[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 09/27] fs: Push mnt_want_write() outside of i_mutex

[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 09/27] fs: Push mnt_want_write() outside of i_mutex

[Jan Kara]

Currently, mnt_want_write() is sometimes called with i_mutex held and sometimes
without it. This isn't really a problem because mnt_want_write() is a
non-blocking operation (essentially has a trylock semantics) but when the
function starts to handle also frozen filesystems, it will get a full lock
semantics and thus proper lock ordering has to be established. So move
all mnt_want_write() calls outside of i_mutex.

One non-trivial case needing conversion is kern_path_create() /
user_path_create() which didn't include mnt_want_write() but now needs to
because it acquires i_mutex.  Because there are virtual file systems which
don't bother with freeze / remount-ro protection we actually provide both
versions of the function - one which calls mnt_want_write() and one which does
not.

CC: ocfs2-devel at oss.oracle.com
CC: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
CC: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/897421
Tested-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
Tested-by: Peter M. Petrakis <peter.petrakis@canonical.com>
Tested-by: Dann Frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
Tested-by: Massimo Morana <massimo.morana@canonical.com>
Acked-by: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
 fs/namei.c              |  115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c |   10 +---
 include/linux/namei.h   |    2 +
 net/unix/af_unix.c      |   13 ++----
 4 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c651f02..626e620 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2458,7 +2458,9 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	return file;
 }
 
-struct dentry *kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
+static struct dentry *do_kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname,
+					  struct path *path, int is_dir,
+					  int freeze_protect)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 	struct nameidata nd;
@@ -2476,6 +2478,14 @@ struct dentry *kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname, struct path *path
 	nd.flags |= LOOKUP_CREATE | LOOKUP_EXCL;
 	nd.intent.open.flags = O_EXCL;
 
+	if (freeze_protect) {
+		error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+		if (error) {
+			dentry = ERR_PTR(error);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Do the final lookup.
 	 */
@@ -2504,24 +2514,49 @@ eexist:
 	dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	if (freeze_protect)
+		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 out:
 	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return dentry;
 }
+
+struct dentry *kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
+{
+	return do_kern_path_create(dfd, pathname, path, is_dir, 0);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_path_create);
 
+struct dentry *kern_path_create_thawed(int dfd, const char *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
+{
+	return do_kern_path_create(dfd, pathname, path, is_dir, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_path_create_thawed);
+
 struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
 {
 	char *tmp = getname(pathname);
 	struct dentry *res;
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
-	res = kern_path_create(dfd, tmp, path, is_dir);
+	res = do_kern_path_create(dfd, tmp, path, is_dir, 0);
 	putname(tmp);
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_create);
 
+struct dentry *user_path_create_thawed(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
+{
+	char *tmp = getname(pathname);
+	struct dentry *res;
+	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
+		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
+	res = do_kern_path_create(dfd, tmp, path, is_dir, 1);
+	putname(tmp);
+	return res;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_create_thawed);
+
 int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
@@ -2576,7 +2611,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mknodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode,
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	dentry = user_path_create(dfd, filename, &path, 0);
+	dentry = user_path_create_thawed(dfd, filename, &path, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
@@ -2585,12 +2620,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mknodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode,
 	error = may_mknod(mode);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_dput;
-	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_dput;
 	error = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode, dev);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_dput;
 	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case 0: case S_IFREG:
 			error = vfs_create(path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,NULL);
@@ -2603,11 +2635,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mknodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode,
 			error = vfs_mknod(path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,0);
 			break;
 	}
-out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	path_put(&path);
 
 	return error;
@@ -2649,24 +2680,20 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mkdirat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname, umode_t, mode)
 	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	dentry = user_path_create(dfd, pathname, &path, 1);
+	dentry = user_path_create_thawed(dfd, pathname, &path, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
 	if (!IS_POSIXACL(path.dentry->d_inode))
 		mode &= ~current_umask();
-	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_dput;
 	error = security_path_mkdir(&path, dentry, mode);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_dput;
 	error = vfs_mkdir(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
-out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2761,6 +2788,9 @@ static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 	}
 
 	nd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
+	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	if (error)
+		goto exit1;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	dentry = lookup_hash(&nd);
@@ -2771,19 +2801,15 @@ static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 		error = -ENOENT;
 		goto exit3;
 	}
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto exit3;
 	error = security_path_rmdir(&nd.path, dentry);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit4;
+		goto exit3;
 	error = vfs_rmdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
-exit4:
-	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 exit3:
 	dput(dentry);
 exit2:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 exit1:
 	path_put(&nd.path);
 	putname(name);
@@ -2850,6 +2876,9 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 		goto exit1;
 
 	nd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
+	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	if (error)
+		goto exit1;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	dentry = lookup_hash(&nd);
@@ -2862,21 +2891,17 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 		if (!inode)
 			goto slashes;
 		ihold(inode);
-		error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
-		if (error)
-			goto exit2;
 		error = security_path_unlink(&nd.path, dentry);
 		if (error)
-			goto exit3;
+			goto exit2;
 		error = vfs_unlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
-exit3:
-		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
-	exit2:
+exit2:
 		dput(dentry);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (inode)
 		iput(inode);	/* truncate the inode here */
+	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 exit1:
 	path_put(&nd.path);
 	putname(name);
@@ -2936,23 +2961,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(symlinkat, const char __user *, oldname,
 	if (IS_ERR(from))
 		return PTR_ERR(from);
 
-	dentry = user_path_create(newdfd, newname, &path, 0);
+	dentry = user_path_create_thawed(newdfd, newname, &path, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_putname;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_dput;
 	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_dput;
 	error = vfs_symlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from);
-out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	path_put(&path);
 out_putname:
 	putname(from);
@@ -3045,7 +3066,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	new_dentry = user_path_create(newdfd, newname, &new_path, 0);
+	new_dentry = user_path_create_thawed(newdfd, newname, &new_path, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(new_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_dentry))
 		goto out;
@@ -3053,18 +3074,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 	error = -EXDEV;
 	if (old_path.mnt != new_path.mnt)
 		goto out_dput;
-	error = mnt_want_write(new_path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_dput;
 	error = security_path_link(old_path.dentry, &new_path, new_dentry);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_dput;
 	error = vfs_link(old_path.dentry, new_path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
-out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(new_path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(new_dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&new_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(new_path.mnt);
 	path_put(&new_path);
 out:
 	path_put(&old_path);
@@ -3261,6 +3278,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(renameat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 	if (newnd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
 		goto exit2;
 
+	error = mnt_want_write(oldnd.path.mnt);
+	if (error)
+		goto exit2;
+
 	oldnd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
 	newnd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
 	newnd.flags |= LOOKUP_RENAME_TARGET;
@@ -3296,23 +3317,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(renameat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 	if (new_dentry == trap)
 		goto exit5;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(oldnd.path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto exit5;
 	error = security_path_rename(&oldnd.path, old_dentry,
 				     &newnd.path, new_dentry);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit6;
+		goto exit5;
 	error = vfs_rename(old_dir->d_inode, old_dentry,
 				   new_dir->d_inode, new_dentry);
-exit6:
-	mnt_drop_write(oldnd.path.mnt);
 exit5:
 	dput(new_dentry);
 exit4:
 	dput(old_dentry);
 exit3:
 	unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
+	mnt_drop_write(oldnd.path.mnt);
 exit2:
 	path_put(&newnd.path);
 	putname(to);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
index 9f32d7c..dd0c588 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
@@ -4453,7 +4453,7 @@ int ocfs2_reflink_ioctl(struct inode *inode,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	new_dentry = user_path_create(AT_FDCWD, newname, &new_path, 0);
+	new_dentry = user_path_create_thawed(AT_FDCWD, newname, &new_path, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(new_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_dentry)) {
 		mlog_errno(error);
@@ -4466,19 +4466,13 @@ int ocfs2_reflink_ioctl(struct inode *inode,
 		goto out_dput;
 	}
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(new_path.mnt);
-	if (error) {
-		mlog_errno(error);
-		goto out_dput;
-	}
-
 	error = ocfs2_vfs_reflink(old_path.dentry,
 				  new_path.dentry->d_inode,
 				  new_dentry, preserve);
-	mnt_drop_write(new_path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(new_dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&new_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(new_path.mnt);
 	path_put(&new_path);
 out:
 	path_put(&old_path);
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index ffc0213..432f6bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ extern int user_path_at_empty(int, const char __user *, unsigned, struct path *,
 extern int kern_path(const char *, unsigned, struct path *);
 
 extern struct dentry *kern_path_create(int, const char *, struct path *, int);
+extern struct dentry *kern_path_create_thawed(int, const char *, struct path *, int);
 extern struct dentry *user_path_create(int, const char __user *, struct path *, int);
+extern struct dentry *user_path_create_thawed(int, const char __user *, struct path *, int);
 extern int kern_path_parent(const char *, struct nameidata *);
 extern int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 			   const char *, unsigned int, struct path *);
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 641f2e4..37e65a2 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ static int unix_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		 * Get the parent directory, calculate the hash for last
 		 * component.
 		 */
-		dentry = kern_path_create(AT_FDCWD, sun_path, &path, 0);
+		dentry = kern_path_create_thawed(AT_FDCWD, sun_path, &path, 0);
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 			goto out_mknod_parent;
@@ -876,19 +876,13 @@ static int unix_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		 */
 		mode = S_IFSOCK |
 		       (SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_mode & ~current_umask());
-		err = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_mknod_dput;
 		err = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode, 0);
 		if (err)
-			goto out_mknod_drop_write;
-		err = vfs_mknod(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode, 0);
-out_mknod_drop_write:
-		mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
-		if (err)
 			goto out_mknod_dput;
+		err = vfs_mknod(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode, 0);
 		mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 		dput(path.dentry);
+		mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 		path.dentry = dentry;
 
 		addr->hash = UNIX_HASH_SIZE;
@@ -925,6 +919,7 @@ out:
 out_mknod_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	path_put(&path);
 out_mknod_parent:
 	if (err == -EEXIST)
-- 
1.7.1

[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 19/27] ocfs2: Convert to new freezing mechanism

[Jan Kara]

Protect ocfs2_page_mkwrite() and ocfs2_file_aio_write() using the new freeze
protection. We also protect several ioctl entry points which were missing the
protection. Finally, we add freeze protection to the journaling mechanism so
that iput() of unlinked inode cannot modify a frozen filesystem.

CC: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
CC: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
CC: ocfs2-devel at oss.oracle.com
Acked-by: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
 fs/ocfs2/file.c    |   11 +++++++++--
 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c   |   14 ++++++++++++--
 fs/ocfs2/journal.c |    7 ++++++-
 fs/ocfs2/mmap.c    |    2 ++
 4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 061591a..9b1e3d4 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1971,6 +1971,7 @@ int ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	int ret;
 
 	if ((cmd == OCFS2_IOC_RESVSP || cmd == OCFS2_IOC_RESVSP64) &&
 	    !ocfs2_writes_unwritten_extents(osb))
@@ -1985,7 +1986,12 @@ int ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	return __ocfs2_change_file_space(file, inode, file->f_pos, cmd, sr, 0);
+	ret = mnt_want_write_file(file);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ret = __ocfs2_change_file_space(file, inode, file->f_pos, cmd, sr, 0);
+	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static long ocfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
@@ -2261,7 +2267,7 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	if (iocb->ki_left == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	vfs_check_frozen(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
+	sb_start_write(inode->i_sb);
 
 	appending = file->f_flags & O_APPEND ? 1 : 0;
 	direct_io = file->f_flags & O_DIRECT ? 1 : 0;
@@ -2434,6 +2440,7 @@ out_sems:
 		ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
 
 	if (written)
 		ret = written;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c b/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c
index a1a1bfd..d9c352b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c
@@ -926,7 +926,12 @@ long ocfs2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		if (get_user(new_clusters, (int __user *)arg))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		return ocfs2_group_extend(inode, new_clusters);
+		status = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+		status = ocfs2_group_extend(inode, new_clusters);
+		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
+		return status;
 	case OCFS2_IOC_GROUP_ADD:
 	case OCFS2_IOC_GROUP_ADD64:
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
@@ -935,7 +940,12 @@ long ocfs2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		if (copy_from_user(&input, (int __user *) arg, sizeof(input)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		return ocfs2_group_add(inode, &input);
+		status = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+		status = ocfs2_group_add(inode, &input);
+		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
+		return status;
 	case OCFS2_IOC_REFLINK:
 		if (copy_from_user(&args, (struct reflink_arguments *)arg,
 				   sizeof(args)))
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index 0a42ae9..2dd36af 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -355,11 +355,14 @@ handle_t *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb, int max_buffs)
 	if (journal_current_handle())
 		return jbd2_journal_start(journal, max_buffs);
 
+	sb_start_intwrite(osb->sb);
+
 	down_read(&osb->journal->j_trans_barrier);
 
 	handle = jbd2_journal_start(journal, max_buffs);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 		up_read(&osb->journal->j_trans_barrier);
+		sb_end_intwrite(osb->sb);
 
 		mlog_errno(PTR_ERR(handle));
 
@@ -388,8 +391,10 @@ int ocfs2_commit_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 
-	if (!nested)
+	if (!nested) {
 		up_read(&journal->j_trans_barrier);
+		sb_end_intwrite(osb->sb);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c b/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
index 9cd4108..d150372 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static int ocfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	sigset_t oldset;
 	int ret;
 
+	sb_start_pagefault(inode->i_sb);
 	ocfs2_block_signals(&oldset);
 
 	/*
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static int ocfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 
 out:
 	ocfs2_unblock_signals(&oldset);
+	sb_end_pagefault(inode->i_sb);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.1

[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 00/27 v6] Fix filesystem freezing deadlocks

[Al Viro]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 12:30:14AM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
>   Hello,
> 
>   here is the sixth iteration of my patches to improve filesystem freezing.
> The change since last iteration is that filesystem can be frozen with open but
> unlinked files. After some thinking, I've decided that the best way to handle
> this is to block removal inside ->evict_inode() of each filesystem and use
> fs-internal level of freeze protection for that (usually I've instrumented
> filesystem's transaction system to use freeze protection). Handling
> inside VFS would be less work but the only level of freeze protection that
> has a chance of not causing deadlocks is the one used for page faults and even
> there it's not clear lock ordering would be correct wrt some fs-specific locks.
> I've converted ext2, ext4, btrfs, xfs, nilfs2, ocfs2, gfs2 and also checked
> that ext3, reiserfs, jfs should work as well (they have their internal freeze
> protection mechanisms, possibly they could be replaced by a generic one but
> given these are mostly aging filesystems, it's not a real priority IHMO).
> So finally I'm not aware of any pending issue with this patch set so if you
> have some concern, please speak up!

Could you rebase on top of e.g. -rc2 and repost?