On 29/08/18 08:52, Valentin Vidic wrote: > Switching to closed state earlier can cause the block-drbd > script to fail with 'Device is held open by someone': > > root: /etc/xen/scripts/block-drbd: remove XENBUS_PATH=backend/vbd/6/51712 > kernel: [ 2222.278235] block drbd6: State change failed: Device is held open by someone > kernel: [ 2222.278304] block drbd6: state = { cs:Connected ro:Primary/Secondary ds:UpToDate/UpToDate r----- } > kernel: [ 2222.278340] block drbd6: wanted = { cs:Connected ro:Secondary/Secondary ds:UpToDate/UpToDate r----- } > root: /etc/xen/scripts/block-drbd: Writing backend/vbd/6/51712/hotplug-error /etc/xen/scripts/block-drbd failed; error detected. backend/vbd/6/51712/hotplug-status error to xenstore. > root: /etc/xen/scripts/block-drbd: /etc/xen/scripts/block-drbd failed; error detected. > > Signed-off-by: Valentin Vidic <Valentin.Vidic@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --- > drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c > index a4bc74e72c39..43bddc996709 100644 > --- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c > +++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c > @@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static void xen_blkif_free(struct xen_blkif *blkif) > { > WARN_ON(xen_blkif_disconnect(blkif)); > xen_vbd_free(&blkif->vbd); > + xenbus_switch_state(blkif->be->dev, XenbusStateClosed); > kfree(blkif->be->mode); > kfree(blkif->be); > > @@ -814,7 +815,6 @@ static void frontend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev, > > case XenbusStateClosed: > xen_blkif_disconnect(be->blkif); > - xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed); > if (xenbus_dev_is_online(dev)) > break; > /* fall through */ Did you test whether it is okay to not change state in case the device is still online? Juergen