Re: [PATCH] loop: Fix freeze if configured block size is not supported

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On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 03:07:33PM +0200, Milan Broz wrote:
> The commit f2c6df7dbf9a60e1cd9941f9fb376d4d9ad1e8dd
> 
>     loop: support 4k physical blocksize
> 
> adds support for loop block size with only specific block sizes.
> 
> If the size is not supported, the code returns -EINVAL keeping
> the loop queue frozen. This causes that device could be locked
> for a long time by processes trying to scan device (udev).
> (And also causing subsequent LOOP_CLR_FD operations noop.)
> 
> Fix it by using goto to proper exit location with queue unfreeze.
> 
> (The same bug is for setting crypt attribute but this code is
> probably no more used. Patch fixes it as well though.)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Milan Broz <gmazyland@xxxxxxxxx>

Heh, I sent the same patch [1] only hours before :) v2 is here [2] if
you want to give it a reviewed-by.

1: https://marc.info/?l=linux-block&m=150303694018659&w=2
2: https://marc.info/?l=linux-block&m=150308446732748&w=2



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