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[2/2,take2] jbd2: delete spin_lock(t_handle_lock) inside wirte_lock(j_state_lock)

Message ID 20111226101727.1ca09119.toshi.okajima@jp.fujitsu.com
State New, archived
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Commit Message

Toshiyuki Okajima Dec. 26, 2011, 1:17 a.m. UTC
Delete all spin_lock(t_handle_lock) statements inside write_lock(j_state_lock) 
because the critical code sections can be protected by write_lock(j_state_lock)
only.

Signed-off-by: Toshiyuki Okajima <toshi.okajima@jp.fujitsu.com>
Reported-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
---
 fs/jbd2/commit.c      |    4 ----
 fs/jbd2/transaction.c |    6 +-----
 2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Comments

Yongqiang Yang Dec. 31, 2011, 6:35 a.m. UTC | #1
Looks good to me.

Thanks,
Yongqiang.
On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Toshiyuki Okajima
<toshi.okajima@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> Delete all spin_lock(t_handle_lock) statements inside write_lock(j_state_lock)
> because the critical code sections can be protected by write_lock(j_state_lock)
> only.
>
> Signed-off-by: Toshiyuki Okajima <toshi.okajima@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Reported-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
> ---
>  fs/jbd2/commit.c      |    4 ----
>  fs/jbd2/transaction.c |    6 +-----
>  2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> index 68d704d..1030d47 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> @@ -364,22 +364,18 @@ void jbd2_journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
>        stats.run.rs_running = jbd2_time_diff(commit_transaction->t_start,
>                                              stats.run.rs_locked);
>
> -       spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>        while (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
>                DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
>
>                prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
>                                        TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
>                if (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
> -                       spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>                        write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
>                        schedule();
>                        write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
> -                       spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>                }
>                finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
>        }
> -       spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>
>        J_ASSERT (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_outstanding_credits) <=
>                        journal->j_max_transaction_buffers);
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> index 76f2eca..c418ed9 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> @@ -516,14 +516,10 @@ void jbd2_journal_lock_updates(journal_t *journal)
>                if (!transaction)
>                        break;
>
> -               spin_lock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
> -               if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates)) {
> -                       spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
> +               if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates))
>                        break;
> -               }
>                prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
>                                TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> -               spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
>                write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
>                schedule();
>                finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
> --
> 1.5.5.6
Jan Kara Jan. 3, 2012, 3:35 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon 26-12-11 10:17:27, Toshiyuki Okajima wrote:
> Delete all spin_lock(t_handle_lock) statements inside write_lock(j_state_lock) 
> because the critical code sections can be protected by write_lock(j_state_lock)
> only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Toshiyuki Okajima <toshi.okajima@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Reported-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
  The patch looks good. You can add:
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/jbd2/commit.c      |    4 ----
>  fs/jbd2/transaction.c |    6 +-----
>  2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> index 68d704d..1030d47 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> @@ -364,22 +364,18 @@ void jbd2_journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
>  	stats.run.rs_running = jbd2_time_diff(commit_transaction->t_start,
>  					      stats.run.rs_locked);
>  
> -	spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>  	while (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
>  		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
>  
>  		prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
>  					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
>  		if (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
> -			spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>  			write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
>  			schedule();
>  			write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
> -			spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>  		}
>  		finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
>  	}
> -	spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
>  
>  	J_ASSERT (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_outstanding_credits) <=
>  			journal->j_max_transaction_buffers);
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> index 76f2eca..c418ed9 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> @@ -516,14 +516,10 @@ void jbd2_journal_lock_updates(journal_t *journal)
>  		if (!transaction)
>  			break;
>  
> -		spin_lock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
> -		if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates)) {
> -			spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
> +		if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates))
>  			break;
> -		}
>  		prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
>  				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> -		spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
>  		write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
>  		schedule();
>  		finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
> -- 
> 1.5.5.6
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Theodore Ts'o Jan. 5, 2012, 3:27 a.m. UTC | #3
On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 10:17:27AM +0900, Toshiyuki Okajima wrote:
> Delete all spin_lock(t_handle_lock) statements inside write_lock(j_state_lock) 
> because the critical code sections can be protected by write_lock(j_state_lock)
> only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Toshiyuki Okajima <toshi.okajima@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Reported-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>

This may be true today, but I'm worried this is going to make the code
more fragile.  The header file include/linux/jbd2.h defines which
fields are protected by which lock.  This patch is going to make those
comments partially obsolete.  We need to make sure the locking
protocol is clearly defined before we go around removing locks.

This is something I would like to do, but we need to make sure the
code remains maintainable in the long run.

					- Ted
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diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index 68d704d..1030d47 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -364,22 +364,18 @@  void jbd2_journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
 	stats.run.rs_running = jbd2_time_diff(commit_transaction->t_start,
 					      stats.run.rs_locked);
 
-	spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 	while (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
 		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 		prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
 					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
-			spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 			write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 			schedule();
 			write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-			spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 		}
 		finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 
 	J_ASSERT (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_outstanding_credits) <=
 			journal->j_max_transaction_buffers);
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 76f2eca..c418ed9 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -516,14 +516,10 @@  void jbd2_journal_lock_updates(journal_t *journal)
 		if (!transaction)
 			break;
 
-		spin_lock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
-		if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates)) {
-			spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
+		if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates))
 			break;
-		}
 		prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
 				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
 		write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 		schedule();
 		finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);