From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>,
Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@huawei.com>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.15.y 3/3] jbd2: check need_resched() when skipping busy checkpoint buffers
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 12:06:37 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908160637.2569758-3-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908160637.2569758-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
[ Upstream commit f213e12ff5c9590b1034ae8da0e6d09665c772d0 ]
journal_shrink_one_cp_list() skips busy checkpoint buffers when called
with JBD2_SHRINK_BUSY_SKIP. The continue statement on this path also
skips the need_resched() check at the end of the loop body.
Consequently, when a checkpoint list contains mostly busy buffers, the
shrinker can walk the entire list while holding journal->j_list_lock,
even when a reschedule has been requested. Large checkpoint lists under
memory pressure can therefore cause long lock hold times and leave other
CPUs spinning on j_list_lock, resulting in soft lockups or RCU stalls.
Route the busy-buffer path through the need_resched() check so that the
shrinker can release j_list_lock and reschedule promptly, restoring
parity with the clean-buffer path, which already checks need_resched().
This does not change which checkpoint buffers are eligible for removal.
Fixes: b98dba273a0e ("jbd2: remove journal_clean_one_cp_list()")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@huawei.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260713102229.1598812-2-max.kellermann@ionos.com
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
index 36c64cf44e005..a888357a29964 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static unsigned long journal_shrink_one_cp_list(struct journal_head *jh,
ret = jbd2_journal_try_remove_checkpoint(jh);
if (ret < 0) {
if (type == JBD2_SHRINK_BUSY_SKIP)
- continue;
+ goto next;
break;
}
}
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static unsigned long journal_shrink_one_cp_list(struct journal_head *jh,
break;
}
+next:
if (need_resched())
break;
} while (jh != last_jh);
--
2.53.0
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2026-09-03 13:59 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] jbd2: check need_resched() when skipping busy checkpoint" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree gregkh
2026-09-08 16:06 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/3] jbd2: use shrink_type type instead of bool type for __jbd2_journal_clean_checkpoint_list() Sasha Levin
2026-09-08 16:06 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/3] jbd2: add prefix 'jbd2' for 'shrink_type' Sasha Levin
2026-09-08 16:06 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
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