fuse]
>>> [1450578.912082] fuse_file_write_iter+0x1dc/0x290 [fuse]
>>> [1450578.917207] do_iter_readv_writev+0x110/0x188
>>> [1450578.921724] do_iter_write+0x90/0x1c8
>>> [1450578.925598] vfs_writev+0x84/0xf8
>>> [1450578.929071] do_writev+0x70/0x110
>>> [1450578.932552] __arm64_sys_writev+0x24/0x30
>>> [1450578.936727] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x80/0x1f8
>>> [1450578.941694] el0_svc_handler+0x30/0x80
>>> [1450578.945606] el0_svc+0x10/0x14
>>>
>>> Suggested-by: Peng Tao <tao.peng@linux.alibaba.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
>>
>> Do you have any comments for this patch set? Thanks.
>
> Hi,
>
> I guess this is related:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20210209100115.GB1208880@miu.piliscsaba.redhat.com/
>
> Can you verify that the patch at the above link fixes your issue?

Sorry I missed this patch before, and I've tested this patch, it seems
can solve the deadlock issue I met before.

But look at this patch in detail, I think this patch only reduced the
deadlock window, but did not remove the possible deadlock scenario
completely like I explained in the commit log.

Since the fuse_fill_write_pages() can still lock the partitail page in
your patch, and will be wait for the partitail page waritehack is
completed if writeback is set in fuse_send_write_pages().

But at the same time, a writeback worker thread may be waiting for
trying to lock the partitail page to write a bunch of dirty pages by
fuse_writepages().

Then the deadlock issue can still be occurred. And I think the deadlock
issue I met is not same with the deadlock issue solved by your patch.