[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 4/6] ocfs2: Implement delayed dropping of last dquot reference

[Mark Fasheh]

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:45:02AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> We cannot drop last dquot reference from downconvert thread as that
> creates the following deadlock:
> 
> NODE 1                                  NODE2
> holds dentry lock for 'foo'
> holds inode lock for GLOBAL_BITMAP_SYSTEM_INODE
>                                         dquot_initialize(bar)
>                                           ocfs2_dquot_acquire()
>                                             ocfs2_inode_lock(USER_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE)
>                                             ...
> downconvert thread (triggered from another
> node or a different process from NODE2)
>   ocfs2_dentry_post_unlock()
>     ...
>     iput(foo)
>       ocfs2_evict_inode(foo)
>         ocfs2_clear_inode(foo)
>           dquot_drop(inode)
>             ...
> 	    ocfs2_dquot_release()
>               ocfs2_inode_lock(USER_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE)
>                - blocks
>                                             finds we need more space in
>                                             quota file
>                                             ...
>                                             ocfs2_extend_no_holes()
>                                               ocfs2_inode_lock(GLOBAL_BITMAP_SYSTEM_INODE)
>                                                 - deadlocks waiting for
>                                                   downconvert thread
> 
> We solve the problem by postponing dropping of the last dquot reference
> to a workqueue if it happens from the downconvert thread.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Srinivas Eeda <srinivas.eeda at oracle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack at suse.cz>

Looks good, I especially like the usuage of llist.

Reviewed-by: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh at suse.de>
	--Mark

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Mark Fasheh