generic_file_splice_write() takes the inode->i_mutex after the filesystem has taken whatever locks it needs to ensure sanity. however, this typically violates the locking order of filesystems with their own locks in that the order is usually i_mutex -> filesystem lock. XFS is such a case, and generic_file_splice_write() is generating lockdep warnings because of lock inversions between the inode->i_mutex and the XFS_I(inode)->i_iolock. There is also a reported case of fio causing a deadlock when it mixes IO types (e.g. splice vs direct IO). Version 2: - add a new function to take an actor to do the work of splicing the data to the file. Convert generic_file_splice_write to use this, and make XFS call it with a different actor fuction that avoids the i_mutex. _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
