3.8.13.20 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> commit 1362f4ea20fa63688ba6026e586d9746ff13a846 upstream. Currently last dqput() can race with dquot_scan_active() causing it to call callback for an already deactivated dquot. The race is as follows: CPU1 CPU2 dqput() spin_lock(&dq_list_lock); if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1) { - not taken if (test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) { spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock); ->release_dquot(dquot); if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1) - not taken dquot_scan_active() spin_lock(&dq_list_lock); if (!test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) - not taken atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count); spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock); - proceeds to release dquot ret = fn(dquot, priv); - called for inactive dquot Fix the problem by making sure possible ->release_dquot() is finished by the time we call the callback and new calls to it will notice reference dquot_scan_active() has taken and bail out. Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/quota/dquot.c | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c index 05ae3c9..f5c8aff 100644 --- a/fs/quota/dquot.c +++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c @@ -581,9 +581,17 @@ int dquot_scan_active(struct super_block *sb, dqstats_inc(DQST_LOOKUPS); dqput(old_dquot); old_dquot = dquot; - ret = fn(dquot, priv); - if (ret < 0) - goto out; + /* + * ->release_dquot() can be racing with us. Our reference + * protects us from new calls to it so just wait for any + * outstanding call and recheck the DQ_ACTIVE_B after that. + */ + wait_on_dquot(dquot); + if (test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) { + ret = fn(dquot, priv); + if (ret < 0) + goto out; + } spin_lock(&dq_list_lock); /* We are safe to continue now because our dquot could not * be moved out of the inuse list while we hold the reference */ -- 1.8.3.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html