@@ -1160,22 +1160,12 @@ static int begin_hints(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, struct dm_cache_policy *po
return 0;
}
-int dm_cache_begin_hints(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, struct dm_cache_policy *policy)
+static int save_hint(void *context, dm_cblock_t cblock, dm_oblock_t oblock, uint32_t hint)
{
+ struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd = context;
+ __le32 value = cpu_to_le32(hint);
int r;
- down_write(&cmd->root_lock);
- r = begin_hints(cmd, policy);
- up_write(&cmd->root_lock);
-
- return r;
-}
-
-static int save_hint(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, dm_cblock_t cblock,
- uint32_t hint)
-{
- int r;
- __le32 value = cpu_to_le32(hint);
__dm_bless_for_disk(&value);
r = dm_array_set_value(&cmd->hint_info, cmd->hint_root,
@@ -1185,16 +1175,25 @@ static int save_hint(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, dm_cblock_t cblock,
return r;
}
-int dm_cache_save_hint(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, dm_cblock_t cblock,
- uint32_t hint)
+static int write_hints(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, struct dm_cache_policy *policy)
{
int r;
- if (!hints_array_initialized(cmd))
- return 0;
+ r = begin_hints(cmd, policy);
+ if (r) {
+ DMERR("begin_hints failed");
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ return policy_walk_mappings(policy, save_hint, cmd);
+}
+
+int dm_cache_write_hints(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, struct dm_cache_policy *policy)
+{
+ int r;
down_write(&cmd->root_lock);
- r = save_hint(cmd, cblock, hint);
+ r = write_hints(cmd, policy);
up_write(&cmd->root_lock);
return r;
@@ -128,14 +128,7 @@ void dm_cache_dump(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd);
* rather than querying the policy for each cblock, we let it walk its data
* structures and fill in the hints in whatever order it wishes.
*/
-
-int dm_cache_begin_hints(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, struct dm_cache_policy *p);
-
-/*
- * requests hints for every cblock and stores in the metadata device.
- */
-int dm_cache_save_hint(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd,
- dm_cblock_t cblock, uint32_t hint);
+int dm_cache_write_hints(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd, struct dm_cache_policy *p);
/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -2294,30 +2294,6 @@ static int write_discard_bitset(struct cache *cache)
return 0;
}
-static int save_hint(void *context, dm_cblock_t cblock, dm_oblock_t oblock,
- uint32_t hint)
-{
- struct cache *cache = context;
- return dm_cache_save_hint(cache->cmd, cblock, hint);
-}
-
-static int write_hints(struct cache *cache)
-{
- int r;
-
- r = dm_cache_begin_hints(cache->cmd, cache->policy);
- if (r) {
- DMERR("dm_cache_begin_hints failed");
- return r;
- }
-
- r = policy_walk_mappings(cache->policy, save_hint, cache);
- if (r)
- DMERR("policy_walk_mappings failed");
-
- return r;
-}
-
/*
* returns true on success
*/
@@ -2335,7 +2311,7 @@ static bool sync_metadata(struct cache *cache)
save_stats(cache);
- r3 = write_hints(cache);
+ r3 = dm_cache_write_hints(cache->cmd, cache->policy);
if (r3)
DMERR("could not write hints");
@@ -2613,7 +2589,7 @@ static void cache_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
static struct target_type cache_target = {
.name = "cache",
- .version = {1, 1, 1},
+ .version = {1, 1, 2},
.module = THIS_MODULE,
.ctr = cache_ctr,
.dtr = cache_dtr,
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled dm cache: fix a lock-inversion to the linux-3.11.y-queue branch of the 3.11.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.11.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.11.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From 6cb30621237cfe13998ce6c1cc0ac0b556c903e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 16:16:44 +0100 Subject: dm cache: fix a lock-inversion commit 0596661f0a16d9d69bf1033320e70b6ff52b5e81 upstream. When suspending a cache the policy is walked and the individual policy hints written to the metadata via sync_metadata(). This led to this lock order: policy->lock cache_metadata->root_lock When loading the cache target the policy is populated while the metadata lock is held: cache_metadata->root_lock policy->lock Fix this potential lock-inversion (ABBA) deadlock in sync_metadata() by ensuring the cache_metadata root_lock is held whilst all the hints are written, rather than being repeatedly locked while policy->lock is held (as was the case with each callout that policy_walk_mappings() made to the old save_hint() method). Found by turning on the CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING ("Lock debugging: prove locking correctness") build option. However, it is not clear how the LOCKDEP reported paths can lead to a deadlock since the two paths, suspending a target and loading a target, never occur at the same time. But that doesn't mean the same lock-inversion couldn't have occurred elsewhere. Reported-by: Marian Csontos <mcsontos@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com> [ luis: backported to 3.11: - version update: 1.1.1 -> 1.1.2 ] Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++------------------ drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.h | 9 +-------- drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c | 28 ++-------------------------- 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-) -- 1.9.1