Re: [PATCH 1/3] fs: distinguish between user initiated freeze and kernel initiated freeze

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On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 06:48:32PM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> From: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Userspace can freeze a filesystem using the FIFREEZE ioctl or by
> suspending the block device; this state persists until userspace thaws
> the filesystem with the FITHAW ioctl or resuming the block device.
> Since commit 18e9e5104fcd ("Introduce freeze_super and thaw_super for
> the fsfreeze ioctl") we only allow the first freeze command to succeed.
> 
> The kernel may decide that it is necessary to freeze a filesystem for
> its own internal purposes, such as suspends in progress, filesystem fsck
> activities, or quiescing a device prior to removal.  Userspace thaw
> commands must never break a kernel freeze, and kernel thaw commands
> shouldn't undo userspace's freeze command.
> 
> Introduce a couple of freeze holder flags and wire it into the
> sb_writers state.  One kernel and one userspace freeze are allowed to
> coexist at the same time; the filesystem will not thaw until both are
> lifted.
> 
> I wonder if the f2fs/gfs2 code should be using a kernel freeze here, but
> for now we'll use FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE to preserve existing
> behaviors.
> 
> Cc: mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: jack@xxxxxxx
> Cc: hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: ruansy.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst |    6 ++-
>  block/bdev.c                      |    8 ++--
>  fs/f2fs/gc.c                      |    4 +-
>  fs/gfs2/glops.c                   |    2 -
>  fs/gfs2/super.c                   |    6 +--
>  fs/gfs2/sys.c                     |    4 +-
>  fs/gfs2/util.c                    |    2 -
>  fs/ioctl.c                        |    8 ++--
>  fs/super.c                        |   79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  include/linux/fs.h                |   15 +++++--
>  10 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

Looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@xxxxxxxxxx>
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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