Since commit 0e0cb35b417f ("NFSv4: Handle NFS4ERR_OLD_STATEID in CLOSE/OPEN_DOWNGRADE") the following livelock may occur if a CLOSE races with the update of the nfs_state: Process 1 Process 2 Server ========= ========= ======== OPEN file OPEN file Reply OPEN (1) Reply OPEN (2) Update state (1) CLOSE file (1) Reply OLD_STATEID (1) CLOSE file (2) Reply CLOSE (-1) Update state (2) wait for state change OPEN file wake CLOSE file OPEN file wake CLOSE file ... ... As long as the first process continues updating state, the second process will fail to exit the loop in nfs_set_open_stateid_locked(). This livelock has been observed in generic/168. Fix this by detecting the case in nfs_need_update_open_stateid() and then exit the loop if: - the state is NFS_OPEN_STATE, and - the stateid sequence is > 1, and - the stateid doesn't match the current open stateid Fixes: 0e0cb35b417f ("NFSv4: Handle NFS4ERR_OLD_STATEID in CLOSE/OPEN_DOWNGRADE") Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v5.4+ Signed-off-by: Benjamin Coddington <bcodding@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c index 6e95c85fe395..8c2bb91127ee 100644 --- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c +++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c @@ -1588,19 +1588,21 @@ static void nfs_test_and_clear_all_open_stateid(struct nfs4_state *state) static bool nfs_need_update_open_stateid(struct nfs4_state *state, const nfs4_stateid *stateid) { - if (test_bit(NFS_OPEN_STATE, &state->flags) == 0 || - !nfs4_stateid_match_other(stateid, &state->open_stateid)) { + if (test_bit(NFS_OPEN_STATE, &state->flags)) { + /* The common case - we're updating to a new sequence number */ + if (nfs4_stateid_match_other(stateid, &state->open_stateid) && + nfs4_stateid_is_newer(stateid, &state->open_stateid)) { + nfs_state_log_out_of_order_open_stateid(state, stateid); + return true; + } + } else { + /* This is the first OPEN */ if (stateid->seqid == cpu_to_be32(1)) nfs_state_log_update_open_stateid(state); else set_bit(NFS_STATE_CHANGE_WAIT, &state->flags); return true; } - - if (nfs4_stateid_is_newer(stateid, &state->open_stateid)) { - nfs_state_log_out_of_order_open_stateid(state, stateid); - return true; - } return false; } -- 2.20.1