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 -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
