On Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 07:27:25PM +0800, Kinglong Mee wrote: > Ping... > > What's the state of this patch ? I think I still need an ACK from Al for the addition of lookup_one_len_unlocked. --b. > On 6/3/2015 23:18, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > This passes my review, but it needs an ACK from Al or someone for the > > addition of the new lookup_one_len_unlocked (which is the same as > > lookup_one_len except that it takes the i_mutex itself when required > > instead of requiring the caller to). > > > > --b. > > > > On Fri, May 08, 2015 at 04:01:33PM -0400, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > >> From: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> > >> > >> We need information about exports when crossing mountpoints during > >> lookup or NFSv4 readdir. If we don't already have that information > >> cached, we may have to ask (and wait for) rpc.mountd. > >> > >> In both cases we currently hold the i_mutex on the parent of the > >> directory we're asking rpc.mountd about. We've seen situations where > >> rpc.mountd performs some operation on that directory that tries to take > >> the i_mutex again, resulting in deadlock. > >> > >> With some care, we may be able to avoid that in rpc.mountd. But it > >> seems better just to avoid holding a mutex while waiting on userspace. > >> > >> It appears that lookup_one_len is pretty much the only operation that > >> needs the i_mutex. So we could just drop the i_mutex elsewhere and do > >> something like > >> > >> mutex_lock() > >> lookup_one_len() > >> mutex_unlock() > >> > >> In many cases though the lookup would have been cached and not required > >> the i_mutex, so it's more efficient to create a lookup_one_len() variant > >> that only takes the i_mutex when necessary. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> --- > >> fs/namei.c | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c | 2 +- > >> fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c | 8 +++--- > >> fs/nfsd/vfs.c | 23 +++++++--------- > >> include/linux/namei.h | 1 + > >> 5 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) > >> > >> Here's an updated patch. > >> > >> diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c > >> index 4a8d998b7274..8b866d79c5b7 100644 > >> --- a/fs/namei.c > >> +++ b/fs/namei.c > >> @@ -2139,6 +2139,8 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_hash(struct nameidata *nd) > >> * > >> * Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem usage and should > >> * not be called by generic code. > >> + * > >> + * The caller must hold base->i_mutex. > >> */ > >> struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len) > >> { > >> @@ -2182,6 +2184,78 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len) > >> } > >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one_len); > >> > >> +/** > >> + * lookup_one_len_unlocked - filesystem helper to lookup single pathname component > >> + * @name: pathname component to lookup > >> + * @base: base directory to lookup from > >> + * @len: maximum length @len should be interpreted to > >> + * > >> + * Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem usage and should > >> + * not be called by generic code. > >> + * > >> + * Unlike lookup_one_len, it should be called without the parent > >> + * i_mutex held, and will take the i_mutex itself if necessary. > >> + */ > >> +struct dentry *lookup_one_len_unlocked(const char *name, > >> + struct dentry *base, int len) > >> +{ > >> + struct qstr this; > >> + unsigned int c; > >> + int err; > >> + struct dentry *ret; > >> + > >> + this.name = name; > >> + this.len = len; > >> + this.hash = full_name_hash(name, len); > >> + if (!len) > >> + return ERR_PTR(-EACCES); > >> + > >> + if (unlikely(name[0] == '.')) { > >> + if (len < 2 || (len == 2 && name[1] == '.')) > >> + return ERR_PTR(-EACCES); > >> + } > >> + > >> + while (len--) { > >> + c = *(const unsigned char *)name++; > >> + if (c == '/' || c == '\0') > >> + return ERR_PTR(-EACCES); > >> + } > >> + /* > >> + * See if the low-level filesystem might want > >> + * to use its own hash.. > >> + */ > >> + if (base->d_flags & DCACHE_OP_HASH) { > >> + int err = base->d_op->d_hash(base, &this); > >> + if (err < 0) > >> + return ERR_PTR(err); > >> + } > >> + > >> + err = inode_permission(base->d_inode, MAY_EXEC); > >> + if (err) > >> + return ERR_PTR(err); > >> + > >> + ret = __d_lookup(base, &this); > >> + if (ret) > >> + return ret; > >> + /* > >> + * __d_lookup() is used to try to get a quick answer and avoid the > >> + * mutex. A false-negative does no harm. > >> + */ > >> + ret = __d_lookup(base, &this); > >> + if (ret && ret->d_flags & DCACHE_OP_REVALIDATE) { > >> + dput(ret); > >> + ret = NULL; > >> + } > >> + if (ret) > >> + return ret; > >> + > >> + mutex_lock(&base->d_inode->i_mutex); > >> + ret = __lookup_hash(&this, base, 0); > >> + mutex_unlock(&base->d_inode->i_mutex); > >> + return ret; > >> +} > >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one_len_unlocked); > >> + > >> int user_path_at_empty(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags, > >> struct path *path, int *empty) > >> { > >> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c > >> index f6e7cbabac5a..01dcd494f781 100644 > >> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c > >> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c > >> @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ compose_entry_fh(struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd, struct svc_fh *fhp, > >> } else > >> dchild = dget(dparent); > >> } else > >> - dchild = lookup_one_len(name, dparent, namlen); > >> + dchild = lookup_one_len_unlocked(name, dparent, namlen); > >> if (IS_ERR(dchild)) > >> return rv; > >> if (d_mountpoint(dchild)) > >> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c > >> index 158badf945df..2c1adaa0bd2f 100644 > >> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c > >> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c > >> @@ -2804,14 +2804,14 @@ nfsd4_encode_dirent_fattr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfsd4_readdir *cd, > >> __be32 nfserr; > >> int ignore_crossmnt = 0; > >> > >> - dentry = lookup_one_len(name, cd->rd_fhp->fh_dentry, namlen); > >> + dentry = lookup_one_len_unlocked(name, cd->rd_fhp->fh_dentry, namlen); > >> if (IS_ERR(dentry)) > >> return nfserrno(PTR_ERR(dentry)); > >> if (d_really_is_negative(dentry)) { > >> /* > >> - * nfsd_buffered_readdir drops the i_mutex between > >> - * readdir and calling this callback, leaving a window > >> - * where this directory entry could have gone away. > >> + * we're not holding the i_mutex here, so there's > >> + * a window where this directory entry could have gone > >> + * away. > >> */ > >> dput(dentry); > >> return nfserr_noent; > >> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c > >> index a30e79900086..6d5b33458e91 100644 > >> --- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c > >> +++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c > >> @@ -217,10 +217,16 @@ nfsd_lookup_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, > >> host_err = PTR_ERR(dentry); > >> if (IS_ERR(dentry)) > >> goto out_nfserr; > >> - /* > >> - * check if we have crossed a mount point ... > >> - */ > >> if (nfsd_mountpoint(dentry, exp)) { > >> + /* > >> + * We don't need the i_mutex after all. It's > >> + * still possible we could open this (regular > >> + * files can be mountpoints too), but the > >> + * i_mutex is just there to prevent renames of > >> + * something that we might be about to delegate, > >> + * and a mountpoint won't be renamed: > >> + */ > >> + fh_unlock(fhp); > >> if ((host_err = nfsd_cross_mnt(rqstp, &dentry, &exp))) { > >> dput(dentry); > >> goto out_nfserr; > >> @@ -1876,7 +1882,6 @@ static __be32 nfsd_buffered_readdir(struct file *file, nfsd_filldir_t func, > >> offset = *offsetp; > >> > >> while (1) { > >> - struct inode *dir_inode = file_inode(file); > >> unsigned int reclen; > >> > >> cdp->err = nfserr_eof; /* will be cleared on successful read */ > >> @@ -1895,15 +1900,6 @@ static __be32 nfsd_buffered_readdir(struct file *file, nfsd_filldir_t func, > >> if (!size) > >> break; > >> > >> - /* > >> - * Various filldir functions may end up calling back into > >> - * lookup_one_len() and the file system's ->lookup() method. > >> - * These expect i_mutex to be held, as it would within readdir. > >> - */ > >> - host_err = mutex_lock_killable(&dir_inode->i_mutex); > >> - if (host_err) > >> - break; > >> - > >> de = (struct buffered_dirent *)buf.dirent; > >> while (size > 0) { > >> offset = de->offset; > >> @@ -1920,7 +1916,6 @@ static __be32 nfsd_buffered_readdir(struct file *file, nfsd_filldir_t func, > >> size -= reclen; > >> de = (struct buffered_dirent *)((char *)de + reclen); > >> } > >> - mutex_unlock(&dir_inode->i_mutex); > >> if (size > 0) /* We bailed out early */ > >> break; > >> > >> diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h > >> index c8990779f0c3..bb3a2f7cca67 100644 > >> --- a/include/linux/namei.h > >> +++ b/include/linux/namei.h > >> @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ extern struct dentry *kern_path_locked(const char *, struct path *); > >> extern int kern_path_mountpoint(int, const char *, struct path *, unsigned int); > >> > >> extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int); > >> +extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len_unlocked(const char *, struct dentry *, int); > >> > >> extern int follow_down_one(struct path *); > >> extern int follow_down(struct path *); > >> -- > >> 1.9.3 > >> > > -- 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