Hi Jaegeuk, > -----Original Message----- > From: Jaegeuk Kim [mailto:jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 12:35 AM > To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > linux-f2fs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Jaegeuk Kim > Subject: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 6/6] f2fs: avoid double lock for cp_rwsem > > The __f2fs_add_link is covered by cp_rwsem all the time. > This calls init_inode_metadata, which conducts some acl operations including > memory allocation with GFP_KERNEL previously. > But, under memory pressure, f2fs_write_data_page can be called, which also > grabs cp_mutex too. grabs cp_rwsem. > Basically, it's safe since down_read was used in both of cases, but it'd > better avoid this situation in advance. If checkpoint intend to hold down_write in the middle of the two down_read caller, it will cause a deadlock, so it's not safe. Could you update the comments? > > Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx> Anyway, Nice catch and please add: Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao2.yu@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > fs/f2fs/acl.c | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/acl.c b/fs/f2fs/acl.c > index 1ccb26b..7f12d28 100644 > --- a/fs/f2fs/acl.c > +++ b/fs/f2fs/acl.c > @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static struct posix_acl *f2fs_acl_from_disk(const char *value, size_t size) > if (count == 0) > return NULL; > > - acl = posix_acl_alloc(count, GFP_KERNEL); > + acl = posix_acl_alloc(count, GFP_NOFS); > if (!acl) > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > > @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void *f2fs_acl_to_disk(const struct posix_acl *acl, size_t *size) > int i; > > f2fs_acl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct f2fs_acl_header) + acl->a_count * > - sizeof(struct f2fs_acl_entry), GFP_KERNEL); > + sizeof(struct f2fs_acl_entry), GFP_NOFS); > if (!f2fs_acl) > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > > -- > 2.1.1 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Linux-f2fs-devel mailing list > Linux-f2fs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-f2fs-devel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
