Hi Jack and Eric, Could you review this patch? Thank you, Yongqiang. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ext4_journal_start_sb() should not prevent active handle from being > started due to s_frozen. Otherwise, deadlock is easy to happen, below > is a situation. > > ====================================================================== > freeze | truncate | kjournald > ====================================================================== > | ext4_ext_truncate() | > freeze_super() | starts a handle | > sets s_frozen | | > | ext4_ext_truncate() | > | holds i_data_sem | > ext4_freeze() | | commit_transaction() > waits for updates | | waits for i_data_sem > | ext4_free_blocks() | > | calls dquot_free_block() | > | | > | dquot_free_blocks() | > | calls ext4_dirty_inode() | > | | > | ext4_dirty_inode() | > | trys to start an active | > | handle | > | | > | block due to s_frozen | > ======================================================================= > > Messages reported by Amir: > while running phoronix test suite and taking a snapshot every 10 seconds, > the following hang happened during tiobench [64MB Random Write - 32 Threads]: > > [20868.207441] snapshot: snapshot (913) created > [21000.040021] [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged > [21001.300039] INFO: task jbd2/sda6-8:3560 blocked for more than 120 seconds. > [21001.300043] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables > this message. > [21001.300048] jbd2/sda6-8 D 0000000000000000 0 3560 2 0x00000000 > [21001.300055] ffff880037a8fce0 0000000000000046 0000000000000000 > ffff880100000000 > [21001.300063] 0000000000014000 ffff880037a1bf40 ffff880037a1c2c0 > ffff880037a8ffd8 > [21001.300070] ffff880037a1c2c8 0000000000014000 ffff880037a8e010 > 0000000000014000 > [21001.300078] Call Trace: > [21001.300089] [<ffffffff8124ebcc>] jbd2_journal_commit_transaction+ > 0x1cc/0x15d0 > [21001.300095] [<ffffffff815bea70>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x30/0x40 > [21001.300102] [<ffffffff810746dc>] ? lock_timer_base+0x3c/0x70 > [21001.300108] [<ffffffff81075ae0>] ? try_to_del_timer_sync+0x90/0x100 > [21001.300113] [<ffffffff81088d30>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > [21001.300118] [<ffffffff81075bf2>] ? del_timer_sync+0xa2/0xe0 > [21001.300123] [<ffffffff81075b50>] ? del_timer_sync+0x0/0xe0 > [21001.300129] [<ffffffff81254b71>] kjournald2+0xc1/0x220 > [21001.300133] [<ffffffff81088d30>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > [21001.300138] [<ffffffff81254ab0>] ? kjournald2+0x0/0x220 > [21001.300143] [<ffffffff810887d6>] kthread+0xb6/0xc0 > [21001.300149] [<ffffffff8100ce24>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 > [21001.300154] [<ffffffff815bea70>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x30/0x40 > [21001.300158] [<ffffffff815bf054>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30 > [21001.300163] [<ffffffff81088720>] ? kthread+0x0/0xc0 > [21001.300167] [<ffffffff8100ce20>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x10 > [21001.300171] INFO: lockdep is turned off. > [21001.300175] INFO: task tiotest:6277 blocked for more than 120 seconds. > [21001.300178] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables > this message. > [21001.300182] tiotest D 0000000000000000 0 6277 6276 0x00000000 > [21001.300188] ffff88003789d9d8 0000000000000046 ffff88005b87a068 > 0000000000000002 > [21001.300196] 0000000000014000 ffff8800ac435ee0 ffff8800ac436260 > ffff88003789dfd8 > [21001.300203] ffff8800ac436268 0000000000014000 ffff88003789c010 > 0000000000014000 > [21001.300211] Call Trace: > [21001.300216] [<ffffffff81088fe0>] ? prepare_to_wait+0x60/0x90 > [21001.300236] [<ffffffffa0297745>] __next4_journal_start+0x85/0x1d0 [next4] > [21001.300241] [<ffffffff815beb1b>] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x2b/0x40 > [21001.300246] [<ffffffff81088d30>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > [21001.300259] [<ffffffffa027d98e>] next4_dirty_inode+0x2e/0x70 [next4] > [21001.300266] [<ffffffff811942e8>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x38/0x220 > [21001.300283] [<ffffffffa02af022>] __next4_free_blocks+0xb42/0xeb0 [next4] > [21001.300300] [<ffffffffa02a297e>] next4_ext_truncate+0x8ce/0xa90 [next4] > [21001.300315] [<ffffffffa0283921>] next4_truncate+0x601/0x860 [next4] > [21001.300331] [<ffffffffa02a6da3>] ? __next4_handle_dirty_metadata+0x83/0x1d0 > [next4] > [21001.300344] [<ffffffffa027ccc0>] ? next4_mark_iloc_dirty+0x480/0x6b0 [next4] > [21001.300358] [<ffffffffa027d7b6>] ? next4_mark_inode_dirty+0xa6/0x250 [next4] > [21001.300372] [<ffffffffa0285c00>] next4_evict_inode+0x3a0/0x490 [next4] > [21001.300378] [<ffffffff81186c44>] evict+0x24/0xb0 > [21001.300382] [<ffffffff811872a6>] iput+0x1f6/0x2f0 > [21001.300388] [<ffffffff8117b06f>] do_unlinkat+0x11f/0x1e0 > [21001.300394] [<ffffffff815be0d9>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f > [21001.300399] [<ffffffff8117b146>] sys_unlink+0x16/0x20 > [21001.300405] [<ffffffff8100bf82>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b > [21001.300408] INFO: lockdep is turned off. > [21001.300411] INFO: task chsnap:6510 blocked for more than 120 seconds. > [21001.300414] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables > this message. > [21001.300418] chsnap D 0000000000000000 0 6510 6481 0x00000000 > [21001.300424] ffff8800ac2ffba8 0000000000000046 0000000000000000 > ffff880107fe5688 > [21001.300431] 0000000000014000 ffff8800ac599fa0 ffff8800ac59a320 > [21001.300439] ffff8800ac59a328 0000000000014000 ffff8800ac2fe010 > 0000000000014000 > [21001.300447] Call Trace: > [21001.300452] [<ffffffff8124cc55>] jbd2_journal_lock_updates+0x95/0x100 > [21001.300457] [<ffffffff81088d30>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > [21001.300473] [<ffffffffa0295756>] next4_freeze+0x46/0xa0 [next4] > [21001.300479] [<ffffffff811a27e4>] ? __sync_blockdev+0x24/0x50 > [21001.300484] [<ffffffff8116ec2d>] freeze_super+0x7d/0x100 > [21001.300500] [<ffffffffa02bbe48>] next4_snapshot_take+0x268/0xa70 [next4] > [21001.300506] [<ffffffff8124c910>] ? jbd2_journal_stop+0x1e0/0x2c0 > [21001.300520] [<ffffffffa0287558>] next4_ioctl+0xc28/0xcc0 [next4] > [21001.300527] [<ffffffff812f66b4>] ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x54/0x150 > [21001.300532] [<ffffffff8117e175>] do_vfs_ioctl+0xa5/0x5a0 > [21001.300537] [<ffffffff8109e6ad>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0x10 > [21001.300542] [<ffffffff8116dc5c>] ? fget_light+0x1ec/0x370 > [21001.300547] [<ffffffff8117e711>] sys_ioctl+0xa1/0xb0 > [21001.300552] [<ffffffff8100bf82>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b > [21001.300555] INFO: lockdep is turned off. > > Reported-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > fs/ext4/super.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- > 1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c > index ccfa686..f35b53e 100644 > --- a/fs/ext4/super.c > +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c > @@ -242,27 +242,49 @@ static void ext4_put_nojournal(handle_t *handle) > * journal_end calls result in the superblock being marked dirty, so > * that sync() will call the filesystem's write_super callback if > * appropriate. > + * > + * To avoid j_barrier hold in userspace when a user calls freeze(), > + * ext4 prevents a new handle from being started by s_frozen, which > + * is in an upper layer. > */ > handle_t *ext4_journal_start_sb(struct super_block *sb, int nblocks) > { > journal_t *journal; > + handle_t *handle; > > if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY) > return ERR_PTR(-EROFS); > > - vfs_check_frozen(sb, SB_FREEZE_TRANS); > - /* Special case here: if the journal has aborted behind our > - * backs (eg. EIO in the commit thread), then we still need to > - * take the FS itself readonly cleanly. */ > journal = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal; > - if (journal) { > - if (is_journal_aborted(journal)) { > - ext4_abort(sb, "Detected aborted journal"); > - return ERR_PTR(-EROFS); > - } > - return jbd2_journal_start(journal, nblocks); > + if (!journal) > + /* > + * Under no-journal mode, vfs_check_frozen() is not neeed. > + */ > + return ext4_get_nojournal(); > + > + /* > + * Before vfs_check_frozen(), the current handle should be allowed > + * to finish, otherwise deadlock would happen when the filesystem > + * is freezed && active handles are not stopped. > + */ > + handle = ext4_journal_current_handle(); > + if (handle) { > + BUG_ON(!(handle->h_transaction->t_journal == journal)); > + handle->h_ref++; > + return handle; > } > - return ext4_get_nojournal(); > + > + /* > + * Special case here: if the journal has aborted behind our > + * backs (eg. EIO in the commit thread), then we still need to > + * take the FS itself readonly cleanly. > + */ > + vfs_check_frozen(sb, SB_FREEZE_TRANS); > + if (is_journal_aborted(journal)) { > + ext4_abort(sb, "Detected aborted journal"); > + return ERR_PTR(-EROFS); > + } > + return jbd2_journal_start(journal, nblocks); > } > > /* > @@ -4131,6 +4153,11 @@ static int ext4_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait) > /* > * LVM calls this function before a (read-only) snapshot is created. This > * gives us a chance to flush the journal completely and mark the fs clean. > + * > + * Note that only this function cannot bring a filesystem to be in a clean > + * state independently, because ext4 prevents a new handle from being started > + * by @sb->s_frozen, which stays in an upper layer. It thus needs help from > + * the upper layer. > */ > static int ext4_freeze(struct super_block *sb) > { > -- > 1.7.4 > > -- Best Wishes Yongqiang Yang -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html