The deadlock context is as following, hold inode, try to require agf inode buf xfs_buf.b_log_item ffff9ca7491eb2c0 PID: 82240 TASK: ffff9ca4cd633d80 CPU: 88 COMMAND: "" #0 [ffffb696ad7f7410] __schedule at ffffffffa0067073 #1 [ffffb696ad7f74b0] schedule at ffffffffa0067678 #2 [ffffb696ad7f74b8] schedule_timeout at ffffffffa006b88d #3 [ffffb696ad7f7558] __down at ffffffffa0069dcb #4 [ffffb696ad7f75b8] down at ffffffff9f90890b #5 [ffffb696ad7f75d0] xfs_buf_lock at ffffffffc6cb1133 [xfs] #6 [ffffb696ad7f75f0] xfs_buf_find at ffffffffc6cb15fa [xfs] #7 [ffffb696ad7f7688] xfs_buf_get_map at ffffffffc6cb18e0 [xfs] #8 [ffffb696ad7f76d0] xfs_buf_read_map at ffffffffc6cb20e8 [xfs] #9 [ffffb696ad7f7710] xfs_trans_read_buf_map at ffffffffc6ce6796 [xfs] #10 [ffffb696ad7f7750] xfs_read_agf at ffffffffc6c66fde [xfs] #11 [ffffb696ad7f77b8] xfs_alloc_read_agf at ffffffffc6c670ae [xfs] #12 [ffffb696ad7f77f0] xfs_alloc_fix_freelist at ffffffffc6c675dc [xfs] #13 [ffffb696ad7f7900] xfs_alloc_vextent at ffffffffc6c6796b [xfs] #14 [ffffb696ad7f7940] __xfs_inobt_alloc_block at ffffffffc6c972f0 [xfs] #15 [ffffb696ad7f79f8] __xfs_btree_split at ffffffffc6c7ee5d [xfs] #16 [ffffb696ad7f7ab8] xfs_btree_split at ffffffffc6c7f34b [xfs] #17 [ffffb696ad7f7b68] xfs_btree_make_block_unfull at ffffffffc6c80882 [xfs] #18 [ffffb696ad7f7bc8] xfs_btree_insrec at ffffffffc6c80ccd [xfs] #19 [ffffb696ad7f7ca0] xfs_btree_insert at ffffffffc6c80e3b [xfs] #20 [ffffb696ad7f7d60] xfs_difree_finobt at ffffffffc6c94859 [xfs] #21 [ffffb696ad7f7db8] xfs_difree at ffffffffc6c9634e [xfs] #22 [ffffb696ad7f7e08] xfs_ifree at ffffffffc6cc63d2 [xfs] #23 [ffffb696ad7f7e58] xfs_inactive_ifree at ffffffffc6cc6551 [xfs] #24 [ffffb696ad7f7e88] xfs_inactive at ffffffffc6cc66fe [xfs] #25 [ffffb696ad7f7ea0] xfs_fs_destroy_inode at ffffffffc6ccfdb8 [xfs] #26 [ffffb696ad7f7ec0] do_unlinkat at ffffffff9face066 #27 [ffffb696ad7f7f38] do_syscall_64 at ffffffff9f8041cb #28 [ffffb696ad7f7f50] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe at ffffffffa02000ad RIP: 00007f5e27b64e57 RSP: 00007f5e0d1f9a98 RFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f578b4011a0 RCX: 00007f5e27b64e57 RDX: 00007f5b1684e680 RSI: 0000000000000070 RDI: 00007f5b1684e680 RBP: 00007f578b4011c0 R8: 00000000000002e8 R9: 0000000000000007 R10: 00007f5e0d1fae20 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007f5e0d1f9c00 R13: 00007f5d191e2118 R14: 00007f5d191e22d0 R15: 00007f5e0d1f9b50 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000057 CS: 0033 SS: 002b The task hold agf, try to require inode PID: 1653499 TASK: ffff9c9f5490bd80 CPU: 66 COMMAND: "kworker/u209:2" #0 [ffffb696ccdff270] __schedule at ffffffffa0067073 #1 [ffffb696ccdff310] schedule at ffffffffa0067678 #2 [ffffb696ccdff318] schedule_timeout at ffffffffa006b88d #3 [ffffb696ccdff3b8] __down at ffffffffa0069dcb #4 [ffffb696ccdff410] down at ffffffff9f90890b #5 [ffffb696ccdff428] xfs_buf_lock at ffffffffc6cb1133 [xfs] #6 [ffffb696ccdff448] xfs_buf_find at ffffffffc6cb15fa [xfs] #7 [ffffb696ccdff4e0] xfs_buf_get_map at ffffffffc6cb18e0 [xfs] #8 [ffffb696ccdff528] xfs_buf_read_map at ffffffffc6cb20e8 [xfs] #9 [ffffb696ccdff568] xfs_trans_read_buf_map at ffffffffc6ce6796 [xfs] #10 [ffffb696ccdff5a8] xfs_imap_to_bp at ffffffffc6c9a3e7 [xfs] #11 [ffffb696ccdff608] xfs_trans_log_inode at ffffffffc6ce757e [xfs] #12 [ffffb696ccdff658] xfs_bmap_btalloc at ffffffffc6c75ccc [xfs] #13 [ffffb696ccdff750] xfs_bmapi_write at ffffffffc6c77ca0 [xfs] #14 [ffffb696ccdff8a8] xfs_bmapi_convert_delalloc at ffffffffc6c782a4 [xfs] #15 [ffffb696ccdff8d0] xfs_iomap_write_allocate at ffffffffc6cc11a7 [xfs] #16 [ffffb696ccdff940] xfs_map_blocks at ffffffffc6ca9f97 [xfs] #17 [ffffb696ccdff9d0] xfs_do_writepage at ffffffffc6caa911 [xfs] #18 [ffffb696ccdffa48] write_cache_pages at ffffffff9fa20675 #19 [ffffb696ccdffb40] xfs_vm_writepages at ffffffffc6caa3e4 [xfs] #20 [ffffb696ccdffba8] do_writepages at ffffffff9fa217c1 #21 [ffffb696ccdffc10] __writeback_single_inode at ffffffff9faec1bd #22 [ffffb696ccdffc58] writeback_sb_inodes at ffffffff9faec953 #23 [ffffb696ccdffd38] __writeback_inodes_wb at ffffffff9faecc1d #24 [ffffb696ccdffd78] wb_writeback at ffffffff9faecf9f #25 [ffffb696ccdffe08] wb_workfn at ffffffff9faed8a2 #26 [ffffb696ccdffe98] process_one_work at ffffffff9f8cd9f7 #27 [ffffb696ccdffed8] worker_thread at ffffffff9f8ce0fa #28 [ffffb696ccdfff10] kthread at ffffffff9f8d3802 #29 [ffffb696ccdfff50] ret_from_fork at ffffffffa020023f Thanks Jianchao On 2022/4/25 3:06 下午, Wang Jianchao (Kuaishou) wrote: > Recently, we encounter a deadlock case where there are many tasks > hung on agi and agf xfs_buf. It end up with a deadlock between > agf and inode xfs_buf as following, > > xfs_ifree() xfs_bmap_btalloc() > xfs_iunlink_remove() xfs_alloc_vextent() > hold inode bp hold agf > xfs_difree() xfs_trans_log_inode() > require agf require inode bp > > The task requires inode bp with agf held block other tasks which > want to require agf with agi held. Then the whole filesystem > looks like a agi/agf deadlock. To fix this issue, get agf in > xfs_iunlink_remove() after it get agi and before get indoe bp. > > Signed-off-by: Wang Jianchao (Kuaishou) <jianchao.wan9@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c | 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c > index 9de6205fe134..c0a29fd00b0e 100644 > --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c > +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c > @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ > #include "xfs_reflink.h" > #include "xfs_ag.h" > #include "xfs_log_priv.h" > +#include "xfs_alloc.h" > > struct kmem_cache *xfs_inode_cache; > > @@ -2337,6 +2338,7 @@ xfs_iunlink_remove( > { > struct xfs_mount *mp = tp->t_mountp; > struct xfs_agi *agi; > + struct xfs_buf *agfbp; > struct xfs_buf *agibp; > struct xfs_buf *last_ibp; > struct xfs_dinode *last_dip = NULL; > @@ -2352,6 +2354,14 @@ xfs_iunlink_remove( > error = xfs_read_agi(mp, tp, pag->pag_agno, &agibp); > if (error) > return error; > + > + /* > + * Get the agf buffer first to ensure the lock ordering against inode bp > + */ > + error = xfs_read_agf(mp, tp, pag->pag_agno, 0, &agfbp); > + if (error) > + return error; > + > agi = agibp->b_addr; > > /*